Style & Taste

Kitchen storage

A kitchen in the UAE works against you in ways a temperate one does not. Heat shortens the life of anything left in its paper packet, humidity finds flour and sugar within days, and bread stales faster on a warm counter. The answer is rarely more cupboard space — it is airtight storage used deliberately, and a counter arranged so the things you reach for daily are the easiest to reach.

These notes cover the practical detail: decanting flour, rice and sugar into canisters that genuinely seal, choosing a bread bin that keeps a loaf worth eating, clearing cabinets that have quietly filled with duplicates, and keeping a counter calm without hiding everything away. If you decant nothing else, start with the three staples that spoil first.

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