Pantry Essentials
A well-stocked cupboard makes everyday cooking easier, whether you're throwing together a quick pasta, a salad or a weekend bake. This is where to find the basics that keep your kitchen running, most of them organic, in everyday and bulk sizes.
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Pantry Essentials: Store-Cupboard Staples
What's in the pantry
- Whole Foods: grains, nuts, seeds, beans, lentils and pulses and rice.
- Flours & baking: organic flours, raising agents, cocoa and coconut for baking from scratch.
- Oils: extra virgin olive oil, raw coconut oil, plus pumpkin seed and flaxseed oils.
- Nut butters & spreads: single-ingredient peanut butter, almond butter and tahini.
- Pasta, noodles & rice: from buckwheat ramen to organic Italian pasta, with couscous alongside.
- Tinned & jarred: canned beans, tomatoes and vegetables and Mediterranean jars like olives and sun-dried tomatoes.
- Flavour: herbs and spices, global pastes and seasonings and everyday condiments.
- Gut-health staples: nut butters, pickles and fermented foods like kraut, kimchi and miso.
Why stock up here
We look for good ingredients and keep them honest, with no fillers and plenty of organic options, then send them out to your door. Most staples come in bulk sizes for better value per kilo, so you can buy a small pack to try or a larger one if it's something you reach for often. Use the filters to shop by category, dietary need or pack size.
FAQs
What counts as a pantry essential? The store-cupboard basics you reach for again and again: flours, grains, rice, pasta, pulses, oils, nut butters, tinned goods, herbs, spices and condiments. Stock these and most everyday meals come together without a special shop.
Are your pantry products organic? A large part of the range is certified organic, and much of it is GMO-free. Each product page lists the details, so check there if organic matters for a particular item.
Do you sell pantry staples in bulk? Yes. Most come in a range of sizes up to bulk sacks, which work out cheaper per kilo and suit families, batch cooks, caterers and businesses.
How should I store dry goods? Keep flours, grains, pulses, nuts and seeds in airtight containers somewhere cool, dark and dry. Most last for months that way, and the product or packaging will give a best-before date.
Do you deliver across the UK? Yes, we deliver UK-wide, with free standard delivery on mainland UK orders over £35. Delivery options and any extra charges for remote areas are shown at checkout.
