allprettyall Premium Stainless Steel Food Storage Containers,304 Grade The Original Leak Proof, Airtight, Smell Proof Perfect for Camping Trips, Lunches, Leftovers, Soups, Salads More Set of 3

2nd UPDATE: November 16, 2017 -- With no help from the company, I figured out a few things. 1) the seal will come off when washing or soaking the storage container after use. 2) Though it did seem impossible to reinstall the separated seal, without any help from the company, I figured out that if the lid and separated seal are totally and completely DRY without a hint of moisture anywhere, if you use the handle of a fork or spoon as a pressure/placement tool, you can wedge the seal back into the correct position and use the food containers as intended. The company should have told customers UPFRONT that this is part of the process of successfully using these containers -- that would have been much more honest and avoided a lot of angry frustration on the part of purchasers. All that said, now that I know how to deal with the seal issue, I am back to using these food containers on a regular basis and after going from 5 stars originally, to two stars, have given back another star for a total of 3, mostly due to lack of upfront notification of how the seal falls out and how to deal with it, by the company. If they would have told me upfront I would have given this product a higher rating. UPDATE ON October 31, 2017. After giving this a 5 star rating, and now after using these for a few weeks, I have demoted it to 2 stars. I took a chance and it didn't pay off. Others mentioned the gasket that pops out of the lid, and I ordered anyway. Well the gaskets have popped out now, several weeks after purchase, and it is IMPOSSIBLE to reinstall them. The latches are very lose without the gaskets, the lids are lose and NO LONGER Leak ProoF at all. I can use these with non-moist foods and use rubber bands to hold the lids on, that's about it. Following is my original review written only a few weeks ago, accompanied, at that time with 5 stars.--- "Very happy with this purchase. Wish I could buy the same thing but smaller than the smallest size that comes with this set. It's sturdy -- so far -- and much lighter weight than what I was using before to pack lunch for hikes"

UPDATED REVIEW: I'm doing this because the owner worked hard to be in touch with me, to check in and to send me a new set of these. I'd upgrade to two stars if he hadn't been so attentive, but three is the best I can do. Whatever supply chain decision the company made in 2017 was just a bad one. Whatever they made a year ago, in early 2016, was remarkably high quality, but the ones I bought in August 2017 were remarkably low quality. ORIGINAL REVIEW: I I just saw a review posted that's exactly like mine. After using these this Summer and just loving their functionality and ability to keep fruit and other food items cold at the pool (a friend had purchased before our vacation), I bought these for school. THIS WEEK! We wound up using the two smaller ones for the lunch bags, uh, twice, and they're as expected. But the larger one is totally broken -- after just one use -- thanks to the loose latches the other recent review notes. You cannot get the lid to stay on. No way to fix it, and why should I have to do that anyway? I'll return this and ask for a replacement, and re-review if the containers for some reason last. But for now, I'm dubious and so disappointed, and if the second batch operates the way this way has, I'll return for refund and move on.

Pair this container up with a Boveda 62% packet and keep your special herbs at the humidity they require. Perfect storage for those pricey herbs.

Luxurious manufacturing! Beautiful design elements- I find myself lingering as I cup the smooth lovely curve of the bowl in my hand, and admiring soft light reflecting from the perfectly polished steel. The snapping mechanism is satisfying: positive and precise (do be aware that the inner silicon seals, appropriately, require a bit of your attention for placement after washing- and don't loose the seals when washing.)I think these containers---(there must be some better name than 'container') will last for generations.The manufacturers deserve an award, and a full set should be archived in the Smithsonian, documenting that every now and again, commoners such as myself can be uplifted by the fine art of design perfection combined with flawless manufacturing.....yes, that last bit that sounds a little overblown, but I didn't want to weary you with lush superlatives....

There are a number of complaints about the problem with getting the silicone rings back onto the lids, and the difficulty opening the lids after the container has been heated. I had the problem with the silicon rings falling off after I initially washing the lids and containers, and I couldn't get them to stay in the lids even with my husbands additional help (four hands weren't enough to keep the rings from popping out of the groove.) I have found a solution to these problems: 1. I put the silicone ring in the freezer for about 15 minutes, and that decreased the size of the ring so that it easily fit in the groove of the lid. I had watched a video on the Amazon site which said to just wait for the ring to cool, so it wasn't too big. I had washed the lids the previous night, and the rings had overnight to cool, but that wasn't helping. The freezer did the job. 2. Someplace else I read the suggestion to put a small (3-4 inch) piece of nylon (not cotton or hemp, which compress too much) twine between the lid and side of the container, to prevent a vacuum's being created. I used twine under the lid when I put the container in the Instant Pot, and the lid was easy to open.