Product Description

Zojirushi's Classic Bento Stainless Lunch Jar in Ultra Black provides an excellent way to safely and conveniently pack lunch where a microwave or a refrigerator may not be available. You will also appreciate the "greenness" of packing a lunch in our jars, instead of using a paper bag or disposable container.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4316 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Color: Black
• Brand: Zojirushi
• Model: SL-GRE18
• Released on: 2008-05-01
• Dimensions: 9.06" h x 5.94" w x 5.94" l,

Features

• Includes forked spoon, chopsticks, carrying strap and protective cover.
• Nonstick coated washable inner container
• 3 Microwaveable inner bowls; except lid
• Durable stainless steel construction and vavuum insulation
• Holds hot or cold meals

Customer Reviews

Great update to Zojirushi's bento line!
I have several lunch jars from Zojirushi -- Mr. Bento, Mini Bento, and now this updated version of the Classic Bento. All the containers are great in terms of reducing costs spent on eating out, minimizing the garbage of packing lunches in disposable containers, and even helping with portion control for weight loss.

So while they're all great, I gotta say that of the three Zojirushi lunch jars I have -- the Classic Bento is my favorite! While I love the four containers that come with Mr. Bento, there's always a lot of concern about staining them. They're a light grey color and are easily discolored by things like tomato soup or pasta sauce.

The Classic Bento's containers are a very dark grey (darker than they look in the Amazon product picture), meaning that stains just don't show. Brilliant! In addition, both the main entree container and the side dish container are larger than the Mr. Bento's equivalent containers. So even though you have one less container, it's pretty close to the same amount of food space.

The lunch jar itself is sleek and black. Although it comes with a great insulated bag, I really like that the jar has straps attached so that if you don't need the added insulation, you can just toss the jar itself over your shoulder.

Great product - just a couple flaws
Alright, first off, I'm a month into this thing and I'm still liking it enough to use it so there's that said.

Now here's what's WRONG with it:
1. The lid is NOT insulated as one might expect. This means that your top container of food gets colder (or warmer) much, much faster than the rest
2. No clip, clamp, slot or other place to keep your spork should you decide to forgo the canvas case.
3. The clips that hold the lid on feel flimsy, though as stated in other reviews, they have yet to break so I suppose I might be picky here.

What's great about it?
1. The portion sizes are fantastic for me. I'm on a diet that encourages many small meals and these containers are a great size.
2. the overall build quality seems good
3. The concept is extremely good and does translate well into practice.
4. I've likely saved $200 in the month I've been carrying this sucker to work (still taking into account the price of the food I've been packing in it and the price of the box itself)

Good stuff!

Very nice.
Overall, this jar is high quality. If is worth the price, for sure. My only complains regard the spoon and the latches. The spoon can be carried only in the bag but the chop sticks attach to the jar itself. They should have localized this thing and given us a place to store the spoon on the jar. The other problem I have is that the latches, used to hold the jar closed, feel loose and cheap. They have not failed me and they don't seem to be fading in reliability...but I won't be surprised if they turn out to be a problem. I've only had the jar for a couple weeks. Man, it looks great and it keeps my food pretty hot. I was afraid that it would be too small to hold a complete meal but it's actually a good size. I eat quite a bit too.