19 Uses for a Yogurt Tub or 19 Ways I Can Justify NOT Making My Own
***I totally planned on debuting my new reusable organic cotton teabag designs today but had a weeeeee bit of trouble uploading the photos. Designer…yes. Techie…not so much. I promise to have it up and the give-away over the 3-day weekend.***
Now, without further ado, my lame replacement post:
No…I do not make my own yogurt…and probably won’t until I gain some space. Which should be in a mere decade or so. Yes…I know it is soooooooo easy…..and suuuuuuuuuuuuch a waste saver….but I suuuuuuuck and won’t be doing it. (Have you picked up on the theme of the week?) Instead…I’ve comprised a list [rationalization] of all the things we have used the big yogurt tubbies for. (See I’m not totally evil; I don’t buy the individual yogurts.) (And yes…I totally stole the idea for this post from Cheap Like Me. I mean I was inspired by her bloggy goodness.)
1: Compost scrap holder ( The lids totally keep the flies and their evilness out….evil, evil flies)
2: Dead battery holder (We use mostly rechargeables…but there are always a few of the reg. kicking around.)
3: Dead CFL container
4: Lego sorter (For about 15.6 seconds)
5: Laundry soap toter
6: Tubby toy (AKA Brother Scream Makers…just fill and dump over unsuspecting bath mate and let the good times roll.)
7: Slip bucket (pottery thing)
8: Glaze bucket (Again, pottery thing)
9: Nut storage (Keep it clean people!)
10:Tanagram storage (I have a very nerdy household.)
11: Screw sorter (See # 9)
12: Oil bottle bottom (Keeps a ring from forming on the wood in the cabinet. MIL idea.)
13: Paintbrush holder for munchkins (Kids, not the donuts)
14: Temporary bug house (Don’t worry; we let them out if they have amused us properly.)
15: Vinegar death trap for evil fruit flies (1 part vinegar+ 1 part soap= Every Part Fly DOOOOOOOMMMM)
16: Instant pudding shaker (No explanation needed…I hope.)
17: Salad dressing shaker (Hell…I guess you could shake anything that will fit in there.)
18: Dirt scooper for potting plants
19: Large wine cup for a really clumsy guest (You know who you are.)
So yes…buying yogurt means buying evil #5 containers which are not even recycled here in NY. But…in all honesty…I can’t tell you I’ve ever thrown one out before many reuses. And this is just a list of how WE have actually used them…and we’re not that smart…I’m sure there are a kajillion more. And if all of you yogurt makers out there try to get me… I’ll just build a yogurt tubby fortress and send my guards after you, who will all be wearing yogurt tubby armor…of course.
Okay…there may be a few design flaws to work out.
I buy the large yogurt tubs as well. And since I have no food storage devices, aka Tupperware or Rubbermaid, I use them to store left overs or lunch keepers. People at work give me funny look when they see me eating pasta out of a yogurt tub LOL!
Just make sure not to put hot food in them or heat stuff up in them. #5 can leach some nasties when heated.
I use the containers to store scraps too for compost(last year I bought alot of yogurt because I didn’t have access to milk that I could trust).
I bet Amy Dacyczyn would have made some Halloween costume or something for her kids. Except if I did something like that it would look really crappy.
Ha! Great ideas all. We store stock in ours — after it has cooled, we pour it in and freeze it. The sloping sides mean after it thaws a bit, it’s easy to dump out into a pan to finish thawing. And then I collect them in a closet whence someday I will retrieve them and drive them to the special recycling center 30 miles away … uh, yeah, I will.