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Charlie Chen's avatar

Thank you for normalizing the repurposing of these containers. I always have many dozens of Knudsen 3lb containers on hand, as I too consume an inordinate amount of the curds. These containers make excellent keepers for chopped onions of all varieties in the refrigerator.

I always have white/yellow/green chopped onions at the ready. I've found the ridged lids do a much better job of containing odors than any commercially available container. Best of all, when the containers themselves become overwhelmingly oniony, they are easily replaced.

Evan Kleiman's avatar

I love this specialized use of the container! So smart.

Christine levy's avatar

I'm addicted to the "GOOD" cottage cheese.

Debbie's avatar

I too love cottage cheese with tuna salad. When I first thought to mix the two of them together, sometimes with grated sharp cheddar atop, I thought I was a budding gourmet (at the age of ten)!

Evan Kleiman's avatar

What a precocious young cook!

Elizabeth Minchilli's avatar

I know I am writing from the land of cheese and shouldn't moan, but I miss cottage cheese!

Evan Kleiman's avatar

Really?! It's good to know you haven't lost touch with your roots. hahahaha

susan Williams's avatar

I have multiple cottage cheese, yogurt, and potato salad containers since my fridge mate eats them all. Yes, reuse, get some masking tape and a marking pen. You can note, repeatedly, what is inside. For old, dreary containers I stabs holes in them add an ant trap, pot on lid and give the ants an opportunity outside the house.

Valerie's avatar

love this so much. Cottage Cheese is the best, especially with a bag of Ruffles Potato Chips

NancE's avatar

I use strips of paper, torn or cut to about 2” deep 4” or so wide, on which I write the contents on these type containers, and affix with plain old Scotch tape. Or, a piece of masking tape works, too, and is easy to label. It feels good to reuse these in this way.

NancE's avatar

I also eat a lot of cottage cheese! My fave is Trader Joe’s 2%. My most common breakfast is cottage cheese on hearty grainy seeded toast, occasionally with a teaspoon of goor jam shmeared on top. Mmmm.

Lesley Sykes's avatar

I've been mulling this over too!

Miguelli's avatar

Happy New Year Evan! is there anywhere I can buy those amazing loaves of bread you made for sandwiches at Angeli?

Evan Kleiman's avatar

That bread was made from our pizza dough balls by pressing down on the dough. They’re easy to make. I haven’t tasted them yet but from photos Fiorelli’s looks like they are making something similar.