S'well S'nack Stainless Steel Food Container, 10 Oz, Azure Forest, Double-Layered Insulated Bowls, BPA-Free

My kids.. HATE school lunch so they make us make them home made lunches to bring to school. As they are getting older and eating more we made this purchase in preparation for the upcoming start. Recently we did get to use the two we got as we had a beach day and made some stir fry and fried rice to bring with us. The food was still piping hot 4 hours after prep - mind you we got lucky it was perfect beach weather so wasnt a hot day - but we got to have a awesome hot lunch! Will update on how these fair with daily usage but first impressions feels quality , looks great, straight forward uncomplicated cleaning, simple to use (I mean cmon.. screw on lid, screw off lid). Very happy with the purchase!

My child loves this food container. It is a perfect size for a younger child. I can send an entire serving of Mac n Cheese or a few chicken wings for lunch. I would recommend!

I drive luxury buses, SUVs and cars as a chauffeur and there isn't usually a lot of time to stop for lunch or dinner. Using this bowl for meals I make at home means I can avoid paying a lot more for takeout from restaurants, which is exactly the reason I bought one. I considered other approaches, like a portable heating pot that would need to be plugged-in, but that wouldn't have been reliable depending on what I'm driving. So does this bowl do what it says? Yes! Last night I had chicken noodle soup that had to cool off a little before I could eat. The soup went into the bowl at boiling temperature and it was still very hot 5 hours later. Another time, I had rice with chicken and veggies... again, it went in hot and was still hot many hours later. Some reviews mention a problem with leaking and the lid being difficult to secure, but it's easy to deal with. I just make sure the lid is level all the way around the bowl and then tighten down. Maybe if you're in a rush or just not being very careful, it could be a problem, and heat and liquid would escape from the bowl. But it's really not that difficult to secure the lid. So yes, I would recommend the bowl to a friend. I'm considering a second one so I can bring hot and cold food (ice cream, or yogurt and granola, salad, etc) together.

I purchased 2 of these in the hopes that my kids could eat soup out of them at school. Well, they said they like these MUCH better than the thermos style because it is easier to eat from. This is very sturdy and once opened, is like a bowl. You don’t have to pour out of it into another container. One child said it kept his soup at the perfect temperature while the other (who like his food on the hotter side anyway) said it was warm enough to eat but he likes it a little hotter. No surprise there. The mouth of this one is a little wide, so it is harder for small hands to open, but with a little help from the teacher is a better solution to hot food at school. It was packed about 7:15 and eaten at 11am. I did “pre charge” the container with hot water first, so that always helps. I recommend this product.

I like the look and opening for access to the food but ... it doesn't keep the food hot. My lunch is Luke warm and I heated the container.

Openned it up at lunch time and soup was still hot. Holds plenty for my lunch.

Surprisingly disappointed. I love the water bottles. The triple insulation really works well to keep liquids hot or cold and I have no hesitation recommending them. However, the food storage containers do not do as advertised in terms of keeping food warm (let alone hot) for as along as they say the product will. I have the 24oz, which is supposed to keep food warm, if not hot, for 7 hours. I pack my food hot at 6:30am and have lunch starting at noon. That's only 5-½ hours but it isn't even lukewarm when I go to eat. On top of that, it is very difficult to unscrew. I have found the only way I can get it open with any modicum of "ease" is to have one of those jar opener gripper pads handy. (Don't try using the cute little recessed handle either; the attached areas are not strong enough to withstand the force needed to unscrew.) Considering the price of this item and comparative quality of their water bottles, I am very disappointed and wish I'd tried using it before the time to return had passed.

i love the wider opening where it’s more like a bowl. That part is exactly what i was looking for. Not sure if it’s just the one I got but it’s VERY hard to open this after you have heated it with boiling water and dumped out to added warm soup and put it back on. My 13 year old son had to have 6 boys try opening it at lunch before they got it open.