We almost never eat out, I don’t generally use box mixes, most dry stuff from scratch. So I do a lot of bulk raw ingredients (which is cheaper).
I have a lazy susan by the range that has small containers of spices, sauces and liquids for use while cooking
I have a closet in the kitchen that holds snacks, bread, potatoes pasta cereal
Those two aren’t a given, but are also aren’t unusual in a single family home.
Then I have one that’s the size of a small walk-in closet a couple of rooms over that has jarred/canned goods, cake mixes (my one box mix exclusion), ramen, bulk dry goods. I only go grocery shopping once every couple of weeks. If something is cheaper in bulk and lasts, I’ll buy it in bulk.
If something goes south with the government or the next covid, we’re food secure for a couple of months.
I have a few hundred in my bigger pantry
How many pantries do you have?
More than I should, even for the US.
We almost never eat out, I don’t generally use box mixes, most dry stuff from scratch. So I do a lot of bulk raw ingredients (which is cheaper).
I have a lazy susan by the range that has small containers of spices, sauces and liquids for use while cooking
I have a closet in the kitchen that holds snacks, bread, potatoes pasta cereal
Those two aren’t a given, but are also aren’t unusual in a single family home.
Then I have one that’s the size of a small walk-in closet a couple of rooms over that has jarred/canned goods, cake mixes (my one box mix exclusion), ramen, bulk dry goods. I only go grocery shopping once every couple of weeks. If something is cheaper in bulk and lasts, I’ll buy it in bulk.
If something goes south with the government or the next covid, we’re food secure for a couple of months.
It’s America, most people have none, some have one or two, and a couple thousand people have 20+