wrote on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:20:35 -0400:

> On Oct 25, 4:13 pm, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>> On Sun 25 Oct 2009 03:53:47p, James Silverton told us...
>>
> >> Hello All!
>>
> >> Recently, discussing portion reduction, someone said that
> >> was why god created screwtop plastic containers for the
> >> leftovers. I've been using Ziplock screwtop containers for
> >> a while but it has become apparent that there is a
> >> disadvantage. The plastic becomes brittle at
> >> freezer temperatures and often will break if dropped 4 or
> >> so feet onto a vinyl floor. Does anyone have a
> >> recommendation for containers that will survive this drop
> >> test?
>>
>> Sorry, but I can't help. I can only say that we use the same
>> containers in the freezer and have not experienced any
>> cracking or breakage. We use one for storing ground coffee
>> in the freezer that is opened and closed everyday, but we
>> tend not to drop the lid on the floor.

> In the interest of preserving the quality of ground coffee.
> http://www.coffeeam.com/stgrandbrco.html

I didn't mean to react to "storing coffee" but I don't store ground
coffee, I freeze the beans in their original container. The coffee
grinder does a fine job on frozen beans and I don't usually have to keep
the beans for more than a week or so.

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not