Thermos Stainless King 24 Ounce Food Jar, Matte Black (SK3020BKTRI4) Import To Shop ×Product customization General Description

Thermos keeps food hot or cold until it’s time to eat.I have a smaller version of this Thermos and needed a little bit bigger. I am so glad that I bought this Thermos. I can pack my breakfast in the smaller one and the larger for my lunch/dinner. Since before the pandemic began I was packing my lunches. I’m slightly a germaphobe so using the office fridge or microwave grosses me out. It’s rarely cleaned maybe once a month or every other month and no one throws out their spoiled food. If stuff splatters in the microwave they don’t clean up behind themselves. So I use my Thermos’ to pack hot and cold foods for me to enjoy without having to heat or refrigerate until it’s time to eat. At night if I do overnight oats I put the thermos in the fridge to keep the food cold until I leave for work. If I pack soups, stews, or other hot foods I heat them in the morning pack it into the thermos and everything is ready to eat when I am. I have used them when travelling too. My food stayed fresh well over 18 hours while driving cross country.

changed my lifeThis thing changed my life. No more junk food!Heat insulation is awesome. Now, It’s not perfect. So you have to take some precautions to extend its capability. Before you put food in, heat the thermos first. You should do this by filling it with boiling water up to top and wait a couple minutes while the top lid is closed. Then you should heat your food as hot as possible before putting it in. And make sure the lid is tightly closed. If you follow these rules, in case of liquid food you can eat it “hot” even after 8 hours. I’m not kidding. It’s hot. Soups can be consumed warm even after 12-16 hours.The story isn’t this good in case of solid food. 6 hours later its hot. But after that it will start to get colder, thats simply because solids doesn’t have the heat capacity of liquids. But if you are not picky you can eat it still warm after 8 hours, at 10-12 hours it will be barely warm but still edible.The jar, has a very good size to it. If necessary, you can hold it with two hands and drink your soup. Outer cap isn’t big enough to be useful though.One problem you will experience occasionally is that, the lid gets too tight. Very tight. But it has a “great” grip. If you have the power and patience you will open it. Don’t worry. But a kid won’t be able to open it. So it’s not appropriate for giving to your kid for this simple reason.Another problem is the seal. If you forget to put it on, heat preservation time will be less than 75% and maybe half. If you loose it, you won’t find a replacement and your thermos will almost loose its function. So be careful with it. Also when cleaning, the seal gets the smell of the soap. This will cause a soap smell when you open the thermos afterwards, but I never had soap smell from the food itself. The solution is to clean the seal in the evening and let it wait in water for the night. This will get the potential smells of the ring.

Definitely hot after six hoursI am motivated to write a review because I am waiting for the food in the thermos to cool down. Six hours ago I baked a potato, chopped it up and mixed in some leftover sautéed mushrooms and sausage for lunch. I couldn’t eat it because it is way too hot. I put an ice cube in there to make it cool down a little. Normally, my go to lunch is a package of Ramen noodles. Since Covid, I prefer to prepare my lunch at home rather than the employee microwave. One package fills up about 2/3’s of the 24 ounce thermos. When I eat lunch, the noodles absorb most of the liquid till about 3/4 capacity. The large size is just about perfect. The only downside is that it is difficult to clean. My hand does not fit in side and I have to use another utensil to swish around the dishrag. Other than that, I think this is a great buy. I hope my food is cool enough now to eat.

Perfect product. Leak-proof. Piping hot lunch.The media could not be loaded.

 This product is leak-proof thanks to the gasket on the lid. I’m able to have hot lunch as a result of this purchase and it has saved me a lot of money on a daily basis. I really don’t understand why people’s thermoses are exploding but I’ve used mines several times and there’s not even a remote possibility of popping or explosions. If you’re used to taking a thermos in grade school then you know that there will be some pressure build-up it’s almost like a soda pop but not really to that degree. I’m beginning to believe that these people are just full of BS. Get your thermos, and get it now.

It’s perfect for what I neededMy husband and I coach high school cross country and track & field. 2 evenings a week and Saturdays are spent out at the meets coaching. I wanted something that would keep our home cooked meals warm to ensure we eat a good healthy meal while at the meets instead of stuffing our faces with unhealthy and, let’s face it, over priced food. We’ve been sharing one Thermos and so far, there has been more than enough room for 2 serving of whatever we are having. The only downside (so far) is the opening can be too narrow for certain foods; it’s great for soups and meals that are meant to be mixed or mashed together as there isn’t much room to keep food separate inside the jar.To “prep” the food jar, I boil some water and throw it in the Thermos to heat up the food jar while I cook our meal. When I’m done cooking, I empty the food jar, dry it and stuff it with our meal for the meet. Once it’s time to eat, the food is still hot, not warm, hot! On average, the food is stored in the food jar for about 4-5 hours before we eat.There have been no issues with it so far and I’m hoping things stay that way! I’m pretty surprised and pleased with how well it’s been working for us.