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Food storage containers

Mar 1, 2010 10:28 PM

As promised, I am coming to deals.woot for all of my purchasing needs. Next up, portable food storage containers. This one is tricky. I need to refresh our food storage container collections. Here are my decision factors:
1. Not disposable. The Gladware stuff falls apart and just annoys me.
2. Leak proof. I want to be able to bring soup to work.
3. Light, no glass. I need to be able to take it on DC metro without breaking my back or anyone else's knee as I am thrown about the car (I can't wait for metro to go back on auto pilot.)
4. Storable easily (nesting)
5. (and here is where it gets tricky) Available in two colors. AND, the top and bottom need to be the same color. In other words, I want two sets and I need to be able to distinguish between them even if the top is separated from the bottom. (Yes that one is wacky but it is a kosher thing.)
6. Relatively inexpensive
7. Available in numerous sizes
8. Able to purchase individually or as a set.

Wow that is a lot of requirements for these.

erikadyscern erikadyscern

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For soup - now I haven't tried this brand, they were rec. by Skinny In The City and Hungrygirl.com

http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/b1c4500d-fc74-41c2-9726-cf369efd450e/fit-fresh-warm-soup-container-pack-of-2-health-personal-care

okay it KIND of fits your needs. It was the first brand I thought of.

and there is always the standard in plasticware

http://order.tupperware.com/coe/app/!tw$shop.p_category?pv_ic_code=6000&pn_page=2

hobbit hobbit
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@hobbit: oooh, I like the soup container. I might just try that. I did take a look at tupperware prior to posting but didn't see how I could make the colors work like I needed them to.

erikadyscern erikadyscern
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@erikadyscern: that fit & fresh brand has a whole bunch of products. My favorite is this salad shaker that I saw

http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/7b819db9-d264-4db6-83e8-29c11dae11d2/fit-fresh-salad-shaker-health-personal-care

hobbit hobbit
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The challenge was matching color for lid and container.
http://fryeintl.com/shop/index.php?cPath=4
Here are some color matched items. They are not insulated. They are just kitchen plastics.

bsalusa bsalusa
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Those items tend to have a color for a specific size, rather than a set of a single color. I figured that you could wander around the site from the starting point I provided. The company was Lamarlé. I thought that they might be using old Tupperware molds. When I became aware of them the bottoms were the normal translucent plastic and the lids may have been all the same color. They were secure and burpable. Your requirement for color matching could be very difficult.

bsalusa bsalusa
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rubbermaid.com is a good site too, but nothing that meets the whole multi color thing.

Here are some from the container store, but I'm not sure if they will work:
http://www.containerstore.com/shop/kitchen/foodStorage/leftoversPlastic?productId=10025893
http://www.containerstore.com/shop/kitchen/foodStorage/leftoversPlastic?productId=10025083
http://www.containerstore.com/shop/kitchen/foodStorage/leftoversPlastic?productId=10025859
http://www.containerstore.com/shop/kitchen/foodStorage

catbertthegreat catbertthegreat
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@hobbit: Thank you you found something I didn't even know existed or that I needed until now - that salad apparatus is awesome, and I am getting the divided thingie for fruits, kid likes fruit but not when it's touching.

combustiblekitty combustiblekitty
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@combustiblekitty: Happy to help.

hobbit hobbit
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@erikadyscern: I found what you were looking for. Although you may have to wait until they restock them on QVC. But it is EXACTLY what you wanted. http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/view.2/app.detail/params.item.K12151.cm_scid.24hr

http://tinyurl.com/257pfw6

hobbit hobbit
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@hobbit: Thanks! You are right. They are perfect. I never did buy these so I think these will be a purchase soon. (I just got back from vacation so I think I will let a credit card cycle pass.)

BTW, at noon I will be enjoying a salad in my portable salad shaker. I love that thing!

erikadyscern erikadyscern

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