Did you get gifted a tin of popcorn? Don’t toss the tin when you’re done eating the popcorn! Popcorn tins are fantastic for storing short term food storage items in, especially if you have a rodent problem. Bags of pasta, soup mixes, brown and powdered sugar sacks, etc. can be “mouse proofed” by tossing them into one of these tins and putting the lid on. They are not airtight, so don’t plan on keeping your food fresh in there for 20 years, but for a year or so on bags of dry goods they’ll work fine. If nobody gave you a tin of popcorn, you can frequently find the empty tins at thrift stores for cheap–especially after the holidays. Awesome anti-rodent shield for your short term food storage items.
Keep preparing! Angela
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Do cracker cans work? You know, soda crackers. 8-)
We eat a lot of popcorn and rarely buy it in tins, but now I have a reason. Great idea!
I read somewhere that the popcorn tins make good faraday cages for small electronics.
Oooh, a Faraday cage. Thanks for that reminder.
I have a popcorn tin that is part of my water heater for chicken water. If the hens were in a house, I am sure the tin could be used alone to keep the chicken house warm. I have a post on my blog from last year. Maybe I will repost it or make a new post.