"How the hell do you get the last of the stuff out of these things?" Lf #1
"For the mustard, put some vinegar in and shake it around, put a dash of honey and olive oil. Lovely vinaigrette that you can get 99% out of the bottle since it's more watery than mustard alone." r2 #4
I use tap water. Not much is needed. But you can get the bottle near clean if the technique is used in multiple cycles.
It works on:
- mayo
- ketchup
- mustard
- salad dressing
- spaghetti sauce
- pickle relish
- etc
If it's for a specific culinary application like frankfurters on bun @ picnic, skip that.
But save it for:
- soup or stew
- rice
- pasta
- whatever else suits your fancy.
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Also note:
Some of these containers are fantastically durable.
I use empty plastic peanut butter jars in my shop for small tools, bolts, nails, etc.
Send screws through the lids to a ceiling joist, and you can attach and remove the jar as needed for handy clutter-free access, all while (w/ X-ray vision) see what's in the jar without touching it.
The orthogonal (rather than cylindrical) 64 oz, and even better (sturdier) 128 oz juice containers (w/ ~rectangular footprint) (the 128 often have a molded in handle, plus an added handle around the bottle neck)
make great space-efficient kitchen canisters.
Many kitchen canisters have round footprints, and thus waste space.
Use these 128 oz containers instead, and less counter / shelf space is wasted.
They're spectacularly durable. Drop one to the floor, dust it off, and get on with life. Dustpan & broom not required.
And again, X-ray vision is included.
I keep rice, kasha, elbow mac, quinoa, couscous, in them.
Just keep them away from high heat, as even a woodstove will quickly deform them; and do lord knows what to the toxicity of the contents.
PS
On the 128 oz:
In addition to using them as kitchen storage by leaving them intact, I also cut them off 3" below the threaded top.
In them I collect:
- spare padlocks, keys, and key-rings
- packages of shoe / boot laces (54" boot laces make a handy belt for swimming, jogging, etc)
- other items that defy convenient classification by don't warrant discard
And in the shop, collect about 10 of them, and you can build shelves behind the work bench, the bottom shelf just wide enough to support the containers,
and the shelf above about a half inch above the top of the cut-off containers.
The containers are lidless. BUT !! The shelf over them helps keep sawdust out of them.
note:
Cutting the tops off in a straight line is tricky.
I've found the best way is to use a knife to make the first cut a bit higher on the container than wanted, leaving a 1/4" to an 1/8" extra.
Then with tin snips I make the final cut, trying to use some feature on the container as a guide. They're great containers, will probably outlast me, and the price can't be beat. THEY'RE $FREE !!
Happy Independence Day
