I used to store our flour in a canister on the kitchen counter but I prefer counter space which is already limited so at some point, I began storing my flour in the refrigerator. I prefer that although I am not always great about remembering to let it return to room temperature before baking with it which I think might be important for successful recipes.
I much prefer the resealable ziplock type bags of flour for refrigerator storage.
I love buying flour that comes in bags like this but it is not cheap!
The flour pictured up above is easier for me to store in the refrigerator but unless I happen to catch a great sale, I won’t buy it. I usually buy this store-brand stuff instead:
The flour that better fits our budget.
One day it occurred to me that I could simply pour the stuff up above in the resealable flour bag and avoid messes like this:
Am I the only one who can’t figure out a way to open these bags of flour without making a mess?
Make sure you open the bag wide and take care when pouring the sack of flour. I do mine over the sink as I usually spill a little.
A “new” bag of flour to store in the refrigerator.
I do buy new bags of flour when they go on sale and replace my bags every once in a while. I think any resealable bag would work for this but I have found these Gold Medal bags are very durable and I like that they are already labeled as flour so no guessing on what is in the bag. I also have to use approximately 2 cups out of a new Hy-Vee paper bag of flour before I can pour it into the Gold Medal bag. I’ve poured an entire bag in before and it fills the bag a bit too full and makes it hard to seal.
How or where do you store your flour?
OM
It would have never crossed my mind to store flour on the fridge. Why do you do it? I store it in the paper pack in a cupboard and never had any problem with it (except that they are quite hard to open neatly, I agree!).
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Jean
Sometimes bugs can get in flour but I haven’t really had any problems with that. Also, I’m not sure but I think it may keep longer that way. I keep our sugar in there as well. It is just more convenient for me to keep it in the fridge.
Hannah
I pour mine into a large, airtight tupperware container. I can fit a 5 pound sack of flour in it.
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Jean
That would be a good way to store it as well!
Patty@homemakersdaily.com
I always make a mess, too! I pour mine into a cannister that I keep in the baking cabinet. I don’t have room in my refrigerator. But I always make a mess trying to open the stupid bag. Only with flour. Not sugar.
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Jean
I’m sure there is some scientific reason for flour making a mess as opposed to sugar but you’re right. I generally don’t make a mess with the sugar. By the way, I made the biscuits a couple of nights ago (this week is a blur) and they were a success!!