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Simple ways to store and organise your kitchen essentials

How best to store and keep track of all those food items that don’t go in the fridge or freezer? You need to make the most of your kitchen shelf, drawer and cabinet space. Either way, here are a few ideas to better organise those groceries that you only use up gradually, rather than straight away.

A bamboo BLANDA MATT serving bowl in the kitchen

See-through food containers hold no surprises

If you transfer your food items from their packaging into transparent food containers, you can more easily keep track of what you have.

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IKEA 365+ food containers in an open drawer, the contents include red lentils and dried mushrooms.
A stainless steel KUNGSFORS rail
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Kitchen regulars that are always in reach

When the most-used items are always within easy reach, you can remove some of the strain from your kitchen routines.

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An elderly man with a long beard lays a jigsaw puzzle on his dining table. Beside him is a RÅSKOG trolley with his breakfast.
Containers, hooks, net bags and a tablet stand, with fresh and preserved food, hang on a stainless steel KUNGSFORS wall grid.
A kitchen wall with SUNNERSTA kitchen rail with four hooks and two containers and KUNGSFORS magnetic knife rack with knives.
The shelves of a black NISSAFORS trolley are teeming with fresh vegetables, eggs, jars and cans of food, and various bottles.
Fruits and vegetables in bowls on a grey worktop and hanging in net bags and from hooks on a stainless steel KUNGSFORS rail.
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Clever products to create more space in your kitchen

Shelf inserts and clip-on baskets can come in very handy whenever the full height of a pantry shelf is going unused.

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Two VARIERA shelf inserts and four PÅLYCKE clip-on baskets in a white kitchen wall cabinet with storage boxes and serveware.
Two packets of coffee in a PÅLYCKE clip-on basket that hangs from a shelf on which stand glass storage jars of dried pasta.
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A neatly arranged OMAR shelf section showcasing various containers, bowls, and a microwave in a modern kitchen setting.

A pantry, just not in the kitchen

With little more than a simple yet sturdy shelving unit, you can turn an unused spot in the hallway, garage or even the living room into a practical pantry. Worth remembering if your kitchen is on the small side.

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