Frugal Rant Of The Day: Narrow-Necked Mustard Containers (price)

[Calvert Hall '62]

As recently as a year ago, the 24 oz. attractively-priced store brand mustard containers featured wide mouths into which you could insert a knife or even a spoon to get every last bit of product. Then they went to plastic containers that you squeeze but into which you can't fit even a narrow knife blade. Lots of waste.


Oh sure, you can buy small expensive jars of French's whose flavoring I don't like anyway and Grey Poupon or Dijon for special occasions, but I like the regular mustard for everyday use.


Closest I can come to a solution is when no more mustard can be squeezed out but there's still a fair amt. of product along the bottom and sides of the container, I add apple cider vinegar and use the concoction as a salad dressing.


I guess this isn't limited to mustard but almost any squeezable product with a narrow neck. With chocolate syrup, I guess a solution is to add milk to the container and then have a chocolate drink.

[reneeh63]

Well, my mom had the same complaint about body lotion. So she would cut open the containers and scrape out the remainder...kinda messy but possible.

[Pitt Chick]

Guess you can go this route...
French's Classic Yellow Mustard - (200) 7 Gram Portion Packets / Case - 200/Case

[Gerania]

Originally Posted by reneeh63

Well, my mom had the same complaint about body lotion. So she would cut open the containers and scrape out the remainder...kinda messy but possible.

I've done that.

[janet bubby]

they can keep that sooty residue anyway. No interest in scraping it out, with knife or, anything. Grit from cheap mustard...

[2sleepy]

Originally Posted by Calvert Hall '62

As recently as a year ago, the 24 oz. attractively-priced store brand mustard containers featured wide mouths into which you could insert a knife or even a spoon to get every last bit of product. Then they went to plastic containers that you squeeze but into which you can't fit even a narrow knife blade. Lots of waste.

I have said that same thing at least a dozen times as I tried to get the last two ounces of mustard out of the stupid bottle grrr..

[Submariner]

Our mustard is kept in a glass wide-mouth pint jar with wire bail & glass lid.

I mix it up myself.

[Nonchalance]

I don't get the last bit of mustard from the container. My staff does that for me.

Shouldn't this be in the Trivial First World Problems thread?

[Sarahsez]

Have you tried storing it upside down in the refrigerator?