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This may seem like a silly question...but do cruets keep air/dust from entering the oil/vinegar? Does that even matter?

I recently bought a new SS oil can (from Crate & Barrel) to hold my olive oil. I like to look of glass cruets, but have read repeatedly that olive oils should not be exposed to light. Not a problem if you're storing them in a cupboard, but if they're on the counter, like mine...

They look like something out of Alton's kitchen, although he would probably use actual lab glass

i've got both olive oil and balsamic in cruets, but in the summer the vinegar really attracts flies, so i keep it in its bottle in the pantry. last summer, i remember, i went to make a vinaigrette and was so grossed out. yukka.

I use the ones from Bed, Bath, and Beyond. They have a lil cover on them since i'm afraid of stuff getting in.

http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=113243&RN=937

I have one filled w/ Olive oil and the other w/ vegetable oil. They look so pretty next to each other and also the color contrast.

I think these things are too cute but they look on the small size. Generally we buy a jug of 3 or 4 liters of olive oil so we'd have to keep refilling it. I'd also worry about knocking them off the counters, beaker glass or not, I am not sure if I want to put something I use so often in glass.