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Decanting dry goods into glass is the one storage change that pays for itself: you can see what you have, packets stop falling over, and a cupboard stays tidy without a system. The Freska range here runs ribbed round jars with acacia wood lids at 250ml, 550ml, 800ml and 1100ml, and in sets of five in both ribbed and clear glass.
Around them sit the pieces that hold the bulkier things — a tall reclaimed teak chest of five drawers, a four-drawer recycled wood chest, wooden storage crates in threes, a large storage tub, and Aleki bamboo chopping and serving boards in large and extra large. Prices start at £19.
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Freska Ribbed Round Glass Jar with Acacia Wood Lid 1100ml | Kaiku
From £19
Freska Ribbed Round Glass Jar with Acacia Wood Lid 250ml | Kaiku
From £19
Freska Ribbed Round Glass Jar with Acacia Wood Lid 550ml | Kaiku
From £19
Freska Ribbed Round Glass Jar with Acacia Wood Lid 800ml | Kaiku
From £19
Aleki Extra Large Bamboo Chopping and Serving Board | Kaiku
From £29
Aleki Large Bamboo Chopping and Serving Board | Kaiku
From £29
Freska Set of Five Ribbed Round Clear Glass Jars with Acacia Wood Lids | Kaiku
From £34
Freska Set of Five Ribbed Round Glass Jars with Acacia Wood Lids | Kaiku
From £40
Large Brown Wooden Storage Tub | Kaiku
From £40
Brown Wooden Storage Crates (Set of 3) | Kaiku
From £49
Natural Wooden Beer Barrel Storage Stool | Kaiku
From £87
Beer Barrel Table – Natural Wood 60 x 48.5 cm | Kaiku
From £149
4 Drawer Recycled Wood Storage Chest | Kaiku
From £370
Tall Reclaimed Teak Chest of 5 Drawers | Kaiku
From £599
How to choose
Match jar sizes to standard pack sizes rather than buying one size. A 500g bag of pasta or rice needs about 800ml to 1100ml; 250ml suits spices, seeds and tea. A set of five in mixed sizes is more useful in practice than five identical jars.
Measure the shelf height, not the jar. Most kitchen cupboard shelves are 20 to 25cm apart, so a tall jar that fits the worktop will not necessarily fit above it — check the total height with the lid on.
Keep the jars out of direct sun. Glass is inert and airtight with a good seal, but sunlight on a worktop bleaches spices and turns nuts and oils rancid faster than a cupboard ever will.
For the bulky things, buy furniture rather than boxes. A drawer chest holds the awkward middle category — tea towels, foil, bags, batteries — that has no home in a kitchen, and unlike stacked crates you can reach the bottom of it without unloading the top.
Common questions
- What size storage jar do I need?
- 800ml to 1100ml takes a standard 500g bag of pasta, rice or flour. 250ml is right for spices, seeds and loose tea. Mixed sizes are more useful than one size repeated.
- Will the jars fit in my cupboard?
- Measure the shelf gap first — most are 20 to 25cm — and compare it with the jar height including the lid, which each product page lists. Tall jars often have to live on the worktop.
- Are the acacia wood lids airtight and dishwasher safe?
- The lids seal for dry storage. Wash them by hand and dry them straight away: a dishwasher cycle is what cracks and bleaches a wooden lid, and it is not needed for jars holding dry goods.
- How do I look after a bamboo board?
- Hand wash in warm water, dry it upright, and oil it occasionally with a food-safe oil. Never soak it or put it in a dishwasher — bamboo is laminated, and soaking is what delaminates it.