Rusty wrote:
>
> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 17:45:28 -0700, Arri London >
> wrote:
>
> >>
> >> Don't you hate how cornstarch is packaged?
> >
> >
> >LOL not especially. We remove it from the box and put it into a clean
> >wide-mouth screwtop jar. Easy to measure out and easy to clean for the
> >next box.
> >
> >
> >
>
> That's my gripe.
>
> So why don't the cornstarch vendors package it in wide- mouth screwtop
> jars to beging with? Most food products (I didn't say "all") are used
> from the container they are sold in. If you have to move it to a
> different container to use it, then I don't believe it's packaged
> correctly.
>
> Rusty

Because then the consumer would need to pay more for it and most of that
glass would end up in landfill.
We repackage most of our dry food items in glass jars or large airtight
tins. They stay fresher that way and no insect intrusion.