I was skeptical at first because locking hinges on the lids of other brands’ food storage containers usually fail after a few months of hard use. But I’ve been storing food in this almost daily for over a year ( and washing it 3x/ week in very hot water) and it still locks up tight.
I love this container and use it for all types of storage especially salads. I mix up a salad kit and add chicken or tuna and cheese and nuts and this container keeps it in great shape for weeks as I eat it every few days for dinner.
The bowls are awesome but the lids suck! I have 8 of large bowls and all of the lids have attachment pieces that have cracked and it won’t seal. They don’t even sell replacement lids. You have to buy the whole bowl again.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from sterilite.comBy Sterilite, Marketing, May 22, 2023
Hello, we are sorry to hear the inconvenience of the lid breaking on the Ultra•Seal™ 8.1 Qt. Bowl. We would like to know more information, please reach out to us at marketing@sterilite.com.
I have a few of these locking lid containers. I'm curious if there was a place I could purchase a replacement locking lid for our 8.1qt bowl? This is my favorite bowl but was accidentally dropped and the one latch broke. Thank you!
I have these in a three-piece set (or I bought three of them and think they came as a set). I LOVE THEM. We use them at the cottage to store paper plates and paper bowls. The dinner plates fit in the largest size, luncheon plates in the middle size; and bowls in the smallest size. This keeps the plates dry (humidity can ruin paper plates) and critter-free. I plan to buy more to use for food storage and serving. Sterilite keep up the good work and keep making products in the USA!
I have 4 of these. I often take salad and other foods in my car to work or to other locations for serving. These containers work so well. A bonus use has been for carrying homemade cakes. Cake carriers often do not seal well for travel. I flip this container upside down and put my cake on a plate on the lid and use the bowl part as a dome. The container seals well to keep out air which dries up the baked good. But a standard plate fits well inside and doesn't slide around enough to let the cake get ruined.