The food that can be eaten immediately after getting home is an increasingly common way of dining. More than half of American consumers say this habit has a significant impact on lifestyle. According to the Daily Meal website, one of the fun of the...
The food that can be eaten immediately after getting home is an increasingly common way of dining. More than half of American consumers say this habit has a significant impact on lifestyle. According to the Daily Meal website, one of the fun of the food website, is to reuse the outer lunch boxes. Some people even have a cabinet full of these plastic boxes, or maybe add some unsuitable bags. Although the reuse of the outer lunch boxes can save money and reduce garbage, not all the lunch boxes are suitable for the materials.
Maria Baer, founder of The Baer Minimalist, a website that advocates simple home life, said that before reusing the outer lunch box, you must check whether the materials are suitable for long-term reheating or storing food. You should choose a durable plastic or glass container that can be placed in microwaves.
Bar has been providing home storage services since 2017 to understand which lunch boxes can be cleaned and reused and which should be abandoned. Fortunately, it is easy to distinguish which ones can be safely placed in microwave ovens for heating, as most containers have tags, either described in text or have microwave oven patterns. Barr advises not to use plastic boxes that are too thin or disposable, "they will deform or decompose quickly."
How to reuse the outer lunch boxIf the outer lunch box is suitable for reuse, Barr offers some sustainable and creative approaches to make these containers more useful; they are suitable for storing items that will be eaten in the short term or for storing small amounts of food in the refrigerator or storage room.
Therefore, the outer lunch box is suitable for placing various ingredients prepared before meals, or for storing spices and other ingredients that easily make the storage room dirty; since most outer lunch boxes are transparent, you can tell at a glance what is installed in it, and you can concentrate similar items in a certain location in the refrigerator or storage room.
Bringing a lunch box is also a simple way to give people baked food, so don't worry about them sending the container back to you. The rounded box can even help you make the perfect rounded Hanbao meat bun.
Bar noted that it would be wise to reuse the outer lunch boxes; but don't forget to organize the cabinets that store them from time to time to avoid "avalanches" when opening the cabinets.
Responsible editor: Gu Zihuan
