Baking Product Review: Buddeez Flour and Sugar Storage Containers

Remember back in March when we asked on our Facebook Page if anybody had tried these?  We had thought that they might be really handy for the home kitchen, so we ordered a pair to see for ourselves.  Please note that for the most accurate measuring of flour, one should use a scale.  But like many busy moms, we typically use the quick scoop-and-scrape method for simple home baking.

We dove into making some simple chocolate chip cookies using the Buddeez Flour and Sugar Containers as our storage vessels. Here's what we observed:

For storing flour: Thumbs Down

Why: 

One-cup measuring cup overpowers the opening

• You can't pour from the small spout without the flour clogging the opening.
• If you use the large flip-top opening, the flour 'pours' in clots...making a mess when it rushes into your measuring cup.
• The large flip-top opening is too small for a one-cup measuring cup to fit inside to scoop out a cup of flour. 
• The great seal on the container (overall we like that it's a good seal) is too strong to open and close to scoop your flour every time you bake and the width of the container is also too narrow to scoop quickly and easily.
• If you do manage to somehow pour the flour into your measuring cup, you still have to scrape off the excess...but into what?  The small and larger openings of the container are too small to easily scrape off the excess flour without making a mess (and therefore wasting some of the flour).  You could pull off the lid and scrape back into the container, but that means you have to first carefully set down your brimming cup of flour and then use both hands to remove the nicely sealed lid...adding another step to your baking and more time...

For storing sugar: mostly Thumbs Up

Why:

Sugar poured smoothly

• It easily handled a five pound bag of sugar.
• The size of the container is just right for single-handed pouring (not too heavy).
• Sugar poured smoothly and easily through both the small spout and the large flip-top opening.
• Here's the mostly part: after you've poured your sugar, you still have to scrape off the excess for accurate measuring.  As with the flour above, the small spout and larger flip-top openings of the container are too small to easily scrape off the excess sugar without making a mess (and therefore wasting some of the sugar).  That said, for many recipes, you'll be using measuring cups that are smaller than one-cup, in which case this issue will not come in to play.

Overall: These are nicely sized, sturdy containers with strong seals, but we think they are probably better suited for things like big Costco cereal buys, than for home baking.  If you frequently take sugar in your coffee or tea, they would also be useful as a well-sealed sugar storage container with a pourable spout.

What do you use for storing your flour and sugar at home?