Bentgo Stainless Steel Insulated Food Container, Leak-Proof, 19 fl oz

This is the third Thermos that I have tried for my second grader. The first one was fine, but I allowed it to get gross so I had to toss it, the second was too hard for him to open at school. THIS IS THE ONE! It's big - think wide, not tall. He can eat directly out of it, and it can fit two full sized corn dogs (without the sticks). Chicken Nuggets, Rice with meat, and Spaghetti are all winners in this thing.. My son reports that all meals are warm when he eats and he happily eats everything I put in it. This thing really freed him and me from the daily sandwich shackles. Another added bonus with its large mouth size is that I can fit my entire hand and washcloth in it for cleaning. So easy! Happy to report that if I have to buy another lunch thermos, this will be the one! EDIT: Wow. This company really came through for me. My son lost the inner venting O-ring at school. Not because it fell out, because he likes to pick at things. Totally his fault. I contacted Bentgo about this yesterday and they sent me a replacement QUICKLY, no extra charge! What service! Thanks, Bentgo!!! If you are still reading, just buy this one already. :)

I am so glad that I bought this thermal. I loved it so much that I bought 4 of them! And I’ll probably buy more. I tested how long this thermal kept warm by adding boiling water to the thermal and close it. I checked on it 3 times within a 24 hours period. After 6 hours, the water was still hot and steaming. After 12 hours the water was still a good hot temperature but not burning to the touch. But definitely hot. And then after 24 hours the water was no longer steaming or hot but Luke warm. My kid’s school do not have hot lunch services. We have to pack our kids a lunch. They do have a microwave but the lines for the microwave is so long. By the time my kids are able to heat up their foods, time is up for lunch. So I bought these thermals so that I can prepare hot meals for my kids. And 9/10 times, the meals that I have packaged for my kids are still yummy hot when they open the containers for lunch 4-5 hours after I packaged them. These thermals are NOT microwave safe! They wash very easily by hand or in the dishwasher. Someone from another review recommended that we fill the container up with boiling water first, close it, leave the water for 5-10min, dump the hot water out, then add your hot foods to the container. Don’t forget to push down on the middle button on the lid for a good seal. If you don’t do this, your top might pop off if it is tipped on the side or upside down. I had to learn this the hard way. At first I thought that the price was expensive for the product. But after using the product for several months now, it is worth every penny. I have bought more since. This would be great for road trips and picnics too, not just to pack lunches. Works for cold foods too. But my kids like hot foods so I mostly make only hot foods to put in the container.

Trust me when I say this is the one you want to buy! In my search to find a lunch container that actually keeps food hot, I've searched high and low and have wasted countless dollars. This one is by far the one that has kept the food the absolute hottest. I packed my husband a mashed potato bowl (Mashed potatoes, cheese, corn, chicken and gravy) at 5:30am and by the time he ate it at 3:30pm it was still STEAMING hot. What he didn't finish during lunch was still hot to the touch when I cleaned it out at 6pm. I'm honestly very impressed. The key is to pour boiling water into the container for 15 mins to 'preheat' it before dumping out and then adding your food. The size is suitable for my husband's large appetite, but the container is still compact enough that I'm able to pack it for my daughter in her school lunch bag as well. She is 10 and did not have any issues getting it open. I immediately ordered 2 more to have on hand for my family's needs. I highly recommend!

I bought this to transport hot meals to work for lunch and it does a fantastic job. I was worried that it might be too small, but it's just the right size for me. It does keep my food warm. Some mentioned it leaking heat. It does leak some heat out of the top so I wouldn't put it near something you want to keep cold. It is hard for me to open. There is a handle on the top, but no handle anywhere on the body. So, it tends to twist together when you try to unscrew it. I've found along with pushing the release button that I have to hold the body between my legs to get the proper pressure to keep it from turning. There is a trick to getting it to screw closed correctly. I found that because my hot food is putting off steam, the lid doesn't always screw down correctly and would always pop out of the track.. What works is to screw the lid part way down, press the release button and then screw it down the rest of the way.

I love this thermos for the wide mouth and for holding hot food. I bought this for my kids (8 and 6 yo) to bring lunch to school. The kids one have are narrow, so it is hard to reach the food. I usually prepare their lunch at around 7am and they eat at around 11:30am - noon. They say that the food is still warm by lunch time. I have tested at home and even though the food is not hot, it is still warm. To be, one of the best features about this thermos is the button on top of the lid that you can press to release the pressure so its easier to open. My kids used to use one of those Omie lunch boxes, but they were never able to open the thermos and quite honestly it was hard even for me to open at night to clean it up. My 8 yo has been using it for a little over 2 years and it is still in very good condition.

Outcome- Disappointed! Food MUST be Eaten Immediately for food to be hot! For Full Review: Continue: *** BUYER BEWARE: Disappointed in this Product And I Rarely Use it Due To The Following: After 1 hour, This product only keeps food barely “tepid” which means: Less than warm. I’ve tried to preheat the container with boiling water (then emptying) prior to filling with oatmeal, soup, stew, etc. I’ve tried preheating in oven on lower temperature prior to filling with food ( then I wrap with kitchen towel for travel) to maintain internal heat— I’ve tried wrapping in foil for travel, nothing works! ***The best outcome is a barely warm meal EVEN if I put food in the container minutes before departure. ***ALSO- it is very difficult for me to open (even after pressing the release button on top of lid) let alone a child or elderly person. It is nice looking, BPA free, easy to hand wash— I did not place in dishwasher. Bentgo needs to start all over with this product!

Update: After discovering that this container didn't keep food warm after the 3.5 hour mark, my daughter gave up on this container. She was particularly peeved that her lunch was just slightly warmer than room temp on a particularly cold day, even despite the container being in her backpack in her heated classrooms. We ended up returning it and she went back to her smaller narrow-topped Thermos food container, which kept her lunches piping hot. The Bentgo Stainless Insulated Food Container is everything my daughter wanted in a food container. It has a wide-mouth opening, holds the perfect amount of food (about 2 cups), is conveniently shaped and sized to fit in her backpack, and the lid is one piece instead of two and is apparently easy enough for her to open. While aesthetically everything she wanted it to be, the one thing she didn't love about it was how long it kept her food warm. Even after prepping the container with hot water and allowing it to sit for some time to "prime it", the container wasn't able to keep her meal hot by the time she ate it. Her food was warm, but not steaming, and while it was much better than eating lunch from a Pyrex meal prep container, it wasn't nearly as warm as food put in a Thermos food container. If you eat your meals within 2 hours, the meal will likely be very warm, but at the 5-hour mark, it will only be "kinda warm" - it was for her at least. When keeping things cool, the Bentgo container works great. Overall, while we'll keep this container because she loves the size and shape, we're still on the lookout for a wide-mouth container of this size that keeps food hot.

very sturdy and kelps food hit and cold and not to heavy and looks sheer and clean and very stable and stays well and i’m not sure if it goes in the microwave i’ve never tried it.

big with the best quality , beautiful It keeps food warm for about 5 hours

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Perfect size for adult. A little too big/high for a kids lunchbox. Love it though. Kept lunch warm. I always preheat with kettle water pour it out before i put hot food in

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Stays warm for hours, but be sure not to over fill or it makes a mess.