Improving On the Chip Clip: Bag Caps from Copco

Do you use chip clips, twisties, or clothespins to close up bags of food? Well, Copco wants you to switch to their new Bag Caps. We were a little skeptical about these when we first saw them, but then the photo below made us take a second look.

Can you guess which one of these products made us rethink the Copco Bag Caps? The powdered sugar, right!

These bag caps have two pieces. The inner ring slides over the top of the bag and the outer ring seals it while also acting as a recloseable top to the bag. This seems like slight overkill for chips and other goodies that will probably be eaten up quickly; a clothespin is more than enough gadget for us.

But for other bags of food that get used up gradually — like powdered sugar, rice and even some pastas — these seem like a great idea. If you don't put your powdered sugar into a container then this cap could make a bag less messy and more functional.

What do you think? Would you use these? We think they are a bit pricey, and we also have yet to try them, but we think they have some potential.

Find them!
• Round Bag Cap, $6 each at Sur La Table
• Oval Bag Cap, $8 each at Sur La Table

(Images: Sur La Table; Copco)

Comments (13)

I could definitely see these being handy for stuff like powdered sugar! Maybe someone other than Sur La Table carries them for a better price.

Might be good for frozen veggies, too.

The only thing about that is the size/shape of the cap would make it hard to put a measuring cup in there, unlike the flexible edge of the straight up bag. Most things would be pretty pour-able so it wouldn't be an issue, but the really messy stuff that you would actually want this for like powdered sugar seem like they would still be a problem.

wow. simple but pretty darn brilliant.

Saw the small circle ones at Bed, Bath & Beyond last week, although I can't find them on their websited. I think they were about $4-6/piece, and I took a closer look, however, didn't buy any because I jar most of the things in my kitchen.

Yes, would be great for peas. My peas tend to spill in my freezer.

What! And switch from using binder clips!?

They are really cute, but the ones not in use would take up too much drawer space (at least in my kitchen). Plus I put most dry things into lidded plastic containers - which stack neatly and take up way less room than stuff in bags and don't break and spill stuff all over the cupboard.

So no.

I'm definitely ordering these tomorrow! There's nothing that annoys me more than having a giant plastic container or mason jar taking up space for 3 or 4 cups of rice or popcorn. This will save me lots of space for pantry items that I don't go through very quickly.

@Bobolink Weird. I have gone 5 years or more without hearing anything about binder clips and now I've seen it reference 3 times today on my favorite websites.

They look cool, and I can see the oval ones being more practical because they are big enough to scoop out of, but at $8 apiece, I'll stick with my 1L mason jars.

I put all of my slowly used items (like rice and sugar) into mason jars from the dollar store. They are cheaper, and because I have open storage, they look much prettier.

I use clothes pins. I realize not everyone has those because of not having a clothes line, but I won't be buying any newfangled plastic thingy for this!

I like these Bag Caps, but they are too expensive for me.

I stumbled across a great bag closing item at the grocery store, called Banana Seals, (just search Amazon for "Banana Seals") and have since bought them as stocking stuffers for most of my family. Everyone loves them.

Banana Seals are two pieces that fit together to make any bag into a zip-lock type bag. They don't take up a lot of room in your drawer, and they look as if they will last forever. Like the bag caps, are infinitely reuseable. However, these are perfect for chip bags and use in the freezer.