What’s the best Tupperware type container?

[masraum]

Originally Posted by john70t

For leftovers I have a collection(junk pile) of chinese takeout, yogurt, and other leftover plastic.

For dry goods, I'm thinking about making a built-in wall shelf and having a wall of Oxo.
They are pricey but easy to use and seal well.

We have those for dry as well and like them. We also had a bunch of OXO containers like this for wet. They're good and they last a long time, but they aren't perfect. They also don't make them any more.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by vash

isnt Pyrex "space glass"?

which just means borosilicate, I think.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

I don't know, all I know is it doesn't mind heat and cold.

These BPA free click clack sort of containers are nice but I think glass is great because nothing leaches into the food. Pyrex was even a brand when I was a kid (I think...).

Still is.

https://www.pyrexhome.com/

[RWebb]

old Matco toolbox with roll out drawers

[john70t]

Originally Posted by vash

isnt Pyrex "space glass"?

Originally Posted by masraum

which just means borosilicate, I think.

The (unconfirmed) rumor mill is that Pyrex changed the glass formula and the new ones will shatter into a million pieces.
I hope that is not true. The old ones were about perfect.

[Mike Andrew]

Best Tupperware is the one full of my favorite food.

[flipper35]

Pyrex has changed the formula some and they are more prone to shatter from thermal shock than the old ones, but they are still good. Mostly just don't take it out of the oven and put in on a wet counter or shock it thermally.

Mom just uses her cool whip and butter containers. She reheats everything in a glass bowl though.

[flipper35]

It went from borosilicate to tempered soda-lime some years ago.

[sammyg2]

About a hundred years ago, I was cooking dinner for a young lady and was hoping to make a good impression if you know what I mean.
Chicken cacciatore was on the menu and the chicken was cooking in a pyrex 13 x 9 dish in the oven. I took it out to add the liquid ingredients, which happened to be quite a bit colder than the glass dish. I should have known better but didn't at the time.
I was surprised at how loud it was when the glass exploded. Then to make it worse I cut the begeezus out of my hand cleaning up the mess.

We went out to eat at a nice restaurant, and we've been married 28 years so everything worked out well
But I still don't trust glass around heat.

[flipper35]

I have the same fear when I rinse the coffee pot. I make dang sure it is cooled off before I rinse/wash it.

On a side note on glass hardness.

[Danimal16]

Originally Posted by greglepore

Cambro is what the pros use in their walk ins

Cambro's, IMHO, are the best. The cost will surprise you. If you are going to use them for distributing leftovers, then Cambro is not your best bet. If for home use they are all I have in the house. I also use a vacuum sealer and Mason Jars, now this is an awesome set up!