RubbermaidEasy Find Lids Food Storage-Containers, Racer Red, 18-Piece Set

My kitchen is TINY, so everything must be useful and organized. These containers have been my lone food storage for years.What I love:Inexpensive compared to Tupperware. If my kid loses a container it doesn't break into their college fund.Lids hold their size and shape well over frequent top shelf dishwasher cycles.Tight seal keeps foods fresh a long time.Two standard sized footprints mean compact stacking in my cupboards, no matter how many containers I have.Broad, smooth sides for masking tape food/date labels.What you should know:Please don't microwave your food in these or place already steaming hot food in them. They are plastic. Heat causes plastic to degrade and you don't want to eat degraded plastic, do you? Hot food in plastic containers will also cause the containers to warp or stain. Overall, these containers have held up well to moderate temperatures, but if you are going to warm up your leftovers, dish the food onto a microwave safe plate first, then heat.

I love the Rubbermaid Easy Find Lid containers. I know at first I was tempted to purchase a less expensive type of container, thinking that these were the same thing, but they are absolutely not. Let me start by saying that if you plan on purchasing these, they make multiple types of easy find lit container sets and they are not all created equally. This set is my favorite because it is sturdy and will last (unlike the available glass version) and you can easily see through the containers (unlike the tinted version). Plus, these ones are cheaper than either the glass or tinted kind, making it the perfect set to buy.This set has 9 containers, but 3 of them are small, 4oz containers, so it is a relatively small set. This is a good size for one person, but for families, purchase the 40 piece set.The other great thing about these containers is that they are completely microwave safe. Unlike cheap competitor brands that start to melt after too many trips to the microwave or dishwasher, these hold up and feel sturdy in the hand like more expensive products.The last thing I wanted to mention was the lid. Most containers on the market today have thin plastic lids that tend to break and crack extremely easily. These containers have a flexible top lid that has no hard plastic parts that can easily break when opening. I actually don't use the easy-lid signature feature, which is that the lid snaps to the bottom of the container, but that feature is also there if you want it.

I bought this set for my husband to use for work and it's held up wonderfully over the past 18 months. The lids fit perfectly and seal tight, so I don't have any complaints that others have listed about the ease with which the snap on. It stores in our cupboards without taking up a lot of room and has more than enough pieces (in a nice variety of sizes) for our uses. Foods like spaghetti sauce do tend to discolor/stain these, fyi, so try to clean them out as soon as possible. The one my husband uses most for casseroles and dark dishes it permanently stained, but it still works. :) That's the only reason I didn't give it 5 stars. Others have mentioned them not holding up to microwave use and we had that experience with a Rubbermaid set about 8 years ago; it bubbled and discolored. However, we have never and will never microwave these as cooking and with plastic is hazardous. The plastic can leech into your food and cooking the plastic weakens it to the point that it can flake into your food. I'm not trying to lecture anyone, but I don't want anyone to get sick. Ceramic (not old stoneware as that often contains lead) and glass are the best materials for reheating food. The price we paid was a few $ more than Target, but my husband needed them quickly.

These are really a lovely set of storage containers that you can use in the microwave. They are also safe to use in fridge, freezer section and dishwasher. The important thing for us is that they are BPA Free Plastic. Now on occasion my colleagues' wife puts together a rather nice Indian meal, the spices used especially `Turmeric' always managed to leave a stain in our storage containers, but with these Rubbermaid products there is no staining and no leftover odours either. Their unique design lends itself to efficient storage. At the time of writing this review, we ordered our 18 piece set - which really works out to 9 containers and 9 lids - from Amazon.com.We highly recommend these Rubbermaid containers and lids; they are good quality and can be found for a very good price

This is my second set and I love the fact that the lids connect. Even more, I love that I can set up both sets in my cabinets. I do put one set of large in front of one set of the smaller containers, and do the opposite in the next row so that they won't go over the shelf. And I can close the cabinet. I can get both sets in a small amount of space...saves space for other things. I just throw the tiny set to the sides. These are really the sizes that you most often use. I put all the other odd shapes and sizes in storage in the garage. I love that they don't take up much room and that's including stacking the lids underneath. They're not sliding all over the place as the lids stay together and the squarish bowl parts are locked into place on top. If you want storage containers that don't take up all your space in your cabinets and that don't slide all over the place causing a mess, then this is the set for you. I love them and I'm glad I got them...and I'm not going to be buying any other brand from now on. This is it for me. They should have pictured them the way they sack because that's their best feature.

My partner is a tupperware addict. He just loves the stuff and often the kitchen rings to the sound of 'whose stolen my tupperware,' said partly in jest and partly with real annoyance. So for Christmas I bought him this set and filled each tub with the stuff of his dreams – huge olives, cheeses, anchovies, figs and the like. Usually hard to buy for, he was delighted with the gifts – and the wrappings (Rubbermaid tubs). This could have been the start of a greener Christmas but I individually wrapped the filled tubs in paper, so I can't claim that, but he did love unwrapping such a pile of gifts. After opening the first package, the tupperware king exclaimed 'Oh, these are Rubbermaid!' in impressed tones, so it must be a good brand.Usually, the Lock & Lock tubs are his preference because the lids are so secure, but these really go on tight. The olives in oil do not spill because the lids really do stay on – although you might not want to go jogging with one in your pocket, for example.You get what you see in the photograph. The lids come in three sizes but the larger bases come in different depths, so you get extra sizes. The smallest pots are not teeny weeny, as the olives in the pictures illustrate, but neither are the largest pots huge, so they really are useful sizes. The plastic bases seem good quality and sturdy so I have high hopes that these will provide long service.In summary, the lids stay on, the bases are sturdy, the sizes are good and the king is happy. What more could you ask for?

I really like These and the lids fit great and feel very secure and I like the red colour of the lids

Excellent buy!! For mom!

I bought these to replace some worn-out Tupperware boxes and a few take-away meal boxes that I've accumulated, and I'm very pleased with this Rubbermaid set. I really like that they stack well inside each other, and that they are see-through so you can see the contents easily.I would like to suggest that Rubbermaid make some rectangular shaped boxes as well, as I find they fit slightly better in the cupboard.

Yes, these are rather nice containers, which come in different sizes. The lids fit well and tight. It would have been good if they had additional rectangular ones in the set.