BPA-Free Reusable Food Containers
Written by Urban Sherp on June 7th, 2010
Who: Specialty Bottle – Seattle, WA
What: Clear Top Tin Containers
Where: Specialty Bottle - Round Tins, Square Tins & Rectangular Tins – $0.63 – $1.25/each! (Bulk discounts available too!)
Why We Love It: Ever since reading Time Magazines “The Perils of Plastics“, and learning more and more about the dangers of the unregulated chemicals and toxins found in plastics – seriously, it’s frightening – we’ve been on a mission to cut down on the amount of plastic in our lives, particularly in the kitchen. We’ve weaned ourselves off of plastic water bottles, plastic baggies, ziplok bags, but the last thing to go has been our plastic tupperware containers. We’ve been using empty salsa and pasta sauce jars for leftover soups, but we just haven’t found a viable or affordable alternative for the rest of our leftovers. We’ve found a majority of the glass or stainless steel containers run around $10 each, so we’d easily be spending $100 and still not have enough containers to get us through the week…
Then we discovered Specialty Bottle. They’ve got a huge collection of glass and tin containers at unbelievably low prices. They typically sell to customers in the gourmet food or natural products industry, but they sell to the public too. We are suckers for containers and love their tin containers available in rounds, squares and rectangles. They are made of food grade,* FDA approved tin (still waiting to test out if they are dishwasher friendly because that’s a “deal breaker” if they aren’t…) and a food grade clear acrylic top so you can see what you’ve got inside. Already imagining how organized our cupboards and fridge will be with these sharp looking tin containers. The only downside – they are on the small side – so better for spices, sauces and smaller leftovers, when empty they don’t nest well and the lids aren’t interchangeable as with our reused takeout containers, but it’s all baby steps towards a life less toxic! (for bigger left overs, try their glass jars with metal lids…)
*According to Specialty Bottle ‘food grade’ essentially means that the product/coating meets all FDA requirements and all components are not harmful for human consumption if food is placed within them. Also that materials will not rub off or distribute on to any food product.
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