Guest guest Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 Does anyone have advice on choosing glass jars and lids? Do certain lids seal better than others? Plastic or metal? How about you Tim, I know you're reading this! I plan on using 32oz straight sided jars for raw powdered herbs. So far the best deal I've found is at General Bottle Supply in LA: http://www.bottlesetc.com/index.html Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Paul, I use the glass gallon & 1/2 gallons from Specialty Bottle www.specialtybottle.com - they also have great customer service, and great prices on jars, tincture bottles and salve jars. Ball canning jars also work great for smaller quantities or small seeds such as che qian zi. Cindy Splies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 16, 2006 Report Share Posted September 16, 2006 As a bottle supplier goes - I also use www.specialtybottle.com. Good prices, no minimums. The majority of my herbal pharmacy is granules, however I do keep about 50-60 or so raw-powdered herbs on hand for making liniments, compresses, poultices, soaks and the like. I also keep some commonly used raw whole herbs on hand for congees & soups. To reduce the expense of storing raw powdered & whole herbs while preserving them at the same time, I've been using a vacuum sealer and a metal file cabinet. The vacuum sealer removes the oxygen and reseal's the herbs and the file cabinet helps protect them from light exposure. I use labeled hanging folders to keep each herb sorted and easy to find. (The " squared-bottom " or " box " style hanging folder works best.) Herbs that are sensitive to going rancid, I vacuum seal and keep in the freezer. This method works well for me for the amount of raw herbs I keep on hand. Joy ________ Joy Keller, LAc, Dipl.OM Board Certified in Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Ramona Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Clinic Phone: (760) 654-1040 Fax: (760) 654-4019 www.RamonaAcupuncture.com On 9/5/06, tcm_paul <tcm_paul wrote: > > Does anyone have advice on choosing glass jars and lids? > I plan on using 32oz straight sided jars for raw powdered herbs. > [ORIGINAL POST HAS BEEN TRIMMED] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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