Product Description

The Zojirushi Mini stainless thermal lunch box is has a vacuum insulated main bowl and two microwaveable side bowls. It collapses into half its size when empty. Includes chopsticks, chopsticks holder and easy to care insulated bag. Attractive blue and silver carrying case

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16535 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Color: Metallic Blue
• Brand: Zojirushi
• Model: SZ-BA04AH

Features

• Washable vacuum insulated main bowl
• Stacks into half its size when empty
• Capacity: 22.1 oz, 27.8 oz.
• Includes chopsticks and holder
• Great easy to carry insulated bag

Customer Reviews

Bento "Jr." works great for my 11 year old
I bought this for my eleven year old daughter because we are frequently on the road with her sporting activities and I'm always looking for healthier - and cheaper - althernatives to fast food. It's a beautifully designed set with containers just the right size for her. Today we packed chili in one, macaroni & cheese in another and pineapple chunks in the third one. The chili stayed hot for four hours, even out in the cold car. It's pricey for a lunch box but it works.

Does the job
I got this to encourage myself to eat more veggies, so I aim to fill the side dishes with veggies although occasionally cookies or cheese find their way there. I'm Chinese so the insulated area often has rice and stir fry and I find the quantity to be quite good for me. Sometimes, I sub out one of the side dishes for an apple. I got this over one of the bigger, taller boxes because the profile fits in the bottom of my backpack better.

Pros--
Don't need to hunt down a microwave
Encourages more veggie eating
Place to pack utensils so that they don't get dirty in my backpack
Good size for me
Looks cute

Cons--
Microwaving a side dish with its lid on will deform the lid
The bag looks like it will stain and when it does I'm not sure how I will clean it
Strap has to snap apart to get the containers out.

Very well-designed product
This lunchbox set is very well designed; the thermal unit is not bulky or heavy at all, yet has great heat retention capacity. The additional (non-thermal) containers allow you to keep two other items in the lunchbox (bag, really), and the entire lunchbox is compact enough to fit into a small backpack. I noticed that one reviewer complained that the capacity of the thermal unit was too small to be useful; you can fill it with 16 ounces of soup or stew, and if you're used to eating more than that for lunch, well . . . .