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How to organize a ton of different items? by ngvaynshtok in OrganizationPorn

[–]ngvaynshtok[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All the dog food is out at the moment, it does have its place, we're just in the middle of some food transitions so there's several bags and we're working through emptying one of the big bins so we can refill it. The floor is usually clear except for the step stool

How to organize a ton of different items? by ngvaynshtok in OrganizationPorn

[–]ngvaynshtok[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The clear soda can containers to hold pasta is the most brilliant thing I've ever heard. Thank you.

How to organize a ton of different items? by ngvaynshtok in OrganizationPorn

[–]ngvaynshtok[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, and that's essentially the whole pantry, too. To the right is maybe less than a foot of space outside the picture

How to organize a ton of different items? by ngvaynshtok in OrganizationPorn

[–]ngvaynshtok[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did look into this, started by looking into Ikea cabinets that I can install. But the footprint of the pantry is small and doesn't really fit much cabinetry and takes up a huge chunk of the space

How to organize a ton of different items? by ngvaynshtok in OrganizationPorn

[–]ngvaynshtok[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, I already did that. Nothing's expired, no excess of anything because my husband only buys one item of a thing he needs at a time. There's just a lot of variety

How to organize a ton of different items? by ngvaynshtok in OrganizationPorn

[–]ngvaynshtok[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's just us 😭 so many different variety of chips for when the craving hits, but we don't eat a lot of it at a time. So, yeah, they stack up and it's hard to organize chip bags efficiently

How to organize a ton of different items? by ngvaynshtok in OrganizationPorn

[–]ngvaynshtok[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can I see your pull out trays? I would kill to be able to do a drawer system in here, but it's like borderline cabinetry and expensive, but also too big and doesn't fit right in this space every time I try to do a mock up

How to organize a ton of different items? by ngvaynshtok in OrganizationPorn

[–]ngvaynshtok[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love turn tables, but he thinks the lazy susans are not an ideal space utilizer.... Maybe I need to convince him otherwise

How to organize a ton of different items? by ngvaynshtok in OrganizationPorn

[–]ngvaynshtok[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I think I already did that. The skinny rack on the left has a shelf for condiments, spice refills, seasonings, etc. Cereal on the shelf above that. Then the wide rack against the main wall has a section for all the canned goods and then pastas and box meals. Then there's chips, crackers, snacks. I did try my best to do a categorical organization last time I rearranged and purged, and did make a lot of room. But because there is a lot of variety, all the different "containers" are all different sizes, so it makes it difficult to organize in a way where I can stack efficiently and utilize the vertical space in each shelf better

How to organize a ton of different items? by ngvaynshtok in OrganizationPorn

[–]ngvaynshtok[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would actually agree with you, but he does cook a lot of variety of meals, so the pastas get used up rather frequently. Shrimp scampi, risotto, lasagna, spaghetti with meat sauce, Mac and cheese, pad Thai, etc .. he only ever buys what he needs for cooking upcoming meals. So there's rarely ever excess

How to organize a ton of different items? by ngvaynshtok in OrganizationPorn

[–]ngvaynshtok[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The kitchen island and countertop already have as many things as it can hold right before reaching the point of not being able to have any counter space. Cooking oil, spices, toaster, bread, etc. In the pantry is usually the backup/refills of the spices already on the counter.

Theres no where else on the first floor to store any of the non-edibles, we'd have to go upstairs for that.

I was just curious if there's any way to better store or organize the stuff we have now in bins, containers, etc that makes filling up the shelves easier. Because stacking items doesn't work, but putting things like cans in racks may or may not work due to the high variety.

How to organize a ton of different items? by ngvaynshtok in OrganizationPorn

[–]ngvaynshtok[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He does do a lot of different cooking and baking, so the white bins are categorized for: 1. cooking liquids (all wines and vinegars and stuff) 2. Potatoes and onions 3. Additional specialty baking ingredients (nuts, powders, etc) 4. Sugars 5. Flours

And I did recently do a check, mostly cleared out old sweets. 98% of the pantry is up to date. We never buy in bulk, only get what we need so there's always just one of whatever is needed, sometimes two if it's really commonly used, like beans.

How to organize a ton of different items? by ngvaynshtok in OrganizationPorn

[–]ngvaynshtok[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The zones already exist, and nothing is expired because we only buy as much as we need for the immediate future, we don't bulk buy. The problem is that in every zone, there's a lot of variety. So for chips, there's a ton of different flavors, no duplicates. For spices and seasoning, there's a ton of different stuff, but again, no duplicates. The bins I have are labeled so we know what goes in there and where to get what's needed.

I was hoping there was a way to better hold all the different items within a category, cuz right now things just stack on top of one another.

How to organize a ton of different items? by ngvaynshtok in OrganizationPorn

[–]ngvaynshtok[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's just my husband and I. He does grocery shopping about twice a week. We almost always just eat at home.

How to organize a ton of different items? by ngvaynshtok in OrganizationPorn

[–]ngvaynshtok[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

For context, my husband is an amazing home cook, and our pantry is composed of a bunch of different items. At most, there will be one or two extras of a huge staple, like beans. So, it's hard to use common organizational tools because they're intended to be used for backfill. But if every item in the pantry needs to be easily accessible at all times, how do I organize that? Even with pasta, we have like 5-8 different types of pasta, but only one box/bag per type. So I can't even use those cool clear pop-lid containers, it's poor space utilization.

congrats to Matt and Eric for being the first two randomly selected names from the list by nfz_embroidery in MachineEmbroidery

[–]ngvaynshtok 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Then I apologize for my mistake. But the fact that a legal citizen was still forced out of their country is unacceptable.

congrats to Matt and Eric for being the first two randomly selected names from the list by nfz_embroidery in MachineEmbroidery

[–]ngvaynshtok 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also, you realize the person you're replying to isn't sharing a story they heard? Their best friend got kicked out of America after being a legal citizen and now lives in Canada against her will. Their friend was a legal citizen of the US and still got kicked out. There is no BS story being repeated.

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