we generally have tinned goods like tomatoes, cannelloni beans, kidney beans, baked beans.
Olive oil, sunflower oil, extra virgin olive oil and rapeseed oil
sugars - granulated, caster, soft brown and dark brown
Honey, chocolate spread, jam & marmalade
Flour - plain, self raising and OO bread flour
baking soda and baking powder
sultanas, choc chips, good quality vanilla extract, food colourings and cake decorations (sprinkles etc), bun cases
Stock pots - chicken, beef and veg
Herbs and spices - loads of these but most commonly used - sea salt and black pepper in grinders, oregano, thyme, chilli flakes, rosemary, paprika etc
tea - breakfast, earl grey, peppermint
coffee - ground beans for the filter machine and a tin of good instant expresso for baking
cadburys hot chocolate, bournville cocoa
pasta - lots of shapes usually including macaroni, spaghetti, penne
Rice - long grain white, arborio risotto and brown rice
breads of various types
biscuits and treats
condiments - mustard - wholegrain, dijon and english. Sweet chilli sauce, soy sauce, plum sauce, tabasco, worstershire, ketchup, mayo,
pickles, chutneys, etc
this and a similarly stocked freezer allows meals to be made quickly no matter what else is happening
But it has taken a long time to build it to this level and it does take some maintenance to make sure things don't go out of date if shoved to the back etc