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....OKOK......days later I wonder if you have gone...

2009-07-29T11:13:16.249-07:00

....OKOK......days later I wonder if you have gone into the city for cream of tartar?

I cook so rarely now that the only packaging overk...

2009-07-28T19:05:09.506-07:00

I cook so rarely now that the only packaging overkill I truly hate is my Prilosec. :)

Well! I'm certainly not alone in my frustration wi...

2009-07-26T09:13:13.530-07:00

Well! I'm certainly not alone in my frustration with certain packaging. John, I love your sweeping review of the whole mess. No ambiguity there, by golly. (grin)

Kate, I didn't know about the sugar. I'll have to keep my eyeball peeled.

Bex, I never even thought of opening the bag while sitting it in something that would let me catch the spillage. Thanks for the idea.

Bill, I ran across that pitcher idea while I was Googling flour packaging. Very nifty -- except I have these perfectly good canisters for flour and sugar already. King Arthur has them too, only theirs cost $9.95 instead of the gentler $5.99 or $7.99 at the link you offered. Your machete or chain saw idea has possibilities, though.

Bonnie, you made a good point. Not all resealable packaging is created equal. (sigh) That's when I resort to my various little storage containers. Scissors. Hmm. I think I'll try scissors on the flour bag today.

You ought to try opening a heat sealed cereal inne...

2009-07-26T08:41:05.944-07:00

You ought to try opening a heat sealed cereal inner bag! Handy scissors in hand I just cut em open and stick contents in a plastic container. As for resealable, luncheon meat does that and I have a heck of a time re-sealing the stuff!

Frustration leads to invention. The latest alterna...

2009-07-26T08:30:39.720-07:00

Frustration leads to invention. The latest alternative to bag wrestling is, of course, the plastic pitcher that accommodates the entire 5 lb flour bag. You just lop the top off the bag with a machete or chainsaw, and drop the bag gently into the pitcher. It has two snap-down spouts, one for sugar and the other for flour. Advice: don't try putting both in the same pitcher, unless you're good at altering recipes.

Amazon's got two reviews, both glowing, of this product, but their note says, "Currently unavailable. We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock." Just when I found the pitcher of happiness.

I always pour my flours from the bag into a large ...

2009-07-26T03:54:40.644-07:00

I always pour my flours from the bag into a large shallow plastic container in the sink so any spillage is just sprayed away. I think I figured out that trick at about the age of 59 or 60. Took a while, but I got there.

I'm not sure - but I think it's Domino sugar that ...

2009-07-26T03:24:21.888-07:00

I'm not sure - but I think it's Domino sugar that comes in a plastic tub now, too.

As for the paper flour sacks - once I scrap it all up from the counter after opening the bag - I pour it into a zip lock baggy! ;)

I hate packaging. All packaging. But then, I'm a...

2009-07-26T00:16:49.238-07:00

I hate packaging. All packaging. But then, I'm a generous fella... :-)

Ah, Wendy. Thank you, darlin'. I had visions of be...

2009-07-25T22:30:55.916-07:00

Ah, Wendy. Thank you, darlin'. I had visions of being the only one who had trouble with those darned bags. And congratulations on the successful grand opening! I chickened out and opted for dinner instead of wrestling with the flour sack. Tomorrow. I can face it better tomorrow.

Dee, I hear you. One of the highlights of my recen...

2009-07-25T21:04:52.538-07:00

Dee, I hear you. One of the highlights of my recent life was the successful opening of a bag of Gold Medal flour. I wiggled and I jiggled and I eased and I swore and, for the first time in I can't remember when, I got that darned bag open without tearing it. Believe me when I say I understand the desire to pop a cork on some bubbly. In fact, upon the accomplishment of that feat, I advised my canine onlookers that, "Mama ought to get a prize for that one!"

Thanks for the heads-up on the Argo container. I'll keep an eye out for that one.