How big is it?

[Fat Guy]

A standard American supermarket five-pound bag of flour: how much volume does it occupy?

How about a five-pound bag of granulated white sugar?

A one-pound box of brown sugar?

A ten-ounce can of baking powder?

Yes, I'm in the market for plastic storage containers. And of course they don't say "I'm the size of a five-pound bag of flour." Instead, they're labeled, for example, "2 1/2 quarts." So what sizes do I need for the above items?

[patti]

A standard American supermarket five-pound bag of flour: how much volume does it occupy?

How about a five-pound bag of granulated white sugar?

A one-pound box of brown sugar?

A ten-ounce can of baking powder?

Yes, I'm in the market for plastic storage containers. And of course they don't say "I'm the size of a five-pound bag of flour." Instead, they're labeled, for example, "2 1/2 quarts." So what sizes do I need for the above items?

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According to Mamster, a five pound bag of flour is 19 cups and a 21 cup Rubbermaid container should do. Check it out here: The Daily Gullet.

(Sorry, I don't know the answers to the rest of your questions.)

Edited January 31, 2005 by patti (log)

[Fat Guy]

Well that made things easy. The Tupperware custom kitchen planning storage chart that Mamster refers to in his piece can be found online here. It appears to answer all my questions.

[patti]

Did I take all of the fun out of lots of responses? I just happened to have read Mamster's piece recently and remembered it.

[Richard Kilgore]

The King Arthor Catalogue also indicates what size container holds how much flour and sugar. And they are the same containers you will find at a restaurant supply house.

[beccaboo]

I keep my flour in gallon jars, and I can fit five pounds in a jar if I shake it down. Since I generally weigh flour when baking, it doesn't matter that it's all compacted.