Taking bulk buying to an extreme! Strange behaviour.

Primrose

Ginmonster wrote: »

I'm in the same boat with the drinks Primrose. . I have found that fruity liqueurs are nice added to a glass of cava or other sparkling Not quite so sure what to do with the ginger liqueur though...

I often put sliced bottled stem ginger in with rhubarb when I cook it. I wonder if the ginger liqueur would have a similar enhancing effect, especially with the new season's rhubarb now sprouting nicely.

Pollycat

Primrose wrote: »

:Years ago we acquired a number of those large glass jars used in sweet shops which we use for storing various types of pasta, rice , pulses. They're great for ensuring you have plenty of stock securely stored and can easily see what you!ve got. But my dear OH seems to consider it his life's mission to keep them all fully stocked up. This means that new product is piled in on top of older stock and I have absolutely no idea how old some of the older product is at the bottom of the jars. We never seem to reach those levels and they probably date back to the Egyptian Pyramid era !:rotfl:

I wouldn't be happy at all if my OH did this.
I don't even like tipping the last few bits (less than a spoonful) out of one coffee jar into a new one.

GreyQueen

Yeah, I like to wash up containers, dry and then allow a bit of time to air dry, before re-filling with dried goods.

Tell the hubs about the weevils etc which can infest flour-based products like pasta and that it's important to finish the old stuff completely, cleanse and re-stock with the new.

Pollycat

GreyQueen wrote: »

Yeah, I like to wash up containers, dry and then allow a bit of time to air dry, before re-filling with dried goods.

Tell the hubs about the weevils etc which can infest flour-based products like pasta and that it's important to finish the old stuff completely, cleanse and re-stock with the new.

I do this too.
The 10 or so pasta twists in the bottom of a glass container do irritate me until I come round to using them up but I'd never top up old with new.

I used to avoid those shops that had huge bins of stuff - cornflakes, flour etc - for that reason.

Primrose wrote: »

I sometimes feel overwhelmed trying to decide between spaghetti, pasta spirals, pasta shapes, macaroni, etc and wonder why we need to have all this stuff as it all tastes the same.

Of curse they do taste the same before you add the sauce but I thinks twists are better with some sauces and penne works better with others.
Or maybe I've just been listening to Gino D'acampo too much. :rotfl:

ALIBOBSY

I actually don't see a problem stocking up or buying in bulk providing you have the space to store and it doesn't stress you out.

I have a store in the shed-we have a big shed with cabinets and shelving so have space for me to have tins etc.

There are 6 of us so certain items we go through alot of and I like to have stock in for cooking etc.

I bulk buy mainly for 2 reasons, firstly we are both self employed so when income fluctuates it's nice to be able to still eat whilst using income purely for bills on a quiet month. Secondly it's money saving to be able to stock up on a bargain price, but only buy stuff you will use and can keep long enough to use up (or freeze if required-but again have to watch filling up the freezers too much with bulky items). TBH the interest in banks is so low that a good bargain will "make" more than saving the cash.

More than once my stores have saved us when one child or another suddenly announces "oops forgot got home ec tommorrow".

Ali x

LameWolf

Ginmonster wrote: »

Not quite so sure what to do with the ginger liqueur though...

I'd have thought you could use a little in any recipe that requires ginger - Primrose has already mentioned adding to rhubarb - the other thing that comes to mind is sweet'n'sour sauce; the recipe I use calls for ginger, and I use a dribble of ginger cordial for this.
You could probably also add a little to a glass of whisky for a pretty potable Whisky Mac.

Pollycat wrote: »

I wouldn't be happy at all if my OH did this.
I don't even like tipping the last few bits (less than a spoonful) out of one coffee jar into a new one.

I tip the last little bit of things into a small tuppaware type box (I have some really tiny ones as well as the larger varieties) so that I can clean the container ready for the new supply.

Ginmonster

Thanks for all the ginger liqueur suggestions! I'm now also thinking that it'd be nice sloshed over some strawberries and raspberries in the summer. Yum!

VfM4meplse

ALIBOBSY wrote: »

I have a store in the shed-we have a big shed with cabinets and shelving so have space for me to have tins etc.

I am so wary of this, the fear of attracting rodents has made sure I've never done this for food, nor paper goods that might be good for nesting. Although they are quite welcome to nibble on laundry tablets and drink from my bottles of bleach if so inclined

Pollycat

ALIBOBSY wrote: »

I actually don't see a problem stocking up or buying in bulk providing you have the space to store and it doesn't stress you out.

I don't see a problem​ either.
But - and I'm sure I've said this up-thread already - it would be the insistence/obsession with multiples ​of 5 or 10 that would be of concern.

ALIBOBSY

VfM4meplse wrote: »

I am so wary of this, the fear of attracting rodents has made sure I've never done this for food, nor paper goods that might be good for nesting. Although they are quite welcome to nibble on laundry tablets and drink from my bottles of bleach if so inclined

My OH is a bit obsessive with sheds and the like, and as we wanted somewhere to also store the chicken feed he ensured the shed was rodent proof.

It isn't one from a standard diy store or similar, not those lap types, its a solid wood structure with no gaps and OH put it on a raised standing with extra thick wood panels along the bottom to stop rodents.

Plus we have 2 cats who are in and out during the summer lol. OH always inspects and checks his shed as well as resealing/staining each year as and when required. So far no problems.

TBH it's more like an outhouse than a shed and is quite big-OH sometimes takes a table and chair out and works in there lol. It wasn't cheap tho, but hand made by a local family firm-OH and carpenter neighbour assembled. Was 4 figures rather than a few hundred tbh but it's so solid I reckon it will last decades.

Ali x