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@CrazyKittyLvr2 wrote:

@We rescue cats   Holy cow,  my mother used Charles Chip cans when I was a kid.  She usually made just chocolate chip and sand tarts.  Had a can for each cookie type.  We had a shelf on the wall as you went down the basement steps and the cans were kept there. I haven't had a sand tart in forever.

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I still have that container, and use it for many things (all food items). Love it and love the memories. . . 

Grandma always told me to put either an apple slice or a slice of bread in the can to keep the cookies from drying out-I used bread because I didn't like the apple flavor in the cookies. Love my gram memories, thanks for allowing me to wallow in them.

[BeeChee]

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@Eileen in Virginia wrote:

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@BeeChee wrote:

Does anyone have an item number for a good Lock-n-Lock container to use??

I found: 

*K50271, they are 11 1/2 x9 x2 3/4?

*K315606, 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 2 1/2?

Honestly, I don't know what I'm looking for!

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@BeeChee  One of my friends bakes tons of cookies all year long and she uses a LnL container that might be K31606 (it looks very similar) to store them. She probably has a couple dozen of them. I usually use the largest round container of their nesting bowls for drop and round cookies. One of these will hold a full batch of chocolate chip cookies. I also use some of the rectangular ones for storing shortbread and sugar cookies. I agree that the pie carrier would be good, as well as the appetizer bowl if y remove the insert. Whichever one(s) you decide on, just make sure the silicone seal is intact.

I don't pack my cookies for gifting until I'm ready to take them to the recipients because a soft cookie doesn't play well with a crisp one. While I Iike the decorated tin cans for gifting my cookies, I've found that the lids might not be tight enough to prevent air from getting in and the cookies getting stale. So I put a piece of aluminum foil that's big enough to cover the tin with about an inch of overhang across the top and then put the lid on. This provides a tight seal that keeps the cookies fresh. 

Enjoy and Merry Christmas!

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@Eileen in Virginia ......is this the correct item number? It comes up as "oops."

[Eileen in Virginia]

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@BeeChee wrote:

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@Eileen in Virginia wrote:

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@BeeChee wrote:

Does anyone have an item number for a good Lock-n-Lock container to use??

I found: 

*K50271, they are 11 1/2 x9 x2 3/4?

*K315606, 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 2 1/2?

Honestly, I don't know what I'm looking for!

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@BeeChee  One of my friends bakes tons of cookies all year long and she uses a LnL container that might be K31606 (it looks very similar) to store them. She probably has a couple dozen of them. I usually use the largest round container of their nesting bowls for drop and round cookies. One of these will hold a full batch of chocolate chip cookies. I also use some of the rectangular ones for storing shortbread and sugar cookies. I agree that the pie carrier would be good, as well as the appetizer bowl if y remove the insert. Whichever one(s) you decide on, just make sure the silicone seal is intact.

I don't pack my cookies for gifting until I'm ready to take them to the recipients because a soft cookie doesn't play well with a crisp one. While I Iike the decorated tin cans for gifting my cookies, I've found that the lids might not be tight enough to prevent air from getting in and the cookies getting stale. So I put a piece of aluminum foil that's big enough to cover the tin with about an inch of overhang across the top and then put the lid on. This provides a tight seal that keeps the cookies fresh. 

Enjoy and Merry Christmas!

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@Eileen in Virginia ......is this the correct item number? It comes up as "oops."

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@BeeChee @No, I missed the 5. It's your second item number K315606. Sorry!

[mrshckynut]

@BeeChee    vacuum seal

mrshckynut 

[BeeChee]

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@mrshckynut wrote:

@BeeChee    vacuum seal

mrshckynut 

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@mrshckynut   do you use sealable containers, or do you seal them in foodsaver baggies?  I have a foodsaver, but I honestly didn't think of using it!!  Please forgive me, I am a newbie at baking this all at one time!

[mrshckynut]

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@BeeChee wrote:

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@mrshckynut wrote:

@BeeChee    vacuum seal

mrshckynut 

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@mrshckynut   do you use sealable containers, or do you seal them in foodsaver baggies?  I have a foodsaver, but I honestly didn't think of using it!!  Please forgive me, I am a newbie at baking this all at one time!

@BeeChee   we use both our vacuum containers and the bags for harder cookies

mrshckynut

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