On 2015-11-13 11:43 AM, Don Y wrote:
On 11/12/2015 6:23 AM, Moe DeLoughan wrote:

Moving up to the 4.2qt gains back this height (the entire jar is
1.5" taller) but now you'll be trying to extract the biscotti using
"two fingertips" as a sort of tweezers (your hand being too small
to reach *into* the jar to grasp with thumb and forefinger).

I'd wager that all of these jars use the same lid/cover and just
alter the volume of the jar.

This is a huge jar (comes in varying sizes) with a 3.5 inch diameter
opening,
so your hand would easily fit inside it:

I must have big hands : A Mason jar has a 3" *INNER* diameter top
(i.e., the OPENING is 3") and I can't even get four fingers into it!
A 4" dia PVC pipe that I happen to have handy is do-able... but I'm
not sure how effectively my hand would be able to navigate the
contents of such a jar to find a particular cookie (esp if the
jar isn't transparent -- I realize the jar cited *is* clear).
Remember, a cookie can end up "falling flat" to the *bottom* of
the jar requiring you to put your entire hand in the jar just
to reach the cookie (when the jar is full, the cookies force
each other to stand on end; as cookies are removed, there is less
constraint on those remaining so they tend to fall over. Jar in
question is 11 inches tall -- so, you've got all of your
hand and wrist completely *in* the jar to reach the "dead soldiers"
on the bottom!

Bormioli Rocco Fido Round Clear Jar, 169-Ounce
Price: $14.99
http://www.amazon.com/Bormioli-Rocco.../dp/B0001BMYGQ

There's a smaller square style, if you don't need such a large jar:

Bormioli Rocco Fido Square Jar with Blue Lid, 33-3/4-Ounce
Price: $8.61
http://www.amazon.com/Bormioli-Rocco.../dp/B00471MP42

Our current jar is a bit over a gallon in volume (probably close to
that 169 oz size). And, almost exactly as tall as the biscotti are
wide (keeping in mind that they stand on end in the jar). That's a bit
more than is required for a single batch. But, the "excess volume"
takes the form of "space for additional biscotti ALONGSIDE the others"
instead "above them". So, opening our jar when *full* makes easy
pickings of the contents. And, as the cookies start to "slump" when
the jar empties, you can still just peek in and grab whichever one you
want.

I'm convinced the mouth of the jar needs to be the same as the
width of the jar (i.e., no "neck") to be a good fit.

Empty pickle jar? Or maybe a set of pickle tongs?

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