I'm looking to keep my kid's lunch warm as he does not like the Thermos jars...so can this be used as a gel pack to keep plastic lunch box warm?
1790501
Actually I never use it to keep things warm. I use it when I go shopping at 2 different stores to keep food cold when I travel from the first store to the second store.
1790502
I bought these bags as an inexpensive, space saving alternative, and they are excellent! They keep hot food hot, & cold items cold. I use them from farmers markets to grocery shopping.
1938331
It won't like a thermos would. But it's doesn't keep the the temp longer then a plastic would and if you get the sleeve it will hold even longer. I have nothing but good thing to say about these bottles! If you find some thing more like a thermos it will be so heavy that baby will never learn to hold it on his own.
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Hi. It would stay fresh if you put it with a cool pack in an insulated lunch bag. It will not stay cold by virtue of the bottle and the rubber around it. Also, specifically, because your putting milk in it, you should know that the bottle needs to be kept up right. The rubber cap, though it does help keep the liquid in, is not a sealed cap.
1413690
Even though it is small, it is quite roomy. The lunch boxes would easily fit but it depends on the size and shape of thermos. A bottle of water should fit with the lunch boxes.
518659
No. I use a regular thermos lunch box and put soup in this jar with a large spork, sandwich, soda, and a couple of candy bars.
2012656
You "can", but while this is a nice, sturdy piece for carrying lunch, it is still too flimsy to conduct heat well. If you needed to, you would want to do it on a low heat, preferable with a diffuser under it to help keep the heat more even.
522783
Yes I use it for hot towels and my neck wraps with gel. However unless you wet your rice filled packs I wouldn't recommend leaving them in for very long. 30 min max. I havent had any issues and keeps very warm. But I love this warmer!
1222174
Maybe but i wouldn't... i use it for my kindergartner. Plus it stains if you use spaghetti sauce plus things don't stay that warm nor cold. It's cute but not a great buy - in retrospect . I do use it still but it's not that efficient. I've bought so many lunch thermoset and containers- that's definitely a market with room for improvement. This is cute for small cold lunches.
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When I have used my hot packs, they have kept the food hot to warm for several hours say maybe 5 hours or so. Depends a lot on if the package is opened a lot. The more it is opened the less time it will stay hot. The person who said the hot pack is HOT when taken from the microwave it correct. But if left in the container, it should be okay for a child to touch by lunchtime.
1401940
Yes, it would hold the containers, but I've never left anything in there that long so I can't say if it would keep it hot.
786267
Not good at all. I put an ice pack between the stainless steel box and the cloth lunch box. It keeps food some what cool but not cold at all.
1314726
I dont think so. The cone shape of the dish would not lend itself to pre-fab lids, and they don't come with custom lids. Still they are sturdy and fun, kids love them, (i gave them to 10-year olds) and could be reasonably sealed with foil or plastic. I woouldn't wrap them for a lunchbox, though, if you cared about spillage.
2162708
Yes, it can. It doesn't keep things warm as long as it keeps them cold though. I'm pretty sure that's normal for thermos type stuff though.
1042330
No... this container does NOT keep food warm... Still a great dish and easy use But to answer the question no...
1562659
Probably it would work, as long as there is some insulation between the plastic container and the glass jar to retain the heat. Also, would heat the jar to the temperature required (around 95°-100°F?) and also have the yogurt maker heated in advance too. I think the risk is that the temperature would not remain at that constant required for the milk, which happens when you make the yogurt directly in the plastic container. With the glass jar sitting in the plastic, the heat would not be as direct I think. This is all conjecture, I have not tried it.
1972205
I only use it to send lunches (cold) to school with my daughters. When I send soup or pasta, I use a Thermos brand Funtainer food jar. Based on the type of plastic it doesn't strike me as microwave friendly. I am sorry I cannot give you a definitive answer.
1401720
I wouldn't suggest it. The container is only single wall plastic. No insulation around it at all