Zojirushi Classic Bento Stainless Lunch Jar SL-GRE18

I wasn't expecting such a quality product: it works and keeps stuff warm, just as adertised. However you need to understand that it is advertised to hold a soup in the bottom container, and that is the key as to how it keeps the food warm. If you do not put an hot liquid there then yes the food stay that much warm. I made some tests, like, in the evening I cooked stuff and while it was still hot and stashed them in this bento. Then in the morning (9 hours later) it was still warm, but not hot anymore. Of course to keep as much warm as possible, I closed the bento, put it inside it's thermal bag and stuffed it into my backpack. I would still recommend to have a microwave at work to just reheat your food ya know. Still simpler. But, that bento works very well. Now about the size of that thing, it fits in my backpack with no issue. And I always carry it in it's own thermal bag. It's not too big, and not too small. For me it's okay. For ladies and their crappy handbags, nope it ain't gonna work. The top box is supposed to hold... a desert? I don't really care, I stuff food there as well. When I'm short on stuff, yeah I'll use it for a desert. Usually I chop a banana, put the pieces in the box, and dump/sprinkle some chocolate powder (for the breakfast) on top of them. I add a spoon of honey for good measure, and close that box. What's gonna happen during my transit to work, and until noon, is that the heat from the below boxes will heat that top box; melting the chocolate and honey and creating a nice blend with the banana pieces. I tried with halva instead of chocolate but... I wasn't as successfull :) The middle container is the main dish one. Kinda big enough, you still need to remember that the uhh "cap" stuff is kinda large. Like it has an one 1inch height that will go inside the box. So don't fill that box to the top, leave that inch clear. Not sure what to say about that box. The cap is secured by turning it so it won't open easely. The problem is, if you microwave that stuff the cap will be super hot as well: you will have trouble screwing the cap on the box so hot it'll be. That bottom box is bowl like. It's pretty small, but yeah the cap has a rubber band to prevent liquids to spill. I don't put soup in there, I just uhh put whatever else I got on hand. I try to put as much "wet" stuff there since it's made for that. A saw reviews mentionning spills. The bowl container, it's true, doesn't prevent the liquid to spill. The rubber will stop it from spilling a lot, but some drops could be found in the bento box' bottom when I tested with clear water. So be wary. Remember that I put that whole bento in my backpack, updside, and secured: stuff won't move much in there. And I take the transit, sit down, take down my backpack, lift it up, throw it around on my back. I had a few drops a liquid but not the whole content was outta that box. It's good enough for me. After using that bento for a couple of weeks at work, one of my coworkers bought one. It's a quality product, maybe a bit small as quantites you can store there but it does the job. Not sure what else to say. Uhhh yeah... it's easy to clean too? I don't know enjoy. :D

I bought this for my husband for about 2 years now and it's still in good shape. First of all, my husband hates waiting in line to microwave food which it takes about 5 minutes since his work place have only 2 low watt microwave. Lunch break for him is 30 minutes, it takes him 3-4 minutes to walk to the lunch room, 5 minutes in line, 4-5 minutes to microwave his food leaving him about 10 minutes to eat quickly and walk back to his work station. He feels so rushed so during one summer, he ate only sandwich and salad. Pretty much doesn't fill him up since we're asian and needs rice. He got tired from eating those so I decided to do some research and came upon the zojirushi lunch jar. The reason upon choosing this brand is because I bought a rice cooker a year or two before buying this lunch jar and the quality of the brand is beyond expectation so I didn't hesitate to buy the lunch jar even though it's pricey. Although it's been about 2 years or so, the lunch jar still works as if you just bought it. I usually pack my husband lunch around noon and he doesn't eat until 8 which is 8 hours later and the foods are still hottish warm. However, I have not tried cold food so can't really review on it. The container are okay. For a big guy, the foods that I packed for him was able to fill him up until when he comes home. It's really easy to clean and the spork is high quality spork, not some cheap looking ones. The chopstick is plastic which my husband barely use anyways. The only thing that I would complain is that there's no slot for the spork which you'll have to put inside the bag and also the bottom container (the spill proof one), spills a bit which doesn't bothered me much but sometime it's just hard to twist it closed if you packed liquids in there otherwise it's hard to twist open at times when you need to clean it. Overall, I still love the lunch jar knowing that my husband can take his time to eat and doesn't need to heat up the foods. I was also able to fit 2 can of soda in the bag for him which saved more $$ since one can is 75cents each at work.

Yeah this is a great system for keeping your food warm for lunch, I used this daily for ages while I was on the road, kept my food warm for lunch it was good to have the fork and chopsticks attached so I didn’t have too look or forget to bring them

Ésta marca es la campeona del aislamiento, tengo vasos, termos y loncheras; todas un 10/10 en calidad. Lo bueno: 1. Metes algo caliente en la mañana y está caliente en la tarde teniendo una temperatura ambiente de 24°C. 2. Metes algo congelado en la mañana y está congelado en la tarde teniendo una temperatura de 34°C. 3. Pareciera que le cabe muy poco, pero en realidad sus compartimientos abarcan un plato grande de alimentos para un adulto promedio. 4. Su mochila es bien cómoda, bonita y de excelente calidad. 5. La cuchara-tenedor o tenedor-cuchara es útil y fácil de limpiar. 6. Sus palillos y funda son bonitos y fáciles de limpiar además de nada incómodos de cargar. Lo malo: El precio inicial puede espantarte.

These are awesome. All the containers are great in terms of reducing costs spent on eating out, minimizing the garbage of packing lunches in disposable containers, and even helping with portion control for weight loss. They all fit into a compact bag which has a strap so it is easy to carry around. The quality of the containers is very good and so is the utensils. This is a lunch pack that are for people who like high quality things they will actually use in their life. The Jar which keeps the containers is great at insulating your food. so is the insulated bag with strap. You can also just use the jar though but I prefer the bag. It is a great way to pack a lunch every day. The separate compartments are roomy. The bottom two have insulated tops and keep food warm (or cold) as needed. Pack the whole thing the night before, store in fridge, and the food stays cold all through the day. If you're trying to get away from sandwiches and processed foods, this is a great way to go! Leftovers, veggies, oatmeal, etc. work great--it's actually fun to try and be creative with the possibilities. There's room in the top of the bag for larger items that won't fit in the containers, such as fruit or an additional snack. Cleans up easily. Comes with a spork!

Comprei este produto para levar o almoço ao trabalho. Ele realmente cumpre o que promete: deixar a comida quente por muitas horas. Ao ponto de que, nos dias em que eu acabo não almoçando a marmita, eu consigo consumi-la na janta, pois o sistema a vácuo consegue manter uma temperatura boa até umas 20:00 da noite.

Keeps lunch hot 5–6 hrs, bowls are microwave-safe, and it hasn’t leaked (even soup). Perfect single-meal size. Quick to clean. Excellent choice for bento box