The best Food Jars & Canisters: Reddit reviews

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Fermented hot sauce is great, IMO much better than fresh hot sauce! Here's the simplest starter guide I can offer for a first-time successful fermented sauce.

• get a jar with an airlock. A huge portion of issues are caused by air exposure. Something like this but there are many options. Use a vessel that is about the right size for the quantity of your ferment because you want minimal headspace.
• weigh the jar.
• roughly chop your chillies, put in the jar. Don't overfill, you want them to go up about 80% of the height.
• cover them with spring water (tap water usually works but avoid it if it's very chlorinated). Fill it to maybe an inch under the brim.
• weigh the jar again and subtract the empty jar weight to get your total ingredient weight.
• add 2-3% of this weight in salt and dissolve it. Most people use 2%, I get better results with 3%.
• if your jar has a glass fermentation weight, add it on top to keep the peppers submerged. This step is not critical if you have minimal headspace, an airlock, and swirl the jar occasionally over the first few days.
• close up the airlocked lid and don't open it! Keep it closed in a dark place. Bubbles will start appearing within a few days. It's finished when you no longer see new bubbles appearing. This can take anywhere from 7-10 days to several weeks. Wait at least 7 days after this point for best results.
• remove the chillies and a small amount of brine and blend the living heck out of them. Add more brine for texture or taste. Add white vinegar to taste.
• Enjoy your first fermented sauce!

Please tell me you are not smoking in your god damn dorm?

If you are; go the fuck outside, you are in fucking college. Toking in your dorm isn't cool or edgy. It is more disrespectful than anything, not everyone wants to smell it. Be the considerate toker.

If you are not; quit being a dirty ass toker smelling like weed everywhere you go. Again, be considerate and not a stereotype.

If it is simply because of the weed you have on you; get a tightvac from Amazon. Zero smell. I have that 6oz one. Holds my grinder, pipe, 1/8th and two lighters easy.

I bought a second one recently for edibles. No smell at all from either tightvac.

They have bigger and smaller ones for whatever your needs are.

Be smart! These flowers are not worth fucking up your life.

Totally not a meal, but you should look into a Mr. Bento Zojirushi thermos. It keeps your food hot all day and it isnt awkwardly shaped and hold four different kinds of food. This way you dont have to limit your choices as much. Amazon link

They have a smaller version called a ms bento.

I don’t have a Mr. Bento, but I checked out Amazon and they have some videos about how to use the product.

https://www.amazon.com/Zojirushi-SL-JAE14SA-Bento-Stainless-Silver/dp/B000246GSE

Hope that helps...

X-post from r/trees. This was in the comments there but I'll post it here too: Here's a link to a Dropbox with the schematic. It was made in Autodesk Inventor and I'm not sure if any other 3D CAD program can run it. The overall diameter of the part is slightly bigger than the tube it went in (link to Amazon), so it required some sanding and rolling on a hot skillet to mold it perfectly. Also, it took a while to cut off the base that the printer puts down before it actually prints the part. It took 2 hours to print and about 4 hours of refining afterwards to get it perfect.

I use these, they stack nicer than ziploc bags and for me, don’t get lost as easily. I’ve been using since 2016 and they’ve held up quite well. I put shredded meat, rice, vegetables in the smaller 8 oz containers and tend to use the 16 oz for soups and stews, beans, chili, lasagne. Reditainer Extreme Freeze Deli Food Containers with Lids, 16-Ounce, 36-Pack, 36-Pack, 16 Oz by Clear Lake Enterprises Learn more: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HG8YTB0/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_F63XF1N7RERN8E29RN1X?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Herb Guard - 1 Oz Stash Jar and Smell Proof Container (500 ml) Comes with Humidity Pack to Keep Goods Fresh for Months https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MQZ1U06/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_0KSY1T27T0NY2DFJ7F0R?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

This might be what u need. Beware it's really big.

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invest in something to bring leftovers in...

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this one as a couple compartments that stack so you can finish stuff off

Zojirushi Mr. Bento Stainless Steel Lunch Jar, Silver

https://www.amazon.com/Zojirushi-SL-JAE14SA-Bento-Stainless-Silver/dp/B000246GSE/

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if you preheat the containers with boiling water before you put hot food in it will stay steaming hot for 4 hours or so.

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as far as what to put in it.. make chili, stew, soup, stuff like that.. cook 2-3 recipes, freeze most of it.. so you have variety, but won't get sick of anything.

I let them lie flat to freeze and then stand them up at the bottom of the freezer side by side. They don't stack well and I've come to dislike using bags for liquidy things because sometimes they leak when defrosting. I switched to these take out style plastic containers. There are different sizes available on Amazon.

I have about 4 Cambro clear food storage containers I got from FoodServiceWarehouse during their going out of business sale. They're a couple different sizes so I can use a smaller one when cooking for just the family and the great big ones when I'm cooking for a whole bunch of people. I also have two Anovas so that's why I have 4 different containers.

They're pretty expensive on Amazon, probably because they're so expensive to ship (it's like shipping an empty box full of air, they don't weigh much but are big so the boxes all get dim'ed out on the dimensional weight threshold).

But you can find them locally at any restaurant supply store or even eBay or Craigslist.

40 Cup container

It is a very tight fit height-wise. I've only used hatchbox pla rolls so far.

You can get an idea of how tight the fit is in the second picture here:

https://imgur.com/a/Do0glWe

put the whole bag in there? Or purchase something like this.

https://www.amazon.com/Planetary-Design-Airscape-Storage-Canister/dp/B00167XN14/ref=sr_1_11?dchild=1&keywords=coffee+keeper&qid=1626114955&sr=8-11

https://www.amazon.com/Kilner-6-Piece-3-Liter-Fermenting-Pickling/dp/B01N7V7PFI

This is the exact one I have. I was able to get mine here in Australia at my local Kitchen Warehouse (large kitchen appliances store). Cost me AU$40, so around US$30.

I use this, and cannot tell you with any certainty that it makes a difference in terms of taste or freshness.

However, it looks cool and feels cool to use, so that's something...

Here's a link to a Dropbox with the schematic. It was made in Autodesk Inventor and I'm not sure if any other 3D CAD program can run it. The overall diameter of the part is slightly bigger than the tube it went in (link to Amazon), so it required some sanding and rolling on a hot skillet to mold it perfectly. Also, it took a while to cut off the base that the printer puts down before it actually prints the part. It took 2 hours to print and about 4 hours of refining afterwards to get it perfect.

I use this from Amazon.

I'm no expert on keeping it fresh, but I have never had trouble out of it in that regard. And, there is absolutely no smell coming from it.

Maybe you should double bag it before putting it in the mason jar. That always helps. Usually putting ground coffee in open bags around your jar helps because coffee kind of overpowers the smell unless your bud is super dank. Just don't spill it lol. Get a smokebuddy if you don't have one already. They also sell smell proof jars on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0049557HI/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I12AM81ZHQQFHF&colid=34RFU3EMALF56

I just use an airtight container I got from amazon. Link

I have two of them. One bigger one to hold grinder, abv, and tools. One smaller one to hold the bud.

Depends on what country you're in :) Does amazon ship to you?

https://www.amazon.com/Tightvac-Airtight-Multi-Use-Portable-Container/dp/B0049557HI

Something like this, and then click through the related items too if you're not a fan homie

I bought a small vacuum can to keep it in. It holds abv, the metal tool, brush and my grinder as well. Amazon link

Get a vacuum sealed, air tight canister. I use Airscape on Amazon because it is a tin that has a airtight inner lid that can be pressed down into the tin so that even when your coffee is halfway gone inside the canister the airtight lid still fits snuggly right on the beans without any excess air.

Airscape Coffee and Food Storage Canister, 64 oz - Patented Airtight Lid Preserves Food Freshness - Stainless Steel - Brushed Steel https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00167XN14/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_LVfuCbBFPC6CK

I don't keep it in the fridge because the heat and cool fluctuations can cause more damage than a lukewarm but stable temperature.

https://www.amazon.com/Herb-Guard-Container-Humidity-Months/dp/B01MQZ1U06/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?keywords=Stash+Container&qid=1667931103&sr=8-7

I have 8 of these because I usually stock up 4 Oz at a time spread across 8 half Oz strains.

I have bud still fresh after 6 months to a year sitting in there with a single boveda pack.

I do like to pull some of my bud out for the day and let it dry a bit because it's so fresh and sticky still, it's annoying to break up.

My spices were out of control until I bought 4 dozen of these jars: https://www.amazon.com/Aozita-Glass-Spice-Jars-Bottles/dp/B072N4Y9XY/

I have mine ins a cabinet with a pull-out drawer, but they sell low racks that angle the bottles nicely in a drawer. If you have more than the drawer can handle, put the less-used spices in a dark cabinet.

I put my flower in these jars i bought from Amazon. But I’m sure they have smell proof boxes that’ll hold all your product

https://www.amazon.com/Herb-Guard-Container-Humidity-Months/dp/B01MQZ1U06/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?content-id=amzn1.sym.692259fc-97f6-4415-a38e-7d855f1c7eaa%3Aamzn1.sym.692259fc-97f6-4415-a38e-7d855f1c7eaa&keywords=smell+proof+jar&pd_rd_r=f2e28a5d-f...

https://smile.amazon.com/Herb-Guard-Container-Humidity-Months/dp/B01MQZ1U06/ref=sr\_1\_2?crid=350HYNF5CMQ9R&keywords=weed+container&qid=1661541548&sprefix=weed+container%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-2

Take a look at this.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000246GSE

I bought this for my daughter nine years ago, when she was in first grade, and she’s still using it today. When properly set up I can make her a hot lunch (with not-hot components like salad and such) at 6:30am and the temperature is still fantastic when she eats lunch five hours later.

They have honestly changed my experience a lot. So often the day after i would buy flower if kept in the packaged jar, it's totally dry. Now i keep what i have in this and a few days worth in something else so I don't have to break the seal on the rest of my stuff. Maybe you know all this, don't mean to assume, but check this out if you haven't. It's a lifesaver.

Herb Guard - 1 Oz Airtight Jar and Smell Proof Container (500 ml) Comes with Humidity Pack to Keep Goods Fresh for Months https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MQZ1U06/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_6268ZG8C1HF3Q35CD17F?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I hear you - I won't use the microwaves -wastes too much time and sometimes they smell awful and I don't want to put my food in there. I haven't tried these yet, but I've heard that this is good https://www.amazon.com/Zojirushi-SL-JAE14SA-Bento-Stainless-Silver/dp/B000246GSE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483758166&sr=8-1&keywords=mr%2Bbento&th=1. I've also heard the Stanley brand and Hydroflask brand products are good, they may cost more, but they'll work. There's cheaper options, but they have terrible reviews.

I always kept mine in a gallon ziploc bag so I could press all the air out as I used it up. Air is the enemy, drying it up. Also soaked one of these in water a few minutes, then added it to the bag as a permanent resident. Works like a charm, keeps brown sugar moist and soft indefinitely. Of course any piece of clean, unglazed terra cotta will do, these are just nicely food-ready and have no sharp edges.

Then I received one of these for Christmas and now I don't even have to futz with plastic bags. I think they're most commonly used for coffee, and they work great for that, but my spouse decided to treat me after seeing me make a small mess getting the sugar out of the bag for a Thanksgiving pie. It's a bit of a luxury but as a baker it made me happy.

Copying and pasting my own comment from a similar post. The person I recommended these to purchased them and loves them as well.

I use these.

Designed for coffee beans and fresh spices/herbs. Fellow, the brand, is legit. They vacuum seal and they're made of stainless steel, so no worries about breaking or smell. They will keep your bud fresh for 3-4+ weeks in my experience, I only pick up once a month. I have a couple of the small matte black ones, so no UV concerns either, and they fit over a half ounce pretty easily. Never gone up to a full ounce but the medium would probably be good. They also make a really satisfying whooshing sound when you release the vacuum seal to get your bud. I love these jars.