On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:56:18 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:

>We're moving to an old, old house that has a big, walk-in pantry. I
>was just going to keep food in there, but we'll never accumulate that
>much food in a lifetime!
>
>I put some cookbooks on one of the shelves, and they look quite
>content there. Thinking of storing some of our less-used appliances
>in there, too. There's still a ton of space available.
>
>What do you put in your pantry, if you have one?
>
>Clueless in Minnesota

Our pantry is a step-in rather than a walk-in. About 4' square. It
holds (from bottom to top) crockpots, newspapers to recycle,
footstool; canned goods of all types; jarred goods (spaghetti sauce,
jams and the like), bagged sugars, bagged flour; cereals and
disposable cutlery/plates/food storage containers.

Used to store the cookbooks in the pantry but we use them so much that
we moved 'em to a cabinet near the workspace. Whereas my mind is like
a steel trap---rusty and prone to snap shut at least provocation :-)
---I like to have the cookbook at hand when making almost anything.
Just to be sure that I don't, for example, leave the salt out of the
bread (UGH!! Wife has done that several times, she doesn't seem to
mind but *I* do!!!)

We have the luxury of plenty of cabinet space. Four(?) years after
renovating the kitchen we still have cabinets that are largely unused
(better than overstuffed cabinets!). The cabinets above the workspace
countertops are for storage of cooking & baking staples: oil, pasta,
rice, cocoa, shortening, flavorings, etc.

Best -- Terry