GET THIS ONE! Avoid the horrible designed gas containers at the big box chain hardware stores
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Great solution to all the hard to operate gas containers sold by Lowes And HOme Depot. This handle control valve is actually easy to use and doesnt create more fire hazard like the other ones do. The other ones cause you to leak gas because they are so awkward to keep spring valve open.
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I got this as well as some&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Sterilite-03334706-12-Cups-Rectangle-Ultra-Seal-Container-Clear-and-T-Blue/dp/B001KYBODW/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Sterilite 03334706 12 Cups Rectangle Ultra-Seal Container, Clear and T-Blue</a>&nbsp;The Sterilite came out ahead (see below for why). The Oxo has some major issues - for one thing, if dropped, it immediately cracks. Even before I left the store, one of the containers fell on the floor when a checkout clerk dropped it from a relatively small height..and I was shocked to see that it was immediately destroyed! This made me wonder if I should buy the rest of those containers which I had in my shopping cart. I also had Sterilite containers but I thought the Oxo Soft Works would work better for pantry storage and they do look very nice when stacked in cupboards.

The Sterilite Ultra Seal has these major advantages compared to many other storage containers as well as the Oxo Soft Works:

1. The lids are color coded. No more searching for the right lid for a container. Simply match the lid to the base cover.

2. Ease of use and cleaning them: The Sterilite containers are made of soft plastic and are freezer, microwave and dishwasher safe. But ONLY the silicone gasket is dishwasher safe in the Oxo containers and they are not recommended for freezer use. They can be refrigerated and frozen but the information included also noted that the container lid may "lift" dues to changes in air pressure with "extreme temperature fluctuations. This didn't sound good to me.

Since everything but the silicone gasket must be hand washed for the Oxo Soft Works products, the Sterilite containers are more easily cleaned. However, the Oxo Soft Works open more quickly and have an airtight seal. Also, it isn't hard to figure out which top goes with which container base and since you have to hand wash them you can easily put the top back in place once the containers are dried.

As noted, the Oxo Soft Works open far more easily than the Sterilites. However, the Sterilite containers have a steam vent which also works as a pouring spout. This is a super feature!

3. The Oxo Soft works don't have any BPA. I did not see that same information on the Sterilite containers.

4. Staining of the containers. The Sterilite information includes warnings about using tomatoes, oils, and some other products at certain temperatures. So I'm assuming they can stain in certain circumstances. Since I'm only using the Oxo Soft works to store dry items such as cookies, flour, sugar, noodles, etc...I doubt that they will stain.

As far as overall function, the Sterilite wins...no question about it. But if you are looking for attractive pantry storage, you might consider the Oxo Soft Works...unless you tend to drop containers (and eventually, I'd guess that would happen to nearly anyone). They do look nice stacked in a pantry, though!
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Very high quality in both materials and workmanship!  When I looked locally for a new gas can all I could find were the plastic "safety" kind that are supposed to be spill proof. Hah!  I ended up spilling far more gas than I had ever spilled using previous designs.  Also it takes at least three hands, preferably four, to gas my mower with the "safety" kind.  This metal can meets the safety requirements much better while allowing a normal human to put gas wherever it needs to go without spilling.
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The light work on the first try. Nice. The housing container is well made, but the design could be so much better if they raised it to the height of a propane tank and allowed an access point to house the tank. Bad design, because now we have an obnoxious hose line from this beautiful fire pit extending over a to the container housing the propane tank. Really!!!  You couldn't design a one piece for all fire pit.
We kept it cause it's summer and we want to get on with Livin, but please redesign the product and future buyers be aware of the hose/connection to fuel issue.
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The grilling world is a debate between charcoal and gas.  I've got news for both sides, and this is gonna kinda suck:  electric tastes better.

Why?  THINK ABOUT IT.  Is charcoal ash a common condiment, beside salt and pepper?  Nope.  Does butane really get you excited to eat a burger?  Not me.

Electric REMOVES these peculiar flavors and allows the flavor of the item and marinade to stand alone.  This is ideal.

Another ideal is being able to plug in a grill to get it started.  No bags of charcoal, no checking to see if you have enough gas in the tank.  If you're not in a brown out, you're ready to go.  Turning off the grill is as easy.  Virtually no cleanup.  (I'll get to that in a bit.)

So let's start from the beginning.  As some have noted, the grill requires assembly.  These people are whiners.  I'm by no means 'good' with assembling things.  My toolbox is literally a cardboard box with tools in it.  Okay?  I panic at the very idea of IKEA.  But if you've had success assembling IKEA stuff, you'll be able to pull this off.  With time and patience.  If not, I'm sure you know someone you can pay $20 to assemble this.  It's not THAT bad.

I've owned smaller table top electric grills in the past.  What's wrong with them is that they offer non-stick surfaces, as if that's wise or a convenience.  In every case the grill gunks up for good within a year and is unusable.  The Bistro, on the other hand, has a grill you can scrape with a $4 brush just like a real grill.  I was afraid of cleanup.  Now I love it.  I takes about 20 seconds of work.  BIG DEAL.

The surface area is best for a couple or small gathering.  If you have 20 people to feed, simply too small.  I had three couples over recently, with a pile of veggies and 7 skewers of meat.  It took three waves.  So be patient.

The heating is the most oddball part of this.  It runs its hottest at first.  As you continue grilling, it seems to take longer to re-heat up to HOT after you've opened the top.  The book advises you keep the top as closed as often as possible, and I agree.  It's the dome that raises the heat, not the heating element.  Make sense?

But -- so far -- we LOVE this grill.  My only concern is that the electric element is exposed below the grill.  So like a piece of something can fall on it and immediately vaporize.  But is that a good thing?  I see the same element in my dishwasher, and so I guess they can take abuse.  But should they?

FOUR STARS now, FIVE if the element is working THE SAME a year from now.

Happy grilling.

UPDATE:  14 months later.  Still works like a charm.  Upgraded to 5 Stars!
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As you can see from my video, the only thing I need now is a full size grill. I just have a very wimpy little Webber that I've modified with a gas heating ring (off a turkey boiler). If only I had a massive grill that was fit to be scrubbed by this monstrosity of a grill brush.

I was provided a free sample in exchange for my honest review.
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I was so tempted to buy the cheaper funnel but after reading the reviews of the cheaper ones I changed my mind.  I'm glad I did.  This funnel is heavy duty and very nicely made and fits well and is stable in the jar.  You'll only need one of these in your life so why not buy a nice one you'll enjoy using?

I'm getting rid of my glass food storage containers.  It's a pain to always be looking for the exact tight fitting lid.  Many of the lids have cracked over time and render the glass bowl unusable for me.  Instead I have ordered Ball Mason glass jars in different sized (just carefully check for the best price) and will be using these for storing soups and stews in the fridge.  The pint jars are great for taking foods for lunches and best yet, no leaks.
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Excellent gas cans! Strong and leak proof... Highly recommend!
4760208
I use this toolbox for my gun cleaning supplies. The lid and the box hold their shape very well, so closing the toolbox never requires any effort. The latches are great. They have a quality feel. The organizers on top seem like they were meant for brushes, jags and Q-tips. The pull-out tray is perfect for a few bottles of solvents and oil. I keep rags, patches, and rarely used solvents/oils in the very bottom. I have a Stanley series 2000 toolbox that I absolutely hate. I have sentenced it to house only rarely used specialty tools because I hate opening it so much. The Stanley is flimsy and awful. This Plano is better in every conceivable way. I'm buying a second Plano for my gun related tools.
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We have a really nice finished basement that is very comfortable and I need to keep the humidity down to ensure we don't get mildew, mold or even just that "basement" smell.  We had a typical bucket dehumidifier for about 5 years and, like all Chinese manufactured appliances do, it failed after five years.  My goal in replacing it was to have a bucketless unit that would constantly pump condensate into a hose that I would run straight to the sump pit.  No more running down there twice a day to empty the bucket or worrying that humidity would take over while we're away on vacation. I found the perfect replacement - the Royal Sovereign bucketless dehumidifier, ignored the negative reviews that warned of units being DOA, and bought one.  Stupid me!  After TWO of those units were delivered DOA, I sought an alternative, found and bought the Friedrich D70BP unit.  It's still running (most of the time) but only slightly less of a piece of junk than the Royal Sovereign.  Here's the skinny:

The outlet for the pump feature that eliminates the need to constantly empty buckets is plastic, and only threaded on two sides for reasons I can't even imagine.  So when I connected and hand tightened the discharge hose that I purchased with the unit (really just a short version of a cheap conventional garden hose), the slightest movement of the unit would result in the hose shifting off the threads and water all over the floor.  I tried to solve this by purchasing a high-quality natural rubber hose from Sears (highly recommended versus the Amazon supplied hose, BTW), but it didn't matter.  Teflon pip tape didn't help either, because the half-threaded plastic male connector on the unit would allow water to flow freely onto the floor unless the hose gasket stayed firmly pressed against the outlet - which it would not.  I finally went out to Home Depot and bought a 6" hose union with metal couplings and epoxied it to the outlet.  Now I can connect the hose to the union and tighten firmly without fear that it will come undone and leak.

Problem solved, right?

Wrong!

The unit is supposed to pump out all condensate continuously making the emptying of the bucket unnecessary, and keeping the bucket free from condensate so it doesn't build up mildew or bateria.  But on three separate occasions - the latest being this morning, the unit stopped pumping for absolutely no reason, the bucket filled up, and I had to empty it -- completely defeating the purpose of the pump feature.

Now let's talk about the bucket.  It's considerably smaller than the old dehumidifier's bucket, so it fills up quickly.  It's difficult to pull out because of the way the designers chose form over function.  So difficult that my wife (who is no weakling) can't do it.  On several occasions when I had to empty the bucket, as soon as I pulled it out, residual water would spill out of the pump and pour right onto the floor.

Maybe you're thinking I sound a little paranoid about having water pour out of a dehumidifier onto the floor, but we're from the Jersey Shore area and had a flood during the holidays.  So yes, we freak out when there's water on the new $5,000 rubber basement floor that replaced the soaked carpeting.

In a nutshell, it appears there is no good, reliable, durable solution on the market.  I don't blame Amazon for this, I blame my fellow American consumers who demand cheap over quality products.  So save your money, go to Wal-Mart and buy the cheapest piece of junk dehumidifier with the largest and easiest to remove bucket.  You'll get free aerobic exercise dumping it twice a day, and when it fails in 3 to 5 years, the next one will probably be even cheaper as the Chinese figure out how to build dehumidifiers from recycled paper.

Just FYI in case you're stuck with one of these too, my next step is to see if I can find the cause of the pump stopping.  I'm hoping it's just a stuck level switch that I can lube or adjust.  And if that fails, I'll see you at Wal-Mart.  Wish me luck.
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The title says it all.  After reading the other glowing reviews and comparing prices, I decided it was almost a wash price-wise to buy online vs local.  The box it comes in is large and somewhat awkward so I decided to let UPS deliver it!  It came with a minor amount of box scuffs but the product inside was fine.  (If you live upstairs, the delivery will be a little tricky.)  The large box can later be used to slide several kids down a grassy hill together.

The plastic material is a good color and very tough.  It is well finished and designed to be stiff but also flexible.  The pieces were all straight and fit together very well.  I had the whole thing together (with a hand from my 8 yr old) in about 10 minutes.  It is best to assemble the unit where you intend to have it live since it is pretty big.  Where I installed it, I have a rock wall that protrudes out around it on each side.  It was 2" too big and I crammed it in anyway.  I must have beat and slammed on this thing for 20 minutes and I finally got it in there to find it just wouldn't work well.  I then spent another 15 minutes getting it out.  After all was said and done, the thing works as if I had never abused it at all!!  Very resilient!!

I used this storage unit as on outside "dumpster" to store trash bags in so I don't have to step around them  and have the smell in the garage anymore during the summer.  It cleans out great with the hose and it comes with a "prop bar" that slides down inside one wall to hold up the lid if necessary.  The front splits and opens up barn door style and the door design works very well, the doors can be removed easily too.

I built a 2x6 wood base on the bottom to give it more stability and weight but that isn't required.  There are 4 spots already molded in the floor of the unit for bolts if you like.  There is also a spot on the back walls for a 12" shelf about 12" or so from the top if this is desired.

All in all a great purchase, I wish this had been available a long time ago!

UPDATE JAN 2009:
Unit is still in great shape after a couple years of outdoor use.  I am still happy with the purchase and it has served its light duty "dumpster" purpose very well.  It cleans up easily from grease or other trash related messes.  Overall, this continues to be a winner and should last for many years to come.

Minor Use and Foundation Notes:  The unit really needs to be on a level surface.  My son uprooted the stakes I had it anchored with and until I got it re-anchored, the lid/doors wouldn't shut right.  In addition, my wife has a hard time keeping the lid secured in the back due to opening it up too far and then not shutting it right.  I routinely have to re-open it, re-seat the rear hinge and then close it.  In essence, you need two hands to close it right and it requires a little attention due to the removable nature of the lid and the "prop-bar/kickstand" on the right front.  This isn't a huge problem, just something to keep in mind if it will be used by kids or lots of people who won't pay much attention to this.

UPDATE 03/01/2011:  So far, so good!  Still going strong, no defects except slight fading.  Warpage is minimal and unit still works about 90% of how it did when new.  Plastic is still pliable and everything works the same.  Note (FWIW) that this unit sits between my house and the neighbor on the east side so it doesn't get 100% direct sun all day.  More like 1/3 of the day.  I'm still very happy with this purchase, buy this with no regrets!
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Bought 3 cans.  The cans (themselves) work great. It's the spout kit that is terrible!

Ignore the "fast flow rate" on the description of this product.  It is anything but.  It will take you 8 minutes to drain 5 gallons.  Good luck lifting it for that long and 'balancing' it on the small 'hook' fuel release tip! As for the last 0.25 gallons in the container, you might as well wish them away. You'll never get that gas out of the container (without some fancy acrobatics.)

But, let's say you keep using your gas can... what happens? The rubber seal begins to slip, harden, then begin to split, causing a shower of gasoline when you 'tip' it to pour it into your tank.  You'll have soon learned to 'test' it by rocking it forward on the ground violently to make sure the seal is intact. If it leaks, you'll spend a few minutes removing the cap, finding the gasket seal has come off, and putting the entire assembly back on.

When you put the assembly back on, be sure to use your wizard powers to line it up.  If you start at the wrong angle, the nozzle will face upwards, sideways, or any other direction except straight forward.  Twisting it in-place will surely send you back to the 'leaky' rubber gasket seal problem described earlier.

Let's say you've mastered all the other techniques. What next... can you live with this complex gas can? Not to worry... the plastic will gradually split.  Your attempts to keep it from leaking by twisting it firmly shut will not help-- unless your goal is to split the plastic ring.  Give it a few months for that to happen.  You'll have to call the company and beg for replacement parts, IF you have the receipt, and IF it is within the year warranty.

Don't bother with this product. It isn't worth your time or money.
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The included filler spout is much too short (and not flexible).  It's probably okay for filling-up a lawn mower, but terrible for putting gas into most cars.  I can't pour more than HALF the gas out of this into my car's gas tank, without turning it completely upside down and pushing and bending it a bit, with a lot of effort.

And despite what other reviewers have reported, expect LOTS of "glug glug glug", and ridiculously, tediously slow pouring, as this thing isn't vented at all.  If you need to use your gas can a non-trivial amount, go buy an old Blitz model with (usually yellow) rear vent and retracting filler spout (two-piece gas cap)...  Fuel will pour out of those 20X faster, with no stupid hard-to-hold button, and a nice long flexible spout so you don't need to do crazy acrobatics that causes spills.

To its credit, the push-button spout has an impressively tight seal, with fewer fumes leaking out to kill brain-cells, while previous fuel cans I had to put inside a couple layers of trash bags to contain the gasoline vapors.  But unfortunately it takes a lot of effort to hold it down, and you need to do so for a LONG time to get the fuel out of this un-vented can.

My only tip is to keep it completely full, as close to the top as you can manage without lots of spillage...  This is not what they tell you in the instructions, but they don't want to be responsible for your spills.  Air and other gases expand and contracts with temperature changes many, many times more than liquids (like gasoline).  So to keeping it nearly all-the-way full of fuel greatly reduces the swelling up of the canister (which will eventually crack it).
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<div id="video-block-R234JPVCG2FAYY" class="a-section a-spacing-small a-spacing-top-mini video-block"></div><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91lSbTCI2fS.mp4" class="video-url"><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/A1mfvZfKokS.png" class="video-slate-img-url">&nbsp;First use it worked great, however, just like other reviewers reported, the quality control is garbage.  The plastic float in the carburetor apparently was not fully sealed when manufactured, and not tested  it had a hole and filled up with gasoline, thereby no longer floating.  The lack of flotation opened up the floodgates for the carburetor; emptying the contents of the fuel tank on my garage floor.  Then when my son fueled up the mower to mow the lawn, it once again drained out. Now when I go to return it, they want me to ship a product back that is filled with gasoline? I can't speak to the quality of the other, cheaper carburetors out there, but I can state that paying the extra for OEM name brand does not appear to ensure any higher quality.  I wound up having to replace it with one from my local hardware store.

Video shows the gasoline inside the float.
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Be careful. If you open it too quickly, a safety shut off stops gas flow. Drove me nuts til I read the fine print. Otherwise well constructed, should last forever.
448245
I ordered this gas container after going through two others with the government mandated, "spill proof" designs and boy am I happy with this product!  The others I tried out were nothing more than a spill waiting to happen with the collar that you had to rotate and push the nozzle in at the same time.  This is simple with the push button release to open the spout AFTER the nozzle is in place in the gas tank.  And the rate of flow is excellent, as well.

I would give the shipping 6 stars if I could.  The product was due to be delivered by FedEx on Tuesday, 4-30-2013.  It arrived on the Saturday before.  Our FedEx deliveries come out of Chattanooga, about 70 miles away.  I can only guess that someone in the area paid for Saturday delivery and since they were gonna be in the area anyway they went ahead and brought my delivery with them.
4451457
Finally a good gas can! Just like my father had "back in the day." I will never us those disgusting and unsafe plastic cans again!