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Pantry Shelving
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Resist the urge to use deep shelves to maximize space! You are creating a
hopeless hole where you will continually be at war with the contents. A mix of
9" - 12" - or 18" deep shelving should be used. Follow these
guidelines for maximum efficiency of stocking food 1- 2 items deep and use
adjustable shelving for flexible control.
The charts below show selected grocery items and how their width compares to
shelf depth. Following the rule of stocking 1-2 items
deep, the 9" shelf depth is the optimum depth for most food package sizes for efficient use of space
(see chart #1). The 12" depth is still necessary for pantry items of that
depth (chart #2), and the 18" depth is ideal for small appliances and bulky
items. You may consider taking smaller items, like Jello ® boxes, and storing them in their own box
to be placed on a deeper, 12" shelf. It looks like shelving height set at
6 1/2" - 7" apart will take in many canned goods. Setting heights at 10" -
12 1/2" apart will take in the next group of containers.
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shelves CHART #2 |
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CHART #1 |
| Items Deep |
Food Item |
Depth on
Shelf |
Height (for shelving spacing) |
| 6" |
9" |
| 1 |
2 |
Tuna |
3 1/2" |
1 1/2" |
| NA |
1 |
Ziplock® storage bags, quart
size |
7 3/4" long |
2 1/2" tall |
| 1 |
2 |
Jello ® 3 oz |
3 1/2" |
3" |
| 5 |
8 |
Jello ® 3 oz |
1" (label facing out) |
3" |
| 2 |
3 |
Spam® |
2 1/4" (label facing out) |
3 1/2" |
| 2 |
3 |
Tomato paste (6 oz) |
2 1/4" |
3 1/2" |
| 1 |
2 |
Large can peaches |
4 1/4" |
3 1/2" |
| 1 |
2 |
Can of frosting |
3 3/4" |
3 3/4" |
| 1 |
2 |
Box of saltines |
4 1/4" |
4 1/4" |
| 2 |
4 |
Baking soda (label facing out) |
2" |
4 1/2" |
| 2 |
3 |
Canned green beans (14.5 oz) |
3" |
4 1/2 |
| 1 |
2 |
baking soda |
3 1/2" |
4 1/2" |
| 2 |
3 |
18 oz peanut butter |
3" |
5" |
| 1 |
2 |
Soup (18.6 oz) |
3 1/4" |
5" |
| 1 |
2 |
Prune canister |
4 1/4" |
5" |
| 1 |
3 |
Pint Jar |
3" |
5 1/2" |
| 1 |
1 |
Hot chocolate canister |
5" |
5 1/2" |
| 1 |
1 |
Shortening |
5 1/4" |
6" |
| 1 |
1 |
5# peanut butter |
6" |
6 1/4" |
| 1 |
1 |
Quik chocolate mix |
6" |
6 1/4" |
| 1 |
1 |
Coffee (2#7oz) |
6 3/8" |
6 1/2" |
| 1 |
2 |
Quart Jar |
4 1/2" |
6 1/2" |
| 1 |
1 |
Uncle Ben's Rice® |
5" |
6 3/4" |
| 1 |
2 |
Canned juice |
4 1/4" wide |
7" |
| 1 |
1 |
Cake box |
5 1/2" |
7" |
| 1 |
2 |
Mac 'n cheese |
3 1/2" |
7 1/4" |
| 4 |
6 |
Mac 'n cheese |
1 3/8" (label facing out) |
7 1/4" |
| 1 |
1 |
5# bag sugar |
5" wide |
7 1/2" |
| 1 |
1 |
Stuffing box |
5" |
8" |
| 1 |
2 |
Bottled Dressing |
4" |
8" |
| 1 |
1 |
Cracker box #2 |
5" 1/4" |
8" |
| 1 |
1 |
Malt-O-Meal® |
5 1/4" |
8" |
| 1 |
2 |
Jumbo spice containers |
4 1/4" |
8" |
| 3 |
4 |
Bottled steak sauce |
2" |
8 1/4" |
| 1 |
1 |
Pancake box |
6 1/4" |
8 1/4" |
| 1 |
2 |
Corn Syrup |
3 1/2" |
8 1/2" |
| 1 |
1 |
Cracker box #1 |
5" |
9" |
| 1 |
1 |
Graham crackers |
5 1/2 " |
9" |
| 1 |
1 |
Oatmeal |
5 1/4" |
9 1/2" |
| NA |
1 |
Church cookbook |
7" |
9 1/4" |
| 1 |
2 |
Ketchup |
4" |
10" |
| NA |
1 |
Dry milk |
6 3/4" |
10" |
| 1 |
2 |
1/2 gal juice |
4 1/2" |
10 1/2" |
| NA |
1 |
Minute Rice ® |
6 3/4" |
10 1/2" |
| NA |
1 |
Cookbook, Betty Crocker |
9" deep |
10 1/2" tall |
| 1 |
2 |
Lasagna box |
4" |
11" |
| NA |
1 |
10# bag of flour |
6 1/2 " |
11" |
| NA |
1 |
Cereal box (12.25 oz) |
7 3/4" |
11 1/4" |
| 1 |
1 |
gallon vinegar |
6" |
12" |
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CHART #2 |
| Items Deep |
Food Item |
Depth on
Shelf |
Height (for shelving spacing) |
| 1 |
Fry pan |
10 - 12" |
2 - 3" |
| 1 |
Cereal box (12.25) |
7 3/4" |
11 1/4" |
| 1 |
Cereal box (24 oz) |
9 3/4" |
13 1/2" |
| 1 |
Wax paper |
12 1/2" long |
2" tall |
| 1 |
Gallon vinegar |
6" |
12" |
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