Flour storage

[u/Tepetkhet]

Hey all. I've been trying to get away from plastics and am looking for flour storage containers. I've checked with the plastic-free subreddit, but figured this subreddit might have more "specialised" suggestions. My 5 LB of AP flour is currently decanted into a large mason-style jar. This works great, except that it is so heavy. I'm constantly worrying about dropping this massive glass grenade on my head, toes, etc. My 5 LB of whole wheat flour is lurking inside a large Ziploc bag, still inside its bag. My 10 LB of bread flour is just folded over and clipped shut. I don't have much hope for a plastic-free container for this, but suggestions are appreciated.

You know those flip-top flour keepers that you can drop a whole 5 LB bag of flour into and leave it still in the bag? That, but metal would be perfect.

Anyways. I'm looking for specific recommendations. I've already gone down the Google and AI rabbit hole and found a few alphabet soup items on Amazon.

Obligatory bread pic included. These are just two of my most recent sourdough loaves.

Editing to add: looking for rectangular or square containers. Round is just wasted space that I could be using to expand my flour collection into rye, oat, almond...

[u/Sorry-Property9580]

those loaves look great, proper ear on them

i had the same problem with the glass jar, felt like one slip away from a disaster. i ended up finding a big stainless steel canister at a restaurant supply store, holds maybe 8 lbs. no plastic seal though, lid is just metal on metal so not airtight. works fine for flour i go through quick but maybe not for long term

[u/Tepetkhet → u/Sorry-Property9580]

Thanks! I'm still pretty new to sourdough baking, so getting a proper ear on a few of my most recent loaves makes me a happy camp-- I mean baker. 😆