Kitchen

[missy1]

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elbow, spaghetti, lasagna

[MorningLover]

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@Sooner wrote:

I am cleaning out the pantry and found I have:

Spaghetti

Angel Hair Spaghetti

Fettuccine

Penne

Rotini

Shells

Butterflys (Farfalle)

Thin noodles

Wide noodles   I don't have these

Fettuccine with Truffles in it..don't have this

Lasagna noodles

Orzo

Elbow small

Elbow big

That's absurd.  Why do I have all these pastas?  I don't make THAT many things with pasta!  So I'm throwing out the shells, butterflys, and a couple of other things.  And I'm making a point of using a couple of others this week.  

What do I really need to keep on hand?  I'm trying to figure that out!  Any advice?  LOL!!!  I am going to whip my pantry into shape!  It's hard to figure out what to keep in stock and how many of each! I am the queen of canned tomatoes .  Any kind of canned tomato you want, I have!  But I use them often.  

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I have all but two on the list plus a few different ones. I never know which kind I'll need so I like to keep a variety. I do have to throw some out occasionally, if I've had them too long. I'm trying not to buy anymore until I use up what I have.

I have all kinds of canned tomatoes too. Wouldn't be without them. 

[Sooner]

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@MorningLover wrote:

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@Sooner wrote:

I am cleaning out the pantry and found I have:

Spaghetti

Angel Hair Spaghetti

Fettuccine

Penne

Rotini

Shells

Butterflys (Farfalle)

Thin noodles

Wide noodles   I don't have these

Fettuccine with Truffles in it..don't have this

Lasagna noodles

Orzo

Elbow small

Elbow big

That's absurd.  Why do I have all these pastas?  I don't make THAT many things with pasta!  So I'm throwing out the shells, butterflys, and a couple of other things.  And I'm making a point of using a couple of others this week.  

What do I really need to keep on hand?  I'm trying to figure that out!  Any advice?  LOL!!!  I am going to whip my pantry into shape!  It's hard to figure out what to keep in stock and how many of each! I am the queen of canned tomatoes .  Any kind of canned tomato you want, I have!  But I use them often.  

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I have all but two on the list plus a few different ones. I never know which kind I'll need so I like to keep a variety. I do have to throw some out occasionally, if I've had them too long. I'm trying not to buy anymore until I use up what I have.

I have all kinds of canned tomatoes too. Wouldn't be without them. 

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@MorningLover  My husband does not understand my tomato hording.  I am glad someone does!  Diced, whole, crushed, stewed, Italian, sauce, paste, paste in tubes, salt free, low sodium. . . 

[Free2be]

I have most of that long list and a pasta maker that I use now and then.  It's good to be prepared!  Sometimes pasta shapes are flexible in recipes but other times that special shape seems very important!

[PA Mom-mom]

@Sooner Well, I guess I must have the smallest pantry on the planet. Your stash and those of others on this thread are impressive and too much for my space. I only stock whole wheat linguine and penne. We have a some nearby markets, so no need to hoard. Also, and I'm sure this is heresy,  when a recipe calls for a smaller sized pasta than I have, or I need to thicken a soup,I get out the rolling pin and smash. Uh, oh!

[Sooner]

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@PA Mom-mom wrote:

@Sooner Well, I guess I must have the smallest pantry on the planet. Your stash and those of others on this thread are impressive and too much for my space. I only stock whole wheat linguine and penne. We have a some nearby markets, so no need to hoard. Also, and I'm sure this is heresy,  when a recipe calls for a smaller sized pasta than I have, or I need to thicken a soup,I get out the rolling pin and smash. Uh, oh

Well there's an idea!  LOL!!!!  I love it!

[house_cat]

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@Sooner wrote:

 I am a pasta hoarder!  

@Sooner

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There was a time when my list would've looked like yours, but I carelessly chose a life partner who doesn't like pasta.  Whenever he goes out of town, it's the first treat I cook up for myself.

I lived in NY for most of my life.  The sizes and shapes of pasta available there are mind-boggling. When I moved west I quickly learned that they are not pasta savvy here.  The options are very limited, even in the largest grocery stores.

Right now I have a box of rigatoni, two boxes of spaghetti and a box of elbows.  I will have a bag of wide egg noodles next time I go shopping - I used the last of the bag in my chicken soup this past weekend.

[ripkenfan]

This question made me curious, so a look in my own cabinets/freezer found the following:

farfalle

angel hair

rigatoni

ditalini

elbows, large and small

penne

acine de pepe

gemelle

shells,small

egg noodles,wide and regular

gnocchi

tortellini

rotini

Some of these I bought for specific recipes I have yet to make, some I eat regularly.  Can you tell I am Italian?

I would keep whatever you have now.  When I get down to just a bit of one variety and it isn't enough to make anything major, I throw it in a pot of soup I am making to use it up.  I hate throwing away food.

Good thing pasta lasts for a long time, I am set for awhile!

[trenet]

Spaghetti 

PenneRigate

Cannolicchi

Cestini

Ditalini

Calamaretti

Cannelloni Tubes

Egg Pappardelle

Egg Tagliatelle 

Egg Fettuccine 

Most are my favourite brand Rustichella d’Abruzzo.  I use the spaghetti and pappardelle most often. I am trying  to use up the special shapes before buying more pasta so, right now, no lasagne sheets, large shells and pennine (which I use most often in soups). 

Different shapes & sizes for different sauces but, I need to but less variety at one time!   

[depglass]

Amish noodles, supermarket noodles, elbow macaroni and thin spaghetti.  That's it.  When we built this house I wanted two pantry cupboards, ended up with one.  And that one is overflowing.