Topic: Spice jars

[Curry addict bob]

Easy to fill if you use a jam funnel and! And flat lids are easy to write on.

[Onions]

Great idea! Bit small; using kilner jars.

[Curry addict bob]

Great idea! Bit small; using kilner jars.

I have a lot of spices so I've compacted them into smaller jars but it's quick to top them up.

[Garp]

Looks like you're very well organised, Bob

Like onions, I prefer larger jars, especially for the spices I use a lot of (cumin, coriander, fenugreek, paprika, chilli etc) and use smaller ones for those used less often (fennel, nigella, black mustard, asafoetida etc).

But liking your set-up bud

[SoberRat]

Similar setup to mine Bob. I have mine in a drawer. I have to replenish them quite regularly like you though.

[Peripatetic Phil]

I see you're using the Kilner version; do you keep and use the checked paper tops, or do you jettison them and rely solely on the rubber O-ring ?

** Phil.

[SoberRat]

I just rely on the rubber seal, I do find that I have to adjust the clips in order to get a good seal though, so maybe I should have kept the paper insert too.

[Peripatetic Phil]

I just rely on the rubber seal, I do find that I have to adjust the clips in order to get a good seal though, so maybe I should have kept the paper insert too.

Ah, that is interesting.  I was considering the Kilner jars, as they are quite cheap in bulk, but worried that the paper seal might (would) acquire the aroma of the spice, so if the jar were subsequently re-used for a different spice there would be minor cross-contamination, but I imagine the paper seals are also available in bulk, in which case they could simply be replaced.

** Phil.

[Curry addict bob]

I see you're using the Kilner version; do you keep and use the checked paper tops, or do you jettison them and rely solely on the rubber O-ring ?

** Phil.

Them kilner jars look the business and I can tell that the drawers will lift out if need be
I like to take my spices over to the work surface really impressed with your system

[SoberRat]

I hadn't thought of that Phil, but it is a good point. It would be worth seeing if there are any replacement papers available. I'm not even sure whether it would be possible to make some. They would help to keep any moisture out as well I guess, as I have found that certain spices just absorb  it when you open them, Chinese 5 spice seems to be the worst. I did buy them in bulk and then used the card inserts to divide them in the drawer, but I threw the paper out :

Bob, the drawers do lift out but they have a good extension on them so you can pull them out all the way. I guess you could just make a drawer that fits your plastic containers.