How many times at work I wanted hot soup or homemade potatoes with a juicy cutlet, but I had to drink regular coffee and eat a cold sandwich! Today, shops are simply packed with a variety of dishes that will keep your food hot and tasty.
Food containers can be disposable and reusable, plastic or metal coated. They are intended for food products of various categories: ice cream, confectionery, vegetables, fruits and berries, mushrooms, fish and seafood, semi-finished meat and poultry products, salads, quail and chicken eggs, instant dishes. You can even pickle meat in them.
Depending on the destination, the food container has different sizes and volumes. The coating can be either transparent or darkened. For convenience, food containers are sold in a set, which offers several packages of various volumes. You can also purchase an additional fork and spoon. The lid for some containers is removable, while for others it is a joint. Necessarily it must be dense and have good clamping properties to prevent involuntary opening.
Food containers can keep food hot for up to 12 hours, so you don’t have to worry about food cooling or missing. High-quality packaging is made of durable environmentally friendly materials that are shockproof, moisture and vapor proof, withstand temperature extremes from -25 to +95 degrees. Food containers should completely protect products from exposure to chemicals, germs and bacteria.
For a full dinner, there are containers with several compartments, in which you can put a salad, side dish and a second dish. For liquid dishes, vacuum options in the form of tall mugs with wide edges are best suited. They are very convenient and prevent the spreading of liquids, and also have a screw-off lid, which can also be a small bowl for soup.
Food containers should have the following characteristics:
- they can freeze foods ;
- the possibility of use in the microwave;
- wash in the dishwasher;
- keep food for a long time;
- differ in convenience and ease;
- do not give extraneous taste and smell to products;
- have a strong clamp or cover;
- do not leak;
- do not undergo deformation.
If the food containers go in one set, then they should fit inside each other, while saving space both in the kitchen at home and on the go, as well as at work.
You can take a thermos for food with containers in the kit, which is useful for both drinks and hot soups. The coating of the inner part should be made of stainless steel and keep for a long time the initial temperature regime of the products inside. The outer coating must be shockproof and durable. Also in the kit may be a special case for carrying a thermos and containers. Thermos can be from 0.4 liters in volume and up to several liters.
In any case, the choice of the best option is up to you, but do not forget that a set of containers can always come in handy.