We’ve been using Douwe Egberts instant range of coffee at home for a number of years now, this is for a number of reasons, primarily because it tastes better than other coffees on the market, but then again I don’t fall in the category that believes that Italian coffee is the best in the world, I prefer filtered (percolated) coffee, but then again that’s an argument for another article, because don’t get me started on the size of the handle that a coffee cup should have.

Douwe and Egberts Instant coffee range come in these re-usable jars that my wife and I wash and store things in, from spare change to spices, we use them for everything.  In fact I don’t think we’ve thrown a single jar out since we started buying them; the times when we bought another brand of instant coffee left us no choice but to throw them into the recycling bin.  Why aren’t we using past sauce jars with metal lids as a reusable jar for our kitchen?  The Douwe Egbert jars just look so much better, just like something out of an old apothecary; and you can decorate them with whatever label you want.

The Douwe Egbert jars just look so much better, just like something out of an old apothecary

As a few regulars in our fridge, we grate parmesan and store them in the jars, as well as sauces, and minced garlic.  Best of all, we chuck them in the dishwasher with no problems.  We did find that if you do chuck them in the dishwasher, remove the plastic liner on the cap, as water always seems to collect in the glass top, so chuck this plastic stopper liner into the cutlery holder of the Dishwasher so it doesn’t run amok in the machine.

For sustainability sake, and product packaging that I would gladly re-use again and again, I give Douwe Egberts 10 out of 10 for packaging.  If only other brands would follow suit..

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