First off I have to agree to the issue with humidity, so I would use these for the most part with commonly used spices and seasonings that you will use frequently. Plus keep this away from an area that contends with a lot of humidity. If your home has a dehumidifier that will help a lot. Most of my spices are sealed in jars with tight screw top seals. Salt, sugar, especially brown sugar are all hydrophilic so they attract water and will clump together and make the spices stick in the containers. While it's nice that these can be sprinkled, poured or measured out using the tech of the container and the window and labels to see the spices or herbs is nice too, humidity is a limitation of something that can't be fully protected from the air.<br /><br />The carousel thing is nice and you can stack these, plus it's a lot better than when I pull out 10 bottles of different spices and have to put them away later, this makes that easy, but keep the area dry and clean where you use them. I have what I call a secret recipe although I change it all the time. You take chicken tenders, fresh in the package and inherently sticky, and roll it in a mixture of flour and a dozen spices you pick depending on your tastes. Then you roll that in a raw scrambled egg wash, then roll that in bread or panko crumbs and cook at 410 degrees in hot peanut or high heat cooking oil about 3 minutes a side. Drain on paper towels and you have chicken strips that will beat for flavor and moistness almost any you can find out there at the typical restaurant fare.<br /><br />The mixture of spices and easy access with this carousel allows you to cut up a bunch of redskin potatoes or Yukon gold potatoes and season them with herbs, spices and oil. Bake at 425 for 20 minutes and you have a great side dish. Other uses involve mixed fire grilled veggies, soups, pasta salads and other things that do better with a quick access to spices. Don't get me wrong I use them all the time, but sometimes I get too lazy to want to bring them out and just get by with salt and pepper. Makes for a boring meal. Recommended for the complete kitchen, but don't fill them with stuff you don't use often, it will likely go bad. Given they have labels and windows, you can fill the occasional use ones only a quarter full so you keep the rest fresh in the original bottle or can.
Rating: [4 of 5 Stars!]