I know a guy who works in cream cheese…

Yeah I'm immediately pouring flour into sealable plastic tubs.

I've found flour zipper bags.

Same for powder sugar.

I'd really want to know context here. I've ever only seen paper bags for flour

Yes, and they're...fine?

Yep, I got no problem with them

Paper bags are excellent for keeping flour and sugar dry by letting air circulate. Being recycleable is a bonus, and I read once but never confirmed (it makes some sense) that it reduces the risk of fire due to static. And once you get it home, you can put it in a reusable container.

Costs twice as much per lb but yes

I used to super stress about them, the way a little bit of powder always spills. Two things made it way less stressful - bag clips, and measuring by weight. Pouring directly into a bowl on the scale, I've made bread without needing to clean my worktop after. I think if I had to go back to volumetric baking, I'd just quit.

I like to pour the flour always into a plastic container with a lid

Other than making roux or thickening something, flour should always be measured by weight.

Baking is a science - and a form of Dark Arts because stuff never comes out the same twice. You gotta have Merlin level sensitivity to atmospheric conditions and be able to osmotically sense the moisture in your dough for it to work out.

Canisters have been a thing in kitchens since, well, forever - for a reason.

Your tubs qualify

Consistency isn't that hard, you just gotta look at the goop and be like "too goopy?" 🤷‍♂️

I would, but doesn't it get stale faster?

You wing it based on the vibes. Baking is an art.

I don't think so? Package of flour usually lasts for a year or so for us, and seems to function just as good

I’m not sure what difference stale flour would make- you’re generally making it wet and drying it out again (at least partially) during the baking process. It can go rancid, but that takes either a very hot and humid climate or a long time.

Yup, these are the important questions: does it feel right? How shiny is it? Does it have the right wobble? Does it sound hollow?

It's adequate - it does it's job very good & it's actually biodegradable.

No need to pollute the planet for nothing at all but the profits of the rich.

That's just extra work, your not my mom.

Stays on Earth in that chemical form until the Sun engulfs it.

You need both the vibes and the numbers to pull it off. Baking is programming.

ChatGPT bake me a cake

I haven't had flour last that long in a while, so maybe it's not something I should worry about.

Yay, extra rubbish!

Hahahahaja, point taken

Like I said, Science and Dark Arts, haha

i use a lot of flour in cooking, but i never bake. there's so many more uses for flour than thickening.

Oh I've heard about this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJtbr8B6yXc

How do you feel about vanilla extract?

What about my not my mum

My step mom, is that you?

How tf did you get stuck in a flour container??

Manufacturing flour comes with the risk of dust explosion. Various dusts can catch fire and explode, in certain conditions. It's a risk taken very seriously by the industry, as it has caused terrible accidents in history, at mills and in packing factories for instance.

Plastic bags can create static electricity discharge, which can ignite flour dust and cause explosions.

What can't cause static electricity discharge is paper. So paper bags it is.

So why do some flours come in plastic bags? Sounds like a manufacturing improvement that "they" don't want to spend money on.

You only need the numbers the first couple times making something new, and then the vibes kick in, if you have the sense for it.

Just like in programming, after a few iterations you get the hang of how to automate the routine

Better hope you don’t get pantry moths

soon

"Why does everything have to come in plastic? Something something petrochemicals, something something microplastics. Bring back the paper bags."

They're a pain in the ass if you actually...store your flour in them. Like if you don't pour your flour into a flour jar when you open a new bag.