Inexpensive Tea Storage?

Blair P. Houghton wrote:
> Michael Plant wrote:
> > I'm afraid the oft' opened cupboard doors are just not good enough to
> > protect delicate green teas from light.
>
> Well if you're storing expensive and fragile greens, then why not spend
> a few extra bucks to ensure they last?
>
> Opaque ceramic containers with wire-latch lids and rubber gaskets
> abound in the Bed, Bath & Beyond/Linens 'n' Things/Cost Plus world we
> live in.
>
> And they're not /that/ expensive.
>
> I also started using a ceramic container I got at Fry's (Kroger's in
> other parts of the country). It's got a lift-off lid with a soft
> silicone ring. Mine's actually a little hard to seat because i think
> the top of the canister is chamfered out instead of in, but it forms a
> tight seal; I believe this because I'm pretty sure that part of the
> problem seating it is the air pressure change from pressing it down
> wants to push it back up.

It isn't all a cost concern, but you have to realise that 20-25 large
ceramic jars would consume entirely too much counter space. I'm trying
to gain back two cupboards' space, but if it came at the expense of 10
feet of counterspace I wouldn't even bother.

The other issue is the size of the container. Some of my more expensive
teas I don't have a pound of, so in a large container it would mostly
be air... which again is what I'm trying to avoid.

I just need some smallish canisters that will hold about 60-120 Grams
of tea each and will either nest or fit into a rack to save space.
Similar to spice jars but not clear glass. That was all.

- Dominic

I've been looking for an Apothecary cabinet like forever. The ones in
good condition are too expensive, the ones in bad condition are too
expensive. The eight foot tall and hundred drawers are $15k the last
time I looked. I recently went through a kitchen remodel and ended up
with two extra lazy suzans which could be stacked for tea storage. I
got them at a discount store for a tenth of the retail price.

Jim

Blair P. Houghton wrote:
>
> Two words:
>
> Apothecary cabinet.

Hello Jim,
On the subject of your storage, you mentioned a cabinet with many many
drawers. I saw something similar at World Market. It was black wooden
with like 25-30 drawers. It ran about 399.00 I looked at it and of
course after I thought of it it was a grand idea for tea storage. It
was nice looking too. I went back to the store and alas it was gone.
Maybe a world market in your area may have one. Just a thought... Once
I saw one on ebay and it was full of herbs dried and cost a fortune.
But keep searching, good luck
Jenn