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Divided Plastic Trays, 3 Compartments, 20 Pack
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Divided Plastic Trays, 3 Compartments, 20 Pack

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Divided trays with 3 bays, 20 in the pack. This is the plastic version of the portion geometry: the same three way split as the glass dishes, in a container light enough to hand to somebody and cheap enough that you do not want it back.

  • Microwave safe
  • Freezer safe
  • Dishwasher safe
  • Stackable
  • Portion control
  • Bulk pack
$29.99
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Specification

  • In the box20 dishes with lids
  • CompartmentsThree
  • MaterialPolypropylene
  • FinishClear
  • MicrowaveDish only, lid removed or vented
  • FreezerYes, filled to about three quarters
  • DishwasherYes, top rack
  • Shipping carton2 × 2 × 3 in

About this set

The plastic answer to the divided glass dish, in a pack of twenty. Same three bay geometry, a fraction of the weight, and no expectation that it comes back.

Polypropylene, which is the plastic marked 5 on the recycling triangle. It is the standard material for reusable food storage for two reasons: it holds its shape up to microwave temperatures, and it is not made with bisphenol A. The range is free of BPA, PVC and phthalates.

Buying by the dozen changes how you use a container. A box that cost a few cents can go out with a lunch and stay at the office, go into a freezer for six months, or be handed over full to somebody who is ill without either of you thinking about getting it back. That is a different tool from a glass dish you count and reclaim.

Clear on all sides, so what is in the fridge is identifiable without opening anything. The trade off is that turmeric and tomato will stain it over time. Lids snap rather than clip, so they seal against splashing but are not the choice for a bag carried on its side.

Before the first use. Run the whole pack through a dishwasher on the top rack before the first use, and check that a lid from the middle of the stack still snaps cleanly. Boxes moulded in a batch of fifty vary slightly, and the time to find the odd one is now.
In use

The plan this set is built for

Anyone counting, for a month

The portion reset

A fortnight of meals built around fixed compartments instead of a scale, for people who want portions to stop being a daily decision.

10 meals75 min in the kitchen5 dishes

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