Canisters for pantry

[sierramist03]

I'm wanting to put some our more bulk items in sealable containers for our pantry because we are having mice problems. I was thinking rice, wheat flour, flour, sugar, powdered sugar, brown sugar, and oats any other suggestions or ones you have for your pantry.

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Target Home has some great ones and a set of 6 is like $22.00 so totally affordable. They're just clear glass with silver lids. Pretty enough for me and affordable enough that when I inevitably crack one my life will go on. The one thing I love is that sizes are decent so I'm not stuck with half bags of stuff or a canister that's too small for anything but toothpicks.

Target also has really big Mason jars which rock..but they're really spendy..esp. for Target.

[magdala9]

I picked up five sizes of these clear glass canisters in the fall and I am very happy with them. It is a lot easier to stack these than have half opened bags of pretzels, pasta, nuts, dried fruit, chocolate chips etc around.

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002IT6X0C/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00

[pickle123]

Walmart has some nice BH&G brand ones, they are plastic with white lid...various sizes.

[sierramist03]

I saw some canisters at tjmaxx so I wanted to check there too
do I have a good list of items or am I forgetting anything?

[kaylie]

I would make sure to go with glass so that they can't chew through it. Metal is good too, but I think glass is best.

[jena]

Dec 9, 2012 16:47:32 GMT -5 magdala9 said:

I picked up five sizes of these clear glass canisters in the fall and I am very happy with them. It is a lot easier to stack these than have half opened bags of pretzels, pasta, nuts, dried fruit, chocolate chips etc around.

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002IT6X0C/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00

Mine are like these. I got them at the container store a decade ago but they still sell them. Only annoyance is that a 1 cup measure doesn't fit in it, only my half cup measure does. I like the square sides, makes them fit the shelf better.

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[TBM]

I think your list looks pretty good.

Peppermint oil is supposed to keep away mice. I saw something about putting wiping some on the outside of your canisters working.

[sierramist03]

Dec 9, 2012 20:27:22 GMT -5 TBM said:

I think your list looks pretty good.

Peppermint oil is supposed to keep away mice. I saw something about putting wiping some on the outside of your canisters working.

Interesting because I'm burning peppermint in my scentsy...

[pinkeggs]

Jenna Sue recently did a post where she got some really nice ones at Hobby Lobby for super affordable. If you have a HL nearby, that might be a good option.

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Dec 9, 2012 16:51:16 GMT -5 pickle123 said:

Walmart has some nice BH&G brand ones, they are plastic with white lid...various sizes.

I have these. They are pretty great. I like that they are square so thy fit flat against the wall/corners and each other.

[sillygoosegirl]

I have the Oxo pop top ones and really like them (the big ones anyway, DH also got me a variety pack for my birthday and the small ones aren't as nice--but I've had the big ones for years and love them). They are plastic, but seem pretty dang strong, I'd be really surprised if a mouse could chew through them.

[thiswillbe]

I think these might be smaller than you need, but I noticed that there is a set of 3 glass canisters on Woot today for $13 (not sure if that's a deal or not; sometimes Woot is a deal, but I always double-check before buying anything):
home.woot.com/offers/snapware-3-piece-glass-canister-set-5

[mrs.jacinthe]

If you're fighting off mice, you'll need glass, ceramic, or metal. Mice can chew through wood and plastic without any problem at all.

I'd probably go with something like this: www.containerstore.com/shop/kitchen/foodStorage/canisters?productId=10006663&N=74062&Nao=20

[sierramist03]

I got the better homes and garden ones and they are really nice. For the price they are similar enough to the oxo brand. Most expensive one at Walmart was $7.47 and for oxo even at tjmaxx/Marshall's they were $12.99 or more. My only complaint about the bhg ones is here isn't a specific one for 5lbs.