topic Re: CEREAL KEEPERS in Kitchen

CEREAL KEEPERS

KatieB — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 17:00:53 GMT

Does anyone have any suggestions for cereal keepers that will keep the ceral fresh. Has anyone tried the Rubbermaid brand or the OXO brand? If so, how did they work?

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Suzeecat — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 17:04:05 GMT

I don't eat cereal any more, but when I had kids who did, I had a great Tupperware container that had a big pour spout on the top. It fit a box of cereal just perfect and was easy to use and easy to clean. I've seen Lock n Lock containers that are designed for this as well.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 17:16:03 GMT

All you can do is keep it from getting soggy in an air-tight container. Nothing will keep the flavor from deteriorating over time. Lock 'n Lock makes some suitable up right containers. They just had a set as a TSV last week.

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nyc1 — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 17:18:11 GMT

I use lock n lock containers made for cereal. They have pour spouts. I don't use that feature as I keep the cereal in their original bag and am able to get 2 into a container. They stay fresh for a very long time.

I keep Hot Cereal in smaller LnL containers and pour the contents of the box right into the container. Keeps very well.

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godi — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 17:46:37 GMT

I got my cereal holders at The Container Store. Best ones I ever owned. I have a hard time opening the Lock and Lock ones because of arthritis.

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Newgate — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 17:50:49 GMT

I have never had cereal keepers of any kind. Even when I had children I would keep the original box in a zip lock bag and that always worked well for us. I still do it that way. If you can find the extra large, 2 gallon I believe, they will hold 2 of the regular size boxes or l of the larger size.

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Still Raining — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 17:55:32 GMT

Anything you fancy with a silicon seal will work. I go to the container store.

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sunshine45 — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 18:13:12 GMT

i use the rubbermaid brand and the lock n lock brand.

they both work well and they are not JUST for cereal, of course.

both are great at the beach where moisture ruins almost everything......they definitely keep the moisture out.

i also use them for rice, snack foods, grains, and more.

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KatieB — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 18:33:10 GMT

BTW, I know I'm a litle late for this but I'm not interested in Lock n Lock.. Those cereal keepers are no good - they do not keep and will not keep anything fresh....

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ValuSkr — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 18:46:39 GMT

I use a Sterilite 6 qt container. It keeps cereal fresh. Sometimes I'll get tired of cereal and stay away from it for a year or more. When I come back to the cereal eventually, it's fine.

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RedTop — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 20:14:07 GMT

My experience is that the key to keeping cereal fresh in an actual cereal keeper, is to leave the cereal in the bag. Regardless of the brand of cereal keeper, enough air gets in thru the lift open pour spout to ruin the cereal, unless it is still in the bag. I have 3 of this type of cereal keepers, and you will always find bags of cereal inside them.

I also use 2 tall LocknLock containers for cereal storage. The silicone seal under the lid keeps cereal fresh for a very long time. I can pour cereal straight into these containers and not worry about it getting stale.

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SharkE — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 20:43:25 GMT

I just keep in original pkg and close with clamp or clothes pin.

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ValuSkr — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 20:49:59 GMT

@RedTop wrote:
My experience is that the key to keeping cereal fresh in an actual cereal keeper, is to leave the cereal in the bag.

Yes! I do that too. @RedTop I forgot to mention it, so I'm glad you did.

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sunshine45 — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 21:58:29 GMT

i dont keep them in the plastic bags.......i dump them into either the lock n lock or the rubbermaid and have no issues with them getting stale.

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x Hedge — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 22:12:18 GMT

@KatieB

I use the cereal bag that comes right inside the box. I roll it shut to exclude as much air as reasonably possible and I either clip it shut or throw a rubber band around it.

Don't like a big container of air that's only partially full of food.

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froggy — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 22:17:01 GMT

It also depends on how long you keep an opened bag. We buy the big Costco boxes of Cheerios and Red Berry Flakes for only two people. We also keep the cereal in it's original bag, then put in aL and L. That works fine.

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hayseed00 — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 01:24:43 GMT

@KatieBI've had the lock & lock set for a couple of years and they keep our cereal fresh.

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KatieB — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 01:54:44 GMT

Thanks for all the replies.. I have the L & L cereal keepers now - they don't work - that's the reason I'm looking for something that will work now...

Thanks again,

Katie

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phoenixbrd — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 05:56:43 GMT

I don't eat breakfast. If I did it would be the Brenda Davis recipe for whole grain/ home made granola (or simple steel cut oats with berries) kept in mason jars in the refrig. definitely not a processed cereal in a box....haven't eaten that since elementary school.

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Fressa — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 16:04:17 GMT

I use the Lock & lock cereal keepers and they work well! They were in inventory recently with the TSV.