Athenaii: Sounds like it was easy for you to purge the losers from your Tupperware collection, but not so easy to let go of the still-good stuff even though you have an excess. How about this idea: pack away about half of it, seal the box, and stash it for at least a month. Preferably three to six months. It'll be there if you really really need it. But if you get along fine without those pieces during that time, you can safely and happily declutter them to a new home.
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Posted 6 months ago #
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ninakk and bandicoot: here's a third addict to the bormioli/fido jars :) They are really great, and it looks so nice in the pantry.
I do have and use rather a lot of plastic as well, though. I fell in love with the Lock & Lock series, and have boxes in several sizes. I use them in the fridge and freezer, and for the occasional lunch box. Since I live alone, I frequently get leftovers and they keep a lot longer in these boxes. I would never heat any food in a plastic container, though.
Posted 6 months ago # -
If you have some of the expensive Tupperware that isn't in regular rotation in your kitchen, you might try using it in other ways. My cake cover, for instance, serves as storage for other holiday-type dishes and servingware. When I pull it out to use, I am likely to also need what is in it.
In the bathroom, I can use Tupperware to corral small containers and supplies.
Crafts materials can store in many other containers.Posted 6 months ago # -
I did the "put it in a box" trick, and realized I used only about a 1/3 of what I had. Donated most of it, and bought some nice BPA-free glass pieces from crate & barrel that are fridge/freezer/micro friendly. The only time having minimal food storage containers is an issue is around holidays (oops! Not enough to take home all those Thanksgiving leftovers!)
Posted 6 months ago # -
Oh this has been such a helpful discussion! Thank you! Those italian jars bandicoot mentioned used to be what my mothers pantry was full of, but now it's all plastic (I think you used to get these pourer with 2kg of flour or whatever in them). They work ok.
I think for my kitchen in my recently purchased apartment, I'll have the Pyrex for leftovers (seeing you've all scared me into BPA issues and the like). For baking stuff (flour, sugar ect), I think I want 'lunchboxes' for easy cup measure access. What mum has is ok til the last bit (and you CAN pour, but it never works right for me). The glass jars mouths just aren't big enough (for me, my hands and the cup measure). And I'm thinking that plastic is ok, cause I'm not going microwave my flour now am i?! And I have heeded warnings, I will try for sqaure-ish over round to 'save' or maximise space...
Oh how I look forward to starting from scratch (and quietly terrified I'll make mistakes and there won't be perfection, and I'm a user-erupper) sigh!
Posted 5 months ago # -
Snosie, the square jars are actually easier to handle, too, since they have corners you can grab.
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I have one large drawer with plastic containers of all sizes. I save the empty containers of ice cream to have to give DD for the meals she takes home with her. She then recycles those.
All other containers that have the same size are stacked (nested) and lids are stacked vertically next to them.
Realised some years back that we had 9 different sizes, so, with a china crayon, each size got a number on the bottom and on the lid. Makes it easier for DH and DD - and me!-to find what fits what.
Also have 3 of the lock-in-lock containers, but the lid sizes there is obvious.I have another drawer for the big glass jars -round and square- and eventually as the plastic containers go or get tossed, we'll have more glass containers.
But for transporting food, i still prefer plastic: lighter weight and less chance they will break en route.Posted 5 months ago #
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