Can you warm up your food on the stove in this stainlesss steel lunch box?
2012656
You "can", but while this is a nice, sturdy piece for carrying lunch, it is still too flimsy to conduct heat well. If you needed to, you would want to do it on a low heat, preferable with a diffuser under it to help keep the heat more even.
2012657
I never have warmed in the the lunch box. But I do put warm food in it And it stays fairly warm......for awhile
502295
yes you can warm up fridge stuff. Add a cup or so of either water or broth to whatever you are warming up though.Crock pots need the liquid to work properly, otherwise food will dry out and burn while heating.
440058
Yes you can. It has a very thick base which holds the heat in. You need very little electricity in order to heat it up. Lower the temp quickly because electric stoves sometimes need time to cool down
1376541
Yes, you can freeze meals in this lunchbox, but the lid must be removed before putting in microwave.Be sure to see dimensions in all images. The 3pc set will fit in certain 'soft' style lunch bags, whereas the 4pc may not.
1920920
for the most part, yes. The compartments you put your food in are plastic and the box is plastic but there's a metal plate on the bottom that does the warming of the food. the plastic compartments are microwave safe as well.
595130
Just warm up and you wouldn't want to start with cold food or it takes at least 30 minutes to get it warm.
1495904
Yes, if the plastic container is flat-bottomed, sealed with a lid and can withstand 212 degrees Fahrenheit temperature. Having a flat bottom provides the best surface contact with the heater tray and will ensure the greatest amount of heat to be transferred into the meal. I have tried to find plastic container with a flat bottom but couldn't, they all have a ridge or some plastic molded feet, they would work but not as effective.
335141
I gave this one as a gift, so I don't know. You could pack the soup in a thermos and put rice in one part and then steamed veggies in the other part. I have another style, and if I did pack soup in it I would make sure it was upright at all times, just to be sure.I've been happy with the stainless lunch boxes from To-Go Ware. I hope this helps.
1866254
You're not really supposed to put warm food in a bento box. Warm food causes water to condense on the inner lids, which if left unrefrigerated for too long can allow for bacterial growth (also your food can get soggy). Plus, the inner sealing lid is not microwaveable. Exposing it to the high temperatures of steam could warp it, damaging its waterproof ability.The container itself IS microwavable, just not the waterproof lid. My suggestion is to put food in at room temperature, then warm it up in a microwave if one is available to you. You could also look into bento recipes, which are often designed to be good both warm and room temperature, if you don't have access to a microwave. You're not really supposed to put warm food in a bento box. Warm food causes water to condense on the inner lids, which if left unrefrigerated for too long can allow for bacterial growth (also your food can get soggy). Plus, the inner sealing lid is not microwaveable. Exposing it to the high temperatures of steam could warp it, damaging its waterproof ability.The container itself IS microwavable, just not the waterproof lid. My suggestion is to put food in at room temperature, then warm it up in a microwave if one is available to you. You could also look into bento recipes,... » Read More You're not really supposed to put warm food in a bento box. Warm food causes water to condense on the inner lids, which if left unrefrigerated for too long can allow for bacterial growth (also your food can get soggy). Plus, the inner sealing lid is not microwaveable. Exposing it to the high temperatures of steam could warp it, damaging its waterproof ability.The container itself IS microwavable, just not the waterproof lid. My suggestion is to put food in at room temperature, then warm it up in a microwave if one is available to you. You could also look into bento recipes, which are often designed to be good both warm and room temperature, if you don't have access to a microwave. « Show Less
537821
Yes you could but about all good for. Way too small for any sort of or devours warming tray.
538000
Personally I never microwave any thing plastic - BPA is only one of many chemicals. You are far better off heating something up in glass/ceramic. I will only use this for cold lunches. For Hot lunches I have a stainless steel soup container from LL Bean or I use a glass/pyrex storage container.
1042329
Nope! This is a Japanese plastic one, with an inner seal, but it is not watertight, and it needs a lunch box band (think thick rubber band) to keep it closed. The regular Japanese lunchboxes are all meant to be eaten at room temperature. If you really want something that's hot, you need a thermal lunch jar, which Amazon sells a few different versions.
1423117
It certainly can. The lids have a tab that you slide open when you microwave. Have done many prepare ahead meals that I have frozen, then gone directly to microwave.
288162
I put a boiling water as instructed, leave it for 5 minutes, empty, then add HOT food in it at 7 AM. The food is always almost cold there after 3.5 hours. Also, the surface of the container after adding food is pretty warm, so we can't pack it in the same lunch box with yogurt etc. Unfortunately, this product doesn't work for us :-(
683522
No you do not. The case is stove safe, heat at low temperature till is liquid.
1825288
You can, but I prefer the feel of the EcoJars silicon lids for my hot beverages and this kind or stainless steel for cold.
1647762
Yes, but you have to leave the orange tab open if you do that. Also, the food might get too hot if you microwave it in the dish. It heats more evenly if you heat up the water in a separate container and then add it to the chamber to heat the baby food in the dish.