Over All Rating Reviews :
PROS:
The thermos jar does a good job maintaining temperature. The container most likely to contain hot food (the big one) fits second from the bottom.
The bag is really useful- it makes it easy to carry and provides a place to stash utensils and a napkin (unlike other thermos jars).
The combination of container sizes is good. There's a big one, two medium ones, and a little one- main dish, two sides, and a snack.
CONS:
The "soup" container- the little bowl with the rubber seal- doesn't work well. To get a good watertight seal, you need to close it so tight that it's almost impossible to open without spilling. Also the rubber seal, like all rubber seals, picks up food and odors and is tricky to clean. I ended up removing the seal and using the container for dry food like trail mix or veggies.
OTHER:
Because all the smaller containers are inside one large thermos jar, you can either pick hot or cold, not both. If you pack a hot entree, your sides will also warm up a bit. If you put carrot sticks and cookies in with hot pasta, they will not be cold at lunchtime.
The packaging says that the containers are not dishwasher safe. I've been putting them in the dishwasher regularly, and they're fine. Just treat them like any other plastic dish (keep them away from the heating element).
The big "main dish" container is not ideal for sandwiches, because it's round. It's great for rice (its intended use), or leftovers- noodles, mac and cheese, curry, whatever, as long as it's not too soupy (the container's not watertight). If you leave that container out, the next container in the stack rests on the rim of the jar without sliding down. This leaves space for a sandwich or a bagel or whatever, as long as it's roughly the same size as the external dimensions of the missing container.
If you leave out the top containers, there's room for a piece of fruit or a bag of chips under the lid instead.
THE BOTTOM LINE:
This is really a good, useful product, with lots of room to pack a filling and varied meal, but keep your expectations reasonable. The "soup" container is not terribly useful, so if you want to pack soup, pack a full serving in a different thermos. You can keep your whole lunch at a good temperature together, but not two different temperatures. The rice container is great for rice; if you're not packing rice (or similar), don't use it.
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