I bought one and used this for my dog food! But I need to know if I can use this to store bulk amounts of pasta? How big to hold 20lbs of bowties?
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I'm guessing that you can. If I didn't have a dog, or, a rice container, I would still purchase it to store my 50 lbs rice, instead of leaving in the bag. The seal helps keep ants out. However, for any foodstuff, you may want to check the expiration date, and if you store it, it doesn't get "stale". For me, rice would be good, since it is our staple for daily consumption, so never will get "bad".
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No, the holes would be too big for that purpose, I use it for pasta and veggies only.
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Actually..... I just filled mine up. :) I was able to put a whole cup of dog food in mine. You could try to put more, but it has to fit in the little twist off part on the bottom. If you try to pour it in the other way it just runs out the treat holes.
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I came up with almost 10 inches side to side and the previous answers match mine. It is a great callender and I cook 2 lbs of pasta and it held all of it. I have also dropped it and never effected anything and it does great in the dishwasher even on the bottom rack. It is a great product and I will be ordering more.
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I think you could get a 35 pound bag of dog food in it. You might consider putting the actual bag in it though, as I think just dumping it in there would cause a moisture problem. Great idea though!
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I could fit 2 angel hair pasta in one. I have never had any width spaghetti fall through but rice gets stuck in the holes if you try to rinse it in the strainer. I really like the strainer though. It folds up neatly in the cabinet and is lightweight.
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In my experence, this design doesn't properly measure anything. The problem is that you have to thread brittle pasta through a hole that, when filled, measures a specified number of servings.I f you want to measure weight with any such product, then you could measure how many servings are in a pound box and divide that into 16oz.
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I'm not exactly sure about pounds, but I have them loaded down. I use it as storage for can goods, and large items that are heavy. We shop in bulk and bulk items will not fit in our pantry. I do know 20#'s of potatoes, and a case of soup is on one shelf and it doesn't seem to be any problem. Weight distribution I think is the key. Hope this helps.
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I don't know exactly how many lbs it will hold, but the size of these noodles would be better suited for young children. They definitely wouldn't be good for an adult.
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The two together in the picture is only to show that they are stackable. They are sold one each and each one holds roughly 40lbs of average size and weight of dog food. If used to store rice or grain, then it would hold a different amount. A more accurate way is to take the dimensions and determine if the volume fits your needs.
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I wouldn't use this for food storage at all ! it not made for that, it's not ait tight, you have no idea if the material if free of toxins or full of them. A better idea would be to but a Vittels Vault, they're great for food storage, they lock down air tight. Amazon carries them in many sizes I suggest checking them out.
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The 3 qt. is fine for up to 12 oz of pasta (and that is pushing it). Anything more you would need the larger size.
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Not really sure. We use it for storing salt for use during snow. Should be able to get 10-12 pounds of food in it, possibly more
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Too big for spaghetti. Try a Pasta Pot. I have one of those. They work great.
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This should work great. I used it for Christmas last year and had a ton of food loaded on it. Enjoy!
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We can fit a 5 pound bag of dog food in each jar. It is tight and it's possible that some brands might not fit as well as others, but so far we haven't had any problems and we've had them for years.
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It tapers slightly, but it does fit 2 - 1 lb boxes of spaghetti if stored sideways. I usually have 2 boxes in there. I doubt if you could fit a 3rd one in there, though.