I am putting in a pantry under the stairway in the house that my boyfriend and I are building. It doesn't have heat or air conditioning going into it; so I thought that we might be able to also use it as a root cellar for vegetables. I will be using it for canned goods that I can myself and that I buy at the grocery store, as I will have only 1 overhead cabinet in my kitchen (I am short). Anyone think this will work the way I want it to?
By redneckmom from Estill Springs, TN
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When I was married and had we owned a home, my husband bought some foam sheet type insulation and put that on the two outside walls under the stairwell and then he put up 2x4s and built shelves of various heights between the 2x4s. On one wall at the bottom, he built a bin, that we stored 100 lbs of potatoes in. I kept home canned and purchased fruits and veggies in there. I
f your stairwell is in the basement and against an outside wall you will need some kind of insulation on the walls to keep them from getting so cold that the products freeze.
If your stairwell isn't in a basement I don't know how well home canned items will keep. The people that I know that do home canning always keep the items in the basement, but not a freezing cold one. Hope this helps.
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