Why you should buy this porcelain olive jar with built-in well port

As a fairly new homeowner, I remain cautious about what I allow in my kitchen. Years of living in city apartments have made me a minimalist in almost every area of ​​my life, but the kitchen in particular. I spend a lot of time in there cooking and planning, and over time I’ve gotten used to keeping things simple and uncluttered. Almost everything in my kitchen is either an essential item, like pots and pans, or a multi-purpose item, like my Nutribullet.

So when a friend gave me a Corico harbour for boats and olive pitsI was quite sceptical. How often do you need a special container for olives? I assumed I would just end up leaving it in a charity second-hand shop after it sat untouched in a cupboard for a few years.

How wrong I was!

I am an unapologetic snack lover. I like a plate of snacks for lunch. I am a huge fan of the “girls’ dinner,” which my mother used to call “dab dinner” when I was a kid. A little of this, a little of that on a plate or in a bowl is pretty much my ideal meal at home. What does the jar of olives have to do with girls’ dinners and snacks? As I discovered, a lot.

The first time I used the olive canister, I threw a container of olives (with pits) from the grocery store on the kitchen table as a snack while my husband made us a proper dinner. It was super easy to just place the pits in the port in the middle, rather than getting out a ramekin or just placing them on the side of the plate (which I honestly find kind of gross). When it came time to clean up, I simply turned the port upside down and tossed the pits in the trash. Since there’s nothing better than easy cleanup, I was hooked – especially once I realized the olive canister is dishwasher safe, too.

The olive canister is sleek and minimalist, and will likely fit into most decor styles. It’s made from a crisp white porcelain that looks high-quality and has some weight to it. It’s not heavy to lift, but if it’s on a table, the port won’t tip over if it’s shaken. All of this is great news, because in addition to making it my personal appetizer plate, I’ve used it when friends came over for overeating. BridgertonI put it on my coffee table and it looked elegant, with a delicious mix of olives on one side and nuts on the other. The pits quickly disappeared, along with some toothpicks and bits of cheese.

Far from gathering dust in my cupboard, the olive jar has been my constant snacking companion. It’s the perfect vessel for shrimp cocktail and those pesky tails, cherry pits, nuts that need to be peeled, seeds and orange peels… the list of messy snacks is endless.

Tanya Edwards is a freelance writer living on the coast of New England. Her work has appeared in Boston GlobeRefinery29, CNN, Better Homes and GardensFood Network and more.