Such a tiny part of the kitchen (individually, at least), and yet SUCH a huge PITA. Does anyone know if my perfect spice jars exist?
Here's the ideal:
-Square shape so they fit in the drawer with no wasted space (okay, not a requirement, but would be nice)
-Glass or stainless, or other dishwasher safe material. Preferably not plastic.
-Wide mouth (wide enough to fit my tablespoon-size measuring spoon in there (or at least the teaspoon size)
-Tops like these: http://www.amazon.com/Ounce-Glass-Sp...tp_st_edpp_url
or even with just one set of holes, but the idea is that I can flip up the top with one hand and shake the container if I want to, or just remove the top to stick a measuring spoon in w/o having to pry off a tight-fitting little plastic saucer that will go flying into the dog's water dish or under the fridge.
-Small enough to fit in my kitchen drawer (I have a TON of spices, so maybe 0.5 oz and 1-2 oz jars would be about it.)
Here's the thing: If iI buy certain brand-name spices, I can get the jars with the tops I want. But only certain spices have these tops, and they're like $6.00 for a 1 oz jar. And they're not wide-mouth, so even my 1/2 tsp doesn't fit. Then there's the issue of the labels, which start to look icky, and they seem dirty after a few refills. If I put them in the dishwasher, the labels are half off, half still stuck there and it looks terrible. So I think I'd rather have something with a little less label so it's easier to get it off and put a new one on when necessary.
I found some great jars at Target that are wide-mouth and have glass tops, but no shakers. Should I just suck it up and get the cute jars that have everything else I like and just keep 3-4 shakers around for the ones I shake instead of measure?
Here's the ideal:
-Square shape so they fit in the drawer with no wasted space (okay, not a requirement, but would be nice)
-Glass or stainless, or other dishwasher safe material. Preferably not plastic.
-Wide mouth (wide enough to fit my tablespoon-size measuring spoon in there (or at least the teaspoon size)
-Tops like these: http://www.amazon.com/Ounce-Glass-Sp...tp_st_edpp_url
or even with just one set of holes, but the idea is that I can flip up the top with one hand and shake the container if I want to, or just remove the top to stick a measuring spoon in w/o having to pry off a tight-fitting little plastic saucer that will go flying into the dog's water dish or under the fridge.-Small enough to fit in my kitchen drawer (I have a TON of spices, so maybe 0.5 oz and 1-2 oz jars would be about it.)
Here's the thing: If iI buy certain brand-name spices, I can get the jars with the tops I want. But only certain spices have these tops, and they're like $6.00 for a 1 oz jar. And they're not wide-mouth, so even my 1/2 tsp doesn't fit. Then there's the issue of the labels, which start to look icky, and they seem dirty after a few refills. If I put them in the dishwasher, the labels are half off, half still stuck there and it looks terrible. So I think I'd rather have something with a little less label so it's easier to get it off and put a new one on when necessary.
I found some great jars at Target that are wide-mouth and have glass tops, but no shakers. Should I just suck it up and get the cute jars that have everything else I like and just keep 3-4 shakers around for the ones I shake instead of measure?
