We're always on the lookout for good storage jars for our pantry, and we just discovered some new favorites: the CAST series of jars from Japanese designer Kosei Shirotani.
Great Storage: CAST Glass Jars by Kosei Shirotani
These beautiful glass canisters are exactly what we are always looking for: Simple, see-through, and sealable. And yet we never seem to find this sort of thing in the marketplace; simplicity is hard to come by, sometimes.
We like how the lids have silicone seals and also are shaped so that the different sizes stack neatly and safely together. They also are straight and wide; no narrow necks or tops, which is a drawback to our otherwise beloved Mason jars. And of course glass is to be preferred over plastic.
These are a Japanese import, so they are not IKEA-style cheap, but sometimes it's worth paying for good quality, eh? Next time we reorganize the cabinet we may pick up a few of these.
• Find them! CAST Glass Storage Jars, available in the U.S. from Rare Device. $13.50-$25 apiece.
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(Images: Japanese source for CAST - iNest)
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love these
view katie in RI's profile
They are beautiful. But I read recently that storing pasta in clear containers on the counter like this makes them lose nutrients. Particularly whole grain pasta, which, obviously, has more nutrients... Don't know if it's true or not. But I do love look of the containers.
view ohiokavr's profile
@Ohiokavr, dunno if what you heard was true, but couldn't you just line the jar with pretty paper?
view Tiamat_the_Red's profile
Tiamat, that is a good idea!
view ohiokavr's profile
Gorgeous. But expensive!
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view eprewitt's profile
drool
view VeryDelishVeg's profile
They look nice, and I love the stacking, but I am suspicious of the lids. If they seal well, I guarantee that at some point I would have an issue trying to get one open. (That's why I want the oxo pop-up ones, good seal and easy open.)
view Kakugori's profile
These glass jars look only marginally different from similar ones that have been around for years (likely decades). I don't get what all of the praise is about. The lids slightly curved and indented. That's pretty much the only difference I can tell between these and the ones at the local 100 yen shop, and these cost much more than a buck apiece for having so little variation.
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