‘Pantry porn’ on TikTok and Instagram makes obsessively organized kitchens a new status symbol

Photo caption: Influencers have started filming themselves shopping for supplies, prepping food, refilling containers and organizing their pantries. Image credit: Valeriy_G / iStock via Getty Images Plus. Article by Jenna Drenten. The Conversation – March 14, 2023.

Neatly aligned glass spice jars tagged with printed white labels. Wicker baskets filled with packages of pasta, crackers and snacks. Rows of flavored seltzer water stacked in double-decker plastic bins. In today’s consumer culture, “a place for everything and everything in its place” isn’t just a mantra; it’s big business. Nowhere is this more evident than the kitchen pantry. […]

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