On Thu, 5 Nov 2020 00:33:19 -0500, songbird >
wrote:

>Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>...
>> A couple of these on your counter solves the problem
>> https://www.amazon.com/6-gallon-glas...n+glass+carboy
>
> you can still buy saurkraut in gallon jugs (for not that
>much $) and those jars make excellent storage containers.
>i use them for the bulk beans that i grow once i've got
>them dried and sorted. another relatively inexpensive way
>to get half gallon sized jars is to check out the canning
>section at the store (when they finally get restocked
>again). $12 for 6 jars is well worth it (and they are
>great for canning the bulk tomatoes we grow too when we're
>processing them).
> songbird

Canning jars by the case are inexpensive and after the canning season
they typically go on sale for half price, stores don't like storing
glass. There are web sites that specialize in selling all kinds of
wide mouth screw top glass storage containers.