Review on 61oz Stainless Steel Thermal Soup Containers - Vacuum Insulated Food Container Thermos Jar with Wide Mouth for Hot Food by Mario Beats

It's less useful than it sounds. The lid and jar are all metal with no seal. When I try to close them they just grind metal on metal that doesn't seal well. It comes with a thin plastic lid that bills itself as a "sealed lid" but doesn't seal well. It also comes with a very thin spacer that fits a small or medium bowl, but I don't know what it's for. It doesn't seal anything. Does not prevent leakage of liquid. There were no instructions included. If I try to put that thin liner on anywhere, the "sealed lid" won't seat the jar. The photos show this being used with small to medium sized food filled bowls, but it doesn't work. A large pitcher can hold some food, but not much if you plan to use a medium-sized bowl. You can then put some food in a medium bowl, but not much if you plan to use a small bowl as well. You can then close the whole thing and take it to where you're having lunch, but if you open it from the small bowl, the food from the middle bowl will splatter onto the bottom of the small bowl, making it awkward to put anywhere. It's probably best to mount it on the inside of the lid to keep clutter at bay. Then, when you take out the medium bowl, the food from the large container will fall onto the floor, so I hope you have a plan to put it somewhere without making a mess. So it doesn't work very well, and how little it has depends on the durability of the 'sealed lid', which doesn't seem very durable. It's like a plastic lunch box lid that I consider semi-disposable as I can use it a few times before it breaks, but eventually it will break. The jug and bowls feel sturdy, too bad they're useless when the plastic lid breaks. To test the insulation, I preheated the jar by pouring boiling water in, then put on the plastic lid, then screwed on the metal. Lid. I leave it for a few minutes. I noticed that the large metal lid is very warm to the touch, so a lot of heat escapes through it. The main body of the glass didn't feel warm, so at least that part is insulated. After letting it warm for a few minutes, I opened the jar and poured out the water. The plastic cap was deformed from the heat of the first use. I then poured more boiling water (into both a large container and a small bowl with a gasket), put on the warped plastic lid, and then screwed on the metal lid. I leave it for six hours. The metal lid was also very warm here. I tried tilting the jar a bit and the boiling water spilled out, so apparently the "sealed lid" is useless after the first use. You can only carry hot soup in it if you are sure to keep it perfectly level at all times. Tilt it and there's hot soup all over the place. After seven hours (I wanted six but I was late) I opened them and checked the water temperature with a thermometer. The temperature of the water in the small bowl was 142 F and in the large container was 150 F. For safety reasons, food must be kept above 140 F to prevent bacteria from multiplying. This container actually keeps the water above the safe temperature for the advertised time, so in that sense it works as advertised, which is why I'm giving it two stars instead of one. I also tested it by filling it with ice. The outside of the jar, especially the lid, was cold to the touch so some chill oozed out, but there was still some ice inside after 24 hours. When used on cold food, the plastic lid will not warp or leak, making it better for cold food than hot food. However, it's definitely not hermetic for hot food, so I wouldn't recommend it for soups. Also, I'm not sure that lower thermal mass products will hold their temperature for long.