I see David posted as I was composing this. Mine just carries his suggestion a bit further and he might enjoy trying it too.
David, a close coincidence: one of our very best friends is David Pressly, in Knoxville, TN.
Kevin, here is an innovative solution for you for your rub storage. I’ve tried this with several different sizes of Mason jars and it does work well if you like the system. If possible, I prefer to store spices and rubs (at least my backup stock) in glass jars and seal them airtight for longer life. This is for a FoodSaver that seals jars, but you don’t have to seal the jars if you plan to use the rubs fairly quickly.
The explanation is lengthy….the process is not.
I drilled “shaker holes” in several canning flat lids at one time. Flat lids are the disks with the rubber coating on the underside outside edges.
I use a push pin to poke one hole in a separate flat canning lid.
Then, I make a tab about 1 inch long from a piece of electrical tape and fold one end under about 1/4 inch. I stick the tab over the single small hole in the lid. This makes it easy to release the vacuum in the jar by lifting the tab, and to reseal the lid without having to resort to (and denting the lid) a knife or spoon handle to release the vacuum.
Mason (Ball) jars come in 4-, 8-, 12- 16-, 32- and 64-ounce sizes. The 32-ounce size will hold about 4 cups rub and the 64-ounce size will hold about 8 cups. For vacuuming, the 3 larger sizes hold a good seal the most consistently.
I fill the jar with rub and top it with the flat lid that has only the one small hole.
Be sure that the hole is covered with the electrical tape tab.
Using the large jar lid accessory, vacuum the jar as directed by FoodSaver. The lid should snap downward, remain indented, and tightly sealed to the jar opening. I always check my sealed jars a day or two later to make sure there was no tiny air leak.
Then I top the sealed lid with the lid in which I’ve drilled the shaker holes and secure both of them with the ring band part of the lid.
When it comes time to use the jar as a shaker, unscrew the ring, remove the lid with the shaker holes, and lift the electrical tape tab to allow air in and unseal the jar. Remove the lid and place the shaker lid on the jar, screw the band back on, and you have a shaker jar.
Rita
P.S. You might also try
http://www.containerstore.com, They have lots of storage options.