Tips to pack your food items!

 Are you planning to move from Noida to Mumbai? If so, then you would certainly be anxious about preparing all your goods for the final day. There is a lot to take care of – from de-cluttering to organizing and packing those items into the moving boxes – there are a bunch of tasks to take care of. And what makes it even more tiring is when you have to move your most complicated space – the complete kitchen unit, including the foodstuff for the purpose. But, this gruesome job could turn fairly simple if you have the assurance of the professional movers by your side. With the all-round assistance of packers and movers in Mumbai, conducting the intimidating relocation process would surely be a fuss-free job any time of the day!

When it comes to moving food, the expert moving companies make sure to pack most of your items but it is upon you to look through the items first to sort and de-clutter before you let them do their job.

Why?

Sending all of your foodstuffs for packing may or may not be a good idea! So, you should look through each of your food items first, to decide which ones are worth packing and moving. Most of the time, the moving companies pack most of your food but it is advised that you discard any perishable items in your stock right away.

Food packed or stored within glass jars and bottles could be risky to pack and move. Plus, if you have anything perishable like frozen food, refrigerated items, open food products, indoor plants, and other produce – all these could be hazardous to transport to your new home. They could crack, break, leak, or affected by mold ahead of reaching the destination.

However, non-perishable items like canned meats, tea bags, coffee, peanut butter, jelly, cake mixes, powdered milk, granulated sugar, syrup, juice boxes, packaged pasta, baby food and cereal, dried fruits, spices, or oils can be transported well. If you still couldn’t decide, you can look over the internet or simply seek a professional’s help for clarification. But whatever you do, ensure to decide early and carefully. Speak to the moving experts beforehand so that you do not end up struggling till the last moment before the final day!

So, whether you have unused food items in your refrigerator, canned meat in your freezer, or other expired items in the kitchen drawer – you can take care of every food item by planning early and following the steps mentioned in this checklist.

Let’s begin…

1. Keep out all kitchen items

Ahead of preparing your home and particularly, your kitchen area for the upcoming move, you should remove everything from the cupboards, cabinets, racks, and shelves. Once you assemble all your pantry essentials and edibles like baking ingredients, ketchup, oil, mayonnaise, olive oil, mustard, soy sauce, vegetable oil, vinegar, and items like dairy materials, fruits, vegetables, condiments and spices, napkins and clothes, dishwashing items and more, begin making piles of the same category of items together. Keep the bottles and jars left with ingredients at one place, miscellaneous supplies like a fruit basket, cutting board, table mat, cooking spoon, etc., at one place, and so on…

2. Discard hazardous and soon to expire items

As mentioned in the earlier point, if your kitchen has a fair number of oil and salt bottles, cold drinks, and sauces, throw them into the bin as they are more liable to spill or burst open during the shipment. You can consider donating them too, so you can save your day from the clean-up struggle.

Similarly, if you have jars and bottles of ketchup, vinegar, seasoning, cold drinks, spaghetti, and chowmein sauces, oils, and juices that are going to expire shortly, you should toss them out immediately. Do not waste money on paying for the moving charges for these heavy items. Simply throw them or give them away to your neighbors and friends.

3. Prepare all your grocery items

Your kitchen would have all the basics like the cereals – wheat, rice, barley, oats, etc. and items like sugar, salt, and other dry ingredients and spices. And all of these items need to be packed and sealed securely in plastics bags and later, kept within the cardboard boxes. You can also arrange a few solid sealable containers that would store your items from spillage during transit disturbances. You can also make use of the zip-lock plastic bags to move your dry kitchen eatables.

4. Be an intelligent packer

While you are packing, make sure to evaluate the nature of the items. Remember, packing right is the most significant thing during moves. So, make sure the items are packed in the right manner and placed in the cartons accordingly. Categorize the items so you can divide your packages in that order and see how well they have been transported to the moving vehicle.

If you are shifting heavy glass jars and bottles, say of fruit jelly or peanut butter, you should lay them at the bottom of the moving containers after properly insulating the base of it. Layer multiple sheets of the packing paper or old newspaper, and top it with bubble wraps for enhanced protection. Remember to keep the lighter bottles on the top and the fragile ones, always at the lowermost section of the moving boxes.

5. Make an effort to cook

Try to make use of the little remaining contents in the ketchup jars, or spices box or if you have meats, eggs and other raw non-veg eatables in your freezer section, try cooking them right away and avoid refilling them in your frozen section till the final moving day.

6. Label your moving boxes

When you are done with the packing of each of your kitchen items including the dry ones and liquids, you should prepare a final list of inventory. Simply go through each of the boxes to see the food items it holds, and label them alongside. Your checklist of items should match with the number of boxes. You can label the boxes carrying food items as ‘Perishable goods’ whereas tag ‘dry ingredients’ outside the spices and mixtures box. Repeat the same process for the ‘canned goods’. You can further prioritize your moving boxes and get the perishable food items unloaded first, followed by other important packages in your moving inventory.

Pro Tip: Your final step once you have packed your food would be to unplug the refrigerator. Make certain that you do this a day before so the freezer gets time to defrost.

End Note

Packing food and prepping your kitchen will probably be the most challenging phase of your move. But, by following the above-discussed points and appointing the movers and packers in Mumbai, you will enjoy a trouble-free experience on your moving day!