A few years ago I made a Tin can storage rotator for our old pantry.
This worked great but when I built the extension and built a new pantry we just didn't have the wall space for it. I cut the door into two and sold the separate halves and decided to build some modular units instead. When I built them I built them with the idea to make a jig to make the job easy to repeat and with the aim of selling them.
Since then I've built dozens of the units. I have them in my pantry, my brother has them in his kitchen and I've sold them all over the country and had great feedback from everyone that uses them.
Downside is that since the timber price increases due to Covid and other issues they've not become very viable to make, or not at a price that would sell. They're also not the most fun thing in the work to make either! So in the spirit of being nice I've made a video showing how I came about the design and how to make the jigs to make them.
Even if someone makes something completely different I hope that the video will help someone overcome a problem or see a different way of solving a food storage issue.
Also if you could do me a favour - Could you subscribe to my YouTube channel if you haven't already, I could do with crossing the 1000 follower threshold that YouTube has in place, it would be much appreciated.
How do you store your tin cans in your pantry?
Subscribed! I have to admit that store tin cans in much array. I mean, they just take up a lot of one layer shelf space, unless I can stack them end on end two high. I've taken to buying more tinned goods now, of things I can't grow or produce easily myself. So I need a better storage system. Variety in the diet is important.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'd love to grow all we eat but while working it's never going to happen, in fact even then I doubt very much that it'll happen! So We will continue to use Tinned food while we can. My main trouble is keeping organised so something like this is ideal for me.
DeleteThese are really great but waay beyond my woodworking skills or indeed equipment, but I LOVE the back of door storage idea. I have an outwards opening cellar door which would be ideal, I'm certain there are some castors hanging around somewhere too. Wish me luck, I will need it!
ReplyDeleteYou can build much simpler versions. especially if space isn't such an issue. That's my trouble is keeping everything so tight together, means I have to be really clever with the joints.
DeleteJust subscribed. Love seeing people stockpile! So important in these times. I just stack my cans in pantry.
ReplyDeleteI think everyone should store a bit more food. It amazes me how little some people keep in stock.
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