I actually don't need *state of the art* canisters, but here's the problem.
I have Oggi (and similar)
cylindrical storage devices with clamp-tops and big flat O-rings. They do
keep stuff fresh--at least,
now that I bought about fifty spare silicone O-rings--but there are some
glitches.

For one thing, the mouth is narrow--too narrow to scoop out a full cupful
with ease. And they're not
that capacious, for another. The biggest one won't take a standard bag of
flour or sugar.

So I'm looking around and not finding ANYTHING that meets these seemingly
simple specs:

1. Rectangular in shape, to get more volume on my shelves.
2. Airtight tops that are easy to get on and off.
3. Available in a kind of open stock so I can get 3 big ones if I want, and
not have 4 of diminishing size.
4. White ceramic would be nice!

Can anybody point me in the right direction? I think I looked at every
Froogle picture of "canister" and
didn't find anything even close. Possibly I'll look at Cambro storage
containers, such as those at
http://www.chefsresource.com/foodservice-storage.html, but I just KNOW my
wife will never stand
for them.

Help!

In article >,
Ray & Kathy Albertson > wrote:
>I actually don't need *state of the art* canisters, but here's the problem.
>I have Oggi (and similar)
>cylindrical storage devices with clamp-tops and big flat O-rings. They do
>keep stuff fresh--at least,
>now that I bought about fifty spare silicone O-rings--but there are some
>glitches.
>
>For one thing, the mouth is narrow--too narrow to scoop out a full cupful
>with ease. And they're not
>that capacious, for another. The biggest one won't take a standard bag of
>flour or sugar.
>
>So I'm looking around and not finding ANYTHING that meets these seemingly
>simple specs:
>
>1. Rectangular in shape, to get more volume on my shelves.
>2. Airtight tops that are easy to get on and off.
>3. Available in a kind of open stock so I can get 3 big ones if I want, and
>not have 4 of diminishing size.
>4. White ceramic would be nice!
>
>Can anybody point me in the right direction? I think I looked at every
>Froogle picture of "canister" and
>didn't find anything even close. Possibly I'll look at Cambro storage
>containers, such as those at
>http://www.chefsresource.com/foodservice-storage.html, but I just KNOW my
>wife will never stand
>for them.

What about food containers or food boxes like they have at
http://www.bigtray.com ?


Chuck Demas

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In article >, (Charles
Demas) wrote:

> In article >,
> Ray & Kathy Albertson > wrote:
(snip)
> >So I'm looking around and not finding ANYTHING that meets these
> >seemingly simple specs:
> >1. Rectangular in shape, to get more volume on my shelves.
> >2. Airtight tops that are easy to get on and off.
> >3. Available in a kind of open stock so I can get 3 big ones if I want,
> >and
> >not have 4 of diminishing size.
> >4. White ceramic would be nice!
(snip)
> What about food containers or food boxes like they have at
> http://www.bigtray.com ?
>
>
> Chuck Demas

I've had this one for years, Chuck -- with the then-stylish orange
square lid. :-) I've been thinking about more, but I also have a
couple big Tupperware things (maybe 12-15" deep) that I use for flours.
http://www.bigtray.com/productdetails.asp!sku.CAM6SFSCW,catid.13420.html
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 6/27/04.

"Ray & Kathy Albertson" > wrote in message
...
> I actually don't need *state of the art* canisters, but here's the
problem.
> I have Oggi (and similar)
> cylindrical storage devices with clamp-tops and big flat O-rings. They do
> keep stuff fresh--at least,
> now that I bought about fifty spare silicone O-rings--but there are some
> glitches.

Buy stuff in small quantities and use it before it gets stale. Sometimes
simple solutions are the best.

Far as I can tell, someone wrote:
>Cambro, but I just KNOW my wife will never stand

Prolly not. But if they stay in the closet and aren't decorative, they
are the best.

Use them for a while, and anything else seems like a toy.