Food Storage & Pantry
Glass jars, containers, produce and bread bags.
The Pantry Edit
Pantry and spice jars first, then food containers, then the bags and boxes. Mostly borosilicate glass and stainless steel, both of which are inert, do not stain, do not hold onto last week's curry, and will outlive every plastic container you have owned.
Is plastic food storage actually a problem? The concern is migration, and it rises with heat, fat and acidity. Reheating tomato-based leftovers in plastic is the classic worst case. Glass and stainless sidestep the question entirely, which is simpler than trying to track which plastics are fine.
Can these go in the oven or freezer? The borosilicate glass containers handle both, which is the point of borosilicate rather than ordinary glass. Check the individual product page, and avoid extreme temperature swings regardless.
Do produce bags really keep vegetables fresher? Mesh and cotton bags let produce breathe, which prevents the trapped condensation that turns leafy greens to slime in a sealed plastic bag. For bread, a hemp bag keeps the crust crusty where plastic makes it sweat.
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