They work fine. I keep my husband's Cheerios in one, and yeast in another, but I use glass, Le Parfait, jars for most everything else, like flour, sugar, beans, nuts, tea, etc. Costco had some glass Pyrex containers a few weeks ago I picked up for keeping smaller quantities of things like dried fruit. Honestly, it's not so much about freshness for me, it's about how things look and my dislike of plastic in general.

I tried them several years ago. Did not like them for keeping sugars or flour fresh. I bought some for using at our lake place, thinking they seemed to seal well, but apparently they do not. The next time I tried to use the sugar there, it was hard. I guess it would keep bugs out, which have never been a problem for me. And the shape makes cabinet storage nice, but i didnt feel i could trust items to stay fresh.

I now am using similar shaped containers i love from King Arthur Flour. They have a set that goes on sale periodically, and you can purchase individual items too.

There is another brand, Crystal something or other I think, maybe Rubbermaid (?) that some people seem to like very much. It looks a lot like the Oxo brand but has the snap down closures on the sides. I saw a set at Target that was reasonably priced.

Best product out there but pricey is Tupperware. I have tons and love them all. Last far longer than any others. And the warranty is great.

These containers, equally Tupperware ones, really add no value for dry items stored at room temperature. Such items are shipped in packages containing air anyway. A tight fitting lid will prevent bugs or humid air from entering but otherwise, do nothing. If you want to extend storage time, you need to store items in a vacuum (with less than the normal amount of air.)

For items kept in a fridge, a tight cover will keep the moisture they have in and moisture from the fridge out. Otherwise, again, there's air in any container other than one that's under a vacuum.

We keep food in glass, never in plastic. We also don't put plastic into the dishwasher, it can leach out dangerous chemicals because of the hot water.

Thank you for the replies. i'll save my money and continue to just roll the bags the food comes in and chip clip them. Been working so far :-)

I have several of them, I like then.

We have the tall, skinny one that we use for opened bags of dry pasta and it works well for that. We've probably had it for almost 2 decades.

Have you seen these? They are pricey but it looks like they would be great

Vacuum seal containers

joann, what mechanism does that product use to develop a vacuum? I don't see anything indicated.

They were on a TV demo. I don't think they're vacuum sealed. Just really stretchy and restickable.

No, I don't think there's any vacuum seal there either. It's just a piece of plastic stretched across a frame. Same effect as with a piece of cling wrap or Saran Wrap. Very overpriced for what's there.

It's supposed to be a lot stretchier than cling wrap. That's the whole schtick, but it requires small, fairly flat items. Not good for chips, which would break.

As to things in bags: if you have a FoodSaver-type machine you can reseal all those bags with it.

I have to keep all cereals, etc. in a sealed container because of ants. (Who knew they love Cheerios and other cereals?)

If the CA in your name says you're in California, of course ants are to be expected every now and then in most places. For us, it's sometimes after a few days of rain or a few days of hot weather.

The easiest way to deal with ants is by calling out a pest service. They have environmentally safe, pet safe materials to use. When we see ants, we call our guy out and one spray treatment around the foundation perimeter (and a few temporary traps here and there for any indoor spots of high activity) usually keeps them away for a a long time. There's no need to deal with ants in the house.