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Pyrex storage containers

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The chief advantage of storing food in a Pyrex storage container, is that Pyrex containers are made of glass. That means you don't get a weird plastic taste leaching into food stored in the container, and you don't get food smells or stains leaching permanently into the container itself. Glass containers are also safer for you (they don't react in any way with the food, even when heated, unlike plastics).

Pyrex have been making their specialised glass containers since 1915. All pyrex containers sold in America are made in the USA.

Pyrex clear storage containers with lids

If you like to cook a lot on the weekend and then freeze everything ready to be microwaved and eaten during the week, then these Pyrex containers are perfect for you. All the containers are made from tough non-porous glass, which won't warp, stain or absorb smells - so if you cook a lot with garlic or curry powder, these are ideal for a sweet smelling kitchen!

The bowls can withstand ovens, microwaves and dishwashers - which means you can cook, serve, and then store the leftovers away using the same dish. The lids are seal-tight and can be used for freezer storage. You also get a two-year warranty on the glass. When not being used, the containers stack easily within each other so you can store them neatly away.

The Pyrex storage containers come in a variety of sets - a 6 piece rectangular set with blue lids, a 14 piece round set with blue lids, an 18 piece round set, the 10 piece set with a mix of three round and two rectangular bowls, and a 20 piece mixed set.

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Pyrex storage boxes

Bormioli Rocco Glass Storage Containers

An alternative to Pyrex boxes is Bormioli Rocco glass storage containers. All Bormioli Rocco storage containers are made in Italy (their first modern glass factory dates to 1825, but they've been making glass since the middle ages).

The Bormioli Rocco bowls are made of tempered glass that is stain and odour resistant. The bowls are safe in microwaves and dishwashers, and the containers can be stored in freezers and fridges. Bormioli Rocco also make glass storage jars.

Their bowls come in a wide range of shapes and sizes, see below:

Bormioli Rocco Glass Food Storage Boxes

Kinetic Go Green GlassLock Storage Containers

For another alternative to Pyrex storage containers, you can try Kinetic Go Green GlassLock Storage Containers. These glass storage containers are made from heavy tempered glass with lids that snap into place with locking tabs. If you like your containers to be secured tightly, then glasslock containers are the best option for you.

The glass is non-reactive and non-toxic, and the storage boxes are microwave, dishwasher and freezer safe (but don't go in the oven). Kinetic Go Green Glasslock containers are FDA approved.

Kinetic Clear Storage Containers

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Do you prefer glass containers to plastic containers?

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blanckj May 31, 2011 @ 2:02 pm | delete

Yeah! Definitely! My mother always had pyrex and then I got married and moved out. The rubbermaid have been pretty good, but the containers warp in the microwave when they're not supposed to, they retain stains from taco sauce and spaghetti sauce when they are supposed to be stain resistent, and my forgetful husband likes to leave them on hot burners on the stove. I lose many of them to stove melting incidents. I would love a good pyrex set for Christmas maybe.

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huvalbd Oct 23, 2010 @ 7:04 am | delete

Plastics don't just alter the taste of foods. They leach some chemicals that can have subtle effects on the way your body works, and they do this even more when heated. For that reason, I prefer Pyrex (for clear) or Corningware (for opaque) containers when we microwave leftovers to heat them or when we make something like custard. Pyrex is great!