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mvakoc
Joined: 19 Sep 2011 Posts: 152 Location: Evergreen, CO
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Link Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 2:46 pm Post subject: ikea spice jars |
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While wasting time at Ikea a few months ago I found these spice jars and thought they would be perfect for organizing hop additions. They hold about 3 ounces of hops maximum and have a magnet built in that sticks directly to the control panel. I write the addition time using a dry erase marker on the clear front of them. Works well (though I wish they were a bit larger in capacity).
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kellzey
Joined: 04 Aug 2011 Posts: 580 Location: Orlando, FL
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Link Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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Cool!
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huaco
Joined: 05 Apr 2012 Posts: 1506 Location: Burleson Texas
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Link Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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Great Idea... Well, I know what I am looking for next time I go to an Ikea...
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kal Forum Administrator
Joined: 12 Dec 2010 Posts: 11123 Location: Ottawa, Canada
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Link Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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Neat idea.
If you have room I'd probably put up a separate flat steel plate somewhere where you can line them up nicely and get them off the control panel. I wouldn't want to knock one off by mistake as you reach/adjust the control panel and I think I'd find that they get in the way ergonomically speaking. I wouldn't want to scratch up the control panel too much either.
I use little baby food containers myself for the additions and then a couple of little tupperwear containers for the two salt additions (mash + boil):
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mperaino
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Link Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:05 pm Post subject: |
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I am so going to buy a set of those. I have to make a trip to get the handles for the control panel anyway!
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huaco
Joined: 05 Apr 2012 Posts: 1506 Location: Burleson Texas
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Link Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:12 pm Post subject: |
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mperaino wrote: | I am so going to buy a set of those. I have to make a trip to get the handles for the control panel anyway! |
The Ikea website has discontinued the long handles. You may get lucky and find the store has some in stock still. At least they were not available when I was looking into sourcing all my parts a few months ago.
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mvakoc
Joined: 19 Sep 2011 Posts: 152 Location: Evergreen, CO
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Link Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2012 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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kal wrote: | Neat idea.
If you have room I'd probably put up a separate flat steel plate somewhere where you can line them up nicely and get them off the control panel. I wouldn't want to knock one off by mistake as you reach/adjust the control panel and I think I'd find that they get in the way ergonomically speaking. I wouldn't want to scratch up the control panel too much either.
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They are actually pretty strong magnets so you aren't going to knock one off unless you are trying. They do come with a laminated plastic over the magnet itself so that it won't scratch the surface underneath. They attach strong enough that they won't really slide across the panel when attaching/removing.
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