anything to not be put in yet another plastic container. it’s perfect the way it is.
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You took the comment right out of my fingers.
I feel like a cardboard cylinder would be more manageable
Those usually have metal or plastic bottoms and tops though.
They can be made without, and may be a perfectly cromulent option for shelf stable powder goods. The top and bottom are simply crimped rigid cardboard.
I gotchu
A for effort.
nobody can afford crops in this economy
Now that's efficient!
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Idk paper bags seem fine to me. Rather that than plastic
They spill everywhere and you cant reseal them leaving it possible for bugs to get in. But i have to agree theyre better than a plastic container
You can buy a container and dump them into that. There are a lot of options around, metal and ceramic.
Open the flour over a trash can to catch that little bit of flour that always seems to be on top, try to keep the folding paper top together, but open one side like a milk carton.
Open resealable container of your choice, I have large plastic bins that hold 10lbs of flour quite nicely. Big round container with handles and a lid.
Dump flour into container, slow-ish so it doesn't poof into the air
Seal container, use dry paper towel, rag, or vacuum to clean the small amount that probably came off the paper top.
I usually give the open top a flick with my finger over the trash can to dislodge as much as possible before going to the counter.
I really can't think of a better way to package it, other ways are either taking up more space than needed, or uses plastic/metal. Plastic is a non-starter for me, and metal would drastically increase price. It's a cost-effective way of tansporting a cheap product. Just don't get it wet lol
I usually leave them in the bags. But for sugar I put them into a different container. You can do the same with flour.
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Is this bug thing a problem you have? I never seen a bug in my flour all my life
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It's just the overly strong glue that bothers me. I want to be able to open the bag without ripping a hole in it. Like having a garment with thread stronger than the fabric, the fabric will tear.
Entirely paper packaging. I would argue this really is optimal packaging. I've got an air tight glass jar that I decant to.
There are really 2 problems:
- Flour is essentially dust. It's really hard to find a good way to package dust.
- Flour is really, really cheap. The packaging needs to remain a small fraction of the overall cost.
So many things would be better suited to the grocery store having large hoppers of the item that you fill your own containers with. Either the hopper counts out how much is fed through, or you sit the empty container beneath the hopper on a scale, zero it, and then fill and get the weight printed on a little sticker. We have this technology for jelly beans and coffee grounds, but apparently it's far too advanced for anything else
Find a co-op grocery store, everyone I’ve been to has had a bulk section
THE place to buy spices
That reminds me that I used to live near a Lidl that piloted this. It was great! I bought reusable containers for milk, fruit juice, detergent, rice, cereal - there was so much, and the machines had a built-in scale that automatically zeroed when you put the container down so you paid for exactly what was dispensed.
I went back one week to find them disconnected. Apparently they have a problem with some of the locals coming in and drinking straight from the dispensers.
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Nah it's lovely. It's fucking lovely. Basically perfect. A role model for other packaging.
I bake for my family and friends at least once a week, and do you know how often I've got my flour wet, or had it go bad, or stale, or anything to make it unusable? Zero times.
I want all the other packaged goods to take a long hard look in the mirror and ask if they really need all their shit, or if they shouldn't be more like flour.
We should all be more like flour!
Paper bags are perfectly fine tho...
maybe science can figure out a better way than half ass origami to seal them though.
ye its called a glass flour jar to pour in.
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Used to be fabric bags. Then in the depression the flour companies realized their customers were making clothing out of the bags, so they started using cool prints for the bags.
The paper bags are actually superior to fabric in almost every way.
The old fabric sacks let in bugs a lot easier, and you’d end up with weevils. Paper sacks are far better at preventing bugs. It also prevents dust explosions at the industrial level from static electricity. Flour is surprisingly explosive.
You can still get flour in cotton sacks though. Blue Bird flour comes in reusable cotton sacks.
I put it in a resealable plastic container and keep the bag in a cool, dry area. The packaging does suck though, I will never deny that.
Can't we please have more compostable packaging? Seriously.
IMO glass jars are perfect for anything. Just buy it in paper and then transfer it into glass. I love having bunch of glass jars to use for pretty much anything I wanna store and you can just reuse then from other stuff you already bought. That reminds me I need to buy pickles.
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im still troubled by the fact that in the west there is no way to go get flour by weight in whatever jar, box, bag u bring. pre-packaged is the only way it seems
I have a grocery store near me called WinCo. They're all over the western United states. You can walk into any of them and they have a bulk section and you can grab however much you need. You don't typically bring your own container for that but I don't believe it's disallowed. There are other bulk stores around but typically most people don't purchase them in bulk they usually just purchase a couple pounds at a time and that's plenty to be able to last them as long as they need it.
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I just put it into lots of sealable plastic bags and pack them regularly into a a suitcase.
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Is anyone searching for the "best way" or are they picking the cheapest acceptable option?
i have a roughly flour-bag-sized airtight storage container, and then i keep that ensemble in the freezer bc i was raised to believe that made a difference somehow
2-3 days in the freezer is recommended to kill weevil eggs, but not necessary for long term storage.
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