Food storage container recommendations

[Anonymous]

I have a cabinet full of plastic storage containers of all sizes and shapes and lids. I have another shelf of glass circular Pyrex containers I use to store leftovers. The glass is heavy for kids to take to school in lunchboxes and not leak-free.

Basically I want to streamline my food storage so it's stackable and easy to find the matching lids.

Please share your favorite food storage containers, plastic and glass. I may take advantage of "cyber Monday" to tame this seemingly "wild" corner of my life 😂 thanks!

[Anonymous]

I use the lunch bots metal containers for kids lunches. They have various shapes and sizes. U Konserve is another good brand.

[Anonymous]

I love rubbermaid brillance containers.

[Anonymous]

For glass containers, we've been using ours for so long it appears that the product's has appearance has chnaged; with that caveat, these Ikea ones are the go-tos for the adults in our house: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/ikea-365-food-container-with-lid-rectangular-glass-plastic-s89269071/#content

For the kids, we use either plastic containers with snap-and-lock lids and Stasher products.

[Anonymous]

OP, I know you requested glass and plastic options.

Might you be open to silicone (some good bento box options) or metal (like an insulated tiffin setup)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love rubbermaid brillance containers.

+1000. Nothing compares to these. They don't stack as compactly as some options, but the tradeoff is worth it. Totally leakproof, fantastic in the microwave, and they never stain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love rubbermaid brillance containers.

+1000. Nothing compares to these. They don't stack as compactly as some options, but the tradeoff is worth it. Totally leakproof, fantastic in the microwave, and they never stain.

Agree. This is the set I got last year on Black Friday, I love it. It's not on sale (on Amazon), but shop around.

https://www.amazon.com/Rubbermaid-2108377-Brilliance-14-Piece-Container/dp/B07X1TMQ34/ref=sr_1_5?hvadid=570437249400&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1018598&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=11537137520716216987&hvtargid=kwd-450223496381&hydadcr=28110_14512687&keywords=rubbermaid%2Bbrilliance%2Bsets&qid=1701099526&sr=8-5&th=1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love rubbermaid brillance containers.

+1000. Nothing compares to these. They don't stack as compactly as some options, but the tradeoff is worth it. Totally leakproof, fantastic in the microwave, and they never stain.

NP, but good to know! My SIL brought some of these at Thanksgiving and they looked great. I noted they were Rubbbermaid, but she couldn’t remember what they were called.

I have a bunch of Pyrex glass containers, but the plastic lids have all cracked over time or taken on weird food smells.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love rubbermaid brillance containers.

+1000. Nothing compares to these. They don't stack as compactly as some options, but the tradeoff is worth it. Totally leakproof, fantastic in the microwave, and they never stain.

NP, but good to know! My SIL brought some of these at Thanksgiving and they looked great. I noted they were Rubbbermaid, but she couldn’t remember what they were called.

I have a bunch of Pyrex glass containers, but the plastic lids have all cracked over time or taken on weird food smells.

I'm the +1000 pp above. I routinely store and microwave tomato sauces, curries, and other such items likely to stain or leave odors and they never do. Containers and lids both do beautifully in the dishwasher.