storage jars for flour, sugar, oats etc

VfM4meplse

Linda32 wrote: »

Anything from Lakeland will be good

Anything from Lakeland will be expensive . Poundshops do reasonable quality copies, so they would always be my first choice.

becs

I got mine from poundland. They're so much easier and I can get massively more stuff in the cupboard. The rectangular ones are 4 high so I have 16 of these for all the bits and pieces such as dried fruit, food colourings, flavourings, decorations etc. Th all ones are cereal containers that I use for flours and icing sugar.

Bitsy_Beans

bargainbetty wrote: »

I use basic stackable tupperware for flours etc - all the tubs are marked separately, so I can see what is in where and if I need to buy more.

For those who wonder why I bother, look up flour beetles, consider how I had to go through the entire 'how to get rid of them' clean down twice and throw away nearly six bags of otherwise perfect food 'in case' it was contaminated. Never again. Little b*stards got everywhere.

I sooooo hear you on this. It took MONTHS to get rid of them :mad:
This is having bleached every cupboard, chucked every single contaminated packet, used a hairdryer on the joins to try and kill any eggs. And they still wouldn't die :mad:

I keep all my flour in these
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/11756/Lock-and-Lock-Flour-Box
Not the cheapest but I needed something airtight.
For smaller sized lock and lock boxes morrisons sell a good range.

Oliver14

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Anything from Lakeland will be expensive . .

These lock and lock Cereal containers are £8.79 from lakeland
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/10341/Lock-and-Lock-Cereal-Dispenser

You can get near identical ones from Tesco's for under £5.

What I find with Lakeland is it's worth looking for ideas but then actually source the product somewhere else as you will either find the same or something near identical for a lot cheaper elsewhere

VfM4meplse

Oliver14 wrote: »

You can get near identical ones from Tesco's for under £5.

I have seen v similar in poundshops too., not as large as 4L though. The 1.5l clicklocks are a 99p shop job.

becs

VfM4meplse wrote: »

I have seen v similar in poundshops too., not as large as 4L though. The 1.5l clicklocks are a 99p shop job.

That's the ones I have in the picture. Couldn't think what size they were but you're right they are 1.5l.

Raksha

meow5678 wrote: »

I use these http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/80066723/

I like these, but they don't bounce on ceramic tiled floors

bargainbetty

Bitsy_Beans wrote: »

I sooooo hear you on this. It took MONTHS to get rid of them :mad:
This is having bleached every cupboard, chucked every single contaminated packet, used a hairdryer on the joins to try and kill any eggs. And they still wouldn't die :mad:

Oh it is horrible, isn't it? I emptied every cupboard, threw away every packet, unopened or opened, wrote on tins in marker pens what was in them and soaked off the labels in a bleach solution, scrubbed, bleached, dried, scrubbed, bleached and dried again, then opened a door to find one of the little s*ds happily crawling out of a shelf hole. I literally stood there and burst into tears.

Cue me doing the entire thing again, with spray bleach into the holes too, this time.

I stuck cloves in the holes afterwards, apparently the smell keeps them away. Or the investment-level quantities of Domestos I used....

Tubs. Jars. Whatever works to keep the bugs from ever over-running my kitchen again!

Frugalista

I'm another one who uses 4 & 6 pint milk containers for all my dry goods - flours, rice, lentils, etc.

FREE gets my vote every time .

I use my jam funnel to fill them up easily - and they are perfect for pouring out into cup measures, etc.

Swan_2

another vote for Lock & Locks, they might seem expensive, but repay their investment in no time

I keep a stock of cheapy containers to give people food home in, so I don't get upset about losing my good ones