This insulated food jar is just the item I’ve been looking for. I’m glad I found one that keeps my food hot or cold for a long period of time. This will be perfect to use in the summer when I go to the beach to keep my food at just the right temperature. I tried out this container with ice cream and was amazed at how well it kept my ice cream frozen. This 28 oz. jar can hold more than a pint of ice cream! This container can hold a decent amount of food but what I really like about this container that it isn’t heavy. The silicone grip lid is easy to screw on and remove plus it creates a very tight seal. You don’t have to worry about anything leaking with this container. Perfect to use when you need food on the go. Overall very impressed with this container plus ... MoreThis insulated food jar is just the item I’ve been looking for. I’m glad I found one that keeps my food hot or cold for a long period of time. This will be perfect to use in the summer when I go to the beach to keep my food at just the right temperature. I tried out this container with ice cream and was amazed at how well it kept my ice cream frozen. This 28 oz. jar can hold more than a pint of ice cream! This container can hold a decent amount of food but what I really like about this container that it isn’t heavy. The silicone grip lid is easy to screw on and remove plus it creates a very tight seal. You don’t have to worry about anything leaking with this container. Perfect to use when you need food on the go. Overall very impressed with this container plus really like the bright yellow color. Highly recommend.

Fine if you get a good one. Return it if not.

I ordered one of these and tested it. With hot (95C) water inside, the outer surface was about 50C. That's a large heat loss for a vacuum container. The "math" implied that boiling hot soup from your kitchen would be nearly room temperature by lunchtime.I returned it for a replacement.The second "identical" one had a surface temperature of about 30C with 93C water inside.That's a much better situation. You soup would still be at an edible 45-40C at lunch.The most heat loss in these containers happens through the lid. A thick fleece cover on the top would help a lot.So I gave it 4 stars because of heat loss through the lid and product variability.

Food Jar

I have several Hydro Flask products and can't say much negative about any of them. We had a food jar's lid separate into pieces (insulated portion and outer layer came apart). I opted to take advantage of the warrant as I didn't want to have future issues with the product, especially concerning potential mold making it's way between the layers if I attempted to repair the issue myself. The warrant process was painful (it took well over a month and a half of emailing and returning the damaged item (paying for shipping myself) before finally receiving the replacement. I've only used the item a couple times and feel the newer food jar does not retain the heat like my old one...very disappointing. I do; however, like that the item is a little wider allowing me to more ... MoreI have several Hydro Flask products and can't say much negative about any of them. We had a food jar's lid separate into pieces (insulated portion and outer layer came apart). I opted to take advantage of the warrant as I didn't want to have future issues with the product, especially concerning potential mold making it's way between the layers if I attempted to repair the issue myself. The warrant process was painful (it took well over a month and a half of emailing and returning the damaged item (paying for shipping myself) before finally receiving the replacement. I've only used the item a couple times and feel the newer food jar does not retain the heat like my old one...very disappointing. I do; however, like that the item is a little wider allowing me to more easily eat soups and other spoon type foods.

Functional for nice warm nourishment!

We use this jar to pack food for lunch/dinner/late night work for our college kid. It gets filled with home made food right off the stove and then the kids get to eat reasonably warm food a few hours later. Certainly, the food is not as hot as it was put in but stays warm enough for the kids to eat. A quick easy rinse in a sink before it comes back home for full cleaning. As long as the lid has been properly put on, we have not seen any leaks. The BPA free label puts a smile on for us. In addition to soups, we also use it for carrying other foods such as noodles, rice dishes, breakfast items such as oats, etc.The jar has a bit of heft and bulk to it. We love the color and the construction. While the bottom part is made of metal, the cap itself is made of plastic ... MoreWe use this jar to pack food for lunch/dinner/late night work for our college kid. It gets filled with home made food right off the stove and then the kids get to eat reasonably warm food a few hours later. Certainly, the food is not as hot as it was put in but stays warm enough for the kids to eat. A quick easy rinse in a sink before it comes back home for full cleaning. As long as the lid has been properly put on, we have not seen any leaks. The BPA free label puts a smile on for us. In addition to soups, we also use it for carrying other foods such as noodles, rice dishes, breakfast items such as oats, etc.The jar has a bit of heft and bulk to it. We love the color and the construction. While the bottom part is made of metal, the cap itself is made of plastic material. Not sure how long the color on the metal part will stay but it looks great when new.On the inside of the cap is a soft red colored ring which is probably what seals the jar and keeps it leak proof. The ring needs to be taken off when cleaning. Getting the ring off the inside of the cap is a pain....nothing to grab the ring and we worry about tearing the ring if we are not careful taking it off. Try getting the ring/seal of a wet and sometimes greasy cap, not easy nor fun....this should have been designed better, IMO. Putting the ring/seal back on is not too bad though.Overall, a nice elegant package that meet the needs for our college kid and enables multi-use for soups, breakfast and lunch food.

Great for families on the go

I was very pleased when I purchased this for myself that I went on to gift one to my husband and daughter. It served its purpose greatly of keeping our food cold/hot. We loved it as my husband works construction and has not access to warm/chill food. My daughter needs higher nutrition variety in her school lunches and this allowed us to be playful with lunch. I have one bad remark. After one year of use and cleaning, the food is no longer kept warm/chilled. I believe the rubber seal may be damaged on all of the containers. I have been looking for replacement parts online, but have not found any. If they made these parts and it fixed the problem I would give it a 5 star for durability.

Highly functional, great quality

I bought this for my daughter as a lunch container after extensive searching for almost 2 years. Very happy to have finally found it. It works well and keeps the food warm for long. Have not tried for cold stuff but I’m sure it works great. Would work well for kids as a similar width jar with 16oz capacity. But this is a great size for older kids and youth or even adults. Have tried other products too and am very happy with them. Glad to see they are making different versions to fit varying needs and users.

I’ve been looking for a

I’ve been looking for a widemouth insulated container for awhile now and was disappointed with the ones I purchased. This one is exactly what I have been looking for! It’s definitely wide mouthed for the soups I like to make and it’s 28 oz which lets me put as much or as little soup as I like. I can take my homemade soup to work! I like the look of it, sleek and simple, and I can throw it in my bag. It was hard to find a container like this and offering a generous size of 28 oz.I’m sure I can use it for lots of other things too, pasta, noodles, oatmeal with fruit. Don’t need to fill it up, but it’s great to have the option!Looking forward to travelling with it and taking it to the beach to keep fresh fruit cool and or snacks from melting or getting squished while ... MoreI’ve been looking for a widemouth insulated container for awhile now and was disappointed with the ones I purchased. This one is exactly what I have been looking for! It’s definitely wide mouthed for the soups I like to make and it’s 28 oz which lets me put as much or as little soup as I like. I can take my homemade soup to work! I like the look of it, sleek and simple, and I can throw it in my bag. It was hard to find a container like this and offering a generous size of 28 oz.I’m sure I can use it for lots of other things too, pasta, noodles, oatmeal with fruit. Don’t need to fill it up, but it’s great to have the option!Looking forward to travelling with it and taking it to the beach to keep fresh fruit cool and or snacks from melting or getting squished while on the go!

Lukewarm food….

I wish I’d read the reviews before purchasing this. The only reason I didn’t read reviews is because my hydro flask bottle has kept my drinks cold and hot for SEVERAL hours before and I trusted this to do the same with my food. I even pre-heated the jar with boiling water before adding the hot food the second time I tried it. I was willing to believe the first time was just my own fault, a user error.But no, I even after pre-heating the jar, filling it with HOT food, keeping it sealed the entire time, and only opened it for lunch (just barely 5 hours later, hardly any time compared to how long my bottle has retained temperature for my drinks) the food was still lukewarm.And because of the policy that used items can’t be returned (which I was unaware of…because ... MoreI wish I’d read the reviews before purchasing this. The only reason I didn’t read reviews is because my hydro flask bottle has kept my drinks cold and hot for SEVERAL hours before and I trusted this to do the same with my food. I even pre-heated the jar with boiling water before adding the hot food the second time I tried it. I was willing to believe the first time was just my own fault, a user error.But no, I even after pre-heating the jar, filling it with HOT food, keeping it sealed the entire time, and only opened it for lunch (just barely 5 hours later, hardly any time compared to how long my bottle has retained temperature for my drinks) the food was still lukewarm.And because of the policy that used items can’t be returned (which I was unaware of…because most places don’t have that policy for this sort of product especially since how could I possibly know this would work or not without using it??) I now am still with a defective food jar that won’t keep my food hot for lunch at work and I’m out $40+ that I can’t get back and use for food that I can actually eat…I definitely can’t recommend this product in good conscience because it does not perform up to what i thought hydro flask’s standards were and if you are hoping to get an actual hot lunch from using this you will be disappointed. It’s not a fault of the user/consumer. It’s the jar. Very disappointing and stressful.

Review of 20 oz Insulated Food Jar

My go to shop for Hydro Flask. Flasks always come in original packaging and always in mint condition. In my opinion Agave is the most beautiful colour Hydro Flasks are available in. These insulated food jars are lightweight and leak proof and easy to clean. My only wish is that lids were stainless steel, not plastic. Maybe in the future they will be. Delivery is super fast.

The second is better than the first

I ordered this because I liked the 20 oz. container. I tested it and found it cooled much faster than the 20 oz. model. The water in the new 28 oz. flask cooled from 95°C to 36°C in 4.5 hours. The 20 oz. container went from 95°C to 45°C in 10 hours; more than twice as long.I returned the 28 oz. container and got a replacement. I repeated the test. This time the result was much better. 97°C to 48.3°C in more than 13 hours. About 3x better than the first flask. So if you think you got a bad product, you might be right. Try again.