Bentgo Stainless Insulated Food Container - 2.4 Cups (19 oz), Triple-Layer Insulation, Vacuum Seal, Leak-Proof, Built-In Handle, Wide Opening, Premium Stainless Steel, for Cool/Warm Foods (Steel)

My grandson loves his new Bentgo food container. Now, instead of having dry sandwiches for his school lunch, he can now enjoy warm pasta, chicken teriyaki, etc. he is so happy!

High quality, large opening, stays warm or cold all day long. Bought these for my kids for lunch. They LOVE them. Keeps meats warm all day like you just cooked them. Will also keep salads cold and fresh, never soggy!

So far, so good. I wanted a wide-mouthed container to replace another food thermos we have that keeps soups and chilis hot for my husband’s lunches. Our old thermos does what it should but has the smaller opening and a lid to serve as a bowl - just more work and mess. This Bentgo 19oz is perfect. We’ve only had it a week but have used it every day. Follow the instructions! If you want food to stay hot/warm longer, fill it with hot water and let it sit for at least 5 minutes before putting hot food in it. For cold foods, fill it with icy cold water first. So far I’ve put hot soup or chili in it each day between 7 and 7:30 am, and he reports that by the time he eats between noon and 1 pm it’s still plenty hot. Of course it cools some. Find a thermos that doesn’t and tell the rest of us. The important thing is that it stays hot enough to be enjoyable and to not allow spoilage. I put the container in a small lunch bag that’s insulated with a foil lining that retains either heat or cold.If you have small hands you might find it difficult to open this particular size because it’s wide. That’s the only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars. You DO need to press the release button under the handle before attempting to open it. I find that if it’s still a little tough to turn you can press it again and relieve a bit more pressure and then it’s very easy. Very happy with this container so far.

Keeps food warm for a 5 to 6 hours

Update: seller reached out. Seller reports that this thermos will only keep your food hot for a max of 4 hours. I personally did not see this any where in the listing. Furthermore, I tried the chicken noodle soup one more time and the second time was ice cold by lunch time. Based on the other reviews, it sounds like I may have received a faulty product but the listing also is not clear on product performance. It’s a very cute thermos and it holds a lot of food but unfortunately does not keep food warm very long like other thermos’ on the market. Will be returning.———————————————————-Does not keep food warm for very long. I have used this thermos for 2 meals since purchasing it. The first was some chicken noodle soup, which it keep a little warm for about 4 hours. This wasn’t great but it was acceptable. I packed some rice to eat with some fish the next day (preheated the thermos with boiling water like I did the day before) and my food was cold 4 hours later. This thermos advertises that it is double insulated and while I can’t feel it hot on the outside, perhaps it’s not keeping the cold out either.Either way, this is an expensive thermos that does not do the job. Would not recommend.

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.

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