Amazon has
41-Oz Zojirushi Mr. Bento Stainless Steel Insulated Lunch Jar (SL-JBE14XA) on sale for
$34.99.
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About this product:
- Durable and high quality Stainless steel, vacuum insulation with excellent heat retention keeps soup and main bowls hot or cold
- 4 inner bowls are microwaveable and remain nicely contained in jar with a clip-on lid
- Includes easy-to-carry bag that holds the jar and a forked spoon with cover.
- Washable jar with nonstick coated interior.
- Made of BPA-free plastic and Stainless steel.
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1. This is based on the traditional Japanese bento meal of hot soup, rice, main dish (room temp), salad.
2. Just remember hot on the bottom, cold on top.
3. The large container is vacuum insulated so keeps items at their normal temperature for 6 hours.
4. Hot soup (vented lid) goes on the bottom as seen in the video, not like the picture.
5. Salad goes on the top and is completely insulated from the soup.
6. The plastic bases are microwaveable, not the lids. But with Japanese bento you don't need to heat anything... for other styles you can do it without the lids.
7. It says not to put in the dishwasher, but you can if you don't use high heat setting. Otherwise, just soak all the bowls in a plastic tub with soap for a minute, then wash and dry on a rack. Takes just two minutes.
8. The bag is a bit fiddly, so I rarely use it. You only need it if you want to carry with a strap.
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And while not ideal I think we can all agree our parents / grandparents survived eating room temp food out of such containers for most of their adult lives. I know I spent years taking leftovers to school with the world's smallest ice pack in a 1mm thick Ninja Turtles lunch box with a BPA insulated mug. Again, not ideal but neither is eating food (regularly) with so many preservatives it doesn't need refrigeration.
BPA free does not mean you can warm those plastic containers in the microwave. It's not a good idea.
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1. This is based on the traditional Japanese bento meal of hot soup, rice, main dish (room temp), salad.
2. Just remember hot on the bottom, cold on top.
3. The large container is vacuum insulated so keeps items at their normal temperature for 6 hours.
4. Hot soup (vented lid) goes on the bottom as seen in the video, not like the picture.
5. Salad goes on the top and is completely insulated from the soup.
6. The plastic bases are microwaveable, not the lids. But with Japanese bento you don't need to heat anything... for other styles you can do it without the lids.
7. It says not to put in the dishwasher, but you can if you don't use high heat setting. Otherwise, just soak all the bowls in a plastic tub with soap for a minute, then wash and dry on a rack. Takes just two minutes.
8. The bag is a bit fiddly, so I rarely use it. You only need it if you want to carry with a strap.
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I haven't seen one but I haven't looked. Just above your comment someone posted a metal container version. Just note it won't insulate as well as the Zojirushi as it doesn't have the all encompassing thermos container. Alternatively you could look into a soup and separate food thermos. Won't be as compact.
Are you just using the quick cook setting? If so, there really is no difference.
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Per the item description:
Made of BPA-free plastic and Stainless steel.
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Just note it won't insulate as well as the Zojirushi as it doesn't have the all encompassing thermos container. Alternatively you could look into a soup and separate food thermos. Won't be as compact.
PS: Did not see any such post/ link?