How does everyone store all their equipment? My new solution:
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I keep most of my equipment in my unfinished basement and carry it up to kitchen to use. As the equipment expanded I knew I needed a better way to store it all than on top of the old kitchen table we have down there for kid crafts.
Picked up a 72”x30” prep table to keep it all organized and set it up right at the bottom of the stairs for easy access.
Still plan to do my work upstairs in kitchen but will likely keep the chamber sealer down there. It is just too heavy to lug. I do have a VacMaster suction sealer in kitchen cabinet for easier access when needed.
Liking the way it worked out!
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bocephus Team Orange Power User Canning Masterbuilt Regular Contributors Veteran New Mexico Sous Vide Gardeningreplied to Jamieson22 on last edited by
Jamieson22 Right now most of mine is in a spare bedroom, I have metal shelves set up in there and also keep my canned goods there. Have a metal cart that I use to transfer things to the kitchen.
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Jamieson22 Team Blue PK100 Regular Contributors Power User Illinoisreplied to bocephus on last edited by
bocephus Similarly thinking I’ll use a meat lug to bring “ready to seal” stuff down to basement to chamber seal. Easier to bring it to the sealer than bringing the sealer upstairs. Is like 85lb.
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kyle Regular Contributors Veteran Canning Team Blue Power User Sous Vide Wisconsin Gardeningreplied to Jamieson22 on last edited by kyle
Jamieson22 looks good. I keep as my stuff in the basement also. Seems no great way to do it. I always put my two cents in on here when people say buy the biggest grinder you can afford. I like to point out where you store your stuff is important to remember. The more years that pass by, the heavier stuff seems to get
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Jamieson22 Team Blue PK100 Regular Contributors Power User Illinoisreplied to kyle on last edited by
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Jamieson22 scattered all over the place, kitchen, basement, garage, and shed
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processhead Power User Regular Contributors Smoker Build Expert Bowl Choppers Nebraska Veteran Team Camoreplied to kyle on last edited by processhead
kyle I would agree with your comments. My advice is to buy the best equipment you will ever need, not necessarily the biggest. Excess capacity means extra weight, more to wash, and more space to store it all.
Having a good system for storing and operating your equipment is as important as the equipment itself. Rolling carts are really handy for storing and moving heavy things like grinders and slicers. I find myself mounting power equipment in my shop on castors to simplify storage and use.
I like having good work surfaces. It looks like Jamieson22 got a nice work table there. In an ideal world, having all your processing stuff in one room with a good sink for washdown is where we all want to be.
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Surg Team Blue Cast Iron Dry Cured Sausage Masterbuilt Veteran Sous Vide Power User Regular Contributorsreplied to Jamieson22 on last edited by
Jamieson22
Nice setup. Been thinking about doing something similar. Right now I fall in line with twilliams with everything scattered all over. -
Denny O Iowa Team Camo Weber Grills Canning Gardening Cast Iron Regular Contributors Power User Green Mountain Grill Sous Vide
I made use of a space in the basement laundry room next to the laundry tub. Added cabinets and an eight foot top that has the last 24 inches or so lift off removable. I keep my stuff in two of the base cabinets and in t he tall pantry unit.
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Denny O Iowa Team Camo Weber Grills Canning Gardening Cast Iron Regular Contributors Power User Green Mountain Grill Sous Videreplied to Denny O on last edited by Denny O
Cabinets and top from Home Depot. Spent a touch over a grand originally. These are w2424 with an 18" under cabinet light mounted under each of them. This was about as cheap as a way as I could do this. I purchased slide out drawers for each of the base units too. This is great during the winter for deer season and fall when I grind all of my hamburger for the year.
In February I’ll get 4 separate flats of 18 tomato plants each started on the top and raise next years crop with last years seeds too.
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I’m in the scattered category. Some stuff in a rubbermaid in the garage, finder split between the pantry and freezer, and some on the kitchen counter. Yeah I need to reorganize.
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processhead Power User Regular Contributors Smoker Build Expert Bowl Choppers Nebraska Veteran Team Camo
I keep all my equipment in one unfinished work area in the basement. I do brewing and repair in the same work area, so there is a LOT of gear to maintain and store. I hang a lot of big stuff from the ceiling and other stuff in storage cabinets. The slicer and mixer stays on a carts which get pushed into corners when not used. The grinder/chopper stay on a permanent table that has storage for half sheet baking pans that I use for jerky making. The smoker is pretty much stationary but is on wheels to I can move it around if I unwire the power and disconnect the flue pipe.
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Jamieson22 Team Blue PK100 Regular Contributors Power User Illinoisreplied to processhead on last edited by
processhead GOALS!!!
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Chef Canning Dry Cured Sausage Primo Grills Team Blue Sous Vide Power User Cast Ironreplied to processhead on last edited by
processhead Very nice and impressive setup. It’s about what I would envision you had.
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processhead Power User Regular Contributors Smoker Build Expert Bowl Choppers Nebraska Veteran Team Camoreplied to Chef on last edited by
Chef said in How does everyone store all their equipment? My new solution::
processhead Very nice and impressive setup. It’s about what I would envision you had.
Thanks, Chef , it has a bit of the mad scientist lab look to it, but it gets the job done for my different interests.
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kyle Regular Contributors Veteran Canning Team Blue Power User Sous Vide Wisconsin Gardeningreplied to processhead on last edited by
processhead very nice setup
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bocephus Team Orange Power User Canning Masterbuilt Regular Contributors Veteran New Mexico Sous Vide Gardeningreplied to processhead on last edited by
processhead Very nice set up, maybe someday I will have something similar.
