- Store food in a dry place that is not prone to visiting vermin.
- Wide deep shelves are good because you can see everything - you can buy under-shelf baskets that fit onto cupboard shelves that are ideal for storing tins. Stepped shelves are also very useful space expanders.
- Stack tins together and on top of each other so they take up less room.
- Group fish in one place, tinned meat or chicken and pies in another, spices in another.
- Keep baking goods together, so you can check by eye whether you are missing anything.
- Keep dried beans covered in sealed plastic bags - if you buy more than you need, store some in a cannister in the kitchen where you can reach them. Bag and seal the rest and put them in your store cupboard.
- Seal opened bags firmly with clips or plastic pegs. If they are plastic, use a sealing machine. You can pick them up sometimes quite cheaply at Aldi - they were selling sealing machines recently for 15 euro. Usually they cost between 40-50 euro.
- If your cupboard is dark, get a few cheap plastic touch-sensitive lights - they are in all the hardware stores. Stick them onto the ceiling or onto the side of the wall, or even under deep shelf. All you have to do is press them to turn them on.
- Every few months, check your store-cupboard for out-of-date items and take no prisoners! Make a re-stock list and fill it up again. Don't repurchase items that you didn't use previously, unless you have a plan to use them immediately.

Article author:Anne Kennedy
About the author:Anne Kennedy runs http://www.Greatfood2buy.com , Ireland's finest food gift shop and its sister Irish site, http://www.Greatfood.ie, Ireland's favourite recipe and food website


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