from the appliance having an effect on the food storage. I keep my potatoes, onions, garlic in there along with packaged, canned foods and kitchen ware. LOVE my pantry too!

Oregon. Inside, in the bathtub or grouped in basins of water usually works. If you are going away for more than a week or so it may help to cover them with plastic to help create a greenhouse environment with condensation. A helpful neighbor is the best though!