what should i look for in a flask?

thriftmonster

I got my 2 ds ones at Argos -= they were £9.99 each but are thermos stainless steel and they have easily paid for themselves. I had plastic ones from Asda before but they didn't keep stuff hot

The Aldi ones look great value though - but I don't have a MW

Grumpysally

owey wrote:

When my 1.5Lt one is filled up with water it weighs 6lb, but you get about 6 cups of coffee and one pot noodle with I am sure you eat being at uni .

At the same time?:eek:

katieowl_2

Bogof_Babe wrote:

I've found that they do pick up a taint of whatever you carry in them over time, and it's not very nice drinking your coffee with a hint of casserole flavour!

I'd particularly watch out for one of those with a 'pouring' lid as we got soup in one of those (they are sort of hollow) and I could NOT get the smell out - I tried everything, Bicarb, Bleach....everything! Whatever type you go for, make sure it has a solid lid!

Regards

Kate

pavlovs_dog

oooh bit of a blast from the past this!

abdulinyourface

made me hungry for soup!

pavlovs_dog

im starting to think you're stalking me abdul :beer:

abdulinyourface

am i? :rotfl: its your dog im after!

KerryGold

Lakeland sell those 'lock and lock' things for holding cold drinks. I have 2 500ml ones. They cost about £2 each I think and I always carry them laid over on their side and shake them upside down and they've never yet leaked (in 18 months!)

Hazel01

The Stanley flask, already mentioned, is in my opinion the very best option if you want to avoid buying another flask every couple of months.
I bought a new vacuum ordinary one from Asda and knocked it over on the beach on the very next morning, it clipped a pebble as it fell and that was enough to shatter it. I was very miffed as it was a large flask and cost about £9.
I bought my Stanley Flask from somewhere like Field and Trek (or maybe Millets) for £20. Only has one cup for pouring into, but that shouldn't be a problem for you.
Good luck getting one sorted out....

Boomdocker

As it says above I would be interested in which flasks/thermal cups you have tried and tested that would be suitable for taking hot soup to work for my lunch. TIA