Ideas for storing large amounts of spices

Swan_2

zippychick wrote: »

I decant mine into "normal" sized jars, and keep the bigger bags all together in a lock and lock like Swan says. I rearranged mine yesterday actually - found a great sized tupperware which fits loads lengthwise so you can see what most of them are - you can read the label if that makes sense. Must geta pic uploaded

oh that sounds interesting, a pic would be good

I hope you have your Alfalfa stored in one :rotfl:


EDIT ... Maybe I should put up a pic of my drawers? :think:

zippychick

Swan wrote: »

oh that sounds interesting, a pic would be good

I hope you have your Alfalfa stored in one :rotfl:

I like how uniform they all are now!! before i had to search for most but now i can clearly see. I have all my curry spices side by side. It's [STRIKE]bordering on[/STRIKE] OCD

Swan, i/m a bad girl. They're still on my to do list!!! you have shamed me into it!!!!!:o:p

Swan_2

zippychick wrote: »

I like how uniform they all are now!! before i had to search for most but now i can clearly see. I have all my curry spices side by side. It's [STRIKE]bordering on[/STRIKE] OCD

Swan, i/m a bad girl. They're still on my to do list!!! you have shamed me into it!!!!!:o:p

I'm totally OCD about mine, they have to have a label on the container & a matching (hopefully) one on the lid, in case of forgetfulness

not so OCD about the Alfalfa though, I'm good for a while & have lovely nutritious home grown salad at hand at all times, then I forget about a batch & end up with a terrible jungly thing that needs a machete to extricate it from the jar:rotfl:

zippychick

Ha ha do you still eat it?

I arranged my friends herbs and spices. SHe kept them in a drawer, so i alphabetised them and wrote out matching labels for the top of each one - had them all in alphabetical order all lined up so she can read them. She thought it was genius but also nearly wet herself laughing!!!:D:rotfl::o Now every time i see it, i have the urge to turn them all the right way, and label the non label ones. She's so blimmin chaotic:eek::D

Sounds like we are similar in that way!

Feels so good to have mine organised - they had started to take on a whole new section of the cupboard . I also keep old jars I dont need and decant bigger ones into the little ones so i can store a jar sized amount and not always be opening the packs up - until it needs refilled. I have labels ready for them!!!

My only one on my cookbook shelf is my panchpuran which i made up myself. My first ever spice mix, so i was rather excited and it got pride place !!!:j:D:p

The things we do eh?

Swan_2

well done you! you've got to be organised once you've got more than a few, otherwise chaos ensues :eek: & we can't have that

great feeling to make a mix of your own isn't it? :T
have you tried 'my' HM Fajita mix? it's quite similar to the Takeaway Secret one (I got it from a copycat site, it's Taco Bell's mix ... allegedly) & they both cost pennies as opposed to the price of one of those little supermarket packets

I used to roast whole spices, grind them up & make my own garam masalas & pastes, but I'm lazy, lazy, lazy these days

MrsAtobe

zippychick wrote: »

I arranged my friends herbs and spices. SHe kept them in a drawer, so i alphabetised them and wrote out matching labels for the top of each one - had them all in alphabetical order all lined up so she can read them. She thought it was genius but also nearly wet herself laughing!!!:D:rotfl::o Now every time i see it, i have the urge to turn them all the right way, and label the non label ones. She's so blimmin chaotic:eek::D

Sounds like we are similar in that way!

Feels so good to have mine organised - they had started to take on a whole new section of the cupboard . I also keep old jars I dont need and decant bigger ones into the little ones so i can store a jar sized amount and not always be opening the packs up - until it needs refilled. I have labels ready for them!!!

My only one on my cookbook shelf is my panchpuran which i made up myself. My first ever spice mix, so i was rather excited and it got pride place !!!:j:D:p

The things we do eh?

Glad I'm not the only one who has strange urges like that :rotfl:. Can't wait to get mine all organised, I'm fed up of being hit on the head by flying spices every time I want something!

Flibsey

I keep mine in tupperware boxes in the freezer and top up little jars kept near the cooker as they run out.

quintwins

maybe nt very mse or os for that matter but ACHICA have lots of wee storage jars on today, i just seen them and came looking for this thread