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Pantry organization

Keeping dry goods findable so you stop rebuying them: one row deep, first in first out, and a shelf you can see the back of.

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A cupboard shelf lit from the front: tall tins of sweetcorn standing at the left, jars of pasta and beans further along, the back of the shelf in shadow
·Pantry organization·6 min

The cans at the back of the shelf

Why we're building shElf, in one honest story: the tinned corn bought for a Mexican dinner that never happened, and the chicken pasta I made instead.

An open fridge glowing warmly from inside, with tomatoes, eggs, herbs and a wedge of cheese drifting out of it toward an empty plate
·Practical leftovers·5 min

Learn to cook backwards from your fridge

What to cook with what you have, without a recipe: five templates that turn whatever is in the fridge into dinner — the way restaurants already do it.

A cutaway of one deep pantry shelf: a lit bag of flour at the front edge and three identical bags hidden in the shadow behind it
·Pantry organization·4 min

Your pantry is lying to you

How to organize a pantry with deep shelves using three rules and no new containers: one row deep, a flavor shelf, first in first out — and no fourth bag of flour.