5 Pantry Staples You Should Always Make Instead Of Buy - Chowhound

Istetiana/Getty Images For many cooks, the pantry is a rock-solid backbone that doesn't occupy much brain space. Perhaps this storage filled up when you first set up the kitchen space, or it still remains ghostly empty. Yet among the underused items mistakenly stored inside their original containers lie a handful of sturdy staples frequently used in meals — foundations like flour and sugar, as well as canned…