Keeps your food HOT, HOT, HOT! (Stanley Food Flask)

Member Name: sakura8

Product:	Stanley Food Flask
Date:	17/03/09 (61 review reads)
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Advantages: Keeps food hot, large capacity, large cup to eat from

Disadvantages: No carrying handle

When I was working I made my own lunch to take to work, as I wanted to save as much money as possible. During the cold weather the prospect of a soggy sandwich for lunch wasn't all that appealing, so I bought myself a flask to keep my food hot until lunchtime. There was only one rubbish microwave at the last place I used to work and there was always a queue to use it, but with my new flask I could just tuck into my lunch whilst everyone else was waiting to nuke their food.

I chose the Stanley Food Flask as I associate the brand name with good quality as they have been around since 1913.

This flask has a nice wide neck so it's easy to fill and dispense your soup or whatever meal you want to keep warm. The capacity is 0.5 litres, which is plenty for a lunchtime meal. The flask is stainless steel and the screw on lid is plastic with a chunky rubber seal to retain the heat and it has never leaked. The cup that goes over the lid is a really generous size so it makes a great bowl to eat out of.

It does take some forward planning to use it, as you have to heat your food up in the morning and then transfer it into the flask. But this little bit of time and effort is worth it to have a nice hot meal at lunchtime and it really does keep food warm for 7 hours (something I was a little bit sceptical about before I bought it).

Now that I'm not working, I still use my flask to store hot water so that I can top up my cup of green tea throughout the day.

It can also keep the contents cold too, so it would be perfect to use for a picnic now the sun is shining!

It is quite a chunky flask and the one I have doesn't have a handle (I have read there are ones available with a handle somewhere!) so it's easiest to carry it around in a bag.

They cost £17.61 from Lakeland, which might seem like a lot of money, but it's something that should last many years.

Summary: A very well-made flask