Organizing My Bulk Food Storage
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An issue I’ve had in my experience using those wire racks when I put squash like that on it I have to put cardboard down otherwise the wires indent on them and gradually kind of cut into them. 😊
I would highly recommend you mark your jars with what's in them, but more importantly, the date you freeze-dried or dehydrated it. That way, if in a few years, if it's not used, you can track how long the taste and dryness lasts. Also, for the longer term storage, an oxygen absorber or air vacuum, may be best, so you do waste all your hard work and expense in growing, harvesting and preparing the food for storage.
You're a joy to watch!
What is an oxygen absorber? Like a packet that you put alongside food?
My favorite way to store and keep canning rings is to hang them on a pants hanger (the kind designed to hang multiple pairs of pants, that have retractable "arms" are ideal for this). Just slide the rings on the arms then lock in place. It's tidy and super handy to hang on a kitchen cabinet handle and take whatever you need during a project.
Wow!! Genius
I love this idea! I use bungee cords does me things but they are a hassle to nice
I use a wire hanger..push the sides together and bend the end like a hook..and hang them up.
I loop a pipe hanger through the rings then pop that onto a hanger and twist it closed, it's a great way of keeping it together and in easy access groups. A dozen per pipe cleaner, six pipe cleaners per hanger, ECT ..
This is brilliant! As soon as I upvoted your comment, I ran to my closet where I have been storing two of them for years, waiting for something to do with them. One now has my regular mouth rings and one has the wide mouth. Thank you so much!
Awesome! I've done an extended pantry for 30+ years and the how to's of storing it is always evolving. I found a huge jar while thrifting years ago and I store my regular size rings in that, it just sits in the floor by the pantry door, the wide mouth rings I keep in a tall popcorn tin and it sits next to the jar, the over flow rings lives in my attic along with all my empty jars (pushing a couple thousand) I keep several empty jar boxes in a closet near the kitchen for when I have empty washed jars when the box is full I take it to the attic and bring down another empty one. The boxes of new lids (which are still very hard to find here) stay in a clear plastic container w/o lid on a pantry shelf near the door (ease of access). BTW you can get more dry goods in the glass jars if you rock the jar on the counter a few times while filling and, I use my canning funnel while filling them (less mess). I keep around six jars each of all the canned foods in my kitchen cabinets along with other frequently used items, the rest lives in my pantry room, when the kitchen cabinet is low I re-stock from the big pantry. I have found food lasts longer in glass and it keeps the bugs and mice out also (even store bought milk with last a week longer if transferred into glass verses plastic/cardboard). As for stacking jars on top of each other, I haven't had any problem with it in over 30 years of canning (Plus my grandmother did as well). It's also good to label everything with what it is and the date it expires, so you know how much longer it can be safely used, I also add the UPS label in the jars of dried goods and such in case of recalls. If it's going to be long term storage I drop in some oxygen absorbers or vacuum seal the jars. I try to store like items together and add newest stock to the back. Also, I have found food grade buckets the most at regular grocery stores that have a bakery, for free you just have to figure out what day they re-stock or ask if they can save them for you. I keep bay leaves in my flour, it helps with the bugs. I love seeing a well stocked pantry, it IS pretty. lol
Thanks for the tip on the food grade buckets! I need to get some!
Great idea for ring storage. Those are always a mess!!!
Wow! Wish I was that organized.
You are right....I need to utilize my attic more instead of taking up the back part of my shelves in the pantry for empty jars and boxes. Thanks!
@@kimberlymayo9951 Sure, works great, I wouldn't recommend store lids there though, for anyone changing there storage.
You could store the rings, lids and pectin in the 5 gallon buckets as well. They would match the food storage you already have.
That was my first thought too. It’d keep them clean too.
I have seen on some other videos where people had them on string, so I thought why not ask my husband if I could have a couple of his smaller bungee cords they have hooks on both ends and I could hook them to the wire rack. It’s perfect! They don’t take up extra room on the shelf they’re easy to find. I have one for each size jar. So when I take them to the kitchen to use them I can put the whole thing in the water to wash them hang it to dry and then I hung it on the drawer pulls so they’re right in front of me when I’m canning. I ❤️it!!
@@robinashultz7662 this is what I do!
What I really love about your channel is that you make us feel like anybody can do the things you do. I get tired just from watching you but your energy is contagious!
Absolutely! She is SO MOTIVATING!
I learned (the hard way) to label all jars as they're filled, since powdered ingredients that are white, look the same. I use the label from the product, just in case there's a recall.
I’ve thrown out too many powdered goods for the same reason.
The empty jars should go exactly where the full jars go. Use the contents, wash the jar and put it back onto the shelf!!
Fantastic job! It is so good to see someone starting to store food goods who is younger. Unfortunately, I still meet people my age and older who have no idea how or even why to stock a pantry or garden. You rock!
Becky a little tip, when storing any squash such as spaghetti, butternut and even pumpkin, leave a bit of space between them, even a paper-thin space, because that spot where they touch will be where it starts to ripen/decay quickest. I hope that helps you keep your stores fresher longer, considering all the amazingly hard work you did♥️
Also coating them in some oil will keep them longer .
You are so inspiring and I really enjoy your videos! I’m looking forward to this one, especially. I have some advise about your home canning storage. Cover the windows and earthquake proof your shelves. Light and heat is bad for your home canned food. Foam board over the windows will insulate from the heat of the sun and keep the light out. And, it doesn’t look like the shelving is bolted to the wall. I live on the coast of WA, too. Although we don’t get them often, earthquakes do happen. Sliding a long thin board or slat the full width of the shelf between the front vertical supports and your jars will keep them from sliding off the shelf. A tension rod might work, too, but a board or slat will be more economical. You worked so hard and put so much time into growing and preserving your food. A few extra steps could avoid disaster.
Bungee cords around the edges are inexpensive, adjustable, and can hold up to anything short of a 7, assuming the shelving unit is bolted to the wall. Also, line the shelves with washable gripper liner. If possible, save the boxes the jars came in and make cardboard grid separators.
You know this is your kinda channel when this IS a fun Friday night. I loved watching the organizing of everything. And your husband's enthusiasm from the hallway :)
Omg the suspense!!!!!!!!!!! Cannot wait for this one! My goal for 2022 is 2 months without a grocery store so 2023 can be the YEAR!!!! 🤍💪🏾🤍💪🏾
I'm going to try to do that too!!
What about toilet paper? Buying 4 months worth is cheating...
@@LuigiNotaro check out using cloth (reusable material) instead of paper. TP is an environmental disaster.
@@LuigiNotaro a toilet spray attachment or bidet attachment are a great way to reduce toilet paper use. We still have toilet paper but mostly use our spray attachment and Pat dry with a specific colour of washcloth/facecloth/flannel (depending where you live and what you call small squares of towel material) which then go in a wet bag for laundering. I miss my spray attachment when I use the toilet elsewhere.
@@ANNtique as an Italian, I'm shivering 🤣
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When double stacking jars, You can also screw on the bands on the jars loosely (like a half screw). The weight of the upper box sits on the threads of the lower jars and not on the lids.
Ring storage idea: Get the old fashioned plunger. Suction it to a wall or flat surface. Group rings by regular and wide mouth. If you suction it to the floor you can replace the short handle with a screw in broom handle for more storage. Fits great in a corner. And it does NOT fall over. Great channel. LOVE your energy level.
I find metal ladles at thrift stores and hang them off my wire shelving units. Liking the plunger idea, but they wouldn't stick to my textured walls.
@@cathyblasco4497 I don't like the "sticking it to the wall" idea. With my luck the plungers would come unstuck and then I'd have a mess of rings on the floor. However, putting the plunger on the floor, and swapping out the handle, is an excellent idea. A column or two of rings stuck in an odd corner saves a lot of room.
@@katshomekorner9194 There's always bungie cords.
I put all my rings in bags and hang them on the wire shelves my jars are stored on.
I don't know how you can listen to a book, work on organizing, AND record a video, AND talk to your audience/viewers, all at once! You are an amazing multi-tasker!
Just a small tip since you have organic apple trees this winter you can do some searches on using apples as natural pectin. Once you see all the fruits that can be used for pectin you won't need to worry if boxes are not on the shelf because you can naturally jell your items. Blessings
Rings: I took a piece of strong string and tied a pencil one one end. The string is tied around the middle of the pencil. I feed the rings from the other end; the pencil should stop them from falling off. Then you could tie the other end to the top of the corner poles on your wired shelves. To remove the lids, pull the lids up enough to allow you to twist the pencil enough to let the lids slide off.
This is simple but effective - smart!
This thumb nail is adorable. Finally moving out the inner city to a town home next year. Hopefully I can start a smaller garden!
Awesome to hear 😁 if you buy your seeds and grow bags ( if small space) a little each pay day then when you move you can hit the ground running and it doesn’t hit your finances so hard to get started it’s what I am doing with canning jars,seeds,and shelves to put it all in…our dirt is terrible so buying my above ground beds also been working on it for past year a little each pay day so when no longer a trucker dec 2022 I can get it all set up and ready and no stress financially
It is possible to homestead anywhere. You just do it on your own scale! You go girl!♥️
So happy for you. Keep a journal of the journey. It will be a great resource and memory for you. Now is a great time to buy kiddie pools. The kind with sturdy sides and vinyl bottoms. Turn inside out, so you don't have to see the crazy fish, and cut slits in the bottom for drainage. Fill with dirt. Easy raised beds. Planting in pizza slices makes it easy to reach in. Tall stuff in the center and short plants around the edge.
@@SHADOW-xw6lq 😱😱 genius!!
Congrats!! So many folks are making the move away from city life...you will love it! Peace and quiet and peace of mind with growing your own food is priceless!
I use a bungy cord to hang my canning rings onto shelving. Out of the way, easy access, use space that otherwise wouldnt be used
Ok so I’m thoroughly impressed with you. It would’ve taken me 2 months to complete that project, between getting distracted and taking breaks and then just losing interest completely just to stare at it for weeks on end till inspiration hit me again. I think that’s the most impressive thing to me, the level of organization and foresight to do things in a certain order. I would definitely not be able to manage the whole garden and canning and manage that huge pantry. You’d be great in logistics.
What a woman. Chilled that hubby is out on a Friday night. And using her time to sort her home and run a CZcams business while listening to an audi book and living green. Good on you
For your canning lids I use a carabiner can get the big ones or use a piece of velcro like a belt that way u can hang them on the shelving posts. Which then frees up even more space on the shelves
Good Job! So much hard work beautifully organized and displayed. When you wake up in the morning and come downstairs and review what you did, you will be even more thrilled with your accomplishment. Hugs.
For your jar rings you can get those wooden dowels they use for paper towel holders and mount to a wooden bottom/tray and then just stack them, like the ring toss game.
When jarring/unpacking dry goods especially white powders, cut the label off the bag and put it inside the jar. That way you always know what is inside.
You’re amazing and an inspiration to me when life slows me to have a few minutes to be productive the way I wish.
I store my rings in a “sterilite” containers , one for large and another for small. A box for lids. On my shelves I have boxes marked small mouth ,wide mouth,and pints/jelly jars. It makes the whole process from start to finish easier for me. 💙
I use the same containers to store my rings too. It does make storing them a lot easier.
@@laurenparnass8343 Glad we’re on the same page. Canning is done for this season. 21 quarts of potatoes done yesterday . Pressure canner is washed and ready to go down cellar. ( my hick talk). 💙
Love the idea of a box for each lid size
I might of missed it? But what about labelling? Because honestly without tasting! How can you tell what’s in the buckets and jars? Example, plain flour, self raising flour. Everything looks so organised and tidy well done 👍
I had that same thought. I use freezer tape on my buckets, I put the date it was packaged and the date that the bag said use by on the freezer tape. On glass I just use a permanent marker because it washes off.
@@robinashultz7662 thank you that’s a great idea 👍 I thought about writing on the lids! But what if it washed off! I didn’t think of permanent marker on the glass 🙄
You can also take permanent marker off using acetone/nail polish remover. Figured that out in 1965 when I was a. Freshman chemistry student.
Oh I so agree, your food storage room looks beautiful! It feels so good when we lay our head down at night to sleep, knowing all that has been accomplished, all the things that we do to better our lives is actually working for us.
Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, made the observation in the book of Ecclesiastes that nothing is better for us than to rejoice, and to do good in our lives. He also says that it is the gift of God for every man and woman to eat and drink and enjoy the good of all their labor. According to this - God wants us to enjoy our lives.
Renae from Little Village Homestead keeps all her lids and rings in a tall wicker basket. I thought it was a great idea, it holds a lot and doesn't take up a lot of space.
Nice! I have an empty one currently that can sit in my attic. Attic tip from another commenter. Going to set up space in my attic for empty boxes and jars plus back up rings and reusable lids. The hamper I have will work perfectly! Thanks!
Organizing jar rings: get two $1 dog leashes. Use one for the wide mouth, one for the regular. Thread the rings on the leash, thread the clasp thru the handle, clip on the side of your wire shelving. I honestly didnt think that up... I saw someone stored them that way...easy- peasy.
It’s the best feeling looking at a space after organizing it. I swear it lowers blood pressure and extends your life.
Well done!
"A place for everything and everything in it's place" 🙄
You have got to be the hardest working young person I know. Your full-time job, your massive garden and all the work it entails, canning, freezing, and you still have time for family and friends. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 🥰🥰
That looks amazing! But you're always so organized and methodical. Honestly, I'm glad you gave us a glimpse of the before, so that I (I mean we...) can see that we're not the only ones who get into a big mess during harvest and canning season. Thanks for taking us along on this journey!
I love how your pantry is full of home grown and home preserved foods instead of store bought boxed and canned foods. Great work!
Ahh your hubby is too cute! He is so excited for your accomplishments! That’s awesome!
This stuff can be such a feat but feels so so good when it’s all done!!! Love it!
From a fellow messy transferer, I would recommend putting a flexible plastic placemat under your jars, and then when you get to the end just pick up the placemat and pour it in the jar!
It is absolutely gorgeous, Becky. Well done, you! You have the pantry and kitchen storage of my dreams. Give yourself a big pat on the back and a little self-care treat--you deserve it.
I love the idea on the bungee cords for storing the rings. I saw them on another homesteader site. That way they’re very accessible. Trying to find some boxes that will work for jars that I’ve gotten at thrift stores, garage sales etc. It seems that would be a much safer way to store them.
I bet you feel great about accomplishing such a big project! I did a deep clean/organize/toss session of my kitchen a couple weeks ago post gardening and canning season, and it still feels awesome to walk in there and not have all the stuff and things on my counters. I also need to figure out storage for my rings, right now they are in plastic grocery bags in my garage. I keep all my jar boxes as well, the empties go in there stored in the garage and then when it comes time to fill them back up I just grab a box and bring it back in the house.
You are so motivating, now I want to go organize other stuff 😁
As for ring storage, I string my rings with food-safe twine, tie the ends of the string together, and hang them on the wall. It gets them up and out of the way, so they don't take up bulk space.
I just reorganized my pantry annex (food storage in my spare room on shelving units). So I know how good it feels to get it done. You might want to put some flattened cardboard pieces under your pumpkins/squash so the the wire shelves don't put pressure on the small areas they're touching and possibly get bad spots. I've stored my pumpkins for months and months this way. Everything looks great!
Can the pumpkins be stored in a garage on the racks with cardboard under them? Unheated garage....that is. Weather can get down to -20f but mostly in the winter it is 20f to 30f.
@@kimberlymayo9951 Not sure about the cold. I live in FL. Cool but not cold is what I've always been told.
Here is an idea for rings - maybe get 2 food storage buckets - one for regular and one for wide mouth. I also keep the ones I am working with on the handle of a large ladle, hanging on a cabinet knob.
Can’t wait to see this one!!! I can go almost a year without a grocery store now but I still panic that I’m forgetting something major that I should have in my long term and short term pantry storage. Teach me teach me!!!! 😆
Hope you enjoy it! I am no expert
I panic all the time as well. “I better get more! What am I missing!?!” 🤷♀️😂🥴
The best way to figure out what you might want or need is to spend a month doing just that, living off of your storage. Try not going to the store for ANYTHING for one month. It will hopefully show you the few things that you wish you had and the few things you may have missed.
I go 4 wks without shopping, write down everything I use in that time so I know what I need. I freeze milk, make yoghurt and bread myself. When I do my shopping I buy back what I've used and one extra for storage. It's taught me how little I actually need, and slowly build up my storage.
For canning (as well as for baking) I have a big storage container with lid, and everything I need is in there. It saves hunting around for my rolling pin...
And yes! Label your pots and containers! I often cut out the Label and put it on my container with wide sticky tape. You may have a great memory but there comes a time you'll be holding a jar and no amount of sniffing will tell you what's inside... 😉
A good friend who cans a lot keeps a ring and a lid on every jar. She turns the lids upside down so they don't seal to the jar over time. When jars have been emptied, she can replace the lid and inspect the ring. Just a few spare rings and a few boxes of replacement lids at a time on the shelves
Often, ive stored rings on a string (or cord) and hung them similarly to your garlic. Tie one end to a shelf vertical. Put s9me tupe of a clip on the other end. String the rings then form a loop by clipping the untied end to the tied end above the rings. If not cramped for space, seperate narrow/ regular rings frim wide mouthed rings. For the length of each cord, figure each ring at 1/2" and give yourself at least 4" beyond tying to complete the string circle with your clip (2" for clip end, 2" for tied end). So 36" will string about 60 rings (2" to tie, and 4" to complete the loop) and have about a 16"-18" drop down the shelving unit.
I do that on long bungie cords
My mom used old metal hangers just cut one side by the twist and loop them on. When you're done just hook it on a shelf and hook the cut end into the shelf.
If you tie a slio knot on one end if a rope, then tie a knot around an old ratty looking ring, that ring keeps the rest from coming off the slip knotted end. Fill up your rope, tie a slip knot on the other end & suspend the rope from shelf uprights or from a set of nails in the rafter if you're downstairs. My Grandma had a big cup hook screwed into one of the uprights of her wood shelving & would hook both slip knots on 1 hook that way. 1 rope for reg mouth rings &1 for large mouth. Simple, organized & out of the way. Everybody finds their own way of doing things, I just really like doing things like my grandma did - especially when it comes to my canning & "storeroom" ways. 😁
The rope with a large knot at one end was my mom’s way. Not sure how she did it but I remember long ropes with those rings, and yep, she separated large mouth and regular mouth rings. It looked nice when I looked at it as a kid. She made drawers from boxes and put lids in them. My mom was very creative and everything looks so pretty!
What’s s9me tupe???
To store my rings, I open up a metal coat hanger so it's straight. Take the coat hanger and put a wide mouth lid at the end of it and bend about an inch of metal around it. This will keep your rings from falling off. Then slide your rings on it. Take the top and bend it into a hook so you can just hang it on the side of a shelf. Do the same for the small rings. Easy to get to and out of the way.
Also, I love to count how many times you spill something. It shows that you are keeping it real and not editing out the boo-boos. I spill all the time when I'm cooking. I thought it was just me.
Love how the pantry looks.
As I'm watching your video for the second time an idea popped: you can buy an adjustable under the sink organizer to maximize the space in the cabinet with the broken shelves. They're pretty sturdy and you can use that space to organize your small appliances there.
or smaller metal shelving which is adjustable.
I was thinking the same thing
Here’s my tip for storing the canning jar rings (compliments of my very handy husband): take a link chain (we used an old one from a hanging kitchen chandelier) and add a carabiner to each end. Put one ring through the bottom carabiner (to serve as a base). You can then stack all your rings through the chain, and attach the other end to the corner of one of your metal shelves with the second carabiner. This has been a lifesaver for me!!,
The nice thing about organizing is that now you know exactly what's in your pantry and what needs to be used up first. We all need to do this several times a year because it's so easy to forget about items that get pushed to the back on shelves. Thanks for sharing your journey!😊
i'm a crafter, not a canner/food preserver. one way that ribbons are stored is to hang dowel rods on hooks of some kind (3m, metal, etc - think like a curtain rod) and "string" the center of the ribbon roll on the dowel. you could do the same with the rings and then when you need to can, you just pull that dowel off the its hooks on the wall, dump in a box/bowl/basket and carry to the kitchen. the rod would not need to be very thick and walmart carries a variety of diameters at about 2-3 feet long in the wood crafting section for very little. do not go to a hardware store for these! you will pay way more.
Hi Becky, I just watched your video. You go, Girl! We’re getting ready to move to what is expected to be our “forever” home. I will have a food room that overlooks my future garden. So, you’ve given me a lot of “food for thought” and definitely goals. You really helped me think of how I should lay the room and my kitchen pantry out. But Becky, when you got to storing your lids and rings you reminded me of a video that I watched from Homestead Heart. She’s amazing and very well versed in canning. In her video on canning Applesauce Butterscotch Spread she mentioned what she did with her rings now. She “places” her rings on all her jars that are canned now, because she doesn’t screw them down, she just starts the thread and leaves the rings on the jars. It’s BRILLIANT! When you hold up the jars and move it around you can hear the ring rattle, so it’s like a place holder for the ring until you decide to open and use the contents in the jar and at that point you can twist the jar ring down. She mentioned that she heard that from Alaskan Prepper I believe. Rings can reproduce like rabbits, so this is a Game Changer! IDK what you think, but thought you might like this idea. Blessings to you!!
I love how excited your husband was for your accomplishment.
Tho he 'had plans with a friend' ?
I'm heading out to buy scaffolding for a work project, so hope to also find more metal shelving (this time of year, I'm expanding my supply of filled canning jars).
YAY!!
Idea for the canning rings, take a wire hangers and reclose the twist using needle nose pliers to open / close. Hang on the side of your shelves!
Because of your videos, my new roaster is coming as a birthday gift! Can’t wait!
YAY!!!!
Ha. I was in Walmart today looking around and though I should get a roaster. LOL. It’s because of this channel. I love everything she is doing. She is giving me 2022 goals for sure!
I have been going to thrift stores and bought me 2 already. 2022 here I come!
A roaster is a game changer. You won't know how you ever canned without one! I have two...love ,love, love them!
My bf lent mine out & told his niece to keep it, so I ordered another that won't leave my house.
I store everything in mason jars and clear storage containers
incredible video, thank you. Hi from Istanbul :)
I store my rings in the 2.5 gallon ziplock bags. Regular mouth in one and wide mouth in the other. This keeps them dry and dust free. I keep all of my small canning supplies like lids, pectin, rings, jar lifter etc in a tote.
For your seedling starting shelves, consider putting a length of 2"x4" or 4"x4" under the back edge to put them on a slant for better access to your grow lights; rotate 180 degrees every day to the more realistic couple of days. If you put your rack on wheels, it can be rolled outside periodically depending upon the weather. With even a glue gun you can use vynil yardage from somewhere like Walmart to construct a cover for your rack and even more outdoor time. Glue Velcro to the surface of your vinyl to make straps for closing openings. Or, use shrink wrap ends if you can get them for free to wrap your shelves; cut slots or holes for ventilation and then a side for access.
It was so satisfying watching the little messes get cleaned so quickly. Wish we all came equipped with a fast forward button irl!☺
That looks amazing! Well done!
For the pectin etc, I think I would make a jam box. Enough lids and rings and all types of pectin for one or two batches of jam. Want to make some jam? Grab fruit, sugar, jars and the jam box, and it will have everything you need regardless of which type of pectin you want to use or which jar size. Finish the jam, top up the box.
Can you use the top space of that cupboard with the broken shelf to hang things? You could hang garlic or onion strings or even have a kind of macrame hammock going across for some onions or winter squash or something.
I put my rings on a string/cord with a loop tied at each end and just hang them up on a hook. Regular size on one string, wide mouth on the other. I love it as a cute farmhouse decor in my kitchen.
THANK YOU for sharing what food storage really looks like, mess and all!! Especially when it’s messy 😉. I love it, very realistic and one step closer to achievable for the rest of us ♥️
a little hint that i learned over the years is "touch it once" so if i have it in my hands i put it where it belongs right away. or deal with it immediately
I’m so excited for this. I am new at this. My goal is to go the whole winter without going to the grocery store. The following year, 2023 I want to go the whole year. I can’t wait for this video ❤️
I've seen people store their canning rings on bungee cords. Get two bungees, put your regular mouth rings on one and wide mouth rings on the other, and attach the hooks to the sides of your wire shelves or put a hook on the wall. That way they're not taking up shelf space in a box :)
Nice job! I use a long strand of heavy yarn,loop the ends and run the rings through it. Put the loops over tops of shelves. 2 strands one for regular and one for wide. It also lets me see how many I have.
I love the way the pups follow you around like they are just so interested in what you are up to!
I keep thinking about those containers you showed us at Costco. The stacking ones. Such a great design
I use them for my bulk flour!
We use them for dog food! HA
I’m contemplating some for myself. Those gamma lids are awesome. ❤️🇨🇦
I use them for sugar, flour, rice and beans..they are great. They don't stack as well as I had hoped. I think Linda's pantry has done a video on them so you can see how they work.
My husband used it kind of like a wreath ring cut it and made a hook on it and I put different sizes on each ring and then I hang them in my pantry or root cellar
That's so satisfying. You should actually look at some of the videos made by Adam Savage (the guy from the old show Myth Busters) he talks about the logic of his workshop in a way that you might find really inspiring.
This video was so satisfying! Love that you included the "ugly" before the "pretty". Well done!
The timing of this is perfect! So looking forward to getting your perspective Becky. Hello from Australia! X
Just a couple of helpful hints from long-time experience: You should store your granola and nuts in your freezer. They will go rancid pretty quickly if not in the freezer. Granola freezes beautifully. Plain oats also store best in the freezer. Foods that I store in gamma-sealed buckets go in gallon ziplocs, then stacked in the buckets. Harder for bugs to get to them that way! You're so much fun to watch and such an industrious young lady! Can't wait to see you start next year's garden!
Baby Girl, everything looks organized and I like the glass jars so you see at a glance what you have on hand!!
You make my day feel so much better just being able to spend a few minutes watching whatever you're doing!
You would make painting rocks fun!
Can't wait for more videos..❤
I’ve never had luck getting food grade buckets at the store either. I ordered mine
Just put a full shelf across the top using the sides (where the rolling shelf was) as the base for a snug permanent shelf. Looks fantastic! This is on the agenda for us for the week and I am looking forward to listening to the book! I grabbed it on Audible. Thanks!!!
I heard it said that youth is wasted on the young, I just want to say that you are living proof that the devil is a liar. Luv your energy.
Watching this Wednesday eve and I just put a cabinet and shelf in the basement and am filling it w jars!! This is also something that makes me feel REALLY good♥️ thank you for sharing 🥰
I string my rings onto a length of paracord, tie it to a carabiner and hook them on the side of my shelves. Works great!
I’d say you want to protect your rings and lids from rust. If you store them in the garage might they get damp?
And, wow! What a productive evening! Super result!
We always tied a string to one ring, then strung the others on the string and hung them. They are very easy to remove and can be hung on a corner of the shelf.
I look forward to seeing how someone else manages bulk storage. I've always had a small collection of emergency food. But just started to stocking up big time. And I'm trying to organize. I bought small black bins at Costco. But when I fill and stack, the plastic of the bins seems kind of weak for the amount of weight.
Well I guess I better get going. My husband built me a nice area to store all my canning stuff and food pantry in the basement. There are no windows thankfully so it is really col and dark unless I am working in the space. I was just at the resale store. They had nice 1/2 gallon jars for storage. Should have picked them all up at $1.50 each. I like most of my jars to match because they look so much nicer on the shelves. Nice job.
I'm sure you get asked this a lot, but have you thought about reusable lids like harvest guard or tattler? I got some for this year's canning and I love them so much. Helps with all the shortages out there
You can store lids, rings, pectin, etc. in totes on the top of your shelving. This keeps them clean and together as well as easily accessible.
Love what you've done! Great job Becky. You are working so hard and it's paying off. I love spending my free time with you!
I string my rings and hang them on a hook. Can string with a bungie chord, unravel a wire hanger into a single long loop. My husband used weed wacker line for my rings and they are hung on the side of a shelf. Saves a ton of space to hang them up.
I just LOVE how encouraging you were and how motivating this was for me. I need to do the same and this is a great kick in the pants!! Plus I totally love how honest you are about the struggles you have, ie with your laundry room and baskets. Make you so much more relatable. I really enjoyed this!
Also, where do you buy your big gallon and half gallon jars? Are those just for storage or also for canning?
People have said often that my pantry looks like a small grocery store and I have had people shop here! My caregiver a couple of them we're waiting for food stamps and then run out of money so I said take a bag and go shopping they said where. I said the pantry and the freezer. :-). It makes me so happy to be able to help others I believe that is why I was put on this Earth. I am going to be off loading all of my tomato products because I have switched brands so if anybody is in the greater Portland Maine area or Southern Maine give me a holler if you need tomato products.
I tie a long string to a ring and then drop my rings down the string. The bottom tied ring works as a stop. I then put a loop in the other end and hang my string of rings.
Glad to see you didn't put the Rings and Lids in the garage. If there's any drastic change in temperature they could have rusted in ended up being useless
My mother and grandmother always opened up a wire clothes hanger and bent it into a loop (keeping the hook). They put their rings on that and then and re hooked it to the top and hung it up on a nail. Like a ring wreath.
My mom used to store her rings on a yarn loop and hang it off the side of our shelves. We just pulled one side off and grabbed the lids we needed and hung it back up.
I use a vertical wire paper towel rack to store my active stash of rings for leftovers and dry goods in my kitchen. It has two spikes; I use the taller central spike for wide mouth and the smaller side spike for regular mouth. Just slip them on and off!
For the rest of the collection, they’re strung up on strings, hanging in my food storage area.
To store my rings I use those fabric grocery bags. I place the lids into a large zip lock ( out of little boxes) and put the zip lock lids bag on top of the rings in the fabric bag. Each bag is one size. Widemouth, regular etc. I can then hang the fabric bags on the side of my shelving with S hooks. They can hang anywhere out of the way yet easy access.
I string my rings..run the string through the ring, tie the string into a bow and hang up somewhere..i keep my lids in lid boxes in a basket...
I can hundreds of jars every year. The best way to store rings is in a canvas grocery bag that hangs on a hook on the wall. Never store anything in your garage they will Rust in the Box.