For most lunches and dinners I like to use a 30-ounce (roughly 3 cups) container," says Koren. "This size holds plenty of food for one portion and is easy to carry around." Safety: Some glass types, like tempered and borosilicate, are made for heating or freezing without breaking. Regular glass can be frozen but needs to thaw slowly before heating. Treated glass is usually oven-safe up to around 220 degrees Celsius. With the Pyrex® Cook & Store and Pyrex® Cook & Freeze ranges, enjoy an oven compatible dish with a high-quality lid. The BPA free glass storage containers withstand high temperature cooking but can also be stored in the fridge or freezer. The containers guarantee healthy and hygienic cooking. The oven dishes come with a lid that makes them easy to store and stay cool.

What’s more, these glass meal prep containers can help you maintain the hygiene of your food and keep it fresh. Discover our wide range of containers designed to store everything from ingredients to tomorrow's leftovers, and you can even take control of your nutrition by using the containers to store your meal prep for the week. cup containers- a bit large for prepped meals, but great to store meal prep components like hard boiled eggs, chopped veggies etcThe containers are top-shelf dishwasher safe and can be used in the freezer, oven, microwave, and fridge. Keep in mind that the lids aren't completely leak-proof, so they're not ideal for liquids. If you’re tired of rifling through an overflowing drawer of dingy plastic food containers, consider upgrading to a quality glass set instead. Unlike plastic, glass food containers are typically oven-safe, dishwasher-safe, and more durable than their plastic counterparts (so they won't become stained or bent).

The idea behind meal prepping is to make life easier and spend less time cooking and cleaning. To get the most out of your efforts, look for meal prep containers that are safe to use in the microwave, dishwasher, freezer, and oven. How you plan to use your glass food storage containers will affect which sizes you choose. Whether baking a family-size lasagna or storing tiny portions of baby food, glass food storage containers can range from 1 cup to 7 cups, so you can find a size to fit any storage need. Get plastic lids. The metal lids that come with the jars will eventually rust, and the plastic lids last forever, plus they are super easy to clean. Great for meal prep, as the name implies, each of these containers has two compartments so you can portion ingredients for meals and keep them separate without having as many containers. The containers hold 29 ounces each, with one section larger than the other. These dividers make the containers great for storing a sandwich on one side and some veggies or fruit on the smaller side.

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Ease of cleaning: If the containers were dishwasher safe, we followed the manufacturer's instructions to regularly wash them in the dishwasher, noting whether any warping or damage occurred. We also hand washed each container to see if there were any difficult spots to get clean or if any food particles were left in the grooves and crevices of the lids.