Rubbermaid 7J93 Produce Saver Square Food Storage Containers Set of 8

by Rubbermaid

• 8-piece set includes: one 14-cup, one 5-cup, and two 2-cup food-storage containers, with four lids
• Tray and vent system helps extend the life of produce
• Super-clear base allows for better visibility of inside contents
• Safe to use in refrigerator, freezer, microwave, and dishwasher
• Measures approximately 5 by 5 by 3 inches

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 10.1 x 8.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Origin: USA
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0012DS4GG
• Item model number: 7J93
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (169 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,570 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)
  • #36 in Home & Kitchen > Kitchen & Dining > Storage & Organization > Food Savers

Product Description

The Produce Saver eight piece set includes: (2) 2.0 cup Produce Saver containers (1) 5.0 cup Produce Saver container and (1) 14.0 cup Produce Saver container and (4) lids. The new Produce Saver from Rubbermaid helps keep produce fresher, longer. We all have had the frustration of purchasing produce and amazingly within just short while it has gone bad. The Produce Saver aims to help extend the life of produce by utilizing a tray and vent system. The Produce Saver lid features a vent that allows oxygen to circulate around the produce. Rubbermaid Produce Savers also feature a tray that is placed inside the food storage container and helps to keep the produce elevated approximately 1/2 inch out of the moisture. With the vent and the tray the Rubbermaid Produce Saver really does keep your produce fresher, longer. The Produce Saver lids snap together as well as snap to the bases for easy storage. The Produce Saver lids and bases also nest together making storage in a cabinet or a drawer much more efficient. The 2.0 cup Produce Saver is perfect for raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries. The 5.0 cup Produce Saver is perfect for strawberries or baby corn. The 14.0 cup Produce Saver is perfect for a head of lettuce, broccoli or a bunch of grapes. Rubbermaid Produce Savers are microwave, freezer and dishwasher safe.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

185 of 188 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm a believer! August 10, 2008

By miss e

I originally purchased these on a very cynical whim. My mom had tried the "bags" which failed miserably so when I ran across this set I really had very low hopes. Well, here are my results:

So far I've had the same blueberries in one of these containers for THREE WEEKS. I purchased and washed them on July 19th, the day before a dinner party, put them in a Produce Saver bowl and put them in the refrigerator. Some were eaten at the party, many weren't. Today is August 10th and I guess I'm going to have to break down and make muffins with them or something because they're as fresh and plump today as they were 3 weeks ago.
Grapes stay so fresh in the large container (I buy 2 big bags at a time now) that after a week even their stems are still green. The grapes themselves are crisp and cold.
My strawberries lasted for a week the last time before they were finally all eaten. Not sure how long they would hold up as they are pretty popular. I just wash them, drain them, de-stem them and pull out all of the already questionable berries, put them in a medium container (holds about 2 lbs of berries without stems), stuff them in the fridge and walk away. We are just able to reach in and snack on fresh berries whenever we want.
And a big one -- tomatoes. Already sliced or diced tomatoes are nas-tay after they've been refrigerated overnight. I have stored diced tomatoes in the small bowl for a week and a half and they were just as tasty as the day I diced them. Not at all soggy and grainy.
Currently I have one of these sets and an extra medium bowl. It's on my shopping list to get another set ;-) They've already saved me a fortune in fresh produce and I've only had them for about a month! My next experiment will be with bananas....... If my large bowl is ever empty long enough. Read more ›

96 of 98 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great if you have a kid September 7, 2008

By Omar Shahine VINE™ VOICE

If you are like us you have grapes and blueberries in the fridge at all times. Before we were placing them in bowls with paper towels to suck up the moisture.

These containers are fantastic.

Also they are made of Polypropylene so they are BPA free.

77 of 79 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great, but you gotta work with them. October 28, 2009

By ringo VINE™ VOICE

Amazon Verified Purchase

I've had a set of these for years (all three sizes, with a second small one bought separately). Given how good the Amazon price is, I just bought another set.

You've got to work with the boxes, and your fridge. If you've got a relatively damp fridge (more common with the side-by-side models, since there is often condensation on the freezer-side wall), make sure the produce is absolutely dry before storing it, or there will eventually be mold. If you have a relatively dry fridge, you might want to add a bit of water to the bottom of the box. What you're storing also matters - leafy greens have lots of surface area to lose water, carrots have a lot less, lemons have almost none (and an oily skin that prevents moisture loss - I actually refrigerate citrus without the lid, just with the grid to prevent mold). If I'm storing really delicate herbs like cilantro or dill, I'll put a damp paper towel over them in the box, or, if I'm feeling Martha Stuart-ish, stick the freshly cut stems through the grid into some water below.

For storing the boxes, not only can you snap the grids to the lids (cha cha cha), both to the inside and the outside, you can also nest a small-medium-large box set with the lids on if you turn over the medium box, and snap the medium grid to the outside of the medium lid, and the small and large grids to the insides of their respective lids.

Someone did some serious engineering work on these. I wish Rubbermaid would come out with a deeper set, since keeping a whole head of lettuce is a lost cause, and maybe also a long version for bakery bread loaves (I already use the big box for round bread). Otherwise, they rock....

(oh, and since nobody else seems to have mentioned it - these are made out of polypropylene, and are made in Malaysia and the USA). Read more ›

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Rated by a professional chef, Great product. April 2, 2011

By J.Lane

I have worked with food both in top professional kitchens and home kitchens for 20 years. I give this information to add credibility to my knowledge of food storage procedures and containers. My wife purchased these containers approximately 1 year ago. At first I was not to excited about them because we live in an apartment and our refrigerator is not all that great (both small and inefficient.) I like to keep a variety of vegetables and fruits cleaned and prepped that we can use as quick snacks and to use in our daily "kick butt" salad that we both eat for lunch every day. I typically will have enough lettuce cleaned washed and cut for or 4 days at a time, other fruits and veggies can sometimes be in the containers for most of the work week. I have not had a single issue with the quality of any product I placed in these containers. Every time I can be sure that I will have as fresh a product coming out that I put inside, even Julienne (long thin strips) Carrots which I used to cut fresh every time we used them. Carrots seem to dry out and shrivel quicker than most other produce. I really think they are the best containers to store produce I have ever used.

Somehow a medium size container of snap peas accidentally got pushed to the back of refrigerator and left for a very long time. They were washed upon placing them in there but not cut or prepped just washed. After no less than 3 weeks I discovered they had been shoved behind some stuff that doesn't get used all that often and pulled them out in disgust. Before throwing them in the compost out back I opened the container and to my surprise the snap peas were as fresh as the day they went in.They were crisp and bright green, not a brown spot on the whole bunch.... I will be honest we didn't eat them because my wife can be a little panicky at times nevertheless, I was impressed beyond belief. Since that experience I have raved about these containers every chance I get.

In response to a couple other reviewers who disseminated negative information I will answer their disapproval. One reviewer suggested that lettuce gets to wet and doesn't hold well. I agree that you wouldn't want to keep delicate greens that are mostly composed of water in any closed container for very long. Like I said above 3 days has never caused any sort of problem but I can see where 7 days and some of the lettuce will not be useable. That is not a problem unique to this product rather any closed container with no way to release the moisture. The other problem that stood out to me had to do with size. Complaining that the little ones are useless. I disagree, there are plenty of uses for containers that small. For instance storing prepped Herbs overnight to use in a meal the following day. Or any garnish that there will not be very much of. Of course you won't fit whole fruits or vegetables in bulk. This again is not a function unique to this product. You can never store more than the volume of the container that is common sense.

I hope this review has helped you make a judgment on this product. If there is something I missed that would be nice to know please comment so I can improve the review. Thanks Read more ›