I just received two large Snapware canisters as a gift from a friend who has been using this brand for some time. She claims it keeps cereal and other dry goods fresh longer than other containers. According to the label, they are... (1 reply, last updated by rainey March 21, 2009)

Check out Click Clack containers made in New Zealand. The Accent series is made from polycarbonate and can go from freezer to microwave to dishwasher. They have another series which looks the same but the containers are not... (21 replies, last updated by cfriday7 October 11, 2007)

, as a by-product from the pomace, and use for cleaning etc.) are packaged in carboys of high-density polyethylene and polypropylene, which could easily be what your huge plastic container is made of. Milk is shipped in... (1 reply, last updated by eatzalot January 25, 2008)

in Rubbermaid. These containers are thick like Pyrex....I decided to live dangerously. I mixed up a batch of mac&cheese and divided the hot, sauced pasta into several glasslock containers, from 1.3 to 4 cups, then topped them... (6 replies, last updated by rainey September 19, 2009)

with a strap or carry bag. The idea is that you put hot food in some of them and they stay hot until lunch, hence no need to microwave. Meanwhile the top containers can hold cold food and they stay cold. They were made for... (14 replies, last updated by johnb June 12, 2009)

The comic possibilities are endless...and don’t forget, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam...Spam IS made from pork. Something Hawaiian perhaps with pineapple icecream, over fried until crunchy spam slices, sprinkled with coconut and... (36 replies, last updated by grandma908 November 14, 2007)

My mom just had a small heart attack – a shock to us all, even though she’s 76, because she eats mostly healthy food and is incredibly active (she lifts weights and walks 1-2 miles a day). She’s doing OK now,... (20 replies, last updated by Emme March 15, 2009)

I went to restaurants (chinese are best) and asked for old plastic buckets. Don’t use the ones that contain paint or contstruction spackel, they leach plastic. Food grade works best. You can find how to put it together on... (4 replies, last updated by dagmar April 23, 2009)

and roasted flavors; its long reduction evaporates most of the volatile chemicals that make meat jus taste like meat. A true demiglace, which is reduced much less, should be made from stock that contains significant amounts of... (36 replies, last updated by soupkitten February 5, 2007)

I think container soil gets very depleted but I have removed 1/2 the soil from a large container, mixed in some -A-Doodle Doo fertilzer. Then, topped with new potting soil mix. This is for annual flowers. For veggies I use new... (20 replies, last updated by Fritter May 9, 2009)

Thanks everyone for suggestions – the count of 50 might have been a bit hyperbolic (although probably not too far off, given Indian and Chinese items and spice blends). The website cited by MakingSense has some tin square... (26 replies, last updated by Cinnamon May 15, 2009)

Has anyone tried the Fresher Longer food storage containers from Shaper Image that are supposed to keep food fresher longer....I was curious if they really worked or if I’m just as well off with my Rubbermaid. (9 replies, last updated by rworange September 1, 2009)

There are thousands of food recipes that contain alcohol. Rum cake comes to mind. (12 replies, last updated by berkleybabe October 4, 2008)

Trying to find to-go containers to pack food in for freezable meals – preferably aluminum foil with the cardboard lid that you can crimp on, but some for soup as well. Tried Party City and the Container Store, but no luck.... (10 replies, last updated by atlantachowhound November 28, 2007)

left.). The (former) schoolteacher in me could not bear to throw the containers out, so I opened the 14 or so ones from obsolete spices that I had and shook or scraped out the contents, hand-scrubbed all of them and dried them... (43 replies, last updated by LadyCook61 January 16, 2009)