glass food containers

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Currently we have Sterilite plastic food containers in varying sizes (3 - 10 cup size) to store food, freeze food and heat it up in. Now I want something similar, but in glass (except the lid) so that I don't eat all the plasticizers. I sometimes batch-cook, so I need quite a lot to freeze and eat later. 

 

Obviously there is a lot of choice, and I will need to narrow down. What are the best options to meet most if not all of these criteria?

- should be possible to buy spare lids (those plastic clips to seal wear out over time). This so far is the hardest to find. I'm open to a system that is proven to not fail or wear out for ages. 

- seal liquid tight (at least the smaller ones that I take to work in a backpack)

- rectangle (for storage space efficiency)

- varying sizes and at reasonable cost since I need many. The different sizes could be different brands/models. 

- stackable (I'm not quite sure this is possible with the thicker glass). I mean without a lid they slide into each other to save vertical height.

- readily available if i need to buy more (especially if it is stackable i don't want to match types for a given size)

- dishwasher safe

- microwaveable (I can take off the plastic lid for heating up)

- does NOT need to be oven-safe. Baking would happen in different containers. I'm only interested in storing food and heating up in microwave. 

 

i looked around, but being able to buy a new lid without a new container and stackable seem difficult options. 

 

What brands or types should I look into? 

 

Edit: as an example, this set of 30 oz  and this set of 66 and 83 oz  should cover 99% of my needs. But i can't find lids to buy separately (in case on breaks). Or am i over-thinking the lid breaking? TBH, on my old sterilite only very few lids wore out (where they bend) after very many years of use. 

[Totallycasual]

I'd say go with the ones you showed as examples, you'll probably end up breaking one or two before a lid needs replacing. 

[AI_Must_Di3]

Id say use these guys: https://www.fillmorecontainer.com/closures/metal-lids.html

They make lids from 2" all the way to 80" around, so im pretty sure you can get as many as you need.They are great for canners supplies. A little bit of prepping going on huh?!?!? You see the writing on the wall too???

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4 hours ago, AI_Must_Di3 said:

Id say use these guys: https://www.fillmorecontainer.com/closures/metal-lids.html

They make lids from 2" all the way to 80" around, so im pretty sure you can get as many as you need.They are great for canners supplies. A little bit of prepping going on huh?!?!? You see the writing on the wall too???

I wasn't looking for canning lids (or round jars). Just normal food storage for the week. Some weeks for some weeks. I then just take a container out of the fridge/freezer and take it to work to heat up. 

 

i don't think freezing would help a lot for prepping since the freezer needs power

[dalekphalm]

I have some Glass-Lock brand glass storage containers. You can buy replacement lids for them:

https://glasslockusa.com/product-category/oven-safe/rectangles/

 

I'm pretty sure they tick all your boxes.

 

The lids are liquid tight, but the rubber seal is a bit annoying to deal with (it's rather small and annoying to pull out of the lid when cleaning).

 

There are so many brands here that it's hard to give you a good recommendation. There are dozens if not hundreds of brands that will fit your needs.

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27 minutes ago, dalekphalm said:

I have some Glass-Lock brand glass storage containers. You can buy replacement lids for them:

https://glasslockusa.com/product-category/oven-safe/rectangles/

 

I'm pretty sure they tick all your boxes.

 

The lids are liquid tight, but the rubber seal is a bit annoying to deal with (it's rather small and annoying to pull out of the lid when cleaning).

 

There are so many brands here that it's hard to give you a good recommendation. There are dozens if not hundreds of brands that will fit your needs.

Thanks. Wife and i decided to get two of these Snapware sets to start with and then buy more of the sizes we need most. Quick googling says snapware also sells lids separately.