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Kitchen Aid and Lock-n-lock

TropicalLu — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 15:39:10 GMT

This morning, I was on the verge of once again throwing away my half full International Cafe containers and various nearly full salt boxes - the humidity had turned each one to rock hard lumps, sigh. Instead, I used my Kitchen Aid chopper to grind them back into powder - hooray! I then discarded the cardboard containers and transferred to my Lock-N-Lock's for dry storage. Had to post my "discovery" since I have totally wasted these things many times, and it never occurred to me before to try this.

Re: Kitchen Aid and Lock-n-lock

KingstonsMom — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 16:09:54 GMT

@TropicalLu

Good idea, wish Lock & Lock would make small, cylinder shaped containers for spices!

I do keep my brown sugar in one and have no lumping/hardening issues.

Here in the hot, humid south, I can't keep things like garlic power, onion powder, etc. because they turn into a brick in no time!

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msclassylady717 — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 17:29:49 GMT

Tupperware makes spice containers. Before they came out with them back in the 70's, I bought a few sets of the tupperware salt & pepper shakers and I poured my spices in them and just re-labled them to what spice I had in each; this was also great when I was outside grilling. Sadly, when I moved, the people packing up my house took all my tupperware.

Now what I do with my spices to prevent them from caking up, specially the spices that come in plastic containers, I just unscrew the top and place a thickness of plastic wrap and then screw the top back on.

With my health issues, and at times limitations, and now being alone, my cooking situation has changed. I'll cook are large batch of something or make a nice size roast, I do use the crockpot a lot. Cook once and eat a few days or freeze portions; so it's not a hassle to remove the plastic wrap from the spice container(s) and then screw the top back on.

Re: Kitchen Aid and Lock-n-lock

hellokitty — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 17:31:13 GMT

I have always wished Lock and Lock would make spice containers. I found something from Tupperware that I keep spices. There are two sizes, a small one and a larger one. They seem to work well for all my canning spices.

Re: Kitchen Aid and Lock-n-lock

Carmie — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 17:42:58 GMT

We have an RV located on a permanent lot that we use all summer. My spices were getting a lot of moisture and caking, so I started to keep my bottles in a lock and lock container. I have one with a handle on top.

I just pull it out of the cupboard and I can see everything that is in there and get what I need. No need to transfer the spices into another individual container.

Re: Kitchen Aid and Lock-n-lock

GAQShopr53 — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 18:41:17 GMT

It does feel really good to not waste...I would spend money on brown sugar and then be not able to use. Thank goodness for the Lock & Lock containers!

Re: Kitchen Aid and Lock-n-lock

KingstonsMom — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 18:53:50 GMT

@Carmie wrote:
We have an RV located on a permanent lot that we use all summer. My spices were getting a lot of moisture and caking, so I started to keep my bottles in a lock and lock container. I have one with a handle on top.

I just pull it out of the cupboard and I can see everything that is in there and get what I need. No need to transfer the spices into another individual container.

@Carmie

Good idea! Thank you!

I have one of the large ones with handles too, I just never thought about putting the bottles in a lock & lock!

Re: Kitchen Aid and Lock-n-lock

msclassylady717 — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 19:13:25 GMT

I love to buy spices and bought many from Pensey's and they come in jars. I've store the bottles in the L&L with handles as well.

Re: Kitchen Aid and Lock-n-lock

Sooner — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 20:21:46 GMT

@KingstonsMom wrote:
@TropicalLu

Good idea, wish Lock & Lock would make small, cylinder shaped containers for spices!

I do keep my brown sugar in one and have no lumping/hardening issues.

Here in the hot, humid south, I can't keep things like garlic power, onion powder, etc. because they turn into a brick in no time!

I just use ball mason jars. You can get them in all sizes.

They are better than L&L.

Re: Kitchen Aid and Lock-n-lock

BeccaLou — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 06:06:32 GMT

@TropicalLuy Yay for keeping your cool.

Re: Kitchen Aid and Lock-n-lock

BeccaLou — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 06:07:58 GMT

@hellokitty Is Tupperware still up and running ?

Re: Kitchen Aid and Lock-n-lock

SouthernBee — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 07:39:54 GMT

@Sooner : It has been a while but I purchased the Lock n Lock slim pantry set. I put my brown sugar in one of the containers. Two weeks ago, purchased new box of brown sugar. Yesterday, decided to bake pecan pie muffins for a friend. Opened the brown sugar and it had hard clumps of dark brown sugar and was shocked. At first thought it was small bugs- yuck. DH looked at it and said it was the brown sugar because his mother had the same problem.Then I checked the spices and some were hard. I will be purchasing the ball mason jars. Thanks for the suggestion. I live in Georgia. Southern Bee

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SouthernBee — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 07:50:17 GMT

@BeccaLou : Yes. Google Tupperware and you will find different product information and where to purchase. I have a Tupperware plastic measuring cup that I purchased in the 70’s probably and wanted to get another one. Not available with Tupperware and haven’t found it on Ebay or any other sites. Needed to replace my 4 cup Pyrex measuring cup from the 80’s and found one on Etsy. Purchase a new Pyrex cup and while hand washing it- the red printed measuring marks came off. Southern Bee