food flasks?

oldtractor

My DH often takes a food flask to work. Seems to be ok.

adelight

Does OH have a kettle at work?
I make pasta in a thermos by adding all the ingredients (diced onion, dry pasta, tinned toms, tuna) then pouring in boiling water. After about an hour it's perfect

skater_kat

i use this one, it is brilliant. it is a bit heavy though.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0030GME6E/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=103612307&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B002Z2Q406&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=0H360ZD31034E3NVHWK5

pineapple

Primrose wrote: »

If you can't get a microwave for the office, how about one of those little picnic one-burner gas hobs in a carrying case which uses gas cartridges? If you shop around you can get one for around £15. All you need is a mini saucepan and you can pour your food into that to heat it up and eat straight from the saucepan.

Indoors? I think you'll find the Health and Safety Police will jump on this one..

snowleopard61

I bought flasks - not food flasks, just ordinary ones - to send my two (then secondary school age) daughters to school with hot soup in the winter, and in no time the school banned soup because it was considered to be an 'elf and safety risk.

Fruball

snowleopard61 wrote: »

I bought flasks - not food flasks, just ordinary ones - to send my two (then secondary school age) daughters to school with hot soup in the winter, and in no time the school banned soup because it was considered to be an 'elf and safety risk.

That doesn't surprise me in the slightest. I remember when we were at school, it was the norm to bring in soup or warm drinks in the safety flasks which had nice piccies on them and a cup, with a little handle, which screwed onto the top

Elf and safety has gone mad - If I want to send my kids in with soup or warm drinks, why shouldn't I?!!! :mad:

I have a food flask (think its a stanley?) and its ok... Definately not as hot as I would like it to be after 4/5 hours but not too cold to eat.

Like someone else said, although you can microwave the food in the flask, it seems to stay hotter if you heat it on the hob or in a separate container in the microwave and pour it in.... very puzzling! I also pour boiling water in it whilst the soup is heating to warm it through.

snowleopard61

Yep, think it would have been fair enough at primary level, but ...

Particularly annoying since the soup was nowhere near dangerously hot by the time they got to eat it.

spike7451

The last place I worked had a microwave but by the time you got to the canteen & queud to use the microwave you only had a few minutes left for your scoff!
I bought one of the thermoses below & can't fault it!Even after a 10 hr sift,the food was still warm enough to eat when I got home.I just used to heat up stew,chili & rice,pasta ect at home & bung it in the flasy,the neck was wide enough I could get a spoon in & the outsides of the flask were cool to the touch,one of the drawbacks if you also have a chocolate bar or yoghurt in with your lunch..

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9270556/Trail/searchtext%3ETHERMOS.htm

Spirit_2

I think Mr Spirit would make good use of a food flask when he has long days out on country pursuits.

The sort of thing I can imagine him taking is curry or chilli. Would they keep sausages hot and good to eat?

I have never used a food flask, so would be grateful for recommendations of a flask and suggestions of what stays good in one.

Thanks

Pink.

Hi Spirit,

These threads should help:

Taking hot meals when no microwave in work, anyone tried a food flask?

food flasks?

I'll add your thread to one of those later.

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