Bento
Why, no, I'm not avoiding writing my ficathon entry, why do you ask?
I've been rearranging the bento boxes, and thought I ought to toss in my $.02 about the newest; when I was last at the big Target in Columbia, I succumbed to the Aladdin Lunch and Go Salad Set although I'm doubting it's going to see many greens. It's fairly well designed - a big tray for leafy stuff (it doesn't look like it would hold much, but leaves do crush) with a drip tray, a separate section for additions, and a dressing cup. By liquid volume, it holds a staggering 4+ cups: the dressing container takes 1/2 cup, the top tray a little over 1 cup, and the bottom tray (drip vent removed) a staggering 2.75 cups. They say it's dishwasher safe, and it is. They don't say it's microwave safe, but I just filled the bottom section with water and threw it in for a minute with no ill effects.
What I think it is going to be particularly good for is oddly-shaped food like the crescent roll roll-ups; I'm about to give one a maiden voyage tomorrow with rollups in the bottom tray (along with a piece of aluminum foil so I can heat them in the toaster oven), blackberries in the dressing cup, and... well, I wasn't sure what the other component was going to be yet anyway. Something else in the tray. I could imagine that the dressing cup is also going to be champion for holding things like pudding or applesauce. (Not soup. When I'm going to have a soup-based meal, I default back to the Tigers or the Mr. Bentos.)
At $12 it's a bit on the pricey side, but not as bad as buying bento boxes off ebay, and it seems like it's going to be very versatile. And it looks like it's going to be particularly sturdy.
I've been rearranging the bento boxes, and thought I ought to toss in my $.02 about the newest; when I was last at the big Target in Columbia, I succumbed to the Aladdin Lunch and Go Salad Set although I'm doubting it's going to see many greens. It's fairly well designed - a big tray for leafy stuff (it doesn't look like it would hold much, but leaves do crush) with a drip tray, a separate section for additions, and a dressing cup. By liquid volume, it holds a staggering 4+ cups: the dressing container takes 1/2 cup, the top tray a little over 1 cup, and the bottom tray (drip vent removed) a staggering 2.75 cups. They say it's dishwasher safe, and it is. They don't say it's microwave safe, but I just filled the bottom section with water and threw it in for a minute with no ill effects.
What I think it is going to be particularly good for is oddly-shaped food like the crescent roll roll-ups; I'm about to give one a maiden voyage tomorrow with rollups in the bottom tray (along with a piece of aluminum foil so I can heat them in the toaster oven), blackberries in the dressing cup, and... well, I wasn't sure what the other component was going to be yet anyway. Something else in the tray. I could imagine that the dressing cup is also going to be champion for holding things like pudding or applesauce. (Not soup. When I'm going to have a soup-based meal, I default back to the Tigers or the Mr. Bentos.)
At $12 it's a bit on the pricey side, but not as bad as buying bento boxes off ebay, and it seems like it's going to be very versatile. And it looks like it's going to be particularly sturdy.