OXO Food Storage Containers

OXO Containers

If you go to any department store looking for food storage containers, you will find a wide range of products to choose from.  It can be difficult to decide which product will work best for your storage needs.  A lot of people have been disappointed with their choice of food storage containers in the past.  Maybe it was because it didn't seal properly or perhaps it was because it discolored within a short period of time.

Well, I guess it is time to spread the good word about OXO containers and bring you up to date on what's available in new technology for dry food storage.  OXO is a company that was founded in 1990.  Their philosophy was to bring new products to market with a universal design.  They wanted their products to be useable by everyone.  That's why the developed their line of Good Grip POP Containers. 

These containers are airtight, stack-able and space efficient.  Their intent was to make it easy for you to keep your dry foods safe and your pantry organized.  Each container has a push button in the cover that creates an airtight seal with just one touch, you hear a definite  “click” when you seal the container.  These containers are made of BPA free and PVC free clear plastic polycarbonate, they are impervious to air and their Pop lids come apart for easier cleaning.  

The OXO containers give you a definite advantage in that they give you the ability to organize your pantry by storing dry food items in uniformly sealed containers and being able to see what each container holds.  You will also be able to see when you are running low on certain dry food items.  The sets comes with several containers of various sizes that are ideal for storing bulk dry foods such as flour, sugar, pasta, rice and many others.

Another problem that these containers protect against is bugs.  These little six legged critters love pasta and cereal, so if you have it in the original container, chances are that they will find it, and once they get into your pantry, they are tough to get rid of.  This will likely mean  that a lot of perfectly good dry storage foods will need to be thrown away.

These containers are perfect for any type of food storage because the lids make them so easy to use without worrying about the seal being too tight to open later.  They store and stack easily with no wasted space and make your pantry very organized and it's easy to locate items.  They make storing cereal, pasta nuts and leftovers very easy, just put on the lid and push the button on the top.  These OXO Pop Containers won the Red Dot Award for best product design in both 2009 & 2010.

You can read the best reviews of OXO Pop Storage containers in Cook's Illustrated magazine, where they have compared them to five other brands.  You may also read many positive consumer reviews of these containers at Amazon.com.  Real Simple magazine also published a good article about them.  Consumers say that these containers, although expensive, are worth the price for their durability and how much you will save in wasted food over other storage methods.  I can personally recommend them highly, my wife and I purchased a set and we love them. 

David Hamilton