Today I’m tickled pink to be hosting Kitchen Tip Tuesday for Tammy’s Recipes. Kitchen Tip Tuesday is a weekly link up where you can share links from you blog with kitchen tips that you’re applying in your own kitchen. At the end of this post you’ll be able to link up posts from you own blog so we can all visit and get some fabulous tips!
So, most of you already know that I save money on food by trying to buy in bulk when I can. Sometimes this means that I visit a local bulk food store and buy food that was purchased in bulk and then repackaged. While that means I’m getting a great deal, it also means I have to bring it home and find a way to store it. I almost always use glass jars for storage, but sometimes I also use large Tupperware canisters.
My problem was, sometimes I was buying things that were unfamiliar (or that were unfamiliar to Barry) and I would forget what exactly was in my jar. Just like you shouldn’t forget to label your freezer containers, the same goes for your glass jars. 🙂 It’s hard to send your husband to the basement for dried split peas if he doesn’t have a clue what those look like.
We were writing on the lids of my jars with dry erase markers…and that worked a little too well. Yes, I could get the labeling off, but it would also come off if I accidentally rubbed my hand against it. Not so great.
Then I had an Einstein moment. I could get those labels to peel easily off the plastic bag. Instead of just throwing them away, I could peel them off and stick them to my jar! Now I have a nicely labeled jar, also giving me the benefit of knowing how much I paid per pound the last time around.
The sticker will come off easily after soaking in water for a few hours. Depending on how long the sticker is on the jar, sometimes it just peels right off anyway. Now my jars are easily identifiable and Barry knows exactly what to grab if I ask him…and I don’t spend hours trying to remember what those weird beans are that I bought last month.
Now it’s YOUR TURN! Use the linky widget below and link to articles on your website letting us know your Kitchen Tips.
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Thanks! Can’t wait to see what you submit. 🙂 And make sure to visit Tammy’s Recipes every Tuesday and submit your Kitchen Tip!
*This post is linked at Healthy2Day Wednesdayon Quick Easy Cheap and Healthy and at Works For Me Wednesdayon We Are That Family.
That’s really clever! Does your bulk store offer the option of scooping food directly into your jars? If so, you could put the sticker on the jar in the first place and save some plastic! That’s what I do at my food co-op. I weigh the empty container and write the weight on the label, and at checkout they subtract that amount from the total weight and charge me only for the weight of the food.
That would be really awesome! But no….it’s already packaged. They do it in the back. 🙂
That’s a great tip!!! I am also buying glass jars to use for storage. The labeling is a really practical idea!!! Sometimes if there’s sticky left after peeling the label off, I use a bit of cooking oil and a towel and some elbow grease to rub that extra sticky stuff off. Love and hugs from the ocean shores of California, Heather 🙂
Elbow grease is so helpful in many projects! 🙂
Great ideas ladies! My mom taught me a neat trick to labeling my jars or freezer containers. I just use the waterproof first-aid tape. Tear off the length you need apply to your jar or container and write on the tape with a sharpie. This has worked well for me, especially for my freezer containers. It just peels off easily!
GREAT idea! Thanks so much for sharing! 🙂
This site allows you to create free labels! You can print them or save them as a .jpeg. They’re ideally for jam, but you can use it for whatever! Great for canning!
http://www.jamlabelizer.com/
Veronica….I can safely say that YOU ROCK MY FACE OFF!
haha, I love my freebies! & I love sharing them with others 🙂
Share away sister!
Thanks for hosting!
You’re most welcome. 🙂
Yes, love this tip! It works for herbs, too, if you buy from Mountain Rose Herbs. Sometimes if I have more than one jar that needs a label I print off nice looking Avery labels . . . or just use a labelmaker. Nevertheless, always label!
Thanks for hosting, glad to have come across your blog!
I just love any type of labeling! 🙂 I think that makes me a nerd. lol
I saw a neat idea on Pinterest where you tape off a square on your mason jar & paint chalkboard paint on it so you can label the contents with chalk. Another cute idea!
I love chalk board paint! Barry…not so much. 😉