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RW318 t1_j2fmzyc wrote

Mason jars?

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Scottfos72 t1_j2fnyyn wrote

That was my first thought too. But one will have to buy new lids now and again.

OP I’ve had the glass Pyrex with snap lid set from Costco for about 7 years - still almost like new (one snap broke on 1 lid). I just bought a 2nd so that I don’t run out when I freeze soup. The set comes with maybe 7 total, 4 different sizes, ~$30.

Of course there is always washing out and re-using yogurt and cottage cheese containers….

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tomgrouch OP t1_j2fo3dj wrote

They don't stack well and they don't do too well being tossed around in a lunch box and car

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RW318 t1_j2fos3q wrote

Tbh unless you're putting soup/stew in a stainless thermos, I don't think you're going to find what you're looking for. Good luck tho.

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tomgrouch OP t1_j2fqk1d wrote

Surely there is plastic containers that last longer than 6 months

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SweetAlyssumm t1_j2fv02e wrote

Plastic is not great. (Only 9% of plastic waste has ever been recycled.) Pyrex is very good although the lids on mine are starting to lose their snap-into-place-ness. They are several years old and maybe I can just replace the lids.

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nolanhoff t1_j2fv9rv wrote

Plastic time and heat don’t work well together sadly. Sometimes it’s just a matter of buying a more durable material

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