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Food storage "Brilliance"

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Focker
Focker Posts: 8,364
edited June 2018 in EggHead Forum
Ever get rock hard brown sugar?  Or flour and sugar that spills each time you open the bag?  These things eventually pushed me over the edge. 

Decided to try the brown sugar container first, as they are a bit spendy, but man are they worth it.  Some BBB 20% off coupons, set and piece by piece, things are much better.  :)

Non BPA, tight Pelican-like seal, built in vents under the tabs for the microwave, clear plastic, all of them stack nicely, these things are indeed brilliant....I highly recommend the Rubbermaid Brilliance line if doing a pantry, fridge, lunch, leftover, storage upgrade.

Living the good life, clump free!!!


Brandon
Quad Cities
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
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    I like this idea.
    Love the "White Flour" fist.

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
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    GATraveller said:
    I like this idea.
    Love the "White Flour" fist.
    You know me, and free stickers.
    Nurses love their Sharpies too.  =)
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
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  • SonVolt
    SonVolt Posts: 3,314
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    "brown sugar", ~phew~
    South of Nashville  -  BGE XL  -  Alfresco 42" ALXE  -  Alfresco Versa Burner  - Sunbeam Microwave 
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  • johnkitchens
    johnkitchens Posts: 5,227
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    We use those some containers. They are awesome! 

    Louisville, GA - 2 Large BGE's
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
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    SonVolt said:
    All our flours, sugars, grains and rice are stored in Cambros. Even do my SV in them. A handy tip is to pick up some cheap 1 cup measuring cups to keep stored in each one. 


    Nice.
    I keep my bread and 00 flour in the fridge.  Extra 00 in the freezer.
    One KA bag fits perfectly, as seen in the pic.
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,110
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    Too soon?
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • SonVolt
    SonVolt Posts: 3,314
    edited June 2018
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    No matter how careful I am pouring flour from the bag into a container, I inevitably wind up with a mist of flour covering every square inch of counter space.  Same with washing a spoon... I may as well just hose down the kitchen. 
    South of Nashville  -  BGE XL  -  Alfresco 42" ALXE  -  Alfresco Versa Burner  - Sunbeam Microwave 
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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 10,761
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    SonVolt said:
    No matter how careful I am pouring flour from the bag into a container, I inevitably wind up with a mist of flour covering every square inch of counter space.  Same with washing a spoon... I may as well just hose down the kitchen. 

    yup---always looks like the Pillsbury Dough Boy Exploded
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • DoubleEgger
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    SonVolt said:
    No matter how careful I am pouring flour from the bag into a container, I inevitably wind up with a mist of flour covering every square inch of counter space.  Same with washing a spoon... I may as well just hose down the kitchen. 
    I use a scoop to avoid this. 
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  • Lit
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    Costco has the smaller ones on sale right now. Where you have the smaller ones stacked that bottom one was $12.99 at BBB and I got 3 for Costco the other day for $12.99. The containers are great though we bought 2 of the sets and 3 of the bigger ones. Best containers ever.
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    edited June 2018
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    Lit said:
    Costco has the smaller ones on sale right now. Where you have the smaller ones stacked that bottom one was $12.99 at BBB and I got 3 for Costco the other day for $12.99. The containers are great though we bought 2 of the sets and 3 of the bigger ones. Best containers ever.
    Nice work, and I agree, they're great.
    That big one is part of a 10 piece set pictured.  2 smalls, 2 mediums, 1 large, $19.99 I believe.
    Brandon
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  • Focker
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    DoubleEgger said:
    SonVolt said:
    No matter how careful I am pouring flour from the bag into a container, I inevitably wind up with a mist of flour covering every square inch of counter space.  Same with washing a spoon... I may as well just hose down the kitchen. 
    I use a scoop to avoid this. 
    I pour the flour onto the back of the scoop to avoid this.
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • Focker
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    Photo Egg said:

    Too soon?
    Lmao!
    I've got that Rubbermaid container covered.  =)

    Brandon
    Quad Cities
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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 10,761
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    DoubleEgger said:
    SonVolt said:
    No matter how careful I am pouring flour from the bag into a container, I inevitably wind up with a mist of flour covering every square inch of counter space.  Same with washing a spoon... I may as well just hose down the kitchen. 
    I use a scoop to avoid this. 
    Oh, I ue a scoop as well....then I clip the lip of the container with the lip of the scoop and spilling half in the container rest on said counter and floor---BTW why won't the dogs lick up spilled flour like they do everything else
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 15,473
    edited June 2018
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    I have a few containers (available at Amazon) called "Buddeez"; they're sized so you just drop the whole bag into the container, open the paper top, then seal the plastic lid:
     

     
    I bought several of these when I was in my PizzaOverload phase; they fit sugar bags perfectly.  They're also made for birdseed bags, cat food, Purina Octopus Chow™, etc.  
    Note: flour will pour out of the bag and into the plastic container when you tip them upside down to read the brand name on the bottom for your BGE forum buddies; you're welcome.  
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  • Botch
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    Oh and for the OP, I don't understand "Pelican-like seal" with "microwave vents"....?  
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  • Focker
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    Botch said:
    Oh and for the OP, I don't understand "Pelican-like seal" with "microwave vents"....?  
    https://youtu.be/WOUjryEkA9A
    Brandon
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  • blasting
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    @YukonRon says it best - this site is wallet genocide.

    I'm perfectly happy, living a simple life - then I log onto the BGE site and need to spend fat stacks on something I never even knew existed.  Ya'll are evil.





    Phoenix 
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  • Botch
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    Ah, thank you!  That's cool and you're making me spend more money.  
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  • Focker
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    Thanks guys.
    Just paying it forward.  ;)
    Brandon
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  • Spaightlabs
    Spaightlabs Posts: 2,349
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    These are amazing times in which we are living.
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
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    How long have you been able to keep brown sugar in one of these? Mine stays usable for quite a while just wrapped tightly in the original bag. But I NEVER get through the whole bag before it hardens. Tempted to just mix sugar and molasses "to order" whenever I need brown sugar. 

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • GrillSgt
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    Wife has all of her baking supplies in them. They’re nice. 
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  • Lowcountrygamecock
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    Does anybody know if the empty containers will fit inside each other in the cabinet?  Our current rubbermade containers stack empty with the lids on top which is nice since our cabinets are so full. 
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  • Carolina Q
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    ATK says you have a winner. =) One of the commenters suggested canning jars. Those would be good for some things.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WprgFWLgguM

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
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  • DoubleEgger
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    Carolina Q said:
    How long have you been able to keep brown sugar in one of these? Mine stays usable for quite a while just wrapped tightly in the original bag. But I NEVER get through the whole bag before it hardens. Tempted to just mix sugar and molasses "to order" whenever I need brown sugar. 
    The one I have for brown sugar has a terra cotta disk that you soak in water. I’ve only had it for a little while but it seems to work well. 
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    Lowcountrygamecock said:
    Does anybody know if the empty containers will fit inside each other in the cabinet?  Our current rubbermade containers stack empty with the lids on top which is nice since our cabinets are so full. 
    The Buddeez don't, but they're for pantry raw items and not leftovers so it's not an issue.  
    My few Rubbermaids stack too, that helps a lot.  
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  • Focker
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    Carolina Q said:
    ATK says you have a winner. =) One of the commenters suggested canning jars. Those would be good for some things.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WprgFWLgguM
    Thanks for sharing this video Q.
    I still use Ball jars for various things.  Chimichurri, vinaigrettes, sauces, rubs, roasted garlic, etc.

    My previous hodge-podge collection of stained plastic is slowly going away.  

    Brandon
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  • Focker
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    DoubleEgger said:
    Carolina Q said:
    How long have you been able to keep brown sugar in one of these? Mine stays usable for quite a while just wrapped tightly in the original bag. But I NEVER get through the whole bag before it hardens. Tempted to just mix sugar and molasses "to order" whenever I need brown sugar. 
    The one I have for brown sugar has a terra cotta disk that you soak in water. I’ve only had it for a little while but it seems to work well. 
    I see clumps!!!
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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