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Flour Tin Needed (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 month ago by nokturne213@sopuli.xyz to c/zerowaste@slrpnk.net

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I have been buying the 20 or 25 pound sacks of Blue Bird flour. But my son's cat scratches the bags and eventually tears them. I currently have the sack in an old pop corn tin. However, when the sack is too full I cannot put on the lid. I am looking for ideas for something larger to use, without having to dump the flour into the tin.

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[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I swear by these for flour. My mom has some from 30 years ago that are still in use.

https://www.webstaurantstore.com/rubbermaid-fg631800clr-18-qt-clear-square-food-storage-container-with-liter-and-qt-gradations/690FG6318.html

Id recommend the 8 quart for all purpose or bread flour; it'll hold a 12 pound bag (someday ill learn non-murican units for this purpose)

[–] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Those are the nice, clear ones, too. The polypropylene ones are opaque and a good bit cheaper, but seem to function more or less the same. I'm not sure on the pros and cons of polypropylene vs polycarbonate in this application, though. The downside of this kind of container is that they aren't airtight, so if you are storing something like whole wheat that can go rancid, you need to make sure you are still using it quickly enough.