Has anyone used this container for hot foods, not just soups? If so, does it keep the food hot enough?
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I purchased this item for my father. He uses it three days out if the week for his lunch since he works out on construction sites. He packs it with burritos, meats with rice and it keeps his food hot till it's lunch time. It was a great Christmas gift for him.
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Hi. I use it every week day for my child's lunch. It is really good. Almost 12 hs hot as it says. I prepare it at 7am and it is hot at 1 pm for lunch and a lot more too. Perfect choice for hot food.
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Yes. We have used it for everything. Mac n cheese, beans and rice, and lasagna and other things. The kids eat at 12:30 and the thermos is packed by 7:30. I was told the food is almost too hot to eat so I stopped filling it with hot water to heat the canister and it has been perfect. But if you want "just cooked" hot, fill it with hot water, put the top on, and let it sit for 5 minutes. Pour the water out and fill it with your food.
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I have not tried hot food, but my guess would be that it stay warm, not hot without a hot pad.
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I haven't because I don't think it's deep enough to really cook soup (except for perhaps a very fast-cooking type of soup.) The flavors and ingredients wouldn't really meld, IMO. Also, although the lid seems very secure and tight, I'm not sure it would seal in the cooking ingredients well enough to do the slow-cook thing for several hours without losing too much liquid.
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Only for keeping food hot after being cooked - put HOT water in dish to warm it up, then put cooked, hot food into it. I use it to take casseroles, veg., meat and gravy, etc. to church functions, shut-ins, people who have had surgery, etc. Very good to have. keeps food very hot for a couple hours; warm for 3-4 hours.
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It is insulated but I'd have hot lunches in a thermos container of some sort. This is a rather large lunch back. Look at the measurements. If you had hot items in a regular tupperware container, I'd think it'd only stay warm a short amount of time. I used this bag for my 3rd grader and she took soup a lot but I had put her hot items in one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Thermos-Foogo-Proof-Stainless-Steel/dp/B0025Y6742/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1390152072&sr=8-2&keywords=thermos
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I have put soup from a can in mine and it works fine. I let it heat up a few hours. Never gets overcooked either.
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I have filled it with soupy noodles, but you do have to be careful not to crush it. It is leakproof, but not squish proof. After a while, I discovered a funny smell. Nothing toxic, just seems to have absorbed my numerous lunches and can't quite get the smell out. I think over all better for cold (no heating required) food.
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I tried it for five hours with hot food. It was warm enough to eat for me. The bowl in the middle and bottom keeps hot food better, but the upper bowl is a little worse.
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Hi Kamlyn! I've had soup stay REALLY hot for 3 hours, and nicely hot for 5 hrs.(indoors) I haven't used it for picnics or camping, so I don't know how well it insulates when it's used outside. Hope this helps!
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I put some pretty runny baby food in there. I was making my own and mixing with breastmilk too. I think squash was the most runny. Nothing I ever put in there leaked. I'd say, if whatever you put in here leaks, then nothing would hold it. It is the best container of its kind! (I say of its kind because obviously reg Tupperware can hold liquid but is too big for lunchbags)
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No... this container does NOT keep food warm... Still a great dish and easy use But to answer the question no...
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If cut in half, in the largest one, yes. But as that is the container that retains the heat, this bento pack is better suited for hot lunches of any kind. We generally put any and all types of leftovers in the large and medium containers, and leave the smallest (top) container for salad or snack foods. Hope that helps. For hot lunches, really...I could not be more pleased with this set.
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My daughter takes soup for lunch almost every day for the past year or so...the leftover soup is still relatively hot when she gets home and other than a few dings, it held up great...and til the lid that holds the spoon fell off the top shelf in the dishwasher and was resting on the heating coil at the bottom. It melted a hole in the side of the lid...but that isn't Thermos' fault. I was looking for a replacement lid online but couldn't find one so I just bought a new thermos.
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No, it does not keep food hot; but it has a built in ice-pack to help keep food in the top section cool for a few hours.
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I use mine for solid food every day . I take meatballs , chicken ,cubed pork , and vegetables. I leave my lunch in my car even during winter and lunch has always been warm. I would recommend it for any type of food.
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I have heated food in the containers without damage to the lid. However, the lids can get sucked into the container due to the heat differential inside and outside the container. When that happens, it's a challenge to get the lid off.
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I would not put a soup in there but it is solid, I do not have an issue with leaks. The big dipper compartment is perfect for soups, but I add a rubberband to be certain.