Firehawk1722
New Bee
Hi, I'm trying to decide whether getting one of those ceramic honey pots with the dipper that lives in the pot, sticking out through a notch in the lid, would be practical for me.
I've seen several 'honey storage' tips that say unless you have an airtight container, moisture and odor can be absorbed by the honey, and I'm pretty sure those ceramic ones with the dipper sticking out are not airtight.
My question is, how much does that matter over the short term? How long is it fine to leave honey in one of those before there would be a noticeable effect on the quality of the honey? Ideally, I'd be using it up and washing and refilling the pot before that. It would be a small pot anyway. I wouldn't want to use a dipper that didn't live in the pot since I'd be washing off as much honey off it as I would be consuming in between uses.
For those of you who have used one of those pots, how long have you gone through one batch of honey without tasting any quality loss?
Weeks, a month, months?
Secondary question, does honey crystallize faster in a pot than in a sealed jar?
Thanks for your input
I've seen several 'honey storage' tips that say unless you have an airtight container, moisture and odor can be absorbed by the honey, and I'm pretty sure those ceramic ones with the dipper sticking out are not airtight.
My question is, how much does that matter over the short term? How long is it fine to leave honey in one of those before there would be a noticeable effect on the quality of the honey? Ideally, I'd be using it up and washing and refilling the pot before that. It would be a small pot anyway. I wouldn't want to use a dipper that didn't live in the pot since I'd be washing off as much honey off it as I would be consuming in between uses.
For those of you who have used one of those pots, how long have you gone through one batch of honey without tasting any quality loss?
Weeks, a month, months?
Secondary question, does honey crystallize faster in a pot than in a sealed jar?
Thanks for your input