Cider drinkers, and storage bottles

snallan · Feb 20, 2008

If you are looking for nice 1 litre storage bottles in the UK, and you are, or know a cider drinker. Then look out for Magners in litre bottles, these are amber bottles with a screw-cap, which appears to have a teflon coated insert.

The bottles are a little over three quid (cheaper than I have seen litre winchesters), and you get a litre of free cider.

Nigel · Feb 20, 2008

Isn't it great when your photography supports your drinking

snallan · Feb 20, 2008

I'm an ale drinker normally, but I am putting up with the hardship for the sake of my craft

Akki14 · Feb 20, 2008

Ick, I'd rather buy a bottle than Magners

Stan160 · Feb 20, 2008

Hmm, I need bottles to decant a 5 litre container of developer into. Better not try to empty all five in one go!

Ian

Struan Gray · Feb 20, 2008

Do you leave the rat in there?

snallan · Feb 20, 2008

Struan Gray said:
Do you leave the rat in there?

Yeah, the fur acts as an autofilter!

Tom Kershaw · Feb 20, 2008

Dunkertons, 'black fox' - Available from Waitrose.

http://www.dunkertons.co.uk/

Tom.

Kevin Caulfield · Feb 20, 2008

I'm lamenting the demise of Agfa, as I'll now have to move away from the just under 500 ml Grolsch bottles to something in 1l bottles for Tetenal. Mmmmmm Grolsch.

snallan · Feb 21, 2008

Ah yes! The good ol' swing-tops!

Akki14 · Feb 22, 2008

Luckily Ikea have started selling 1litre swing-top bottles for about £1 each so no need to drink yucky stuff.. just have to keep them in the dark if you need to for whatever you put in it, since they're clear glass.

snallan · Feb 22, 2008

Ooooh, now that is interesting. Thanks Heather.

Stan160 · Feb 22, 2008

Check how good the seal is on the Ikea bottles before trusting them. I bought some swing top preserving jars from them which seemed like a bargain but the lids don't seal properly when closed. Not a nice thing to discover when the contents are pickled beetroot and still very hot!

Akki14 · Feb 22, 2008

Ah but that's to do with heat, I'm pretty sure, making it a bit loose until it cools down. You shouldn't be moving your preserves until the jar is cool anyway. Can be dangerous if you put a hot jar on a cold (or wet) countertop because the extreme temperature change can cause the jars to crack.

Going back on topic... the bottles snap down dangerously strong compared to the jars. You don't want to get your fingers pinched in those clasps. And I like the ikea preserving jars/bottles because they have silicon seals, not rubber, so are less likely to wear out too.

Cider drinkers, and storage bottles

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