Moving food to your new house can become a bit of a chore. Often people give up and dump the lot, intending on replacing it after the move at their new local supermarket. There’s no need to let good food go to waste. With a little forward planning, there’s no reason you can’t take it with you, safely and securely.
As a well-established removal company in Hertfordshire, we’ve come up with some hints and tips for moving your food items.
Cook it or chuck it
The couple of weeks before you move is your opportunity to get rid of those food items due to expire either before or immediately after your moving date. It’s not worth bringing them to your new house, so it’s best to bin them, donate them, or use them up before the big day.
Secure your essentials
Certain items are vital in any well-stocked kitchen cupboard – flour, rice, pasta, sugar, baking powder, and the like. While they usually fare well under normal conditions, their plastic and paper packaging does tend to split if handled too roughly. We recommend either emptying the contents into clip-top plastic boxes or sealing them in individual heavy-duty freezer bags to prevent spillage.
Keep it small
Food items are heavier than you think, so pack them into smaller boxes. This reduces the risk of the bottom falling out of one and seeing all that food go to waste.
Protect your bottles
Any glass bottles are going to need extra protection whilst in transit, no matter whether they’re spirits, wine, or the kitchen staples of oils and vinegars. If you only have a handful of bottles, wine postal tubes are a sound investment. If, on the other hand, you have quite a collection of bottles to transport, you need to ramp up the amount of packing materials you use, not to mention ensuring that the bottom of the box has been reinforced with packing tape.
If you’re moving house, don’t forget that Brycelands Removals & Storage are the top removal company in Hertfordshire, and we provide first-rate residential removals across the county. Contact our team today, for a free quote, with no obligation.
