does it keep foods hot
1562769
I have not used it for hot foods. I just bring left overs for lunch in it. What I dont like is the fact that the two pieces are hard to get apart, and maybe that's because I havent used it enough.
1562770
The metal does not retain the heat of the food. It's not insulated. My standard lunch would be a salad, PB&J; sandwich, and some fruit and nuts. I have taken leftovers but needed to warm them up in the microwave after I transferred the contents (pasta) to a microwave safe bowl. Do not attempt to use the stainless lunch box in the microwave. On the plus side, the lunchbox still looks great and I still get compliments on it.
44121
About 2-3 hours hot, but for up to 6 hours it keeps the food warm. I can't complaint. I am just glad that the food is still warm for their lunch. Hope this helps. ^^
101291
I tried it for five hours with hot food. It was warm enough to eat for me. The bowl in the middle and bottom keeps hot food better, but the upper bowl is a little worse.
413784
Yes it does. I take my dad his lunch and sometimes hes not ready to eat at that time, and he loves the plstes because it stays warm.
2215295
It does get pretty hot. I would not store anything on top of it that would melt. The sides and front are not too bad, but the top does heat up pretty good.
1956799
Yes, but it doesn't stay as hot as something cold would stay cold. It's still very good for short trips, school, etc.
1881082
Yes, it does get hot. Use your silicone cover or an oven mitt. It's worth it, the food its delicious!
1565630
This isn't an insulated container - it's just metal. I don't think it will keep your kids' food warm, and I also think the size is a little small for a child's lunch. This might be OK if you are trying to keep food cold if you use it with an ice pack.I have some Thermos-brand containers that keep food hot for multiple hours for my children's lunches. They have a Thermos 10-ounce food container that keeps food hot for 5 hours, though there are many other brands. I would definitely look for an insulated container that's meant to keep food warm.
463210
Hi Dustin...it keeps it hot, just as hot as it went in....my daughter hasn't had anything in it for more than six hours at a time but it either remains very hot or very cold....so far no complaints....
1447579
Yes, one of the nice points to this is that you can indeed store both hot and cold food items without causing an issue for either. Hot stays hot. Cold stays cold. It's a great product.
616667
It might work for a short while. But ultimately, if you wanted to keep something hot, I would suggest a thermos.
1401940
Yes, it would hold the containers, but I've never left anything in there that long so I can't say if it would keep it hot.
1740895
Probably not. It holds the heat of cooked foods, such as tortillas or pancakes, pretty well, why would you want to heat it, its a "keeper" not a heater.
595131
Probably just warm up the food but it does get things really hot. In fact, I had to turn it off otherwise it would scorch the food.
815225
It is not insulated. Will not keep food warm or cool. Perhaps putting it in an insulated bag to keep it warm?
535841
I find with cold food it needs an ice pack so I imagine you would need to use an insulated thermos to keep foods really warm/hot.
1333089
Keeps the food warm all by itself! But maybe that would help if you wanted to keep it hot for a lot longer.