Another day, another lunch box to review. This is a Warmables set and the general idea behind it is too allow you to pack warm lunches, perhaps even dinner leftovers, so that you can pack healthier lunches overall. The set comes with a BPA Free plastic container and lid, a cloth bag of cherry pits that retain heat, and the blue insulator pouch that keeps the heat inside the bag with the food.
While I can’t say that this is my favorite lunch set-up I can see reaching for it when I want to pack something that will stay pretty warm.. like the Hot and Sour soup in the photo. Japanese wheat noodles, mushrooms, scallions, and peppers… just wouldn’t taste good cold. Having a soup thermos would work but frankly would not get used much and the cherry pits really seem to work better at keeping stuff warm. LOVE the cherry pits bag idea.
I would like this set even more if it had a more aesthetically pleasing design and the food container was not plastic. Not sure metal would work but the food container looks like something you could get at Wal-Mart for $1. The container and insulator pouch are also pretty small and you would need a separate and larger bag if you have other food to pack. You pay as much for this set as you would a Laptop Lunchbox and you get a lot less IMO.
While I like the idea, I think this particular product will not get much use by us. We will likely donate the container and bag to someone who will get more use out of them. The cherry pits I like though and will use those in future lunches or even my coat pocket during winter. ;) If you struggle with packing warm lunches then this set may be helpful to you.
