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Rubbermaid 7J93 Produce Saver Square Food Storage Containers Set of 8 by Rubbermaid Food Products
Product DetailsManufacturer: Rubbermaid Food Products Brand: Rubbermaid Edition: Kitchen Release Date: 2008-04-01 Model: 7J93 Color: Clear/Green Publisher: Rubbermaid Food Products Studio: Rubbermaid Food Products Music Label: Rubbermaid Food Products Product features: - 8-piece set includes: one 14-cup, one 5-cup, and two 2-cup food-storage containers, with four lids
- Tray and vent system helps extend the life of produce
- Super-clear base allows for better visibility of inside contents
- Safe to use in refrigerator, freezer, microwave, and dishwasher
- Measures approximately 5 by 5 by 3 inches
Description of Rubbermaid 7J93 Produce Saver Square Food Storage Containers Set of 8The Produce Saver eight piece set includes: (2) 2.0 cup Produce Saver containers (1) 5.0 cup Produce Saver container and (1) 14.0 cup Produce Saver container and (4) lids. The new Produce Saver from Rubbermaid helps keep produce fresher, longer. We all have had the frustration of purchasing produce and amazingly within just short while it has gone bad. The Produce Saver aims to help extend the life of produce by utilizing a tray and vent system. The Produce Saver lid features a vent that allows oxygen to circulate around the produce. Rubbermaid Produce Savers also feature a tray that is placed inside the food storage container and helps to keep the produce elevated approximately 1/2 inch out of the moisture. With the vent and the tray the Rubbermaid Produce Saver really does keep your produce fresher, longer. The Produce Saver lids snap together as well as snap to the bases for easy storage. The Produce Saver lids and bases also nest together making storage in a cabinet or a drawer much more efficient. The 2.0 cup Produce Saver is perfect for raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries. The 5.0 cup Produce Saver is perfect for strawberries or baby corn. The 14.0 cup Produce Saver is perfect for a head of lettuce, broccoli or a bunch of grapes. Rubbermaid Produce Savers are microwave, freezer and dishwasher safe.
Tools and Hardware Reviews of Rubbermaid 7J93 Produce Saver Square Food Storage Containers Set of 8Customer Review: Rated by a professional chef, Great product. Summary: 5 Stars
I have worked with food both in top professional kitchens and home kitchens for 20 years. I give this information to add credibility to my knowledge of food storage procedures and containers. My wife purchased these containers approximately 1 year ago. At first I was not to excited about them because we live in an apartment and our refrigerator is not all that great (both small and inefficient.) I like to keep a variety of vegetables and fruits cleaned and prepped that we can use as quick snacks and to use in our daily "kick butt" salad that we both eat for lunch every day. I typically will have enough lettuce cleaned washed and cut for or 4 days at a time, other fruits and veggies can sometimes be in the containers for most of the work week. I have not had a single issue with the quality of any product I placed in these containers. Every time I can be sure that I will have as fresh a product coming out that I put inside, even Julienne (long thin strips) Carrots which I used to cut fresh every time we used them. Carrots seem to dry out and shrivel quicker than most other produce. I really think they are the best containers to store produce I have ever used.
Somehow a medium size container of snap peas accidentally got pushed to the back of refrigerator and left for a very long time. They were washed upon placing them in there but not cut or prepped just washed. After no less than 3 weeks I discovered they had been shoved behind some stuff that doesn't get used all that often and pulled them out in disgust. Before throwing them in the compost out back I opened the container and to my surprise the snap peas were as fresh as the day they went in.They were crisp and bright green, not a brown spot on the whole bunch. I will be honest we didn't eat them because my wife can be a little panicky at times nevertheless, I was impressed beyond belief. Since that experience I have raved about these containers every chance I get.
In response to a couple other reviewers who disseminated negative information I will answer their disapproval. One reviewer suggested that lettuce gets to wet and doesn't hold well. I agree that you wouldn't want to keep delicate greens that are mostly composed of water in any closed container for very long. Like I said above 3 days has never caused any sort of problem but I can see where 7 days and some of the lettuce will not be useable. That is not a problem unique to this product rather any closed container with no way to release the moisture. The other problem that stood out to me had to do with size. Complaining that the little ones are useless. I disagree, there are plenty of uses for containers that small. For instance storing prepped Herbs overnight to use in a meal the following day. Or any garnish that there will not be very much of. Of course you won't fit whole fruits or vegetables in bulk. This again is not a function unique to this product. You can never store more than the volume of the container that is common sense.
I hope this review has helped you make a judgment on this product. If there is something I missed that would be nice to know please comment so I can improve the review. Thanks
Kitchen Storage & Organization
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