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ss_biggie

Corn on the cob lunches

May 22, 2007 16:09

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gluten free, poultry, potatoes, bento, for kids

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lynn1234567 May 23 2007, 01:17:41 UTC

Yep, that's how I broke my putifresh box, the flap broke. But then again, I dropped it on ceramic tile, so I kinda expected it to at least crack.

ss_biggie May 23 2007, 22:23:58 UTC

Yeah, I wouldn't be as annoyed if I'd actually dropped it -- this was from wear (and poor design), though. Grrr....

vanillacupcake May 23 2007, 02:08:25 UTC

Yum!!! I brought some corn at the market yesterday to do corn this week too, it looks really good right now!!!! The potato gratin looks mouth watering! i have to try to make some sometime! I've never made any before!

ss_biggie May 23 2007, 22:35:59 UTC

Corn is really nice here now. The potato gratin hit the spot the other night -- it was my husband's birthday, so I made porterhouse steak (from Harris') and a wicked pan sauce, the potatoes, yesterday's broccoli dish, etc.

amvn May 23 2007, 04:52:26 UTC

Yeah, it sure is annoying when your boxes break. I've also experienced the plastic flaps going off, but usually they can be inserted back on again. However, I guess it's a lost cause when their attachment point is actually broken.

The food looks delicious, and I love the look and colour of the cherries :)

ss_biggie May 23 2007, 22:36:42 UTC

Thanks amvn! Yup, the attachment point totally busted. Grrr...

I've lost three boxes to flap failure anonymous May 23 2007, 06:37:53 UTC

...Two of those pretty Mellow boxes with the transparent lids, and my "'Whispers in the Garden" floral box. All of them within a month or so of purchase. The Mellow boxes didn't even last a month. I'm about done with snap/flap lids.

One More Bento Fan

Re: I've lost three boxes to flap failure ss_biggie May 23 2007, 07:19:07 UTC

Yes, yes! The first one to break was the yellow Mellow box with transparent lid (the cheapest and newest), then the Afternoon Tea box (made in China, relatively new: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lunchinabox/216951241 ), then finally the Asvel (an old box). I went back and inspected the flaps on some of my really old boxes (that have held up beautifully for years), and they have slightly differently designed hinges with very wide attachment points that span the edge. The most delicate flaps are tending to be the ones where the flap attaches to the lid by just two tiny plastic nubs. Once the plastic is stressed around the hole that the nub sits in, it breaks and Game Over. I won't buy those type flap-lid boxes any more, but will seek out better-wearing flap lids (like my white two-tier 600ml box shown here, middle right: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lunchinabox/157505737 ).

anonymous May 23 2007, 15:55:40 UTC

Oddly the plactic flap snapped off one of our Asvel boxes yesterday as well, luckily though, everything was still intact and I was able to snap it back on. Mind you this does not help the fact that our other Asvel lid has simply gone missing.

ss_biggie May 23 2007, 22:37:50 UTC

I haven't had much problem with the Asvel boxes up until yesterday -- they're well made overall. I think this particular flap design is not long-lasting in general, though.