Kitchen

[EatWell]

I have a small kitchen without much storage.

Thinking of purchasing Lock & Lock for storage needs.

Would use to store, freeze, and microwave.

What would you recommend as a complete kitchen set?

Do they leak?

Do they keep pesky kitchen bugs and ants out of my cereal, flour, and grains?

How many Lock & Lock containers do you own?

What color do you recommend?

How do you store yours?

Thanks.

[TX-starlight]

@EatWell

*I have never had a leakage problem.

*Yes they keep out any bugs/ants.

*I own more L&L than I need. I can't even count them. I have the cereal keepers, pitchers, egg container, many small square containers, a few large containers (various sizes). Probably the only thing I do not have is lots of bowls. I have many times not listed here. 

*Color would depend on you kitchen & favorites. (mine is RED).

*I store mine in the cabinet. I keep all my flour/sugar in L&L & in the fridge.

*I keep a few item in freezer in L&L. I do not like to use mine in the microwave. 

I also have a small kitchen, or I would probably have more,lol. I no longer use any sort of cheap containers.  

[EatWell]

@TX-starlight

Thank you!

[froggy]

I have enough L & L to open my own store. I prefer to buy squares and rectangles because they fit better in the fridge and cupboards. I have some very large sizes for dry pantry goods - flour, sugar, rice, cereal,etc.

Even though I have a lot of storage space I recently changed over to the sets that "nest" to save room for all my extra pieces. This is particulary good if you tend to use a lot of the same size - they stack more neatly.

I use them in the freezer but the main disadvantage to that is that if you drop one right out of the freezer it will most likely crack or break.

[Eileen in Virginia]

We have a small kitchen,too and I use Lock and Lock for most of my storage. I really don’t know how much I own, but I can’t fit it all in my kitchen and have kept less frequently used items downstairs. I’ve frozen food in it and reheated it in the microwave. Insects don’t get into them. They don’t leak, either. Most of mine are clear, but I know some folks like to buy different colors to color-code them or to give as gifts. Here are some kitchen staples I wouldn’t be without: tall cereal containers, covered cereal bowls, bread holder (can also be used to store celery or other long veggies in the fridge), canister set, covered egg container, nesting mixing bowls, smaller rectangular nesting containers. I really like their covered appetizer caddy, covered pie carrier and other baking-related items. We put them in the dishwasher and find that it’s best to let them air dry before putting them away. We usually just nest them (with or without the lids). We nest the cereal bowls and small rectangular containers, storing the lids in ziplock bags. We nest some of the large, flat rectangular containers with their lids under them and keep them in the cabinets by the sink (these are great for storing stuff under the lunch meat drawer in our small fridge). The only problem we’ve had is with some of the clips breaking off some of our older (10+ years old) lids. If this happens, I just use that one for something that doesn’t need to be sealed. I’m sure others will give you more suggestions. QVC offers a wide variety of configurations at decent prices.  

[EatWell]

@Eileen in Virginia

@froggy

@TX-starlight

Thank you all.

I have put together a shopping list based on the Look & Lock you own, 

If I heat up foods in the microwave  like curry, red spaghetti sauce, or chili will those permanently stain the containers or lids?  

And after reheating  in  the microwave and washing,, does Lock & Lock containers and lids retain the smelll of what I had cooked.?

[OKPrincess]

I am a Lock n Lock addict. I have all shapes, sizes, and colors. I also have some I haven’t used yet but will someday. If they would stop making them I would stop buying!!🙀🙀

[chickenbutt]

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@EatWell wrote:
 

Thank you all.

I have put together a shopping list based on the Look & Lock you own, 

If I heat up foods in the microwave  like curry, red spaghetti sauce, or chili will those permanently stain the containers or lids?  

And after reheating  in  the microwave and washing,, does Lock & Lock containers and lids retain the smelll of what I had cooked.?

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If you use them to heat up stuff like that, yup, you will get stainage.   They kind of pass over this, in lieu of just telling people they are microwave safe.  Sure, they are - as that type of plastic will be - but you'll end up with staining, peeling, etc just like with the old Tupperware.

Don't get me wrong - I love L&L and have hundreds of pieces.  It's in use in a huge way in my kitchen and a couple other rooms.  It's a great product at great prices.   

But I don't put mine i the microwave EVER and if I'm going to store some tomato-based type of food I make sure that it is completely cooled before putting it in there.   In doing that, I've been using them for some 15 years without a single staining issue.  HTH 

[qualitygal]

I've got a bunch of kinds too, but I use them.  I don't use them in the microwave.  Rarely in the freezer.  But plenty in cupboards and the refrigerator.  I really like the bowls.  A lot of those sets.  But I do stack them.   I try not to watch the shows. LOL

[RedTop]

@EatWell,

My advice is to keep Lock & Lock out of the microwave, if you want the bowls to continue looking nice.  

Lock & Lock is sturdy enough to take the heat of a microwave, but heating will leave visible “scars” on the interior of the bowl.  Starting with the first time, you will easily see where the plastic has blistered and etched from the heat, and this gets worse every time food is heated in that bowl.