Kilner/glass jars for dried food storage?

[Hillybilly444]

Have had a poke about the site but couldn't find the exact answer to my question...would it be beneficial to decant dried goods (am thinking rice, pulses, nuts, oats etc) from their cellophane packaging into kilner or even regular screw top glass jars (such as those big gherkin or coffee jars) for storage purposes? The cellophane packaging seems to me to be quite vulnerable and, once opened, pretty useless anyhow. Jar-stored foodstuffs would be easier to use on a daily basis.
Would removing these goods from their original packaging in any way affect their "shelf life" or would it be pretty much the same once they were in a glass jar. I recognise that kilner jars provide a better seal but they are expensive and I wondered if regular glass jars (sterilised) are a reasonable compromise until such time as I can acquire a stock of kilner jars?
Any advice greatfully received!

[pseudonym]

I leave my dry goods in their wrappers and store in a plastic tub in the cupboard. When required, I pour into a kilner jar and use from there.

I see no reason not to use other glass containers until you get some kilner jars.

[Arzosah]

I've been wondering about this ... as you say, it all seems quite fragile, and a nice sturdy glass jar would be great. I'm also wondering about those thick, heavy plastic bottles that Sainsbo Basics bath foam comes in - the stuff thats 40p for 1 litre I'd use it for extra water supplies if there was an emergency, but right now I'm wondering about decanting dried goods into it - maybe I'll just stop over thinking it, and use it for water right now.

[Yorkshire Andy]

I vac pac my loose goods...

individually bagged in strong sandwich bag first...




the kilner jars seals perish eventually (you can get replacements for some of the bettery quality ones)

one thing that puts me off is the Glass aspect of err glass.. drop it or it falls off the shelf thats your kilo of rice gone where as if its in its bag it might split but wont be inedible

[KrisWard]

Yes good point, things seem more organised in a nice neat glass container, but if you have to brab things to bug out, possibility of things breaking.

Stay safe

Kris

[jean405]

I have 5l wide mouth, swing top glass jars I use to rotate pulses, flour etc, (from storage to kitchen). At a glance I can see what I have and need to use.
As for seals, silicone seals last ages, and the 2l jars have the same wide mouth size as the 5l jars (I don't use these for canning only storage)

https://cookwarecompany.co.uk/product/z ... ght-seals/

[ForgeCorvus]

I'd store in the packaging, but once opened put it on a shelf in a jar or some other sealable container (tupperware and the like).

Arzosah: Food in a bottle that had soap in it? Really?...... Its your stomach I suppose

[beer999]

Someone asked me to put a wanted on freecycle for Kilner. 1 person gave me 25 the old ones that have a rubber ring, glass stopper sealed by metal screw down lid. I decided I was having 10. Then I bought I think 16 large ones with 2 cups tea and 2 pieces a very nice cake for £6.90. Always worth checking freecycle. Also Baycrazy or the equivalent money saving expert for local items which allow collection or better still collection only. The latter can go really cheap. Got moulinex electric mincer & sausage maker for £1.04p
Note Confucius said a sausage is a burger trapped in a skin, let it free.
It is also easier to make a burger than a sausage and you can make them fit any shaped bread rolls.....so

[Mr R]

I don't know if this has been mentioned already, but I store most day-to-day items, such as rice, in old Douwe Egberts coffee jars.

[FEISTY]

Just for general hygiene, I freeze all dried goods in their bags for at least 24hrs or until I remember . Kills anything I don't want in there and, yes, you do get bugs in even the most expensive flour, etc, from all the big supermarkets - yuk! Then, for kitchen use, I decant them into the Tesco glass jars with the orange rubber rings and keep them in the cupboard as dark as possible. I don't like to store food items in plastic indefinitely - the chemicals leach and I read that those wee bugs can eat there way in through the original packaging . Last thing you want is to open up your stash to find thousands of wee critters running around.