And you thought i was out of black bars
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Nah it’s lovely. It’s fucking lovely. Basically perfect. A role model for other packaging.
I bake for my family and friends at least once a week, and do you know how often I’ve got my flour wet, or had it go bad, or stale, or anything to make it unusable? Zero times.
I want all the other packaged goods to take a long hard look in the mirror and ask if they really need all their shit, or if they shouldn’t be more like flour.
We should all be more like flour!
I put it in a resealable plastic container and keep the bag in a cool, dry area. The packaging does suck though, I will never deny that.
i have a roughly flour-bag-sized airtight storage container, and then i keep that ensemble in the freezer bc i was raised to believe that made a difference somehow
2-3 days in the freezer is recommended to kill weevil eggs, but not necessary for long term storage.
My flour doesn’t last that long
It just gets used up too quickly lol
i’m jealous! i’m finally cooking more, but i’m hardly baking at all. gotta just try meat pies or something else simple.
Quick breads are your friend. Banana bread, carrot cake, pumpkin bread, zucchini bread are all super quick and easy. Can be done as loaves or muffins. Shelf stable for a few days or store them in the fridge for longer or freeze.
thank you!! i’ll have a lil forray into breads once i finish with hot sauce ^^
Can’t we please have more compostable packaging? Seriously.
anything to not be put in yet another plastic container. it’s perfect the way it is.
You took the comment right out of my fingers.
I feel like a cardboard cylinder would be more manageable
Those usually have metal or plastic bottoms and tops though.
IMO glass jars are perfect for anything. Just buy it in paper and then transfer it into glass. I love having bunch of glass jars to use for pretty much anything I wanna store and you can just reuse then from other stuff you already bought. That reminds me I need to buy pickles.
A intentional glass container can be strong tempered glass. Reused food container glass is okay but they’ll shatter into sharp pieces when dropped.
Pickles? Did you say pickles? :3
pickles are love pickles are life
anything fermented actually
olives :3
Thank you for reminding me that I have some green olives to snack on :) Delicious 😋
On this topic, you should check out lupin beans. They’re yet another salty jarred food :3
I’ve never tasted those in particular but I know my cousin really likes them. I just never had the opportunity to try them yet! But I’m fairly sure I’ll like them!
Sauerkraut, pistachios, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, almonds, nuts, all of that make great snacks
And should I start talking about all the different cheeses?? 😋
I love nuts and seeds :3 They’re so crunchy and snackish! Like, i can just grab a handful and pop 'em in a few at a time.
As for cheese… I’d say I miss it, but I don’t; vegan “cheese” tastes pretty much identical lol.
Misleading username, should be pickle_enjoyer42
maybe i should make an alt…
Personally, I love sucking pickles, and I love the taste of the juice that bursts inside my mouth when I bite on the tip. And if there’s enough pickles from different sources, sometimes I’ll just combine their juice in a jar and drink it all at once! I also love the variety! Pickles come in all shapes and sizes, and they can be either soft or hard (I prefer larger hard pickles).
I need more “pickles” in my life…
Whoa now, I think we might be talking about different things! I think you’re talking about the pickled fruit snack, I’m clearly talking about sucking cock!
“It’s technically a fruit” has gone too far. Cucumbers are vegetables. Also, I know exactly what we’re talking about, and… mmmfgh.,…,
Is anyone searching for the “best way” or are they picking the cheapest acceptable option?
Define best
Just sell you a bag of wheat to crush at home
Whole grains stay fresh longer…
50 lbs paper bag on the floor next to your oven is the way.
fabrics. with designs.
with the way things are headed, flour sack dresses are gonna make a comeback.
Yeah. Right until you get moths.
Paper with black bars
I gotchu
Now that’s efficient!
A for effort.
nobody can afford crops in this economy
It was the last meme I have at the moment and I couldnt resist
You couldn’t resist not cropping your shit again?
for the meme
Wait ,why it has to be cropped? Did i lost smth?
Idk paper bags seem fine to me. Rather that than plastic
They spill everywhere and you cant reseal them leaving it possible for bugs to get in. But i have to agree theyre better than a plastic container
Open the flour over a trash can to catch that little bit of flour that always seems to be on top, try to keep the folding paper top together, but open one side like a milk carton.
Open resealable container of your choice, I have large plastic bins that hold 10lbs of flour quite nicely. Big round container with handles and a lid.
Dump flour into container, slow-ish so it doesn’t poof into the air
Seal container, use dry paper towel, rag, or vacuum to clean the small amount that probably came off the paper top.
I usually give the open top a flick with my finger over the trash can to dislodge as much as possible before going to the counter.
I really can’t think of a better way to package it, other ways are either taking up more space than needed, or uses plastic/metal. Plastic is a non-starter for me, and metal would drastically increase price. It’s a cost-effective way of tansporting a cheap product. Just don’t get it wet lol
Then buy a reusable container like everyone else who’s ever bought more than one bag?
You can buy a container and dump them into that. There are a lot of options around, metal and ceramic.
Is this bug thing a problem you have? I never seen a bug in my flour all my life
If it’s not irradiated it has eggs, if you don’t use it quickly, parking it in the freezer for a couple weeks kills them.
I know ours isn’t irradiated because I use it for sourdough but use it quickly because sourdough. But back when I didn’t bake much I did have to freeze it, or bugs. Rice too.
I think I’m too European to understand this, I never heard about it.
I usually leave them in the bags. But for sugar I put them into a different container. You can do the same with flour.
Amazing.
I put new flour into a sealable container once I get home. A little bit usually gets onto the counter, but a damp rag can handle it. I found that the trick is to slowly move flour into the new container using a scoop until the bag is about a quarter empty. I used to just dump the bag, but that makes it spill more and is a harder to clean up after.
You can also put the container on its side, put the opened bag into it (so that it would be upside down) and then erect the container
Hot
You’re supposed to dump it into a sealable container
Just get a little clip :3
Fold, roll, and keep closed with some painters tape. If it’s needed daily, get a tub with a lid.
It’s a bag of flour, you don’t pour from it, you scoop from it.
I just fold it over twice and put a clothes peg on it.
It’s more or less like a double seam, which is surprisingly effective at closing something off. Like, if you do that with a plastic bag, it’s close to airtight…
My wife likes to stack stuff, so with it folded and rolled correctly (it’s more or less just keep folding till it’s flat) it allows you to maximize some space. The flour is a once every couple weeks unless I’m on a bread binge. Tape keeps its closed for when shuffling stuff around.
It’s just the overly strong glue that bothers me. I want to be able to open the bag without ripping a hole in it. Like having a garment with thread stronger than the fabric, the fabric will tear.
Entirely paper packaging. I would argue this really is optimal packaging. I’ve got an air tight glass jar that I decant to.
Paper bags are perfectly fine tho…
maybe science can figure out a better way than half ass origami to seal them though.
Some are sewn shut. If you manage to open them just so the whole thing unravels at once.
ye its called a glass flour jar to pour in.
There are really 2 problems:
- Flour is essentially dust. It’s really hard to find a good way to package dust.
- Flour is really, really cheap. The packaging needs to remain a small fraction of the overall cost.
