ST Alpha - "I wish somebody would start putting labels on the tops of spice jars. I keep all mine in a drawer and it's a pain in the ass to pull out every bottle " (Reading a Post)

SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ

Down to Post

Backboards:

Posts: 157

In response to "What I really should get around to doing is putting a label on the back of all my plugs detailing exactly what the heck they're powering. -- nm" by Loyola

I wish somebody would start putting labels on the tops of spice jars. I keep all mine in a drawer and it's a pain in the ass to pull out every bottle

Posted by Trish (aka Trisha) Mar 12 '09, 13:21

to find the ONE freaking bottle I'm looking for. Summer Savory shouldn't be that impossible to locate. Note: I probably have 40 bottles of spices and seasonings.

Responses:

I just write on the tops of the jars with a sharpie -- nm - Roger More Mar 12, 13:22
I use sharpies. Black sharpies for light colored lids, silver sharpie for dark lids. -- nm - loosilu Mar 12, 13:22 10
- I just did this with all my canned goods - I could never tell what was what when I was looking in the Lazy Susan. - kelly Mar 12, 13:28 2
  - Well, tell Susan to put down your cans and get a job! -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 13:32 1
    - Or get her ass back to Canada. -- nm - mara Mar 12, 13:35
- Duh. You (and the others below) are freaking brilliant. I can't believe I never thought about doing that. - Trish Mar 12, 13:26 3
  - you can pretend they're little signing statements -- nm - con_carne Mar 12, 13:27 2
    - "I state that con carne is doody-head" - Trish Mar 12, 13:30 1
      - *unconstitutional* doody-head -- nm - con_carne Mar 12, 13:32
- silver sharpies are great -- nm - Beryllium Mar 12, 13:23 2
  - silver sharpie, black post it notes! -- nm - loosilu Mar 12, 13:23 1
    - oooh, shiny! -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 13:24
white lid jars and a sharpie. it's what i have on a bunch. -- nm - Andie Mar 12, 13:22
color-coded stickers -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 13:21 5
- or get those magnetic spice jars you stick to the fridge -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 13:22 4
  - or make a map and go by memory without second-guessing what you pull out of the drawer. -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 13:26 3
    - that's practical. -- nm - Andie Mar 12, 13:27 2
      - you should see how znufrii does his spices. - TFox Mar 12, 13:28 1
        
        what is cooking if not a potential for adventure?! :) -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 13:30

Post a message top

I wish somebody would start putting labels on the tops of spice jars. I keep all mine in a drawer and it's a pain in the ass to pull out every bottle

Replies are disabled on threads older than 7 days.