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sortaitchy t1_j6czrkl wrote

Reply to comment by CommonConfusables in Can I store paint in plastic bottles? by allemachtigeapekut

I also use mason jars or even well washed large pickle jars, that sort of thing. Because I do a lot of canning and also use the mason jars for wedding decorations and party events I have a ton of them. We use them for drinking glasses, vases, nuts and bolts and screws etc. They come in any number of sizes and at the dollar store you can buy good quality, name brand plastic lids that are made to fit them. Then you can use them for all sorts of food storage in your pantry. In the workshop I have the 4 ounce sizes filled with labelled paint, so that if I need to touch up, I can easily just open and stir the little jars rather than opening the big can. Easy peasy.

If there is one thing that really does have multiple uses its reusable glass mason jars. Every household could probably find a myriad of uses for them, and bonus - reusable, food safe, easy to sterilize.

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CommonConfusables t1_j6d8g2i wrote

Mason jars are my candles, glasses, vases, storage (food and non-food), etc.

My oatmilk gets made and lives in a gallon mason jar.

Mason jars for the win! Reusables for the win!!!

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spazzardnope t1_j6datog wrote

Mason jars are the shit! Love them, I have mine filled with everything from tiny ones with tiny screws, herbs, spices etc (not in the same jars lol) dried pasta, home made preserves and pickles, paints, etc as they are air tight and last forever if you don’t drop them. The only issue I have is the rubber seals wear out but you can buy replacement silicone ones for literally pennies, I personally get the Kilner ones as they are cheap and available easily in the UK and far better than the IKEA or TKMAXX/other ones.

If someone tried serving me a drink in one though, I would probably scream and hit them over the head with the roof tile they had just served my food on (jk).

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sndeang51 t1_j6g7vmj wrote

Hopping on the mason jar hype train. The fact that they’re glass makes them a lot easier to wash, and with the 4oz and 8oz ones I’ve been able to put the jars through the dish washer. They hand wash nicely which was a priority when I first began using them in school (dorms).

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