topic Re: Spoilage in Lock and Lock? in Kitchen

Spoilage in Lock and Lock?

granddi — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 03:24:07 GMT

I love Lock and Lock. I have a cabinet full and give it as gifts. About a year or so I gave several family members the tall clear item that fits the 4 sleeves of saltine crackers. Here is what happened.

I was at my son's and when I got out his crackers I noticed a strong rancid smell. He is a bachelor so my comment was "How long have these been in your cabinet." His comment was "well not long because I got them few months ago when I had the flu." I didn't think anything else about this until I was talking to my sis.

She said "Have you ever had crackers go bad?" Said that she was making meat loaf and reached for the crackers and noticed a strong spoiled smell. I told her what had happened at my son's with the crackers being spoiled.

We think that the L&L plastic is transferring fumes to the food--in this case the crackers. Has anyone else noticed rancid odors from dry foods that have been stored in L&L?

Re: Spoilage in Lock and Lock?

homedecor1 — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 03:33:13 GMT

Never had this happen although I take the top tab with the freshness date stamp (use by) and always put down side of container. I tend to forget when I purchase things and how long I've had them, this is a good freshness reminder for me.

Re: Spoilage in Lock and Lock?

DoneTryin — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 03:38:10 GMT

I've never had that experience, & I use the canisters for pasta, dried beans, etc. I run all of my L&L through the dishwasher before using.

Re: Spoilage in Lock and Lock?

candys mine — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 10:45:04 GMT

Nope. I've not had that trouble with Lock and Lock but a good point has been brought up. I hand wash the pieces when I get them and it does feel like they are coated with a thin sheen of an oily substance when I wash them. Something to keep them supple and retard picking up other odors while in transport to and storage at the warehouse i suppose. L+L says to wash before using and I think it is to remove this film more than just any dust it has collected. I hope those pieces can still be used for something. They sound like a nifty size.

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circles — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 10:45:16 GMT

I haven't had anything go rancid....however I did have some sleeves of crackers in one...a time ago...and they did get stale..my fault...I forgot to put the stale date with them...and I don't use crackers all that often...I just tossed them....

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debic — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 12:06:24 GMT

I didn't know crackers could go bad. Stale yes.

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granddi — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 14:07:30 GMT

That was what was so strange. I was talking to my sis and in the conversation she said "have you ever had crackers go bad?" Yes, they get stale but she described the smell that I had noticed at my son's house. I think the washing might be the answer because I use them for other dry items such as cereal and never had a problem. Just odd

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Shawnie — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 14:13:14 GMT

no, never. always wash before using anything.

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Mothertrucker — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 16:55:29 GMT

Anything with any type of fat can go rancid..crackers, beings made with shortening, are no exception..this is why you keep brown rice nd nuts in the fridge or freezer.. Even flour contains some fat and can go rancid, though not as quickly as Bisquick, which has a lot of fat...

rancidity is the natural end result of the breakdown of fats....obviously there are things one can do to retard the process, but the result is, frankly, inevitable given time and condition...

Re: Spoilage in Lock and Lock?

suzyQ3 — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 16:46:58 GMT

Nope. I've used L&L for years for all kinds of food storage. I've noticed any fumes of anything. The plastic is polypropylene. It's perfectly safe.

The only possible potential problem from fumes would be if you were to set it on fire and burn it.

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debic — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 17:24:20 GMT

LOL, well I've had some pretty old crackers and they've never went rancid on me so I was wondering.

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Mothertrucker — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 17:54:41 GMT

@debc wrote:
LOL, well I've had some pretty old crackers and they've never went rancid on me so I was wondering.

Well they will definitely get stale before they go rancid, so you probably already threw them out!

but yeah, eventually, everything with fat/ oil will breakdown, causing rancidity...

Re: Spoilage in Lock and Lock?

Mominohio — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 18:00:51 GMT

I'll offer up a possibility on this one.

Perhaps the crackers got damp, from humidity or steam in the kitchen (or even in transport) and were put away with enough moisture in them to cause this to happen.

Locking in some moisture with the crackers, might have caused this.

Also, if the container was used for something prior, and didn't get clean enough (not calling anyone dirty or incompetent, but it can happen) especially under the seal, it could have contaminated the crackers and caused this.

Just a thought.

Re: Spoilage in Lock and Lock?

Shawnie — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 23:02:44 GMT

i have two tall containers sold for cereal that have flip tops for pouring. . the tops do not seal like the outside locks if that makes sense. if i lived in a humid buggy part of the country i would not use those containers.

Re: Spoilage in Lock and Lock?

RedTop — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 00:10:07 GMT

I think the problem is in the saltine cracker itself. I actually stopped buying them several years ago, and switched to the Kroger brand of oyster crackers, because I couldn't find a decent saltine.

Re: Spoilage in Lock and Lock?

Group 5 minus 1 — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 13:52:59 GMT

Never had anything spoil in a Lock n Lock but I have so much trouble closing (locking ) the lids that I avoid them.