my hubby need something for lunch while working, can some one please give me an idea how *fast* it can go from cold to warm/hot?
1973011
I don't think it will heat cold food, It does keep cold food cold and did a ok job keeping hot food warm, but an oven it isn't.
1973012
I'm not sure I bought it for my boyfriend and it lasted 2 weeks and went out. Would not heat or cool. I will not buy another one. Piece of crap
88409
I didn't remove the food from the inner metal cylinder so my food stayed warm for about 3 hours. I left the inner part inside the base because I didn't have pot holders to remove it at work and it gets hot. I don't know how long it would stay warm if you unplugged it and left the lid closed.
1897396
It works like a crock pot. It IS a crock pot. It slowly heats your meal, supposing your lunch, so when you prep it in the am, it is ready for lunch. That is all. Doesn't keep anything cold, doesn't promise to keep anything warm while unplugged, and it is meant to be plugged in for use. Hope that clears things up!
1475197
I'm not sure if it keeps food hot. I bought this for my wife and she uses it only for keeping her food cold. I have my doubts on if it could keep food warm. Maybe for a short time.
1092962
This product is simple and fabulous! It heats food up to a perfect eating temperature. When I get into work I put my plastic container of lunch in along with my breakfast sandwich (which has been sitting in the fridge all night and is, without heating, unpalatably cold.) I leave the sandwich in for about ten minutes to heat and leave my lunch in it until whenever lunch happens to be. And it's quite hot. And I do not have to use the nasty disgusting community microwave in the office kitchen.This product gets ten stars!
2111655
The bag is insulated, so it should keep things warm as well as cool. Haven't really tried it though. I heat my lunch at work usually. Very happy with this product overall. If you want something designed specifically to stay warm check out warmandtote.comMy daughter bought a couple of these for my grandsons and they work great
1194442
sorry ermm chili, isn't that nor a wee hot veg.? the idea of these things is to cock as slow as you possbliely can even if it was a 240v one, so that your meal is tender and juicey I wouldn't be with out mine. In fact I am thinking of buy another so that if my stops working for some reson I will nor be without one I LOVE it best thing I ever bought
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.
1300987
The food gets hot. I leave it under my desk for about 2 hours and sometimes I wish I had an ice cube for my soup. It is not high amp, I have it hooked up on a power strip at my office with other things plugged in and it is fine.
676617
Around 6 hours. If you pack lunch at 7am and lunch is at noon, it should still be warm.
388747
I don't know the temp, but it gets refrigerator cold food, hot in time for lunch.
1587219
I took it to work with an ice pack in it and it kept my food very cold. I didn't put it in the fridge, just kept it at my desk. Worked well.
578890
hmm good question i personally haven't tested it my my little guys says his sandwich is still cold at lunch time put in cooler @ 7:30 eats @11:30 says the ice pack is still cold i'd have to get back to you after i test it myself sorry not very helpful... it's packed and forgot!!!!
1139934
At moderate heat levels or in a toaster oven, no worries about heating it. At work I use a cheap ~$10 coil hot plate with no issues. I also tried it on a cheap induction hot plate and it heated really fast - faster then similar things in the microwave at work. Set on a coffee cup warmer, it would keep things warm all morning if that is an option for you.
1739388
It depends, I normally place my lunch in a pound cake pan covered in foil (perfect fit and no mess!). I like my food volcanic hot so that usually takes about 40-45 minutes. And even that varies on the type of food. It's still the best product out there whether you're on the road often or just going on a long trip and want to limit your stops. I highly recommend 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. ^^
2086920
It works pretty good if you use plenty of ice. I generally use a blue ice pack and have a 32oz nalgene bottle that I freeze with drinking water. The cooler tends to sit in my very hot work truck all day, but by the time I break for lunch the nalgene is unfrozen but still cold and my lunch is still cold. If I don't eat my yogurt at lunch though it is usually too warm to eat within a few hours of lunch. So it keeps things cold about 6 hours, but only with at least 2 ice packs. It also seems like even frozen plastic bottles of water keep it cool longer than the hard blue packs.