Pantry

Today I pulled everything out of the pantry, or at least a good chunk of things.  There was a mess of stuff on the floor, and a mishmash of stuff scattered through the rest of the shelves.  Pulling things out and then reorganizing things as they went back in made everything fit and easier to find.

Last winter I replaced the shelving in the pantry.  Originally it was a number of fixed wood shelved, painted white and unadjustable.  There weren't enough shelves, and they wrist at the wrong heights in a few places.  Finally, the shelves stopped rather than going all the way up to the ceiling, wasting a lot of vertical space.

Over a long weekend I ripped those out, repainted, scraped, sanded, and filled holes.  The new shelves were grey Elfa shelving from the Container Store.  January is the month that their shelving is 25% off, so plan ahead.  This type of shelving hangs from a bar at the top, with brackets to support the individual shelves.  I also added some basket and slide out shelves, which let us get to some things a bit easier.  

We store some kitchen appliances in there.  The slow cooker, a slicer, and a number of baking pans are there, along with shelf stable food.  Things are roughly grouped, though it is still hard to find some stuff because the shelves are 16 inches deep. Move got some trays on order to put things on, which will let me pull things out and organize things better.  

Tonight's easy meal is cheese quesadillas.  Tortillas on a hot skillet, sprinkle liberally with shredded cheese, and heat until everything is melted together.  You don't even need any oil, and you can toss just about anything in there with the cheese.