Will the large canister hold a #5 bag of flour and the next size down hold a #4 bag of sugar? Are the opening big enough you can use a 1c measuring c
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You can use a 1 cup measure in all of the canisters besides the small. Yes, the 2ND large can hold a 4lb bag of sugar. I haven't used my largest for flour but I can confidently say it will hold most, if not all
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The answer to all questions is no. I just tried to put a bag of sugar in the second canister and it would not hold the entire bag. I bought the set because of the colors,which I like a lot. The opening is big enough for a measuring cup, only if there is nothing in it. Hope this helps.
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I use mine for sugar for which it holds 5 lbs pretty comfortably. As for flour, I am not certain I'm afraid.
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Having bought both the 53 oz and the 81 oz, you want the 81 oz. The 53 oz just barely holds the full bag and you might even have a bit of flour still in the bag. You cannot fit the scoop cup in the container with all that flour. The 81 oz holds the bag with a little room left over at the top to accompdate the scoop. Another option would probably be to put the actual paper bag of flour itself in the 81 oz. container. I didn't think of that until after I emptied the bag of flour into the container and threw it away. Next time.........
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Jean, I don't use mine this way but I would say that the largest would hold 2/12# flour, packed down and the next size would hold most of the sugar. I sure would try them as they are a tremendous set and it sounds like you would keep refilling them anyway.
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Largest holds a small bag of flour, 4-5 lbs., next size about 3-4 lbs of sugar. The next two sizes are a nice size for tea and coffee. They are a true coke cola red. Hope that helps you decide.
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It would be too large for my counters, I don't have that much counter space. I went with large glass canisters, they're round and tall so don't seem too big on my counter. These would work well for flour and sugar if you have the space, nice wide opening to dip into.
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For a cylinder, the only dimensions needed are the height and diameter. As for the "5," the only connection that I can think of (and it's a stretch) is that it will hold 5 pounds of flour. At any rate (we have 3 of them), the canisters look great, work great, and seal perfectly.
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I use the 17 cup size for my flour & sugar, but they have to be empty to hold a whole bag of either. Hope this helps.
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The large won't hold a 5# bag of flour, I'm not sure about the medium one, I buy 5lb bags of sugar and it won't fit in it.
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Hello Cassidy, No unfortunately these jars do not have a wide enough opening to use a 1 cup measuring tool to scoop out the flour or sugar or whatever. I use these jars for everything, but as far as scooping things out, I use a large spoon to scoop out and put into the measuring cup. I own several sizes, from 4oz up to 67 and none have a wide enough opening. There are very nice glass jars from Anchor Hocking Heritage Hill, but they do not have the rubber sealing ring, so I'm not sure how well the flour or product you wish to store will keep. I hope this helps. Thank you, Donna
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Large canister is 8" tall without lid. I buy 2lb bags of flour. This should hold 4lbs. with no problem.Middle canister is about 71/2 " tall w/o lid. I don't use 5 lbs. of sugar so I put in the small bag.The small canister is about 6" tall w/o lid. I use for bag tea. The lids are approx. 2 1/2 - 3" tall.These canisters are the perfect size for my counter and really brighten up my kitchen.......I hope this helps.
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Dear Careful Customer: Just for you, I measured bread flour by the leveled-off cup into the smallest of these canisters (the turquoise colored one). It held exactly 5 cups.
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The large one holds a bag of flour. I think the middle holds 3 lbs - I have oatmeal in mine as we don't use sugar. Don't know about the little one as I have tea bags in it.
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The largest is 7"×6.5 wide. Sugar is 6.5×5.5 and down from there incrementialy. Love that I can finally hold a decent amt of flour and sugar.
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I know, it's so hard to know which one to pick. The 5 1/2 quart is probably your best bet with the flour...you can try the 4.0 to 4 1/2 quart but flour puffs up (which is why it's so hard to find a container that holds a 5lb bag) so try letting it settle a bit as you pour the flour into the container. We buy 4 lb bags of sugar and it fits in the 2.6 quart container. Hope this helps.
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I'm not using it for sugar so I don't know the answer to that. I have Tupperware canisters for my sugar. Sorry
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Sorry - I can't say for sure. I just got these and emptied what little was left of 5-pound bag into large canister. I don't use that much flour, so no plans to buy new bag soon. Wish I could be of more help. You might ask manufacturer.