A pantry will ensure a neat kitchen
Apr 11, 2008
TRADITIONALLY, food shortage in a home was prevented by storing dry cereals in granaries. Today, granaries have been phased out and homes have resorted to kitchen pantries as a way of food storage for a rainy day.
By Agnes Kyotalengerire
TRADITIONALLY, food shortage in a home was prevented by storing dry cereals in granaries. Today, granaries have been phased out and homes have resorted to kitchen pantries as a way of food storage for a rainy day.
In markets, foodstuff prices are increasing every day and the best way to beat the exorbitant food prices is to stock food and household items in a pantry.
A pantry is a room set aside for the storage of food. In order to serve its purpose, it should be located in close proximity to the kitchen.
However, with limited space, having a separate room to serve as a pantry may be difficult. In this case, you can identify particular storage space like a section of the kitchen shelves or cabinets.
With a pantry, you can plan to always have enough food for a ‘rainy’ day.
What is kept in a pantry? Food like rice, maize, millet flour, beans, peas groundnuts, spaghetti and sugar can be stored for months. You can also keep fresh foods like matooke, potatoes and all kinds of fruit.
In a pantry, you can also keep drinks like wines and processed juices, which need to be kept at room temperature.
If your pantry is big enough, you could also use it for storage of other household items like soap, paraffin, toilet paper and toothpaste. However, great care should be taken during storage to avoid contamination, which could lead to food poisoning.
And as you buy and stock items in the pantry, remember to check the expiry dates to avoid consuming expired products.
TRADITIONALLY, food shortage in a home was prevented by storing dry cereals in granaries. Today, granaries have been phased out and homes have resorted to kitchen pantries as a way of food storage for a rainy day.
In markets, foodstuff prices are increasing every day and the best way to beat the exorbitant food prices is to stock food and household items in a pantry.
A pantry is a room set aside for the storage of food. In order to serve its purpose, it should be located in close proximity to the kitchen.
However, with limited space, having a separate room to serve as a pantry may be difficult. In this case, you can identify particular storage space like a section of the kitchen shelves or cabinets.
With a pantry, you can plan to always have enough food for a ‘rainy’ day.
What is kept in a pantry? Food like rice, maize, millet flour, beans, peas groundnuts, spaghetti and sugar can be stored for months. You can also keep fresh foods like matooke, potatoes and all kinds of fruit.
In a pantry, you can also keep drinks like wines and processed juices, which need to be kept at room temperature.
If your pantry is big enough, you could also use it for storage of other household items like soap, paraffin, toilet paper and toothpaste. However, great care should be taken during storage to avoid contamination, which could lead to food poisoning.
And as you buy and stock items in the pantry, remember to check the expiry dates to avoid consuming expired products.