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Stainless Steel or Glass for Storing Flour, sugar, etc  

post #1 of 8
4/25/08 at 1:23pm
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Which is best / safest? What do you use?

I currently have them in plastic. But I'm really trying to go plastic free.

I found some really sweet looking All-Clad SS ones at Williams Sonoma. But they are $120 ! for 3 canisters.
post #2 of 8
4/25/08 at 2:01pm
i use glass for almost all of my pantry dry goods. as far as safe do you mean for food storage or breakage? i think glass and ss are both completely inert and non-reactive or leeching, but i definitely have to watch my girls around the pantry so they don't try to "help" and break a heavy glass container of flour, sugar, etc....
$120 for 3 containers? ouch. i bought most of my really nice glass containers at thrift stores for less than $5 each.

hth....we are trying to go plastic free here too....
post #3 of 8
4/25/08 at 2:10pm
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Safe as far as food storage goes, but also safety. With 3 boys who like to "help", I kind of need both. Maybe I will continue seeking out the stainless steel option....

But man these All Clad ones are so pretty!

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/produ...20Set%20of%203
post #4 of 8
4/25/08 at 2:38pm
I keep my flour in an antique metal milk can, and my sugar in an antique tin marked, um, SUGAR.

Everything else is in antique blue mason jars.
post #5 of 8
4/25/08 at 5:58pm
the antique metal stuff would worry me... lead? aluminum? who knows....?
i did find a couple of websites with stainless cannisters...

i really like this set by calphalon in fact, i think i am getting them! and at $60 you could get 2 sets and get free shipping for the price of the all clad ones!
post #6 of 8
4/28/08 at 1:25pm
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Sweet, thanks for the link! They look really nice and the price is much better.

eta: I just found them on amazon.com. They have free shipping on (just) one set. If you are going to get them and haven't ordered them yet, TeaghansMama.
post #7 of 8
4/28/08 at 2:01pm
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Originally Posted by tracyhos View Post
Which is best / safest? What do you use?

I currently have them in plastic. But I'm really trying to go plastic free.

I found some really sweet looking All-Clad SS ones at Williams Sonoma. But they are $120 ! for 3 canisters.
I have a set of stainless canisters that I bought on line that I love. But they do have plastic lids. I also store lots of stuff in plain old mason jars -- all our rice, beans, etc. They actually look really pretty in the pantry. I think they make 1/2 gallon and even gallon mason jars -- you would want a big one for flour.
post #8 of 8
4/28/08 at 2:05pm
Here are some half gallons -- I couldn't find gallons.

http://www.canningpantry.com/ball-ha...lon-mason.html
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