Pe-ew!

[BoundBrook]

We have a large pantry where we store our dry goods. As soon as you walk in the front door the pantry is on your right. It is a large pantry, in some of the other homes on our street it is actually a 1/2 bath.

Anyway, this pantry is always very humid in the summertime. I doesn't have an air vent or any way to circulate air at all. It can actually smell bad depending on how many different types of food I have stored in there. It makes chips and cookies go stale in a matter of days. Even in their original packaging or tupperware containers. I was thinking of buying one of those food vaccum things but before I do that I wanted y'alls opinion.

I can't leave the pantry door open so air can circulate b/c if the pantry door is open and someone walks in the front door, the front door won't open. The 2 doors will brace against one another. I don't want to run a dehumidifier in there b/c again, I can't really leave the door open and more importantly I don't own one.

Are there any products that absorb moisture, some kind of pellets or paper product that I can put in the room to help make it less humid?

[diabolical_Tanya]

Re: Pe-ew!

turn it into a half bath [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif[/img]

[kia027]

Re: Pe-ew!

volcanic rock i think will help absorb the humidity

btw do you want to have dry goods in a humid place? maybe it is time to turn it into a 1/2 bath as aynat suggested?

[BoundBrook]

Re: Pe-ew!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Empress_Aynat</div><div class="ubbcode-body">turn it into a half bath [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif[/img] </div></div>

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[BoundBrook]

Re: Pe-ew!

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body">volcanic rock i think will help absorb the humidity

btw do you want to have dry goods in a humid place? maybe it is time to turn it into a 1/2 bath as aynat suggested? </div></div>

Seriously, we are planning on turning it into a 1/2 bath in the next year or so. The plumbing is already there so it shouldn't be too hard.

Right now I am not keeping anything other than can goods in the pantry b/c the dry goods spoil so quickly. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif[/img] It is a pain b/c storage space is limited in my kitchen. We really need to be able to use the pantry for what it is for until we make other arrangements. The plan is to make a 1/2 bath out of the pantry and add an entire wall of storage on the one empty wall in the kitchen.

[kia027]

Re: Pe-ew!

Here is something else you can try
Dri-it humidity absorber

[BoundBrook]

Re: Pe-ew!

Exactly the sort of thing I was looking for.

Thanks Kia. [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70409-waytogo.gif[/img]

[Green_Biscuit]

Re: Pe-ew!

Boundie, excessive humidity in dry goods is the quickest way to promote pests. Please, go to Walmart and buy a $50 dehumidifier (I have seen them for less. Try Craig's list even), and get some organic pantry moth boxes. It will cost a lot more if you end up throwing out food time after time.


Dehumidifier

Pantry pests