tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post7694886953351466099..comments2024-02-10T18:50:01.193+10:00Comments on Gully Grove: Glass is durableChris http://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-42269843994479318532011-09-14T14:11:15.879+10:002011-09-14T14:11:15.879+10:00Oh, and LindaM, I forgot to say I was going to try...Oh, and LindaM, I forgot to say I was going to try and lift the cordial bottle cap off, at one point, but as it didn't come easily I left it alone.<br /><br />Thanks for letting me know it's a cut and discard job, as I won't try to lift these in future. <br /><br />I'm just fortunate my brain clued in on the fact I could use it for storing oil instead. ;)<br /><br />I love those little bottles you're thinking about too - they look like old medical supply bottles and often come in light blue. Or at least they're the ones I'm thinking of.Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-62065891320579744512011-09-14T14:02:35.433+10:002011-09-14T14:02:35.433+10:00Hi Kirsten, thanks for dropping by and for leaving...Hi Kirsten, thanks for dropping by and for leaving your comments. :)<br /><br />I supsect you'll be able to find those bottle stoppers (pourers for liquids) from either Robins Kitchens, or a commercial supplier for the hospitality industry.<br /><br />Just look up "catering equipment" in the Yellow Pages, to find what may be available in your area. My next stop is Robins Kitchens, as we have one here.<br /><br />Good luck on the bottle hunt though. They're perfectly re-usable, as long as there's no obvious chips or cracks.Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-72373494121170880072011-09-14T12:25:23.390+10:002011-09-14T12:25:23.390+10:00I didn't know that about metal lids, and I'...I didn't know that about metal lids, and I've had an epiphany about storing olive oil too (I also use the 4 litre tins) - I'm going to use an old green wine bottle. Now just have to find the right sort of stopper...<br /><br />(Hi, btw, I just popped over from Little Eco Footprints.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-89150117428492239332011-09-13T16:48:23.035+10:002011-09-13T16:48:23.035+10:00There's a whole wonderland of glass to the col...There's a whole wonderland of glass to the collected, isn't there Linda. I have to stop myself sometimes, as I'm sure I could easily become a glass storage hoarder.<br /><br />I'll have to put the bottle in the cupboard above the stove, as I didn't realise the light would effect it.Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-84468733479075816752011-09-12T07:18:42.095+10:002011-09-12T07:18:42.095+10:00Olive oil should be stored in the dark to keep it ...Olive oil should be stored in the dark to keep it fresh. Next best thing is dark glass. I don't store mine next to the stove but in the shelf next to the stove in the winter and in the refrigerator in the summer. <br /><br />At a yard sale a woman gave me four dark green bottles. I then decanted my olive oil into those and put all in the refrigerator. The top of the large bottle of olive oil was metal and cheap and now turned instead ot tightening. Air is another thing that will make olive oil go rancid. So, problem solved with free bottles. <br /><br />Pretty glass captivates me. I love if for storage, too. Now, maybe I will buy more pretty bottles that are holding over-priced items...lol. <br /><br />I am going to have to investigate those tops that fit into bottles. I took back a bottle with the pour cap because it failed. <br /><br />If I drank wine, I would buy some of the pretty wine bottles I see.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991571309786149363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-31726489157998362842011-09-08T22:21:40.933+10:002011-09-08T22:21:40.933+10:00I've gotten to the point of knowing what I nee...I've gotten to the point of knowing what I need so I will splurge for a bottle like you did. For example, I need small vinegar bottles to make flavored vinegars. We recycled alot of those when we moved so I have to build up a collection. <br /> That cap you showed....I have one but can't get it off the bottle without cutting into it and rendering it unusable. Lesson learned. <br />Yes, those wine stopper things are widely available in sets of three over here. They were cheap too, less than five dollars I believe.LindaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03624659670781181099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-24355380535926478182011-09-08T19:23:16.391+10:002011-09-08T19:23:16.391+10:00I know the pouring tops you're speaking about....I know the pouring tops you're speaking about. I was going to look for them brand new, but I was hoping to find some second-hand first. <br /><br />The cordial bottle presented itself as a solution,in the meantime. Thanks for verifying their availability however, as I was only guessing you could purchase those pouring tops. <br /><br />Glass jars and bottles are really quite versatile in the storage of food items. I try not to hoard too many, but they're just so darn useful. :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8284944855633609232.post-36686352968714287072011-09-07T22:00:15.822+10:002011-09-07T22:00:15.822+10:00I also reuse glass bottles. We put our olive oil i...I also reuse glass bottles. We put our olive oil in a glass wine bottle which my husband bought at auction from former winemakers. We went to the kitchen store and bought tops intended for pouring oils that fit in bottle necks snuggly. They have a name but I can't think of them. You see them in coffee shops that flavor their coffee with syrups.......<br />If I have spare canning jars, I use them to store leftovers as well. I try to not buy too many bottles because I have such a wide array of them but we also don't notice too many plastic jars on the supermarket shelves as of yet-which is odd when I think about it. <br /><br />All my dehydrated foods go into spare jars as well as dried goods like flour, oatmeal, things like that. It keeps the pantry moths at bay. Plastic containers don't do that.LindaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03624659670781181099noreply@blogger.com