Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Now that I have them all, I want to tell you guys what each is good for and how to get them all the same height (the 5.5 Quart height as shown in all the advertisements). I ended up buying around 20 total, and may get two more (one for lentils, one for beans). Cooking is my favorite pastime. So if I can get away with 20 total, unless you like to bake/cook with exotic things, you probably won't need more. Consider that you will pay anywhere from $200 to $300 total for all your Oxo containers over time if you want to make your kitchen uniform. Make sure you want the white ones (which I love) because there are red and silver options now for these pop containers, but they're pricier. Look at the Oxo sets (esp the 5- or 12-piece ones) to save money; 10-piece set is not that functional. There are many sizes you can do without. You can collect your 20% off coupons from Bed Bath for these to save some $ as well. Another way to save money is to utilize Mason containers for things of smaller volume. I can get a pallet (12) of mason containers for just $12, whereas one 0.9 Quart here will cost me the same. I use the Mason containers for the small things like cocoa powder, maca powder, chia seeds, baking powder, peanuts, pistachios, wheat germ, chinese noodles, chocolate chips, etc. Really cost effective and still gives a clean appearance (just doesn't stack well). You could get by with just a bunch of the first two oxo sizes listed, plus one 2.1 for your pasta/cereal and one 5.5 for your taco chips. Unless you are feeding a family of five+ (which these containers may not be the best idea for because they could crack if handled by kids and they need to be handwashed), there's no reason to store your rice/flour/sugar in 4.4 or 5.5. It's too heavy to be functional. I don't recommend getting too many that require eveners because the smaller containers cost about the same as the bigger ones. I like the uniform look, so I like these to be the same size on my shelf. I use the pop containers and what's in them as a good portion of my kitchen decor. Lends an earthy, but modern feel. Really make me happy every time I walk into my kitchen. LISTED FROM MOST FUNCTIONAL DOWN: 1 1/2 Quart - (skinny) most functional size! This will fit two brown sugar packets, one small bread flour bag, one small wheat flour bag, one small cornmeal bag, beans, pasta. For the things you consume a lot, consider upgrading to the 2 2/5 size. (Stack two of these to make the 5.5 height) 2 2/5 Quart - (big base) second most useful size. Use this for your big hitters or bigger volume takers like rice, ritz crackers, white sugar, cookies, quinoa, all purpose (stack two to get the height of one 5.5) Fits three of the bigger size Publix brown rice bags in one container. 5.5 Quart (tall, big base) - really I'd only store chips/cereal in the two biggest sizes; really heavy if you store flour, sugar, or rice in this size. 0.9 Quart - (skinny) (stack two on top of each other to equal the 5.5 height) great for tea bags, chocolate chips, chocolate squares, cornstarch, oatmeal, powdered sugar (anything that won't fit in your mason jars) 2.1 Quart - (tall, skinny) (same height as 5.5) great for cereal and pasta 3.4 Quart - (skinny) perfect for chips you may not consume enough to justify a 4.4 or 5.5. Good for cereals, tall enough for pasta noodles (though, I wouldn't buy that many noodles). Same height as 5.5. MUST BUY EVENERS IF WANT A UNIFORM LOOK, WHICH EQUALS MORE $$$: 4.4 Quart (tall, big base) - chips, cereal (stack a 0.8 on top to make it the height of 5.5) 0.8 Quart (evener for 4.4) - perfect for chocolate truffles, curry packets, taco packets, bread crumbs (would not buy this size unless you have a 4.4 to stack it on top of) 2.5 Quart - (skinny) I would not recommend this size. Just go ahead and buy the 2 2/5 size because you can stack two of those sizes to equal one 5.5. If you buy this size, you'll have to buy the 0.5 to make it the same size as rest, which the 0.5 only fits sugar cubes and maybe cough drops. 0.5 Quart - (evener for 2.5) this is not a functional size unless you get the 2.5 Quart (tall, skinny) 1.5 Quart (tall, skinny) - would not recommend this size because then you'd have to buy the 1/3 size (which is not good for a whole lot) to make everything stack neatly. This 1.5 Quart would be good for licorice?, beans, and granola. 1/3 Quart - (evener for 1.5) not a super functional size; mainly for chili peppers and maybe yeast packets or something (stack two to make the size of one 0.9)