What's a good quality alternative to large Tupperware containers?

[OverVolt]

I prefer glass with the snap shut lids. Because plastic bottoms can leech shit into my food, and glass doesn't stain/is easier to clean. Currently using Pyrex.

Yup.

This.

 

[ElFenix]

No worries about staining that. I didn't see any glass containers in that size either though. Probably too heavy for most people. But.....glass.

gallon jar of pickles at walmart.



corelle is awesome for microwaving.

 

[LikeLinus]

We use these and love them! Available in different size.

http://www.amazon.com/Anchor-Hockin...rage&refinements=p_89:Snapware|Anchor+Hocking

 

[DrPizza]

That's weird... I'm getting my websites mixed up. I thought this was the one where a bunch of guys posted, not the one where 80 year old ladies posted. It's hard to state this without sounding this way, so, I'll be blunt - some of you guys need to hit the gym if the weight of a glass container is "heavy."

My recommendation: pyrex glass. Fairly bullet proof - doesn't stain, you can reheat in it, etc. Personally, I don't have a problem nesting our glass containers inside each other - I aimed for getting an equal number of each size - so, 20 containers take up the room of 4, since they nest (for the round ones), and I can stack them two high. Lids kept separately. I have a bunch of rectangular ones as well; I'm pretty sure a couple of them are more than 4 quarts - I often cook a few particular foods in bulk, and freeze a bunch. So, I can go from freezer to oven and only need to take off the lid. You might be able to find the larger pyrex containers under bake wear, rather than storage. I glanced on Amazon for a minute, but didn't see them in the first 2 or 3 pages. I purchased mine at the outlet store in Corning (NY).

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

That's weird... I'm getting my websites mixed up. I thought this was the one where a bunch of guys posted, not the one where 80 year old ladies posted. It's hard to state this without sounding this way, so, I'll be blunt - some of you guys need to hit the gym if the weight of a glass container is "heavy."

My recommendation: pyrex glass. Fairly bullet proof - doesn't stain, you can reheat in it, etc. Personally, I don't have a problem nesting our glass containers inside each other - I aimed for getting an equal number of each size - so, 20 containers take up the room of 4, since they nest (for the round ones), and I can stack them two high. Lids kept separately. I have a bunch of rectangular ones as well; I'm pretty sure a couple of them are more than 4 quarts - I often cook a few particular foods in bulk, and freeze a bunch. So, I can go from freezer to oven and only need to take off the lid. You might be able to find the larger pyrex containers under bake wear, rather than storage. I glanced on Amazon for a minute, but didn't see them in the first 2 or 3 pages. I purchased mine at the outlet store in Corning (NY).

I don't think anyone was saying that the glass containers themselves are heavy, however, they are significantly HEAVIER than the equivalent plastic container.

That's not a big deal for me, but my wife likes to take leftovers to work and such, and carrying a huge glass container for her is a big of a pain in the arse.

 

[QueBert]

OXO containers > *, Bed Bath & Beyond has all of them, and you can buy them piece by piece. I have about $300 worth and won't touch anything else. If you want glass ones, they (BB&B) carry one of the glass snap lid brands. They're heavy as shit and look/feel nice.

 

[drinkmorejava]

Glasslock. Heavy, but awesome.

I have the set on their front page (but with green lids and one different size container) and it's awesome (also really funny that they don't sell that set on their website). Unfortunately, you can't actually find that set anywhere for a reasonable price anymore (I paid $25 3 years ago). Costco has a similar combo from them, but it's not stackable with the lids on and the lids are crappier. The green lid set that you can find these days has crappy size options that mean you can't stack everything.

Your options now are pay more and get shitty ones or pay more and get non-shitty ones that aren't comboed well.

 

[DrPizza]

I don't think anyone was saying that the glass containers themselves are heavy, however, they are significantly HEAVIER than the equivalent plastic container.

That's not a big deal for me, but my wife likes to take leftovers to work and such, and carrying a huge glass container for her is a big of a pain in the arse.

There are a lot of different sized glass containers, the smallest being suitable for dressing for a salad. The biggest being suitable for holding enough food for a family of 8.

As far as anyone saying the glass containers are heavy,
hit ctrl-F and search through this thread - at least half a dozen times.

 

[MongGrel]

That's weird... I'm getting my websites mixed up. I thought this was the one where a bunch of guys posted, not the one where 80 year old ladies posted. It's hard to state this without sounding this way, so, I'll be blunt - some of you guys need to hit the gym if the weight of a glass container is "heavy."

My recommendation: pyrex glass. Fairly bullet proof - doesn't stain, you can reheat in it, etc. Personally, I don't have a problem nesting our glass containers inside each other - I aimed for getting an equal number of each size - so, 20 containers take up the room of 4, since they nest (for the round ones), and I can stack them two high. Lids kept separately. I have a bunch of rectangular ones as well; I'm pretty sure a couple of them are more than 4 quarts - I often cook a few particular foods in bulk, and freeze a bunch. So, I can go from freezer to oven and only need to take off the lid. You might be able to find the larger pyrex containers under bake wear, rather than storage. I glanced on Amazon for a minute, but didn't see them in the first 2 or 3 pages. I purchased mine at the outlet store in Corning (NY).

I guess he had mentioned Pyrex, but we have changed all storage almost to it and even bought all Pyrex plates and bowls for eating recently when the wife found some on sale and asked her to get 3 sets.

She even bought more of the Pyrex storage with the plastic seals afterwards, she loves them so much.

They nest fine here.

 

[Carson Dyle]

Where glass gets heavy is when you nest them and want to stack them up high on a shelf. And like I said, few of them nest well. Handling them like that is just a pain in the ass compared to plastic at a fraction of the weight. I'd estimate that my use of food containers is at least 80-90% of the time for cold items, typically washed fruits and vegetables, especially for salads. So I only need a handful that go in the microwave.

 

[MongGrel]

Still prefer Pyrex/Corelle myself, over plastic much of the time.

To each his own, even have some Correlle elsewhere for mixing bowls/storage, and some Pyrex in the fridge.

Dumped a lot of our old plastic stuff about a year ago, except what we use for cat bowls more or less.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

Still prefer Pyrex/Corelle myself, over plastic much of the time.

To each his own, even have some Correlle elsewhere for mixing bowls/storage, and some Pyrex in the fridge.

Dumped a lot of our old plastic stuff about a year ago.

I never understand why we need all these different various storage and eatery crap. This set of cups for this type of food/beverage, this set of plates for this formal setting, this bowl for this type of salad, this pot for this kind of cooking/storage....

What the fuck man, we always end up picking a favorite and using it 95% of the time. Why waste all the time and space on other shit?

Now excuse me, I need to grab a chalice for my next beer


edit: Also, I spot A1 Sauce. You sir, have lost any and all respect

 

[QueBert]

I never understand why we need all these different various storage and eatery crap. This set of cups for this type of food/beverage, this set of plates for this formal setting, this bowl for this type of salad, this pot for this kind of cooking/storage....

What the fuck man, we always end up picking a favorite and using it 95% of the time. Why waste all the time and space on other shit?

Now excuse me, I need to grab a chalice for my next beer


edit: Also, I spot A1 Sauce. You sir, have lost any and all respect

A1 OWNS on a Patty Melt.

 

[Jeff7]

I never understand why we need all these different various storage and eatery crap. This set of cups for this type of food/beverage, this set of plates for this formal setting, this bowl for this type of salad, this pot for this kind of cooking/storage....

What the fuck man, we always end up picking a favorite and using it 95% of the time. Why waste all the time and space on other shit?

Now excuse me, I need to grab a chalice for my next beer


edit: Also, I spot A1 Sauce. You sir, have lost any and all respect

I'm also fairly close to this. Styles to choose from:
- large plate
- small plate
- regular bowl
- large bowl
- drinking glass
All of my regular dishes fit in two kitchen cabinets. They're just basic white Corelle though. I don't really "do" any decorative things.
Everything else is for storage and cooking. (1 huge Pyrex mixing bowl, 3 medium Pyrex mixing bowls, 1 medium Corning baking dish, 1 large flat Pyrex baking dish)

n/m ... just saw your last edit. Dry storage of flour, sugar?

The thing with wide, low canisters is they take up more counter space, which is why most are taller. But the larger ones should be able to handle a scoop pretty easily.

Yeah, I guess so.

I've got more than enough counter and cabinet space though, so I'm not too concerned there.
I also don't keep all that many ingredients around. There are only a few things that I make, so the ingredient list is pretty light, similar to my selection of dishes.

I'm betting Tupperware would cease to exist without that distribution model. It makes the company what it is, more than the products themselves.

Seems strange to me as well but I have to think it must still be working for them or they would have changed by now. I can tell you my mother did very well selling it under the old system but that was all pre-internet and online sales. The company line for the party system was that the product had to be demonstrated in the home in order to justify the difference in price between it and whatever Rubbermaid was selling back then. There were decent incentives based on the amount of sales for the person hosting the party as well which ended up providing an endless stream of new leads from the attendees to the rep.

Limiting distribution probably also allows them do something like offer a lifetime warranty on plastic parts that are potentially prone to failure. (My mom's got some Tupperware that's got to be 20 years old now. Until this lid split apart, Tupperware had seemed indestructible.)
And I suppose they've got their market niche. Maybe people who are going to have Tupperware parties are generally going to be less inclined to shop for this sort of product online.
Plus, now that they've got this style of distribution network, it would be quite disruptive to the brand's reputation to do away with it, though that depends entirely on how they'd handle the transition. Just saying "Hey everyone, we now have a full-catalog shopping website!" would result in an unholy Twitter and Pinterest shitstorm from the "authorized consultants." It would have to be very gradual.

 

[Carson Dyle]

In my mail today. On sale for $15, free shipping.

 

[SKORPI0]

I've used some fairly huge Pyrex mixing bowls. They're heavy, but I love glass. (It's just so damned inert.:$) No worries about staining that.
I didn't see any glass containers in that size either though. Probably too heavy for most people. But.....glass.

Pyrex>Tupperware.... everyone knows this...

 

[Jeff7]

In my mail today. On sale for $15, free shipping.

:hmm:

Yes, that looks perfect.
($25 is sale price. $15 is the [alleged] discount.)



Edit: $100 later.....I think I'm done there now.
I've still got some old measuring spoons and cups bought back during my college days. They still work, yes, but they're thin stainless steel that digs into my hands. The ends of the measuring cup handles are pointed, too. Oh well, I bought them because they were damn cheap, so they did that job.

 

[OverVolt]

Ikea, they make everything.

 

[MongGrel]

Everyone always bangs on my flavored A1

Rarely use it, really.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Tupperware parties are a thing?

 

[Carson Dyle]

Yes, that looks perfect.
($25 is sale price. $15 is the [alleged] discount.)

http://www.target.com/p/chefs-fresh-valley-airtight-canister-flour/-/A-16311905

 

[Jeff7]

Tupperware parties are a thing?

The Wiki entry reads like it was written by Tupperware's marketing division.



"The reciprocity that emerges at the “parties,” which are traditionally composed of friends and family members of the hostess, creates a nurturing atmosphere without a direct sales feeling."

But it of course is a direct sales pitch. I guess that's good marketing though: Name it a "party" and it's suddenly a good thing.

 

[lxskllr]

But it of course is a direct sales pitch. I guess that's good marketing though: Name it a "party" and it's suddenly a good thing.

Hey guys! I'm having a work party. It'll be fun!

 

[Red Squirrel]

I have these round glass containers from a company called "Anchor" which are a great size for a decent size meal. Got them at Canadian Tire. They are 8cm high and 15cm diameter. No idea where else you can find these though, maybe Walmart.

I have some of the easy find lids tupperwares but my grippe with those is you can't buy a bunch of all the same size, you have to buy the sets, and end up with all these oddball sizes too. If I want to do anything like meal prepping (I really need to actually start doing this) I need a bulk amount of containers that are a consistent size. The set only comes with like 3 of each. I've re-purposed some for other stuff though.

 

[turtile]

Just buy real food storage containers:

https://www.katom.com/cat/square-storage-containers.html

You need to order the lids separately.