Kitchen Aid Cookware: Thermos Nissan 48 Ounce Wide Mouth Stainless Steel Lunch Tote Review

I got this thermal lunch jar tote as a Christmas gift last year.I have to say, that after testing it for almost 1 year, it has really paid off!!I prefer hot lunches and food stays HOT !!!You have to preheat all the containers by filling it with boiling water, and the jar itself with boiling water.Close all lids.It should preheat for at least 10 minutes.I usually take 15 - 20 minutes making my lunch, so the soup/stew, rice, vegetables etc. are all piping hot.Then I dump all the water, dry the containers, and start filling them, and stacking them in the correct order.

With preheating, my food stays HOT.Many times this year, I didn't get to eat lunch until 2:30 or 3pm.The food was definitely hot (still had steam coming out of it).The very top container, is not steaming hot, but is warm (which means it's perfect for fruit or veggies or snacks).The other 3 containers are hot.

I find this comparable to Mr. Bento from Zojirushi.And they both hold about the same amount of food.The difference?

Mr. Bento comes with chopsticks and a large lunch sak to carry the thermos lunch.The Nissan Stainless lunch tote comes with a spoon in the holder, and it has carryingstraps, but no lunch sak to put in as a carrier.Sometimes having a lunch sak to carry it is nice.

I found one of those draw string backpack at Target for $3, and it works really nicely as a lunch bag.It fits the Nissan Thermos wide mouth lunch tote, an extra set of chopsticks, napkins, and another small ziploc container of fruit for dessert.

I do not recommend dairy products.You may get food poisoning by packing dairy items, and spoiled dairy smell is always hard to get out of plastic containers.

All in all, 5 stars!I'm so happy I have 2 sets of lunch jar totes!

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Product Description:
For over 100 years consumers have trusted Thermos brand products to keep their foods and beverages hotter, cooler and fresher. Today this tradition continues with an array of products for every purpose.The Wide Mouth Lunch Tote has an unbreakable 18/8 stainless steel interior and exterior and will withstand the demands of everyday use.The Thermax® vacuum insulation virtually eliminates temperature change by creating an airless vacuum space between two stainless steel walls.The result is an insulation layer that performs better than any other.A superior insulated container you can depend on to keep your food and beverages hotter, colder, fresher, longer.