Recommend a cereal dispenser / container?
May 3, 2015 9:24 PM Subscribe
I was recently awarded backpay for raises I was contractually owed, and I want to spent a portion of it on decor. I'm looking at 4 boxes of Cheerios and am slightly embarrassed -- I appear to regularly open new boxes before the unopened ones are finished. I'm thinking a cereal dispenser would help me unclutter my counterspace and reduce spoilage.
Does anyone have a dispenser they really like?
Traits I'm interested in:
1. Separate inlet / outlet, such that older cereal is consumed before newer stuff. I'm slowly coming to using stock rotation as an organizing principle of the pantry.
2. Reduced exposure to circulating air. I don't have AC, so I'm at the mercy of the local humidity conditions, as well as the internal microclimate (dishwasher, cooking, shower, etc). Ideally it'd form an airtight seal, but designs like one sees in hotels would probably crush food if airtight. But the status quo is crumpled plastic bags that they come in, so equal or better is fine there.
Traits I'm interested in:
1. Separate inlet / outlet, such that older cereal is consumed before newer stuff. I'm slowly coming to using stock rotation as an organizing principle of the pantry.
2. Reduced exposure to circulating air. I don't have AC, so I'm at the mercy of the local humidity conditions, as well as the internal microclimate (dishwasher, cooking, shower, etc). Ideally it'd form an airtight seal, but designs like one sees in hotels would probably crush food if airtight. But the status quo is crumpled plastic bags that they come in, so equal or better is fine there.
Best answer: Your best bet is getting one sized that suits your consumption rate and letting it get empty before you refill. It will keep longer in an airtight one, so if you eat it regularly a 2-box size container.
That said, if you're set on a countertop hopper setup, this single-cereal one from OXO has seals on both sides and good Amazon reviews.
posted by JauntyFedora at 10:20 PM on May 3, 2015
That said, if you're set on a countertop hopper setup, this single-cereal one from OXO has seals on both sides and good Amazon reviews.
posted by JauntyFedora at 10:20 PM on May 3, 2015
I have had these Rubbermaid ones for the last 3-4 years and they have held up really well. They will hold 2 normal size boxes or more and are easy to pick up, spray out, etc. The kids like them a lot too. We try to limit ourselves to 3 different cereals at a time! I also think that having multiple matching containers makes them look better/more intentional if you keep them someplace like on top of the fridge.
posted by freecellwizard at 5:54 AM on May 4, 2015
posted by freecellwizard at 5:54 AM on May 4, 2015
Response by poster: Well, I ended up ordering the OXO gravity fed dispenser. I was leaning towards another one with like a hundred times as many reviews on Amazon, but I think this one might have a better bottom seal.
posted by pwnguin at 10:44 AM on May 4, 2015
posted by pwnguin at 10:44 AM on May 4, 2015
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posted by onecircleaday at 9:55 PM on May 3, 2015