I like to use airtight containers for flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, powdered sugar, etc. The reason is for convenience and, let's face it, original containers generally suck for these ingredients. I currently have these:

https://www.amazon.com/Prepwor...dp_s_web_12660365011

While I like the designs and sizes, they crack VERY easily.

I'm lookin at alternatives (like this), but am curious what other forum kitchen folks are using.

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We have these ones for flour and sugar: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d..._mob_b_pd_title&th=1

We have a large family, and Mrs. Outnumbered bakes a LOT. Since she needs to store 10# of flour/sugar in an accessible manner, these work well for us. I don't think they're absolutely airtight, but close enough for how quickly we use our bulk items.

Really nice ones are the OXO brand with the spring loaded push down button in the center of the lid.

Or,I tend to use the Rubbermaid thicker plastic ones with the red lid that come as a big set and have never had an issue with them

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the Rubbermaid thicker plastic ones with the red lid

For me, too. I got a really bad pantry moth infestation some years ago and found that airtight storage was the only way to prevent recurrence. I don't keep them sitting on the counter so they don't need to be pretty.
My larger quantities live in the downstairs pantry in five gallon buckets with Gamma Lids.

I prefer my flour and sugar to be in a pie

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Originally posted by HRK:
I prefer my flour and sugar to be in a pie

Well, that’s the plan!

Tupperware, old as hell Tupperware. Been married 34 years and honestly I think it came with the wife. It still works, some of the lids are a touch loose now.

OXO Pop canisters
https://www.containerstore.com...d?productId=10020990

^^^^^^love ‘em. They store and stack neatly as well.

Mason craft and more glass jars with the wire bail closure top.

Ball, a maker of canning jars, makes jars with hinged, gasketed lids that have a mechanical clasp latch on them. The quart one is the perfect size for an 11.5-oz. bag of ground coffee. They make bigger ones. I got mine from Wal-Mart. (This was several years ago.)

Glass would work well, but exacerbates the fragility issue. Plus, there are 2 small offspring running around.

The OXO ones look good; are they brittle? If one hits the floor from the counter, would it shatter?

My wife just went with the OXO stuff, I’ve been using one for my coffee for years. She’s got flour, sugar and all the cereals in them. A little pricey, but I like them and the seem pretty sturdy although I haven’t dropped any on the floor.

I think the oxo container bodies are made from polycarbonate - so pretty strong.

A full drop of a full container would probably survive. If the container cracked ot would most likely be limited, and I doubt it would do so in an explosive manner like glass would. Worst case I would expect the lid to pop off on impact, which of case could be messy depending on how much the container thrashed around after the initial impact.