Banks for bulk products: types, brands, selection and operation

Modern housewives, in whose families it is customary to eat at home, are paying close attention to proper nutrition. But in order for home-made food to be really healthy and healthy, it should be prepared from high-quality products. To do this, food stocks must be properly stored. WITHloose products - flour, granulated sugar, pasta, cereals of various kinds - make up a significant part of the food supply of the family.

Practically in every modern kitchen there are special containers for storing bulk products to comply with storage conditions. Now you can easily buy food at any supermarket, so you do not need to keep it at home in the amount of strategic stocks. Storing reserves, even with proper storage by the end of the period recommended for storage, does not change the taste properties for the better. But this does not mean that before cooking, you have to run to the store every time. In the kitchen, every hostess always has a supply of food, depending on the composition of the family.

It can be cans with a lid, containers, boxes of different sizes, shapes, colors, made of various materials. Bugs and moths are often put in products in ordinary bags, dampness and mold appear. Storage in special containers allows you to save the initial properties of the products during the recommended shelf life. It is necessary to put the filled containers in the kitchen cupboard, where it is dark and dry, as the sunlight, water vapor and various cooking smells do not contribute to the preservation of the products.

Bulk products are not only cereals and flour. Tea, coffee, sugar, spices and seasonings also need proper storage. Almost all of them have a specific smell. When storing them, it is important to ensure tightness so that smells do not spread to other products.

In retail chains you can find many varieties of dishes for food storage. These are mini-containers of 0.1 l, and medium-sized cans of 0.5–1.5 l, and large containers of 1.6 liters and above. Small jars are suitable for storing spices, small volumes are preferred by people with low consumption of products, large containers are bought for a large family.

The shape of the banks are square, rectangular, oval, cylindrical.

There are narrow and high containers, there are low and wide. If the height of the shelf allows, with narrow tall containers, the area in the closet is used more efficiently. The same can be said for rectangular containers. They are placed on the shelf more closely, with virtually no voids between them. At the same height, more grains are placed in them than in cylindrical ones.

In the manufacture of dishes for the storage of bulk products at home, manufacturers use plastic, glass, ceramics, metal, wood. From the material depends on the cost of dishes.

Beautiful glass jars are most popular among others. They do not have their own smell and do not absorb extraneous ones; they are safe, easy to clean, harmonize with any kitchen design, and are quite airtight. Both transparent and colored glass are used. Almost all bulk products can be stored in glass containers. (flour, sugar, cereals, pasta, etc.). Not suitable for storing dried fruit due to lack of ventilation. A significant drawback is the fragility of the material; it is necessary to handle such dishes with extreme caution so as not to break them. Currently manufactured dishes from impact resistant glass, but such products are more expensive.

A variety of shapes and sizes of plastic containers, colorful design, wide range of colors, affordable price, lightness and compactness allow you to choose a decent option for any kitchen. For convenience, many models have dispensers in the lid to gently pour out products.

New high-quality containers have a subtle smell that quickly disappears when used, but inexpensive products smell more sharply and do not disappear longer. Best proven products made of polypropylene.

Grains were stored in metal tin boxes at the time of our grandmothers. But simple iron boxes quickly rusted inside and out under the influence of the kitchen environment. It was not safe to store food in such banks. Nowadays, stylish sets of metal cans are made from stainless steel or from food-grade aluminum.

You can arrange in the kitchen on the open shelves. It is lightweight, durable, durable material. It should be noted that metal cans made from ordinary steel may give the products a characteristic metallic taste during storage.

Ceramic containers are made from environmentally friendly raw materials, odorless, easy to wash. Products are beautifully decorated, decorated with paintings or plain. The shape and size are different. Covers are not tight. Suitable for storage of dried fruit, dried herbs, salt.

The contents are not visible in the opaque ceramic pot, therefore the image of the product to be stored is often applied on the jars. If there is no image, stickers with a picture and an inscription are applied.

Wooden utensils are natural timeless classics, always in fashion and highly valued for their naturalness. These are not cheap products. But only spices, tea, coffee, dry spicy herbs, bay leaves, dried fruits, and salt can be stored in them. It is necessary to use constantly only one type of bulk product. The tree firmly absorbs the smell of the stored product, which is difficult to eliminate for several years. If you pour something else into the empty container, the product is likely to acquire the previous smell. It is recommended to use beautiful wooden dishes for decorative purposes to decorate the kitchen interior, and not to store food.

Improper storage leads to food damage and disposal, as they become hazardous to health. Storage of food stocks in special sealed containers allows you to save them from damage, prevents the penetration of insects, preserves the taste and useful properties, adds comfort and convenience to the process of cooking.

But still, even such a simple kitchen accessory has its drawbacks: fragility and gravity of glass and ceramic vessels, instability to deformation of plastic products, insufficient tightness, absorption of odors and moisture of wooden boxes, rapid rusting of metal containers made of plain steel or tin.

When choosing containers for storing bulk products It is recommended to consider the following factors:

• safety of the material of manufacture is the main selection criterion;
• take into account the composition of the family when choosing a volume;
• weight of products (lighter ones are more convenient, massive ones are harder to get from the shelf);
• tightness of the container (check in the store);
• the stability of the applied pattern (the paint should not leave marks on the skin of the hands);
• plastic boxes should be of uniform color, free of cracks and chips, without a strong odor;
• The height of the containers should be as close as possible to the height of the shelves in the cabinets, so as not to have to put the banks on top of each other - this is inconvenient;
• it is preferable to choose rectangular or square containers for efficient use of shelf space;
• Do not buy too cheap models of dubious quality, since these accessories are supposed to be used for more than one year, and low-quality products quickly lose their presentable appearance and functional properties.

Special attention when choosing should be paid to the covers. They are 3 types:

• screwed caps on the thread, metal or plastic - tight, comfortable, but wear out over time;
• folding lids with lock-latch - easy to open and close, allow you to instantly turn the container from sealed to ventilated;
• adjacent covers are not hermetic, usually with such covers cans of wood and ceramics are closed.

You can select the required number of cans separately, and you can purchase a ready-made set of containers.

Among the well-known manufacturers of kitchen utensils and accessories are the following.

• Fissman Company produces many types of kitchen utensils, including kitchen accessories, made only from environmentally friendly materials without cadmium and lead. Before being released into the mass market, the dishes are seriously tested. Light aesthetic design in bright colors, brand shops, the ability to order via the Internet, brand awareness and availability of a guarantee attract customers. Of the minuses it should be noted extremely symbolic of the manufacturer, the instability of consumer feedback, there are cases of discrepancies in price and quality.

• French brand Luminarc It is famous for glass tableware made of impact-resistant glass - clear, frosted or colored. In the assortment there are porcelain products of the highest quality. The unique “Quality Laboratory” controls not only finished products, but also production stages. Luminarc sealed glass containers with a vacuum button can be used to store both bulk and liquid products. Luminarc tableware is not cheap, but the unique properties of these products are a real pleasure to use.

• Valiant brand products (China) Began to enter the Russian market since 2005. An extensive range consists of several categories, one of them is kitchen implements. Storage banks are available in various sizes, have reasonable prices and beautiful modern design.

• IDEA (M-plastic) specializes in the production of plastic products for the home (Russia). The company was established in 1997. The assortment consists of more than 450 items of modern functional household items. IDEA plastic containers are made from high quality raw materials. The bright design of the predominantly red-yellow gamut and the original marking distinguish them on the store shelves. Reasonable prices, high quality, recognizability of the assortment appealed to many consumers.

After purchase, the dishes must be thoroughly washed and dried. If there are no images on the containers, you can stick special stickers with inscriptions. Before pouring storage products out of the bags, you should carefully consider whether there are lumps, molds, insect larvae. Of course, effective measures are taken in production to prevent insect contamination of products, but unpleasant moments are still possible.

In the kitchen, such conditions are unlikely to be able to withstand, but inside the cabinets it is dark, dry and still cooler than in the room, so a closed cabinet is the best option for placing cans of bulk products.

You should not fill up the cereal in the bank, where the cereal from the previous purchase did not end, so that no stale residue formed on the bottom. Containers should not be placed near the hob or gas stove, where during cooking the moisture evaporates and the temperature rises. Spice jars and cereal containers should preferably be placed in separate cabinets so that the products are not saturated with the smell of spices.

At least twice a year, you should try to conduct an audit in the kitchen: Check the contents of all the cans, alternately pouring it into a suitable bowl. Products with an expired shelf life should be thrown out without regret, and in order to do this as rarely as possible, you should not buy extra products for the future, it is better to replenish stocks as needed. After the audit, all the dishes should be thoroughly rinsed with baking soda and dried well, then fresh products should be backfilled and stored.

An overview of bulk storage cans is provided below.