Dan Williams wrote:

> Thanks in advance for any suggestions or alternatives ideas.


Why not just store the lids on the appropriate container?

~john

Levelwave© wrote:
>
> Dan Williams wrote:
>
> > Thanks in advance for any suggestions or alternatives ideas.
>
> Why not just store the lids on the appropriate container?
>
> ~john

a) Then they wouldn't stack and would take up much more room

b) All that trapped moisture, yuck. I always leave them stacked
slightly askew to make sure they can really dry.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
> Levelwave© wrote:
>>
>> Dan Williams wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks in advance for any suggestions or alternatives ideas.
>>
>> Why not just store the lids on the appropriate container?
>>
>> ~john
>
> a) Then they wouldn't stack and would take up much more room
>
> b) All that trapped moisture, yuck. I always leave them stacked
> slightly askew to make sure they can really dry.
>
> nancy

Heh. Dry the containers before storing them. I don't have tons of
like-sized containers but they still stack okay. The more flat ones go on
the bottom, the medium-round ones on top of those and the small round ones
on top of those.

I don't use 'Tupperware'; I use those Rubbermaid Serv'n'Savers. Much less
expensive.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
>
> Nancy Young wrote:

> >> Why not just store the lids on the appropriate container?

> >> ~john
> >
> > a) Then they wouldn't stack and would take up much more room
> >
> > b) All that trapped moisture, yuck. I always leave them stacked
> > slightly askew to make sure they can really dry.
> >
> > nancy
>
> Heh. Dry the containers before storing them.

No, they don't really dry, if you want to put them away in any
reasonable time, dry dry dry and they will still be wet.

> I don't use 'Tupperware'; I use those Rubbermaid Serv'n'Savers. Much less
> expensive.

I keep them so long and like them a lot, that the price is not a
consideration.

I do need a couple of new lids, though.

nancy

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> Nancy Young wrote:
> > Levelwave© wrote:
> >>
> >> Dan Williams wrote:
> >>
> >>> Thanks in advance for any suggestions or alternatives ideas.
> >>
> >> Why not just store the lids on the appropriate container?
> >>
> >> ~john
> >
> > a) Then they wouldn't stack and would take up much more room
> >
> > b) All that trapped moisture, yuck. I always leave them stacked
> > slightly askew to make sure they can really dry.
> >
> > nancy
>
> Heh. Dry the containers before storing them. I don't have tons of
> like-sized containers but they still stack okay. The more flat ones go on
> the bottom, the medium-round ones on top of those and the small round ones
> on top of those.
>
> I don't use 'Tupperware'; I use those Rubbermaid Serv'n'Savers. Much less
> expensive.
>
> Jill

Rubbermaid is also much less air tight, much less guaranteed, much less
durable if frozen...

Yvette, big Tupperware fan.

jmcquown wrote:
>
> Nancy Young wrote:

> > b) All that trapped moisture, yuck. I always leave them stacked
> > slightly askew to make sure they can really dry.

> Heh. Dry the containers before storing them.

Heh yourself, dry them all you want, they're still damp.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
>>Nancy Young wrote:
>
>
>>>b) All that trapped moisture, yuck. I always leave them stacked
>>> slightly askew to make sure they can really dry.
>
>
>>Heh. Dry the containers before storing them.
>
>
> Heh yourself, dry them all you want, they're still damp.
>
> nancy

Around here, clean dishes tend to hang around a couple of days before
being put away. Always well dried. :-)

--Charlene

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Nancy Young > had some very interesting
things to say about Storage for Tupperware lids:

>> Why not just store the lids on the appropriate container?
>a) Then they wouldn't stack and would take up much more room

I like to nest containers [I have a lot of a different brand] with
lids on their containers. For my storage space, this works. As for
dampness, I don't put things away until they're dry in the first
place.
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In article >, Levelwave(C)
> wrote:

> Dan Williams wrote:
>
> > Thanks in advance for any suggestions or alternatives ideas.
>
>
> Why not just store the lids on the appropriate container?
>
> ~john

Not a good use of space. The bowls often nest; with the lids on, they
can't nest.
--
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Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> Not a good use of space. The bowls often nest; with the lids on, they
> can't nest.


Nest they can!... Ever heard of a Barrel of Monkeys? : ) Place a small
bowl with the lid on inside a bowl one size larger... then place the lid
on top of that bowl... continue for bowl 2 +...+ n-1. As long as you
have sufficiently larger bowl then there is no space wasted...

~john



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Levelwave© wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
>> Not a good use of space. The bowls often nest; with the lids on,
>> they can't nest.
>
>
> Nest they can!... Ever heard of a Barrel of Monkeys? : ) Place a
> small bowl with the lid on inside a bowl one size larger... then
> place the lid on top of that bowl... continue for bowl 2 +...+ n-1.
> As long as you have sufficiently larger bowl then there is no space
> wasted...
>
> ~john

This assumes they are all the same (relative) shape

Jill

> "jmcquown" writes:
>
>Levelwave© wrote:
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>>> Not a good use of space. The bowls often nest; with the lids on,
>>> they can't nest.
>>
>>
>> Nest they can!... Ever heard of a Barrel of Monkeys? : ) Place a
>> small bowl with the lid on inside a bowl one size larger... then
>> place the lid on top of that bowl... continue for bowl 2 +...+ n-1.
>> As long as you have sufficiently larger bowl then there is no space
>> wasted...
>
>This assumes they are all the same (relative) shape

Basically true, allowing for subjectivity regarding 'space'. I no longer use
long lasting plastic containers (tupperware and ilk), they become grungy
looking and begin to smell funny but are kinda costly to just toss, but
eventually I did put them in the trash. I've switched to those inexpensive
throwaways, the type that cost about 50¢ each in packages of four and are
supposed to last about 4 uses... but I've found that with a modicum of care
they last through dozens of uses, including machine washings.... most important
care factor I've discovered is not to attempt lid removal while still frozen or
the thin plastic lid is apt to shatter... I don't know why they use different
plastic for the lids (yes I do)... a minute in the nuker and the lid peels off
easily. I use only the flat rectangular ones, they take up way less freezer
space than rounds, I use them for freezing my garden veggies; sauce and
ratatouille. For fridge storage of left overs I have an assortment of glass
containers with glass lids... safe to reheat in the nuker or oven, imparts no
odors, contents are visible, are attractive for serving, and I have sets that
nest.


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In article >, Levelwave(C)
> wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> > Not a good use of space. The bowls often nest; with the lids on, they
> > can't nest.
>
>
> Nest they can!... Ever heard of a Barrel of Monkeys? : ) Place a small
> bowl with the lid on inside a bowl one size larger... then place the lid
> on top of that bowl... continue for bowl 2 +...+ n-1. As long as you
> have sufficiently larger bowl then there is no space wasted...
>
> ~john

DING!!! LOL!! I stand corrected! Thanks for that reminder.
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Levelwave© > wrote in message Ever heard of a Barrel of Monkeys? : ) Place a small
> bowl with the lid on inside a bowl one size larger... then place the lid
> on top of that bowl... continue for bowl 2 +...+ n-1. As long as you
> have sufficiently larger bowl then there is no space wasted...

yeah, but doesn't this take a lot of discipline to put them back
correctly according to the system? also, a pain to retrieve the guy
in the middle, no?

I store with lids on - course, I am blessed with tons of cabinets
space, which I didn't always have. I have been thru the nesting bit -
big time.