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Between not being able to find what you're looking for and things falling off the shelves, the pantry cabinet is a space with plenty of organizing challenges.
Getting your pantry cabinet organized will go a long way to making meal prep faster and easier. Like most organizing projects, you're going to want to have a trash can and recycle bin handy.
The first step is to remove all of the items from your pantry -- set up a staging area on a large table or island. Then, discard out-of-date items and donate non-perishable foods that you won't realistically use to a local food bank.
Transfer pantry staples such as sugar, flour and rice into see-through canisters. Doing so will not only help preserve the freshness of these items, it will be easier to see when you're running low on an item. Many canisters are stackable, so you can utilize all of the space between pantry shelves.
Group like items and baking supplies together in small bins and label the contents. For example, group containers of baking soda and baking powder in a single basket. Put all your snack bars in another. Again, make use of vertical space by placing your bins on cabinet shelves.
Keep canned goods from getting "lost" on deep pantry shelves by stacking them on a tiered shelf organizer. Another option is a gravity-fed can dispenser, or even a Lazy Susan.
The inside of your cabinet doors offer valuable storage space. Specialty door organizers can be used to store everything from baggies and wraps to spices.
