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The Milk Man

JohnW — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:34:31 +0000

Interesting article in today’s Khaleej Times about the author’s memories of visiting his grandmother in Southern India.

Seems like the milk man would bring his cow door to door and ask how many cups everyone wanted in their stainless steel containers. Then he would proceed to milk the cow right then and there.

Reminded me (when I was 4 or 5) of the milkman, who would drop off milk in big glass bottles and take the old ones to be cleaned and used again. No waste and no having to recycle milk cartons. How simple.

What do these numbers mean?

JohnW — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:23:08 +0000

The Lunchbots that we carry are made from stainless steel. However, have you ever wondered what those little numbers (18/8, 304 stainless steel) on the wrapper mean?

Well, as far as the Lunchbot is concerned, it is comprised of 18% chromium and 8% nickel. It’s also known as the 304 grade, which means it contains at least 50% iron.

Chromium binds oxygen to the surface to help protect the iron against rust. Nickel helps prevent corrosion.

Stainless steel is very safe and is great for food containers.

Barrel Jars – back in stock

Cynthiab — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:39:27 +0000

Glass barrel jars

These glass barrel jars come with a wire loop and wood handle for easy handling. The jars have a chrome lid and come in two sizes: 1 gallon or 2.5 gallon.

These containers are the toxic free way to store your flour, sugar, grains, cookies, candy, dried fruit or beans.

These containers are ideal for fermenting kombucha, kefir or vinegar. Great size for pickling vegetables!

Buy them here.

Glass Food Containers -back in stock

Cynthiab — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:33:52 +0000

Glass containers with glass lids.

They are back in stock!

The 12-cup, 5-cup and 2-cup glass containers which have glass lids that nest on the container are available now.

They go from the oven to the table in style and can even be used to freeze your meals or left overs.

Too Many Zucchini this Summer?

JohnW — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:10:01 +0000

Why not marinade them in a large stainless steel or glass container with a sliced red onion, minced garlic, lots of lemon juice, olive oil & salt. Stir well and put it in the fridge for at least 2 hours. This is a good side dish to make ahead.

This Labor Day Weekend…

JohnW — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:26:21 +0000

Labor Day Weekend is just around the corner and what a great time to have a family picnic. I takes minimal planning, once you have the right equipment.

First, you’ll want a picnic basket that’s big enough to carry all of your reusable, stainless-steel-containers, plates and utensils. Preferably one with shoulder straps, so you can easily hike to the choice spots. Also, a big cotton bag is good carry loose produce.

As always, pack out what you pack in and have fun!

Does this look familiar?

JohnW — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 03:04:15 +0000

School is upon us, or will be.
Does this look familiar:
Sandwich in a baggie
juice box
plastic spoon
yogurt in in a plastic cup

How about this:
sandwich in a lunchbot
stainless steel bottle
stainless steel spoon
Yogurt in a metal container

Too much hassle you say? Make the kids clean their non-disposable items when they get home from school.

To reuse or recycle?

JohnW — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:27:48 +0000

I know that in most parts of the country, it’s too hot to have a picnic. However, when it starts to get cooler, here are a few tips:

Use second-hand tableclothes or fabric to replace those plastic, throw-away ones from the supermarket. Use stainless steel water bottles, sandwich carriers and fabric napkins. Even if you recycle plastic bottles and aluminum cans, it still makes sense to reuse items instead of recycling them.

Lunchbots are back in stock

Cynthiab — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:13:17 +0000

They are back in stock. All four different lunchbots are available now.

Stainless steel lunch containers

To Toss or not to Toss?

JohnW — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:11:41 +0000

It’s amazing how much stuff people absent mindlessly throw out each day. Paper towels, napkins, plastic utensils are a few that come to mind. I remember when I was growing up how I would take an empty glass bottle back to the store. For my efforts, I would receive a nickel. Now, many of the garbage cans (or worse yet – sidewalks) in front of stores are full of plastic bottles from the makers of every kind of soft drink imaginable.

Anyway, a good place to start making a dent on this problem is your lunchbox. Instead of brown bagging it or using styrofoam containers, why not use a practical 2-Tier Stainless Steel Lunch Container and turn your take out dinner or lunch into a waste-free meal?