How do you organize your kitchen? When you buy herbs, spices and condiments, do you always buy them in jars and bottles? I like refills. They’re more economical. I just store them in empty glass jars (of coffee, mayo, peanut butter, pickles… you get the idea) that have been thoroughly washed and dried. You know, recycling. I like jars with screw type caps best because they are really airtight and they do a good job of keeping out moisture that ruins my precious dried herbs and spices.
The problem of course is that most of my washed-and-dried jars are much too big for the amount of dried herbs and spices that come in packets. And it really isn’t smart to buy dried herbs and spices in huge quantities because they have to be used soonest before they lose their flavor and aroma. So, I had this scenario where I had huge jars with more empty than used space inside. I said had. Past tense.
Earlier this week, I found these lovely jars at the supermarket. Just the right size for the content of packets of dried herbs and spices. I found seven of them on the shelf, I bought them all, and I would have bought more had the supermarket not run out of stocks.
There’s bokeh in the background? Oh, totally unintentional.
The jar cap is lined with plastic which really seals in the content and keeps the moisture out.
Now, the kitchen is better organized with these small jars that don’t take up too much space. In a couple of weeks, when the supermarket has replenished its stocks, I’ll buy more of these jars. Quite inexpensive at P59.75 each.
Cool!
Where did you buy that?
Shopwise Antipolo.
Nge! ang layo naman, sana meron dito sa Pasong Tamo
Sana meron rin nyan sa Shopwise Araneta Center!
Kung meron, let me know. I’ll go there and buy some more hehehehe
I went to Shopwise Araneta kanina and saw about 8 pcs of the lovely containers! P59.50 each!
Ahhh, so most probably all branches have them.
Bought a couple of those the other week. They’re on sale at Shopwise Alabang — only Php 19 each!
Awwww. Now I feel bad.
ang cute naman at ang mura…i use empty gerber baby food jars
we don’t have that here….we have the big ones i use
for home-made pickles or chutney
After Cee’s comment above, namahalan ako hahahaha
Where do you buy your herb refills?
Supermarket.
Amg mura naman. The ones like that in SM cost a P100 each or more.
Miss Connie, I used to buy spices in those little glass bottles until I realized how much one can save on refill packs. Now, I reuse the spice bottles. I just soak them overnight in soapy water to remove the label and sticker scum, dry them well, and I can use them again. (But if I find some of your lovely spice containers in my next shopping trip, I’m chucking my spice bottles to the recycling bin, hehe.)