Here we have our cereal shelf. We have a lot of cereal. And that's the way I like it. Cereal is a wonderful snack and instant meal. Off to the right are my 9x13 disposable pans for when I freeze meals (lasagna!) or need to send them to someone. Much easier than waiting for your 9x13 glass pan to become available again. And it's full of bulk granola from Winco since I don't have a container for it to go in.
Below the cereal shelf is my fruit/vegetable shelf. Canned vegetables on the left organized by type (corn and green beans are usually all we buy) followed by the fruits. On the right is my homemade applesauce, then freeze fried fruits. In the middle are the nuts I buy in bulk. Helpful tip: mason jars are wonderful for storing pretty much any dried food when you put an oxygen packet in there. It creates an air-tight seal (with an unused lid) to keep items fresh without going stale. Perfect for buying in bulk!
Up next is my baking shelf. I think this is my favorite shelf, probably because of all of the canisters I purchased for bulk baking goods. These are all air tight to keep things fresh, but because I use these more frequently, they are in canisters so I'm not "breaking" the seal like I would on a mason jar. Oats, cornmeal, cocoa powder, and flour are right there in the front. And there's my jar of oxygen packets!
Below the baking shelf is my pasta/sauces shelf. Pretty self explanatory here too. And I like to store half opened/used boxes of pasta in mason jars. Yet again, they are so versatile!
On the bottom shelf on the right side of my pantry is the beverage/dog biscuit center. That's cocoa mix in the #10 can, juices, and in the back are odd shaped/large items (canola oil and syrup).
In the middle are my food storage buckets. Wheat, rice, oats, pinto beans and flour are in here. I put my onions on the top too since they take up valuable fridge space and are fine in here. And check out my huge container of vinegar!
On the other side of my pantry is my snack shelf. Fruit snacks, chips, graham crackers, pretzels, popcorn etc go up here. I'm hoping if it's above my head, I won't be tempted to eat so much. Maybe.
Below that is my soup shelf. Canned soups on the left, condensed soups on the right, with chili in the middle. I'm waiting for a sale on chili before I stock up again.
Below the soups are the condiments. I had no idea that we had so many condiments! PB, mayo, syrups, soy sauce, vinegars etc are all here. Along with my homemade jams and canned beans.
Up next is what I call my tomato shelf. Canned tomatoes, rotel, tomato sauce/paste is all found here. Then I thew on my canned meats (chicken and tuna) and boxed meals because there was room and I needed to use my table again and I was getting tired of organizing. And there's my kitchenaid since I hate having it on the counter because it takes up so much space.
And finally (you're almost done!) this is my surplus shelf. It's mostly baking stuff that I'll use to refill my canisters on my baking shelf. In the big basket are chocolate chips and jello pudding mixes. Behind are cake mixes and 5 lb bags of sugar.
Whew, if you made it this far, you're a champ! So there you have it, everything all dumped out and (somewhat) organized now.
**And, as always, apologies for the sub-par pictures. They are from my phone and when the room doesn't have a window, the light bulbs make for odd lighting/shadows.
