Switched from plastic to glass food storage after an eye opener in Minneapolis

I always bought plastic containers because they were cheap and light. Then my friend showed me her glass set she's had for 8 years, not a single crack. She said she saved around $120 by not replacing warped plastic every 6 months. Plus she pointed out how much plastic waste I was tossing in the trash. I checked and realized 3 of my old containers had melted in the dishwasher. Now I'm 2 months into glass and it's way easier to clean too. Anyone else find plastic just doesn't hold up like glass for meal storage?

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laura_allen15d ago

lol the dishwasher melting thing is what got me too. "3 of my old containers had melted" - that's exactly what happened to me last year. I pulled out a round one and it was literally warped into an oval shape. Did you notice your glass ones keep food from tasting like whatever was stored before? I swear my plastic tupperware would still smell like chili from three weeks ago no matter how many times I washed it.

wesley38514d ago

Three weeks? That's nothing, I had a plastic container that tasted like spaghetti for six months after I threw the actual spaghetti away. I moved apartments twice and it still smelled like oregano and regret. The glass ones are great, but I did have one shatter in the microwave because I forgot there was a metal twist tie from a bread bag hiding in there. That was a fun cleanup.

davis.ruby14d ago

Gotta stop you on the glass in the microwave thing. Glass is fine in the microwave as long as it's labeled microwave safe. The twist tie is what shatters it, not the glass itself. You'd have the same issue with plastic if a metal twist tie got in there. That would probably melt plastic and catch fire, actually. Glass at least just breaks clean. So don't blame the glass for that one.