SL-JBE14XA Mr. Bento Stainless Lunch Jar 41 Oz

I bought this for my daughter towards the end of her kindergarten days (2013) and it's still going strong. I have repeatedly recommended this lunch box to family, friends, colleagues, and strangers on the internet. My daughter likes some of the school lunches but not all of them, so sometimes I would make her lunch to take to school. At first this was disappointing; there are only so many brown bag sandwiches that she'll happily eat during the week and I didn't like her having cold lunches at school. She doesn't have access to a refrigerator or microwave oven at school so that limited our options. For awhile I improvised using small Thermos-type containers to give her hot foods but this limited the types of hot foods I was able to give her since all those Thermos-type containers are vertical cylinders, not exactly conducive to things like spaghetti or hot sandwiches. Plus, her lunch bag got bulky with a collection of different sized containers, and everything had to be hand-washed because things like GladWare containers shouldn't be put in the dishwasher. So I went looking for something better and I found this, and I can only say that I wish I found it earlier. The product description here on Amazon tells all of the gritty details so I won't waste time with that. Here's what you really want to know: YES, IT DEFINITELY KEEPS HOT FOODS HOT FOR HOURS AT A TIME! I make my daughter's lunch at 8am and she eats it at around 12:30pm and she has never once complained that her lunch wasn't hot enough. I learned that if I fill the main body (the "jar") with hot water while I prepare her lunch, it keeps her food hotter for a longer period of time. When all the food prep is complete and packaged I just empty the jar, dry it out, and load it up. Other things about this box that I adore... • Yes, the lid is INTENDED to be a serving bowl! If you don't like eating from the containers or if you have to mix something before eating it then by all means flip the lid over and use it as a bowl. • The carrying bag is sturdy and well constructed, and large enough to carry not only the lunch jar but a juice pack, juice box, or milk box fits nicely on top (along with a napkin or two). Slide the lariat closed and it stays nicely in place, safe and easily transportable with the rest of your lunch. • It comes with a stainless steel spork, which was really nice. Unfortunately my daughter accidentally threw hers away when she was younger, but I found a nice titanium spork to take its place and she loves using that. The spork fits in a little "pouch" that's sewn inside of the carrying bag. • It's pretty durable. My daughter's lunch box has a bunch of dents and such where she's tossed it around in her back pack, but the vacuum seal is still intact and it holds its temperature as good as it ever did. • The lid and latching mechanism is especially durable. Because it's plastic I expected the latches to be the first things to fail, but after five years they still latch as tightly and positively as ever. Never once has the latch accidentally released, even after being dropped. • It's dishwasher safe. Simply remove the soft seal and ventilation plug from the bottom-most container, and all of the pieces (containers, lids, jar lid, and spork) can go in the dishwasher. The container itself shouldn't be dishwashed lest the high temperature of the dishwasher disrupt the vacuum seal, but it's also easy enough to hand wash so it's not a big deal at all. The soft seals can be easily washed with a sponge and left to air dry, and they pop back into the lid with no effort. (And replacement seals are available, should yours get lost or damaged.) Even the carrying bag can go in the laundry! • The carrying bag can be slung over a shoulder, carried upright by a handle, or packed in a school backpack. • With four containers I can provide a nice assortment of the hot and cool foods my daughter loves. She often tells me that her friends are always offering to trade lunches with her because her lunches are so much nicer than the school lunches. :-) We've established a system where the top container always has a dessert (cookies, brownie bites, etc), one down has a fruit (apples, peaches, grapes, strawberries, etc) and a vegetable (string beans, peas, cucumbers, pickles, etc), and the remaining two have the main entree (protein) and starch (rice, pasta, potatoes). Her favorite lunch is broiled salmon (lower-most container) with rice pilaf (one up), snap peas and strawberries (one up), and chocolate cupcake (top-most container), with a Capri Sun to drink. Willing trade-offs and caveats... • It's heavier than a "traditional" lunch box owing to its stainless steel construction. My daughter willingly accepts the trade-off, however; she's more than happy to deal with the bit of extra weight in exchange for having a tasty hot lunch at school. • The containers can't be rearranged; they must go in a specific order. This creates certain logistical issues. If you wanted to (for example) use only the large container for something hot and have cool things everywhere else, you can't. Whatever is under the large container will also be hot (or warm) and you can't put the large container on the bottom of the jar because the lid won't fit. (Unless you also remove one of the other containers; that would work.) I would totally buy this again and again without hesitation. I love it, my daughter loves it, her teachers have bought them for themselves, and some of her friends and schoolmates have gotten them as well. This may be the perfect student lunch box.

I ordered the Mr. Bento lunch jar because I was tired of eating out for lunch at work, or worse yet, hitting up the vending machines. My Bento jar arrived quickly, and in perfect condition. Unlike some previous purchasers, I did get an English translation of the instructions with my Bento jar, although it's a pretty foolproof product as long as you know not to microwave the lids or treat it too harshly. When I use my Mr. Bento jar, I pack and stack it the night before and then set it in my refrigerator for the whole thing to chill. It won't fit into the refrigerator at work (too tall) so it sits on my desk at the office until I am ready to eat. Because I have access to a microwave, I don't need to keep my food hot. However, I have found that my Mr. Bento does do an excellent job of keeping my food nice and cool, although not ice cold. Others have done an excellent job of reviewing how Mr. Bento keeps the food cold (i.e. while not being a full-on thermos, it's got plenty of insulation between the bowls, their lids, and the metal outer shell). The carrying bag is fashioned out of a nice stiff canvas with a zipper and a pull enclosure. I love the spork and spork cover that comes with the jar as well. As I eat my food during the workday, I wash out each bowl at the sink in our office kitchen and take it back to my desk. At the end of the day I go home, put it on the counter, and pack it and chill it before going to bed. My goal with this product was to eat healthier and more regularly during the day. My typical Bento jar has the following: - Top (smallest uninsulated) bowl: a handful of pretzels and a few lowfat animal crackers - Second (larger uninsulated) bowl: carrot sticks and hummus (hummus in a silicon cupcake cup) - Third (main, insulated) bowl: 1/2C of cooked rice with chicken or black beans or some other veggies/meat. - Fourth (bottom, insulated) soup bowl: A homemade soup, this week it's been corn chowder My intention was to eat regularly throughout the day, every couple of hours, to keep my blood sugar levels steady and hopefully lose weight, control cravings etc. That was my intention. The only problem? There's just too much food! I have to really work to eat my way through all of the food that fits into my Mr. Bento, and I rarely can. Usually either the soup or the main bowl ends up in the refrigerator at the office, while I take home the other 3 bowls and refill them for the next day. I'm a 5'6" woman, medium build, with a pretty good appetite, but it's just too much food for me. On the plus side, my husband loves my Mr. Bento. In fact, he's eyeing it jealously. So I have splurged yet again and bought the Ms. Bento (3 bowls) for myself. As soon as it arrives, my husband will inherit my Mr. Bento for his lunches. The beauty of the Bento jars, and "bento" in general, is that it's great for people like me who want more creative lunches, and who are sick of sandwiches and potato chips and what have you. The product is great, and while it's a little expensive, the money I save from not raiding the snack machine ($5 a week, at least) alone will pay for the Bento jar in just a couple of months. Highly recommended, but if you don't have a big appetite, you might want to consider a Ms. Bento instead of this jar.

Before buying Mr. Bento, I've searched all the other lunch boxes offered by Amazon and analyzed how I would use it (being an engineer, these things interest me). I chose Mr. Bento over the Thermos model since I really liked the idea of having hot and room temperature food all in the same container (from reviews of the Thermos brand, it keeps all the containers warmer than Mr. Bento). I liked it so much after a week of use that I bought a second one so that I can pre-pack dry food for multiple days. Thermal capacity is really good, when I pre-heat the sleeve and bottom two containers with boiling water. With bottom container full of near-boiling liquid/soup, it is still very hot five hours later and keeps the main container warm enough. Without hot soup there, bottom two containers are warm, but not as hot as I would like it to be. When I'm not packing soup, I would fill the soup bowl with boiling water, which keeps the main container nice and hot. The top two smaller pop-top containers are meant for room-temperature food, though the bottom of the two gets a bit warm. I found that using a micro-fiber towel cut to fit to separate between the hot and cool containers, help the upper containers stay closer to room temperature. Without the towel separation, my tomatoes and cherries packed in the bottom of the two pop-top containers out of the refrigerator gets a bit warm. I have not yet used it to pack cold food in all the containers, but would expect to be perform better than hot food application due to lesser temperature difference. I did find that soup bowl gets a bit hard to turn when tightened hard and when the container is wet, but found that pulling on the top as opening helps. Upper two pop-top type containers are better sealing than the reviews indicate. Carry bag is definitely very cool and functional, though it makes me swing it around as I'm carrying it (containers don't leak if used per Manufacturer's directions). It allows me to pack some health bars and napkins, as well as put a fruit packet or one additional pop-top containers on top and close it up (making it almost five container Mr. Bento for long days in the office). It can be used to carry real spoon, if you are not happy with the spork IMHO not as nice as using a real spoon. Spork is very nice stainless steel, made in Japan, and great back-up when I forget to pack utensils. After using for over a month, would agree with other reviewers that this is really a great item and would last quite a long time. With Mr. Bento, Nissan Thermos full of home-roasted Americano style coffee, I'm ready to hit the work hard at the office and don't have to worry about keeping my stomach happy. To those home packing to lose weight, trying to eat healthier meals, or just sick of cafeteria food or fast food......Mr. Bento will be a great investment.

At the time of this review, I've just finished my first lunch from it. If I feel so inclined I'll certainly add more notes to this in the future after it's gotten some heavier use. So far, though, so good. I've been losing some weight and I want to keep that up. I also found out recently that for work I'm going to be moving from the building that I'm in, which has a cafeteria, into a different building without a cafeteria. I'll be needing to bring my lunch then, it's far too costly to keep going out to lunch every day. That all said, this product has 2 purposes for me: Portion Control for weight loss and eating healthier, and Money Savings since it's so much cheaper to make your own food than to go out and eat (not to mention gas/parking issues as well). I received the container on Monday (Dec. 31, 2012) and washed it yesterday to use today (Jan 2, 2013). Last night before bed, I put the following items into it (Bowls are from bottom up): 1) Bottom (Soup, 9oz) bowl - a slice of smoked pork loin that I made Monday. 2) Lower Middle (Main, 15oz) bowl - bean soup that I also made on Monday. 3) Upper Middle (Large Side, 10oz) bowl - some Chex Mix. 4) Top (Small Side, 7oz) bowl - some smoked apple slices that I made on Monday. If you actually read that above, you will see my mistake. The bottom bowl is meant for soup, not the top one. I read everything too, just didn't retain and last night I was hungry for soup so I wanted it in the biggest bowl. What's good to know is that although there was some spillage there was only very little. I carried it upright for the most part but when I got into my car to come to work I threw my laptop and the lunch bag into the back seat so it was on its side for about 45 minutes in the car. The gravy in the bottom bowl did not spill even a drop though, so it looks like that bowl will be great for liquids. Tomorrow, I'll switch the containers that the loin and the soup are in, there's too much food anyway! --Heat Retention: Please see the notes below that I've taken straight from the Zojirushi web site (but not on the Amazon page) on this product: Heat Retention After 6 Hours* 153°F Cold Retention After 6 Hours** 50°F Color Lemon Yellow, Apple Red, Gun Metalic, Silver *Rating is based on water at a starting temperature of 203°F (95°C) at a room temperature of 68°F (20°C) **Rating is based on water at a starting temperature of 40°F (4°C) at a room temperature of 68°F (20°C) First, I'm assuming they used the bottom (soup) bowl for this. It definitely had the best heat retention for the 2 bowls that it's intended for (soup and large main bowl). My pork loin was still really warm and the soup was warn but not as much. After I packed the bowls, I put them into the refrigerator (without the main container). This morning I took the tops off of the hot food bowls and put them into the microwave for a couple of minutes, making them hot but nothing crazy like the 203°F they listed above. I put the lids back on and put everything into place into the container and left shortly therearfter. That was about 7:10 AM. I got to work and left the lunch container on my desk (not in the refrigerator) until about 11:30 AM when I got hungry. so 4 hours, 20 minutes. I'd say all together the soup bowl kept the pork loin about 80% as hot as it started, and the larger bowl kept my soup about 60% as hot as it was. For me, this is good - I don't like food to be super hot anyway, and like I said I didn't start off with it at some crazy heat anyway. As far as the top two containers, they were both pretty much room temperature inside as advertised. As they were snacks I wasn't trying to keep them cold. Note that only the bottom 2 containers will retain heat or cold levels at all - the top two are not insulated and are intended to maintain temperatures that are found outside of the unit. I've read that heating or cooling the lids ahead of time also help to retain temperatures you desire. I'll try that myself, too. --Size/Weight: So I've seen some reviews where people are complaining that the size of the thing is too large and others that say it's too small. Some say it's not heavy, others say it is way too heavy. Obviously this is going to be a perosnal choice and I'd rather give you some details and let you make your decision based on those, not other people's opinions that may not be your own. From the Zojirushi web site: Dimensions (W x D x H) 6 x 5-3/8 x 8-3/4 inches The width of 6" is at its widest point, which includes the clips on the sides. The depth of 5-3/8" must be the smaller area without the clips but that's not correct. The width of the tube itself, the top and the bottom is just 5". The 8-3/4" height is not correct - it's actually 8-1/2" tall - not a big deal, I know, but I'm trying to be literal here. I have no idea why their dimensions are off but I'm sure my ruler isn't wrong. To me the size of the thing is perfectly fine - but I knew how big it would be based on reading reviews and seeing the dimensions listed. I don't mind that it's acutally slightly smaller than advertised, either. The listed weight is 2.07 pounds including the bag per their web site. I didn't weigh it but sure, that seems right. With the food that I put in it, I'd think I added less than 1/2 a pound. So...2.5 pounds total for lunch? I don't see that as a problem whatsoever, plus the bag is very handy and has a long strap which has no problems carrying the weight. --Cleaning: This is one of my main concerns with this, and I'll probably just have to deal with it. I cleaned out the soup bowl a little while ago (after I started writing this review, in fact) and it washed out very nicely and easy. The soup was dark, the bowl was white, and there's no stains or any leftover residue that was hard to clean up. I'll take care of the others when I get home...but that's where the concern is. Normally with any lunch I may bring it's in separate containers from Rubbermade or ziplock or whatever. Those can go in the dishwasher....so clean up is a breeze. This stuff isn't supposed to go into the dishwasher though, which is the one thing I don't like. Since I only have one of these I wouldn't be washing it in the dishwasher every day anyway - but I won't be bringing this to work every single day and just because it's a little more sanitary I do like to wash things in the dishwasher now and then to make sure it's very clean (for instance, I bring my coffee cup from work home once or twice a month just to run it through a cycle). I don't have those options with this....which is probably why I have 4 stars instead of 5. I really don't understand how something can be microwave safe, holding starting temps just over 200°F per their own web site, can't handle a dishwasher. Now a quick online search of dishwasher temperatures show that they are generally in the 140-150 range, but that dishwashers with heating elements can bring it up quite a bit higher if you have them dry the dishes themselves. I don't do this because it really doesn't seem to actually dry the dishes anyway - you'd think a warning like "Dishwasher safe, top rack and air dry only" would suffice...but I have to wonder if there are other reasons. Another reviewer on this product here said they lost the valve on the soup bowl because they always wash the parts in the dishwasher.....so I'd think it DOES work fine in the dishwasher but don't take that statement as the truth from me please. I may try it out myself just to see, and if I do I'll add a comment to this review later to let you know how it went. --Overall Quality This is a big plus. This unit seems to be made extremely well, the clips are strong and the lids stay on tight. The large main container and soup bowl lids were a little tough to take off but I did screw them on tight. The spoon, probably easily looked over, is actually pretty nice for an "addon" or "value-added" item. I like that it comes with a hard plastic cover that snaps on, plus there's a place for it inside of the bag as well which helps it to stay in place. The bag comes with it, another very nice feature that I really don't think I'd expect them to put with it. Honestly I'd expect most companies to add it as something you can buy for another $10 or whatever. So kudos to Zojirushi for these two things. --Final Words I really do like this lunch container so far and the only issue I have with it as I stated above is that the containers aren't dishwasher safe (at least they say they aren't) but they're microwave safe. Just doesn't make sense. Othewise it's a fantastic product and I recommend it to anyone who thinks they'd use it (that is, after all, the key - right?). -D

I got this for my husband for work. I called Zojirushi before I ordered it because I liked the bag that came with the Ms. Bento but felt like he would appreciate the extra food space by Mr. Bento more. They were really helpful answering questions about the products. I had seen in reviews that the soup bowl isn’t leakproof, and I asked about that to make sure. She said they do not claim it is leakproof. Well, after I got it, it sure looked like it could be. So I put water in it and shook it sideways for about 2 minutes (part of that is the video I posted.) Not a drop. Then I put water in it and set it up sideways in a bowl overnight. Nothing leaked at all — no water whatsoever. So even though they won’t say it doesn’t leak, I’d have to say it looks pretty darn safe. Usually my husband makes his own lunch, but his schedule right now, he leaves at 3:45 am and doesn’t get home until about 6pm, six days a week. So I offered to start making his lunch. I put everything in the containers the night before and put them in the fridge. I put a pot with about 2 cups of water on the stove. In the morning he turns on the pot to boil and microwaves the hot containers. He puts the hot water in the container (advised in the manual to help keep things hot all day) for a few minutes. Then he empties it and puts all the food containers in the big container. He said his food has been warm every day, and the cold stuff doesn’t get hot. It’s been a great way to give him a good variety of food. One day it was roasted chicken in the soup container, roasted potatoes and broccoli in the big hit container, fruit in the big cold/room temp container, and banana cake in the little cold/room temp container. Other examples of things I’ve put in the hot containers (besides soup): chicken leg (had to cut off the end of the leg to fit), hot dog (bread and condiments in regular containers), enchiladas, Mexican rice. I also did street tacos once (from leftovers I made for dinner) with the pulled pork in the soup container, tortillas in the big container, cole slaw in the small cold container, and dessert in the big cold container. This is a big hit at our house. I love Zojirushi products, and this new one is now added to the list!

I had wanted a new lunch box for ages but couldn't fine the right one, I have a thing for Tupperware so would buy loads but I saw a friend post an image of their zojirushi lunch jar on Facebook and it looked so cool, I did some research to check it out and watched a few YouTube videos, checked for review sites to see how it worked and if it was worth investing as its not just a low cost lunch box A majority of people were more than happy with a handful not so impressed but it seemed that they weren't using the lunch jar correctly. Satisfied with my research I placed my order with amazon, it came much quicker than I expected even though it was being shipped from the US, once I got it I put it to use straight away, I can whole heartily say I LOVE IT!!! I use it everyday and its gotten me into the great habit of making lunch for work but not only that I have a good meal everyday! It does one of two things very well at a time, either keeping items cold or warm (notice I don't say hot) I put hot food in and when I had lunch which was about 4 hours later it was still warm enough that I didn't have to really heat it up in the microwave (I could have but didn't really want or need to) I would say however its great at keeping things cold as I cook lunch the night before so it's all ready to go If you put the lunch jar in the fridge over nights too before you pack it it'll keep your items nice and cold till lunch time (good for food hygiene) I always have a soup for lunch then a main which is rice/pasta/noodles with some form of meat, I use one side dish for a portion of veg and the smaller dish I put dessert, mixed nut, dried fruit or a simple cake bar I have to say that as silly as it may sound this lunch jar has changed my life and helped me to form a good habit of prepping food for work but also how to save money too One great thing I like is when I had my other Tupperware I would fill the, with whatever no matter the size so different days I would have different portions and usually only one thing now I get a 3 course lunch which is much healthier for me but portion co trolled too so I never really get that overfilled/bloated feeling after lunch now I would really recommend getting one of these but be realistic in your expectations, it'll keep something either warm or cold not both at the same time! A couple of cons which arnt the end of the world are the dishes are not safe for the dishwasher, I don't understand why? For me that works fine cuz it means I have to wash it every time I use it whereas with a dishwasher I'd wait for it to be full before putting on a Cycle and might not use the lunch jar everyday Also all the containers (not just the soup blow) should have been made leak proof in my opinion but its not the end of the world Go buy one today they're great and so cool, everyone will wanna get one when they see yours!

We had purchased the Ms. Bento for our toddler's day care lunch--which is a perfect size for a tot, not a "Ms", unless you're on a diet. So we thought of getting this one for my husband to take food to work. People complain it is bulky, and it is--but what can you expect if you want to bring rice, soup, an "entree" and some dessert? The top-to-bottom hot-to-cold design notion is very good if you want a varied lunch, rather than just a sandwich or salad. However, it is so cheaply made, that on week one the "thermal" lid that covers the "rice" container (where we usually put the actual entree) popped. By "popped" I do not mean it came off the container. The lid itself is a brittle plastic shell holding a disk of plain styrofoam (this is your insulation), and the top of the plastic cylinder came right off during washing (it didn't even take a hit), letting the styrofoam out. We have been unable to fit it back with glue or any other means. So now, the biggest container in this set is absolutely useless. Furthermore, as some other reviewers said, the plastic it's made of is very hard to clean and retains odor. While this is true of many plastic containers, whatever plastic they are using here seems to hold on to oil even more than usual. It takes so many rounds of soap and hot water to clean the containers well that it makes me feel guilty to use them. At this point, this whole bulky set is gathering dust in a corner of our pantry. We have substituted the nissan stainless steel 10 oz containers for our warm stuff (they cannot go in the microwave, but you if you preheat with hot water for five-six minutes before putting your food in, the food will be hot until lunch) and fit+ fresh plastic containers of different sizes (which include icepacks fitting the lids) for our yogurt/desser/other cold stuff that might need refrigeration. This makes a flexible set, and combined with an insulated lunch bag, it has proven easier to fit in our bag (the zojirushi is great in volume, but I think the cylindrical shape is what makes it truly impossible to fit in your bag) and we have more options to pack our lunch. By the way, the fit and fresh stuff cleans more easily... if that is a plus for you. I am still happy with the Ms Bento for my toddler, although we are trying to move away from it because it is also hard to clean.

I won't say I'm truly disappointed, but I'm disappointed. I did ALOT of research on this lunch box and I'm what....DISAPPOINTED. I bought 3 yes you see THREE of them (at $40 a pop) with hoping to keep food for my daughters school lunch. I went all out on their lunch the first time we used it (yesterday) and it was a disaster. More so on what I had in their lunch than the lunchbox. So I thought I'd step my game up and made sure they had a lunch that was cooked from the stove and transferred to the containers. There are 4 containers in each Mr Bento and different sizes. The first 2 containers I put in granola and the second apples. Apples cold from the fridge, not so much during lunch. I understand room temp, but these were a bit warm because of the soup container (the larger one) that it sits on top. The food in the soup container was room temp, but the container was somewhat hot. It being a soup container (as mentioned on the box), the lid wasn't on tight and spilled all over the inside of the lunch jar. The bottom container which is a bit smaller didn't hold any heat at all. I really love this idea. I bought a stainless steel water bottle and love it. I thought the lunch jar was going to be just as awesome. I gave it 3 stars because of the concept. It's a great idea. I wish the outside of the lunch jar had a handle. The carrying case is great, but sometimes it can get to be more of a hassle than a convenience. It is a bit heavy (to be a lunchbox). I hate that I threw away the boxes as I cannot return them. This great for an adult with an accessible microwave around. But for older kids using for their lunch where a microwave isn't accessible, this wouldn't work.

It’s very nice product. 12 hours lapsed and the soup still hot! Omg!

Have been using this at work. Good sized containers for a 5'4" female, size of containers would not suffice for a male. Soup bowl is leak proof. Good sturdy material, have accidentally dropped the lid on tiles and it did not crack. All in all, happy with the purchase. Keeps the food warm as per described.

I already purchased one of these awhile ago (in bright red) for my boyfriend to take nice lunches to work. I will be going back to university this fall and decided to purchase one for myself as well. These are seriously the Rolls Royce of lunchboxes. I've already reviewed this lunchbox in the cherry red, but I really can't say enough good things about this. (Hence why I splurged and purchased one for myself too). With a little planning and effort, these make wonderful packed lunches, with enough space for lots of variety and snacks. Everything I have purchased from Zojirushi has been excellent quality so far - all the components of these lunchboxes are good quality and are holding up well to daily commutes, temperature changes, and washes with no current wear in the materials. These really are expensive for lunch boxes, but in this case you really get what you pay for (not like my bulky, leaky, staining Tupperware with ill-fitting lids that cost a fortune but never delivered on the quality) If you get into a habit of using these every day they more than pay for themselves in a short time, both from a monetary value (not eating lunch out) and from a health standpoint (multiple stacking containers make it easy to create balanced and nutritious meals) Would I go back to a regular Western-style lunchbox? Nope! With a little creativity and finesse, I've gotten used to preparing and packing foods into these containers, and the design allows for excellent portion controls for your proteins, carbs, and veg. The vertical stacking design makes it easy to organize food and to access individual parts (say a snack of a slice of cheese and some grapes) without having to expose any other food to air or a dirty environment (like a high traffic university commons or the communal lunch room in the office) I have recommended these to everyone I know. These containers, the Zojirushi *excellent* coffee thermoses that stay hot and don't leak, and my versatile sous-chef equivalent induction rice cooker are all great quality products from this company. I hope Zojirushi continues to design, manufacture, and quality test all of their products like they do now. Their stuff does have a higher price tag, but the functionality and quality of their goods seems well worth it in the long run.

Excellent product.

Definitely I recommended I’ve been using the thermos so long maybe more than 6 years thats why I chose this brand so I know this brand is the top of all .. and seller is so kind to answer any question their priority to make the customer happy. i showed the product size on the video I hope helps to buyer Definitely I recommend it !!!