Little tip for brown sugar: take a small piece of bread and put it inside whatever container you are using. It keep the brown sugar from getting hard :)
Definately agree with you about measuring the standard pack sizes to plan the right bins for decanting! I hate decanting and finding out the pack doesn't fit in the bin and I end up wasting more space essentially storing it twice in the bin and the leftovers still in the original pack
I've watched a bunch of decanting videos, specifically looking for answer to the question: what do you do if not all the product will fit in the bin? THANK YOU for addressing this point with your Backstock method, you were the first video I've found that fully addressed that point
I like to decant my beans and rice because otherwise it gets to be a mess with half bags stored everywhere. I started decanting my spices and got only halfway through it. I also like to decant pecans and almonds because they can get a plastic-y taste if left in the bag and stay fresh longer if I put them in nice glass jars. New sub here and I love your channel!
I didn’t even think of decanting pasta!!! I’m always using half a box here, half a box there! Love this! I need to get some nicer containers for taller items! I use mason jars for my dry baking goods!
Wonderful tips on the process of preparing to buy containers. I don’t think I would have considered all the simple, yet very important things to do before I purchased the storage containers! Great idea to put the card holder pockets on for directions & expiration dates.
I love this video!! I'm 55 years old and decided I was sick of kitchen clutter. I spent $500 in oxo and Rubbermaid brilliance containers. I never knew the word decanting until I saw it on this video 😃😃. Let me tell you I have done the freezer the pantry the refrigerator and even my baker's rack. If I had known how awesome it is doing this, especially living in a small 840 sqft condo, I would have invested in this years ago. Where did you get those labels.
I have decanted my pantry items years ago (mostly baking items and pasta) and I am looking to get rid of the old Tupperware stuff for more airtight see-through containers. I've been using masking tape for instructions or BB dates, but I never thought of using clear business card pockets! My pantry doesn't look as neat as yours, but it's a work-in-process. I use small canning jars (250ml) for my spices that I use often. It's nicer for me to get a measuring spoon in there. I haven't read very many good reviews on the OXO pop lids containers (mostly how the lid comes off while it's suctioned in place), but I am thinking of maybe clamp glass jars, Drylock Tritan, or Rubbermaid Brilliance. TY
Reasons I like decanting dry goods besides the aesthetic: . Keeps critters/pests out (it’s gross to talk about but living in an apartment even if you are a clean person - your neighbors might not be and old buildings are prone to these unwanted visitors . Great if you have ADHD and forget about things if you can’t actually see them . Makes it easier to know when to buy more of something (I often will have an empty box and be unaware until I go to grab for that item)
Your pantry is my pantry organization goals. Geez. We did much of this and are in the process of trying again. Maybe this time it will stay clean and fresh looking instead of like the front hall closet on a tv comedy that comes crashing around whoever opens the door hoping for a bag of crisps.thank you for the video this is great and super helpful.
When I saw your IKEA PAX office video I just knew that this would be the system for my master's closet and I would have it decorated like your closet. Thank you so much for the inspiration! My closet is now so functional and beautiful and I learned a lot from you. It's real pleasure to watch someone who cares about every little detail!
May I please ask where did you purchase your containers. Also how did you make your labels. I do the same. Flour. Sugar. Pancake mix. Rice. Goya beans. My spices.
The only thing I decant is my pasta. I do have decorative canisters for flour, sugar, brown sugar and baking soda but I find myself going back to the stuff in the original packaging in the pantry so I may get rid of those. They get you with the goofy sizing.
my personal preference, Decant items - all items which have to be used regularly and do not finish in a single use. Like for example, spices, cereal, rice, lentils, flour. Non decant items- 1)items which I already have in containers, and if I have an extra pack of that, I will wait for opening the packaging until the container one is over. Simply for the reason that, it's better off in a sealed packaging. 2)Small snack packets, which will be over whenever they are opened.
Missed your videos! Especially considering we’ve lived in our current home 10 months and few spaces are genuinely organized (my excuse is that we had a baby but it’s driving me bonkers)
Search amazon for a brown sugar bear. It’s made of clay. You soak it and put in the brown sugar container. I haven’t had any issues since I started using it.
The pasta makes sense but I was like -- how do you know how much you use? I typically make a pound at a time so do you then have to weigh it to use it so you're using the right amount?
I do not see decanting spices as practical. I want to know the due date of a spice. I would never add new spice to old spice. I keep my extensive spice collection on spinning turntables in the cabinet next to my range/oven. Definitely not in the pantry. Spices need to be near the stove. Bins by category are most practical.
Little tip for brown sugar: take a small piece of bread and put it inside whatever container you are using. It keep the brown sugar from getting hard :)
Definately agree with you about measuring the standard pack sizes to plan the right bins for decanting! I hate decanting and finding out the pack doesn't fit in the bin and I end up wasting more space essentially storing it twice in the bin and the leftovers still in the original pack
Yes! Measuring is so key!
I've watched a bunch of decanting videos, specifically looking for answer to the question: what do you do if not all the product will fit in the bin? THANK YOU for addressing this point with your Backstock method, you were the first video I've found that fully addressed that point
I like to decant my beans and rice because otherwise it gets to be a mess with half bags stored everywhere. I started decanting my spices and got only halfway through it. I also like to decant pecans and almonds because they can get a plastic-y taste if left in the bag and stay fresh longer if I put them in nice glass jars. New sub here and I love your channel!
Sounds like you have a great system going! Thank you so much for your kind words!
I love the clear card idea.
I didn’t even think of decanting pasta!!! I’m always using half a box here, half a box there! Love this! I need to get some nicer containers for taller items! I use mason jars for my dry baking goods!
Ooh mason jars are awesome for decanting! Love that!
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Abby, I am thrilled to see a video from you! Your easy and positive approach to home management is very appreciated. Elizabeth
You are so sweet, Elizabeth! Thank you!
Hi Elizabeth
I was just watching older videos of yours thinking how much I wish you still posted!!
Ahh you are so sweet! Thank you so much for your kind words-- that really means a lot!
Yes I agree! I wish you posted videos more. Feel good videos!
Woo hoo!!
Glad to see a new video from you!
Hello Jennifer
Wonderful tips on the process of preparing to buy containers. I don’t think I would have considered all the simple, yet very important things to do before I purchased the storage containers! Great idea to put the card holder pockets on for directions & expiration dates.
Ouuuuuh I missed ur video's ,so happy to see u ..please plzzzzz we want to see u every week ...I love how u organize...u r amazing 😍😍😍😊😊😊
You are the sweetest! Thank you!
So happy to see a video from you! Hope you're enjoyed your break from YT. x
Thank you so much! It's good to be back!
Waow, welcome back we miss your videos ❤️ from Paris ,France
Thank you so much!
Hello how are you doing my friend
Ohhh I’ve missed you and your content! Glad your back 🥰
Aw thank you so much! It's good to be back!
Hi
Yay! You're back!
Yay! It's good to be back! :)
Nice work...glad to see you again!
Thank you so much for your sweet words!
Hi Cheryl
I have missed you and your videos, I can not wait for more.
Thank you for addressing backstock!
This was such an informative video, it so important to know before you start. Yeahhh Abi
Hi again,! Nice to watch your videos again.
Thank you so much!
Hello how are you doing my friend
Loved this, I decant these same items as well. So happy to see you back on You Tube Abby 💗 Have lovely week.
Thank you so much, Debra! Hope you have a wonderful week as well!
Hello Debra
It’s so good 😊 to have you back!!!! I love how your pantry looks
Your sweet words just made my day! Thank you so much!
Great Ideas. Some I've never thought of. Looks so neat. 💜it. Thank You😊
Thank you so much for your kind words, Sherry!
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@@christiandavidsonlamore6301 I'm well. Thanks for asking. How are you?
@@sherfinley8855 I’m glad to hear that , where err you texting from?
Love the clear adhesive business card holder idea! So smart.
I love this video!! I'm 55 years old and decided I was sick of kitchen clutter. I spent $500 in oxo and Rubbermaid brilliance containers. I never knew the word decanting until I saw it on this video 😃😃.
Let me tell you I have done the freezer the pantry the refrigerator and even my baker's rack. If I had known how awesome it is doing this, especially living in a small 840 sqft condo, I would have invested in this years ago.
Where did you get those labels.
Always love your videos! Wish you would do more. Can’t wait for your next one.
You are so sweet! Thank you!
I have decanted my pantry items years ago (mostly baking items and pasta) and I am looking to get rid of the old Tupperware stuff for more airtight see-through containers. I've been using masking tape for instructions or BB dates, but I never thought of using clear business card pockets! My pantry doesn't look as neat as yours, but it's a work-in-process. I use small canning jars (250ml) for my spices that I use often. It's nicer for me to get a measuring spoon in there. I haven't read very many good reviews on the OXO pop lids containers (mostly how the lid comes off while it's suctioned in place), but I am thinking of maybe clamp glass jars, Drylock Tritan, or Rubbermaid Brilliance. TY
Yay you’re back!!
Yay! It's good to be back! :)
You’re back!! Haven’t even watched yet but I’m excited! 😆
You are the sweetest, Crystal! Thank you!
@@AbbyOrganizes great video too! Always so many questions about decanting. Very helpful! Thank you
@@crystalfloresleshuk5308 Thank you so much for your kind words!
Reasons I like decanting dry goods besides the aesthetic:
. Keeps critters/pests out (it’s gross to talk about but living in an apartment even if you are a clean person - your neighbors might not be and old buildings are prone to these unwanted visitors
. Great if you have ADHD and forget about things if you can’t actually see them
. Makes it easier to know when to buy more of something (I often will have an empty box and be unaware until I go to grab for that item)
Yay!! I’m glad to see you!
Thank you so much, Melissa! It's good to be back!
Hello Melissa
Your pantry is my pantry organization goals. Geez. We did much of this and are in the process of trying again. Maybe this time it will stay clean and fresh looking instead of like the front hall closet on a tv comedy that comes crashing around whoever opens the door hoping for a bag of crisps.thank you for the video this is great and super helpful.
Yay!! More videos! Welcome back!
Thank you so much!
When I saw your IKEA PAX office video I just knew that this would be the system for my master's closet and I would have it decorated like your closet. Thank you so much for the inspiration! My closet is now so functional and beautiful and I learned a lot from you. It's real pleasure to watch someone who cares about every little detail!
Ahhh so fun! I love PAX, and I'm so glad it is working well for your closet! Thank you so much for your sweet words!
Missed you! Love your videos
You are the sweetest! Thank you!
Hello Heather
Beautiful job!!! Great info thank you!!
Loved this video....it was very helpful. Thanks so much !!!
Oh wow that business card holder idea almost completely convinced me to do this 😂
May I please ask where did you purchase your containers. Also how did you make your labels. I do the same. Flour. Sugar. Pancake mix. Rice. Goya beans. My spices.
Thank you! Very helpful. 😃
Welcome back Abby!
Thank you so much, Marsha!
So excited to watch this video. Love your videos!
You are the sweetest! Thank you!
wow...it's been a while...welcome back
It really has! Thank you so much!
The only thing I decant is my pasta. I do have decorative canisters for flour, sugar, brown sugar and baking soda but I find myself going back to the stuff in the original packaging in the pantry so I may get rid of those. They get you with the goofy sizing.
Hello! Nice to see you!
Thank you! It's good to be back! :)
my personal preference,
Decant items - all items which have to be used regularly and do not finish in a single use.
Like for example, spices, cereal, rice, lentils, flour.
Non decant items-
1)items which I already have in containers, and if I have an extra pack of that, I will wait for opening the packaging until the container one is over. Simply for the reason that, it's better off in a sealed packaging.
2)Small snack packets, which will be over whenever they are opened.
Missed your videos! Especially considering we’ve lived in our current home 10 months and few spaces are genuinely organized (my excuse is that we had a baby but it’s driving me bonkers)
Ahhh congrats on your new baby and your new home! So exciting!
Beautiful!
Wow you are back, I miss you, I follow you on instagram, love your channel 🥰
You are the sweetest! Thank you!
Thanks for the tips! How do you keep brown sugar from hardening once decanted?
The containers are airtight, so that helps to keep it fresh!
Search amazon for a brown sugar bear. It’s made of clay. You soak it and put in the brown sugar container. I haven’t had any issues since I started using it.
@@JM-vj2sx Thanks for the tip. I will try this.
OXO also has a terracotta disk that you soak and it attaches to the underside of the lids to keep it fresh too!
@@keiraashley9423 I ended up getting one of those!!! It cost the same as the terracotta bear 😊 💕
Abbey Organiser. Ace video THUMBS UP
Where did you buy the baskets?
Hello how are you doing my friend
Love those containers! We've been moving away from plastic. Please tell me they're glass!!
We decant bulk rice and spices I get the same brand for everything so it already matches.
Love that! Sounds like a great system!
Hi how are you
The pasta makes sense but I was like -- how do you know how much you use? I typically make a pound at a time so do you then have to weigh it to use it so you're using the right amount?
Excellent job. You maybe might tell your viewers to wash the containers before they are filled.
Good tip! Thanks, Liz! :)
Hi Liz
I prefer to decant most items since I live in a condominium.
Hi Donna
I do not see decanting spices as practical. I want to know the due date of a spice. I would never add new spice to old spice. I keep my extensive spice collection on spinning turntables in the cabinet next to my range/oven. Definitely not in the pantry. Spices need to be near the stove. Bins by category are most practical.
Yes, the pantry is neatter but some products have conservation due date. By decanting you are loosing the information.
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Don't forget to measure your kitchen shelves if that's all you have to work with. Most containers won't fit on my shelves.
That is ALL of your cans?....
That's it! I don't use many canned goods in my cooking! :)
Hello how are you doing my friend
Sorry to sound gross but airtight containers are good, some houses have field nice & they can eat thro packets. YUCK
I fell shame at my disorganized pantry now. It's two in the morning what am I doing with my life?