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Stanley Classic Legendary Food Jar 0.70L review
The Stanley Food Jar is one of those non-specific, do-it-all products you won’t know you need until you need it. It’s a great 700ml container that’s perfect for storing your hot chilis, couscous, or soups. It’s a universal insulated container that’s ready to hit the road with you. Ideal for camping and overland trips, as well as long work days.
What is the Stanley Classic Legendary Food Jar?
The Stanley Food Jar is Classic and Legendary for a reason, it’s been around for years, feeding workmen throughout the day. It’s a fairly indestructible lunch container, one that can handle abuse and life on the road. The Food Jar can hold up to 700 ml of your favorite food and will keep it hot for 15 hours, or cold for 18.
It’s a great container to store hot leftovers in or use it to store warm or cold foods throughout the day. Besides, it’s perfect for couscous, a fruit salad, yogurt, or overnight oats.
Specifications
- Insulated food container
- Capacity: 700 ml
- Weight: 615 grams
- Dimensions: 10.1 x 10.1 x 22.1 cm
- Keeps hot foods hot for 15 hours
- Keeps cold foods cold for 18 hours
- 18/8 Stainless Steel, BPA-free
- Double-wall vacuum insulation
- Leakproof + packable
- Dishwasher safe
Pros
- Heavy-duty stainless steel
- Won’t crack or rust
- Leakproof
- Durable black paint
- Insulated
- Insulated lid doubles as a cup
- Universal in usage
- Easy to clean
- Dishwasher safe (if you have that luxury)
Cons
- Quite large to store
- Most suitable for liquid foods due to shape
- Although the paint is fairly durable, it will get damaged on corrugation when overlanding
Would we buy it again?
We have used the Stanley Classic Legendary Food Jar for a large part of our Africa expedition and it’s been a great addition to our gear setup. Although we constantly have to remind ourselves that we can use it and that it’s actually useful, it really helps to have it with us.
Its capacity is good enough to make it versatile for a lot of situations. We have often used it for overnight oats, to store leftovers, or to keep our soup hot for lunch (heated in the morning whilst the stove was unpacked). As it’s airtight Manon also loves to store her freshly baked cookies in it!
As overlanders, we don’t find ourselves in situations where we need to bring lunch to work that often, as our kitchen is always with us. However, having a container that’s durable and easy to use for leftovers and foods that need to sit a night, it’s great.
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Pro Tips
The food container is great for making overnight oats. Add some oats, water or milk, syrup cinnamon, and optionally chia seeds, and let them rest for the night. Add some fruit and nuts in the morning and you’ve got a great healthy breakfast!
If you leave the lid slightly unscrewed (to prevent pressurization) it’s also a safe container to store your sourdough starter in during rough adventures. Note that Stanley doesn’t recommend using it for this due to pressurization.
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