I tried the OXO Reusable Silicone Bags and they saved me so much time

I attempted the OXO Reusable Silicone Luggage to do my meals prep and now I received’t be going again to tupperware.

It must be mentioned I’m a sucker for meal prep. As a lot as I take pleasure in cooking, I don’t at all times have the vitality to be making wholesome meals from scratch each evening of the week. To not point out, an elevated price of dwelling has made my finances smaller, so I’m at all times in search of straightforward methods to save cash at residence.

Due to this, meal prepping my meals all through the week has change into a little bit of a saviour for me. Cooking wholesome meals in massive batches has proved greatest for my finances, food regimen and free-time. A latest survey by GlobalData discovered 46% of us at the moment are meal prepping, with an extra 63% doing it to save cash.

Now, I’ve to say that the majority of my weal prep ended up in plastic bins I’d collected from varied takeaways, which wasn’t precisely an ideal match for organising my fridge.

So after I noticed OXO had launched new Silicone Luggage designed for meal prepping, I needed to give them a go. I used to be impressed with the outcomes, too – they’re spacious, leakproof and straightforward to wash.

The OXO Silicone Reusable Luggage

There are six baggage out there in 335ml, 828ml, 946ml and 1.8l sizes, making them ultimate for carrying every thing from snacks to massive parts of leftovers.

The silicone is each microwave and freezer protected which is precisely what you need in terms of storing leftovers. The luggage additionally arise on their very own, designed to be simply saved in your fridge. On the identical time they’re fairly malleable and might be folded when not in use – so you possibly can say goodbye to that messy cabinet of plastic bins.

What’s extra the oat-coloured seals are leak proof. I for one have spent an excessive amount of time wiping leaking bolognese out my fridge (and typically my work bag) to not be impressed by this.

Oxo’s Silicone Reusable baggage begin at £12 for the smallest and £25 for the biggest bag, By way of kitchen storage concepts, they’re not the most affordable. In any case you possibly can decide 4.5l Foodsaver for Tesco for £2.50.

Nevertheless, the fabric feels extra sturdy than typical plastic meals savers. And being dishwasher protected, you possibly can count on to get loads of use out of them too.

The vary is offered to buy on John Lewis and Amazon.

Batch cooking a big casserole, I made a decision to make use of the Stand Up Half Gallon Bag as I deliberate to make no less than eight parts in my gradual cooker.

I used to be a little bit doubtful that every one my components would slot in the bag at first look however I used to be pleasantly stunned. I added 5 carrots, two purple onions, a handful of garlic, 500g of child potatoes, a pack of chestnut mushrooms and a tin of chopped tomatoes. I might add my meat and seasonings when it got here to placing all of it within the gradual cooker.

All of the components match within the bag with ease. Nevertheless, with a really small fridge, I used to be unable to face the bag upright. Trusting its leakproof promise, I led the bag down flat. Which labored out effectively because the seal did reside as much as its title.

And when it got here to cooking the casserole the subsequent morning – within the quick window of time I had between getting residence from the fitness center and going to work, all I needed to do was dump my components within the pot.

Washing the bag within the dishwasher, I used to be actually impressed. I caught it on an eco and whereas there was a slight orange stain, tomatoes and plastic have at all times been a catastrophe so I wasn’t too bothered.

I used to be then in a position to make use of the bag to freeze my left overs, prepared for my mid-week meals.

General, I used to be impressed. I believe my takeaway bins could have lastly been banished and the OXO Silicone Luggage have changed them.

They’re straightforward to wash, spacious sufficient for giant batches and most significantly saved me time. Whereas it must be mentioned cheaper storage choices can be found, these baggage are good high quality and in my view, value investing in.