Kitchen

[Suzeecat]

This forum is such a wealth of experience and ideas, here is my latest quandry.

I shop at Costco and always keep a big bag of oatmeal and big bag of quionoa in my pantry.  I make big batches most weeks.  My question is, when the bag gets to be less than half full, I would love to transfer the contents to another container, but I like to have the cooking instructions on hand.  The way my mind works, I'd for sure get the quinoa instructions mixed up with the oatmeal instructions and vice-versa.  Have any of you come up with a way to store big bags of dry goods in separate containers, yet keep the recipe somewhere handy?

[4kitties]

I just empty the contents into a canister container and then trim the portion of the bag that has any info I want to keep.  I then use a bit of scotch tape to stick it on the container.

I do this with oats and coffee too.  My canister containers are all like so I need to label them.

[LindaSal]

I do this with some items and I haven't really thought of keeping the recipe/directions but it's mostly flours and that type of thing.   What I do though is cut off the Exp date from the package and scotch tape it to the lock n lock that it's in.

[Imaoldhippie]

What I have done is put the bag contents in a container and cut the instructions out and put them in the new container with the product.  It has worked out very well for me.

[MaverDaver]

So why can't you just cut the directions out from the bag and either place in the new container or where you keep your other recipes. Sounds simple to me.

[haddon9]

You could always take a picture of both instructions on your phone.

[Icegoddess]

@Imaoldhippie that's what I do.

[JeanLouiseFinch]

Transfer the contents to the new canister.  Cut the directions from the original package and tape to the new one.  

[RedTop]

Everything I buy in a box or bag is transferred into another container which has the identifying information taped to the front.  Otherwise my family wouldn't know the cream of wheat from the bread crumbs or cornmeal.  

[JeanLouiseFinch]

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@RedTop wrote:

Everything I buy in a box or bag is transferred into another container which has the identifying information taped to the front.  Otherwise my family wouldn't know the cream of wheat from the bread crumbs or cornmeal.  

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My pantry items and coffee are all transferred and labeled as well.  We don't use cream of wheat, bread crumbs, or cornmeal, but milk, semi-sweet, and dark is very important information! 😉😁