I have 4 shelves then the floor, i have a basket type thing on the floor that potatos onions etc go in, next shelf up is dog food, bulk items i might buy (eg i buy a huge tomato sauce and just top up a little bottle when needed) next is all my baking stuff, i usually keep that pretty stocked coz if we're short on cash i can just whip up some biccies or other snacks for school/ work then the next shelf is stuff like spices, spaghetti sauce, all my main meal stuff. That shelf is easiest to reach so things like sailt and spices are there so when im cooking i can just add as i please. Then the very top is all the goodies we dont want DSD to help herself to lol ie chips, choccie, cordial, soft drink as well as cerial
For spices i got this awesome spice holder from Avon, there are 9 jars/ containers stacked 3 high in a triangle...lol sounds confusing. But its like a lazy susan in that it spins around and you can see the spices easily & the jars fit perfectly ontop of each other so saves space..i dont thik i explained that well but its awesome lol
Its really really dark inside my pantry (no lights near the doorway), so I bought a couple of the biggest systema containers for my spices. The little masterfoods/mccormicks bottles fit in perfectly with the lid on, and then and other container sits on top of that with the bigger bottles in that container. So when I want something, I just pull the whole container out, and sit it on the bench. Makes things a LOT easier!
I have a fairly decent size pantry and the shelves are quite deep too. Did a big cleanout about a month ago. Like Rouge, if I had my way, my pantry would be filled with modular mates!
On the top shelf, I have all my serving platters, cake stands etc. Things that I don't really use every day. Then I have my baking shelf. Here I've got my electric mixer, all the flours, icing sugar, food colourings, sugars, powders, choc bits, anything to do with baking. All the little small jars and packets I keep in some square tupperware.
On the next shelf I have my bread, rice, pasta, cereals, spreads, alfoil, freezer bags, tea, coffee, milo. All the rice/pasta/cereals are in tupperware.
Then the next shelf has all my spices and condiments and sauces and oils and tins. I buy the spices in the packets so I don't have enough tupperware spice containers for them so the rest I keep in another tupperware container. I kind of know what's in there and group them. I put some paper towels down underneath the sauces and oils so they don't make the shelf all sticky and greasy.
Lastly, the bottom shelf has all my big appliances like my slow cooker, sandwich maker, bread maker, etc.
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