Customer Reviews

Rubbermaid 7J72 Easy Find Lid Square 14-Cup Food Storage Container

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I own four of these now, in addition to the slightly more expensive, slightly nice, possibly slightly toxic ones with the black tops. These nest into those ones just fine, and I like them both but save the 5 dollars and get these. These ones are slightly cheaper, so you won't feel as bad beating them up, and there's no chance of any toxicity coming from frequent dishwasher usages. These have a strong seal and they're sturdy, I've been keeping a weekly veggie stock and tomato sauce in my fridge in large quantities and it keeps me from eating out. You can keep fresh lettuce or spinach or whatever leftovers you want in these. Just dedicate part of your lower rack of your refrigerator to the purpose. If it keeps you at home for one meal, you've recouped the cost of these containers.

Also, I own a lot of plastic storage, and I find I use the big ones the most. They'll nest nicely, so I'd suggest just getting a few of these and see if they alter your cooking habits at all. They're useful!

I use these containers for storing flour and sugar. The airtight lid keeps products fresh. Measuring is easy, as excess falls back into the container. See-through container makes it easy to see supplies are low.

Almost everyone I know has a kitchen cabinet with a pile of mismatched containers and a bucket of lids. We had one too. Now we don't.
I decided to toss almost all of what we had and replace it with these Rubbermaid containers in a variety of sizes.

THE PROS:
--Two or three different container sizes will use the same lid, so there are fewer lid sizes to keep track of. And all containers that use the same lid will easily nest inside each other.
--They have been in the microwave and top rack of the dishwasher several times now, and they still look new. Time will tell how they hold up.
--The lids snap very firmly onto the containers. No way these things are popping open or leaking.
--I avoid using plastic to store foods with tomato sauce, because they tend to stain. I decided to try one of these with some, and after storing spaghetti overnight, then holding it while it heated up in the microwave, the container cleaned up perfectly. So they are at least more stain-resistant than the cheap GladWare containers and the like. But I will still avoid doing this too often.

THE CONS:
--The lids have a deep crevice and are hard to dry. I prefer to dry stuff immediately and put it away. These I have taken to just putting in the dishrack and letting air-dry. Getting a towel edge down into that crevice is tedious work when there are more than a couple of lids to dry.
--It's hard to get a lid or container bottom to snap onto a tall stack of the lids.

Between these two nitpicks, I docked them one star. But they are still fantastic containers.

TIP: If you're going to buy a lot of these to revamp your kitchen like I did, buy the 24-piece sets to build up your collection of the smaller containers. This set has equal numbers of all sizes. All the other sets have way too many of the smaller containers and only a couple of the medium-large ones. The very large ones aren't in any sets, except maybe one thrown in with a huge set of mostly tiny ones. So you'll have to buy the larger ones a-la-carte.

What You See Is What You Get. They work great and feel solid. Lid snapping is excellent.

I purchased a set of the Rubbermaid Easy Find containers, but the largest size was 7-cup, not quite large enough for a large batch of soup or chili or a large salad. These containers are nice quality and I love how the lids attach to the container for easy storage.

These Rubbermaid containers are guaranteed to be great. I have a few of the multi piece sets already, but find they are always lacking in the larger containers. Picked up a few of these and now feel like I have a pretty complete container collection for the kitchen. I can store leftover pasta in these and not have to worry about them getting too full. Recommended if you have lots of leftovers and want to keep them fresh.

Excellent very happy with containers- perfect size and stackable with the others. Love the easy find lid

I love this line of Rubbermaid storage containers. I own two of the sets and several of the larger containers that are sold separately. The lids truly do snap together, by size, so they are a breeze to store compactly and then locate when you need them. The bowls also all fit nicely inside one another, again compactly. Plus they stack nicely in the refrigerator. And the Rubbermaid quality is there, as well, with good construction and a nice, tight seal. I'm sure these will last me for a very, very long time.

We have enjoyed using these containers. It is easy to keep track of the lids and the quality is excellent.

NEW SYSTEM THAT RUBBERMAID HAS DEVELOPED IS GREAT. LIDS JUST STACK UNDERNEATH CONTAINER AND THAT MAKES IT EASY TO STORE.