Same price for just the 1kg sugar without the tin. I got the Brown and Caster Sugar tins last time they were available so I'm stoked to find tins for White and Raw Sugar, especially since these are the ones I actually use. My local Woolies had them on shelves at the end of the aisles, there were none on the shelves with the sugars. I guess these are available while stocks last.
Just like your hat
I don't wear any hat. I call it as I see it.
In saying that, I doubt there is any Tin in this container. They haven't used tin for a very long time…
There's also no babies in baby oil. Not sure what your point is.
@WhatWouldBiggieDo: Everyone knows there's no babies in baby oil, but has anyone ever checked baby powder?
There's also no babies in baby oil.
But that is oil for babies.
What is the tin reference for?
It's an aluminum container and as far as I'm aware they haven't used tin for over 50 years.
Tins have that name because they were originally coated with tin, so the food did not react with the steel.
Like with many things, the name stuck.
Similarly the "tin" roof is not made with tin, corrugated iron is not made of iron, & "tin" foil is aluminum.
I've checked - jv contains no traces of j nor v.
Tins have that name because they were originally coated with tin
But they stopped making them with tin over 50 years ago.
They also used lead before that. Do we call them lead containers?
@jv: Historically, the name "tin" became important - to differentiate the newer tin coated cans. Those helped preserve the food far better & longer than uncoated metal.
Consumers would insist on "tinned" food rather than food from any metal can. Marketers would use the term to reassure consumers. So the term stuck.
Where the bloody hell are you?
Marketing & use leads to popularity of terms, that outlast the original use.
As for lead…
Do we call them lead containers?
Cans were never made of lead (it was used to solder the seams).
Unlike tin, it had no benefit to the consumer, just the manufacturer.
So were never likely to be called "lead" cans, as lead has a very negative effect on people when ingested.
In marketing, a "lead" can was an unacceptable concept as a container for food.
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Blistering barnacles, Tintin!
If these are the same as the flour, as they look to be, then they are rubbish quality. Good for the kids cubby house.
Ah yes that low quality CSR flour.
White Wings had a series of tins recently available for their flour.
You can get the whole set for only $60!.
I got them. They are not tin…
I like the look of these, but I guess I'm better off throwing the sugar in a glass jar.
Bought these last time, the tins are rubbish, lids don't close
Is it because they're sticky?
Didn't find any problem. Have a few.
American obesity rates here we come!
First you get the sugar,
Then you get the power,
Then you get the women.
I nicked it when you let your guard down for that split second… and I'd do it again.
Saw these at my local WW and found the quality quite average- the lid has a rubber seal but doesn't appear to be a good fit so unlikely to get a good seal from it anyway.
Do this prevent ants from getting to the sugar? Because holy crap does Darwin have an ant problem.
Don't you keep your sugar in the fridge?
Great example of …. Good concept, poor execution.
The lid doesn't stay on properly and then ants will get to it.
Most stores in Perth have no stock
There were around 10 tins at Forest Lakes in Thornlie when I went this morning
Nice idea, but I think these may rust? and also sugar getting stuck where the side and base joins? If lid doesn't seal, moisture would get it and after a while the sugar starts to stick and get lumps…
Better off with the regular paper bag than Tin for landfill IMO.
Bought Brown Sugar in tins 10 months ago. On shelf in kitchen - no rust.
The sugar comes in the normal plastic bag with usual sticky plastic closer - inside a tin, so keep it in the bag. I take bag out of tin to remove the sugar.
It is the same price as the CSR sugar - currently on special. So tin or no tin, it's the customer's choice. Or buy another brand.
Woolies Essentials Raw Sugar 2kg is cheaper @$2.10
Do what you like with the tins - mine securely close & are filled with other food after the sugar is gone.
Food has been stored in empty tins - for a very long time before the use of plastic containers, with very few issues. As seen in my elderly relative's houses.
They have outlasted plastic containers, which don't degrade in landfill unlike these!
oh cool - thanks for sharing your experience.
Just gave away 50 to 60 year old decorative tins that were sold containing biscuits. They were used to store home made cakes & biscuits long ago. Apart from a few scratches or dents, they were as good as new.