How long does it keep food cold for?
1449468
It depends on the environment. In a normal office, it has kept milk cold in the side pouch up to 8 hours. Food in the containers about the same amount of time if not longer. The side pouches are susceptible to surrounding heat far more than the main compartment. In the office, I would say food would be kept cold for up to 10 hours. I would say if you are keeping it in the car all day during the summer, maximum of three hours.
1449469
I havent had much luck keeping my food as cold as it should be for the price. Have had to replace the ice packs and buy my own and some days I use 4 ice packs. I wouldnt think of carrying milk around since my yogurt gets a little cooler than room temp rather quickly.
1447429
no, but the tiny cooler pack that comes with it gets warm fairly quickly. Just in several hours....so if the timer is set for 4-8 hours or more, the food will not be very cold by then
1557358
It keeps the food cold when kept in a lunch bag or desk drawer for awhile. It won't keep things really cold if it's in the sun or in warm temperatures like an un- air conditioned location. The food does need to touch it to stay cold. I use these primarily for fruit or salad mix. I'm not sure if I would trust it for a long period of time (say from the time you pack it for work and then till lunch at noon) for things that go bad easily such as mayo. Just my opinion. I hope it helps.
2006292
It's decently insulated. It would keep food drinks cool for a couple hours without ice I'd think. We use cooler packs a lot which are nice because they don't melt
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. ^^
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 :-(
1050432
It will depend on the temperature of the air around it. My younger son takes one to school for lunch. They have to leave their lunches outside. His food is warm by 2:30 when he gets out. My older son takes frozen drinks for after school sports. They are still frozen at 4 when he starts practice. His PackIt stays inside all day.
1415134
It does keep your food warm for a good hour or two depending on how hot the food is when you put it in the Bentgo. But I have found that if you put the Bentgo in an insulated bag, it stays warm for 4 hours.
44119
It holds the food more than 6 hours. If you want to keep your food hot more than 6 hours, here is what you do. Boil your water first, pour it in the container and keep it closed for about 5-10 mins. Your food should be kept steamy for up to 8 hours. I hope you enjoy it.
526816
Should keep warm for at least 30 minutes. We use ours to keep food warm on camping trips.
1544881
indefinitely I believe. It doesn't take long to get them cold and they seem to stay cold/cool for at least an hour. I purchased two, so one is always ready.
209500
Hi - i've only used the thermos for hot foods. I've heated food at about 7 in the morning and it's been hot until I eat the food at about 1:00. - never tried it for cold foods - sorry
171417
This was bought as a replacement for unit in Pyrex container hot-cold container. For foods right out of the oven, it usually keeps food warm for about 4 hours. The hot pack is an odd size, 9x12, for kids lunchbox, though.
1818042
The lunch jar we ordered can keep food warm around 6 hours. My daughter brought hot food for lunch during the winter time. She never complain about the "cold food".
1669711
You can store it in the fridge just keep in mind that the insulation is very good so if you place it in there while it is warm, it will take a couple days at the very least to get cold (and even then it won't be as cold). I chill mine first in glass, then place in here and when I'm ready to go I just grab and go and it will keep it cold for me.
1009865
If you use an ice pack it will be good for as long as the ice lasts or packet remains cold. It isn't very air tight but it keeps my food obsessed cat in wet food for the overnight.
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.