Comments on: My Food Storage — From Chaos to Clarity

By: Jodi - Food Storage Made Easy

Jodi - Food Storage Made Easy — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:49:47 +0000

I use the buckets because they fit in my basement better than stacks of #10 cans and they seem more cost-effective to buy in bulk that way. I'm not too familiar with humidity issues as we live in Utah where it is dry. But I don't THINK that plastic versus metal can would make a huge difference in store-ability.

By: Hollie

Hollie — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:09:36 +0000

How do the plastic containers compare to the #10 cans in terms of weather conditions? Meaning, do the dry ingredients stay dryer or are you using them because they give you more space? Because of the humidty in Texas, there is no way I would be able to store any type of food in the garage and therefore would only be able to put in my kitchen. But I was just curious if the plastic makes a difference in keeping the contents from clumping together vs. the #10 can. Thanks!

By: Jodi -- Food Storage Made Easy

Jodi -- Food Storage Made Easy — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:25:22 +0000

Sandy, I laughed out loud at your comment We’ve had quite a few requests for us to make these labels available to download. I just need to get organized and do it. They have been so handy. Stay tuned and hopefully we will get them available for you

By: Sandy

Sandy — Sun, 31 May 2009 01:13:41 +0000

That, my friend, is a thing of beauty. I will not rest now, utill I have some cute labels of my own. My husband will be thrilled, I just know it.

By: TracyinSC

TracyinSC — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 01:58:01 +0000

Very, very nice Jodi. I want to see it all in person someday.

By: Lisa S

Lisa S — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:56:57 +0000

Here’s a good tip for you ladies wanting pails: go to your local winery (where anyone can make wine) and ask if they have any used pails, yes you have to wash them out (sunlight and vinegar) but I only pay $2 a pail, just make sure the lids have the seals in them. If there is no seals in the lids you can still get them, but put your food into Mylar bags first. It work’s out to be a great deal,plus It’s cheaper.
Jodi, awesome job with the reorganizing of your food storage, I’ve been doing the same thing with my pails ” word works good for making labels” hope this helps.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 04:03:01 +0000

In the past few months I been grinding my wheat and baking bread weekly. Now that I am actually using my wheat, I find myself trucking down the stairs (food storage room) regularly to refill my wheat container that I have in my pantry. I would like to find a good size container for the kitchen pantry (20 to 25 lb size), but half the size of the typical food storage bucket . Any ideas? I have looked everywhere..

By: kayla

kayla — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:54:57 +0000

How about sharing your cute labels in a download on this site for the rest of us to use to get organized!

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 21:42:32 +0000

Is there anywhere on your site to download the different fun labels that you have? ie, sugar label?

By: ctdaffodil

ctdaffodil — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:15:33 +0000

You are an Organization Inspiration!!
My stored food is fairly organized- but looking at the before and after pictures of what you accomplished during naptime – well thats just amazing! That has me ready to tackle the youngest child’s clothes closet! (since my kids are big into hand-me-downs) The closet is a mishmash of odd boxes of clothes to grow into – I think I’ll work on it today!!