what should i look for in a flask?

morganb

I got my stanley flask from wilkinsons, they have two sizes (can't remember what they are, though)

Boomdocker

Well I got myself a blue 0.3l Stanley from Wilkinsons today for £3.99. Was pleased with that as they are £8.99 on amazon!! It looks a little small at first glance but they next size up 0.5 looked too big, its probably deceiving and I am sure it will be fine. Thanks everyone.

Mariel

Lucyeff - so you can put solid food in there? My OH was speculating about sausages and things and I told him not to be so silly.

jcr16

i saw this in lakeland. i am planning to get one for hubby as he sometimes has to work outside so i thought for winter it would be ideal. he could have a hot meal middle of day to warm him up.

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/product.aspx/!11614

ok £17.99 but in my mind that money well spent if it stops my other half coming home so cold he feels ill.

pavlovs_dog

mocolo wrote: »

I would go for a wide necked Stanley, which is different in that it can be filled with food and put in the microwave to heat and then sealed.

potentially blonde question alert but what are these microwaveable food flasks made from, because the ones i have seen all look metallic... not the best material to be putting in a microwave :eek: :eek:

Stephen_Leak

I too recommend the original "Thermos" flasks. ASDA seem to be the current best price. My two "Everyday 50" 500ml ones (one for tea or coffee, the other for cold water) were £7.00 each. My MSE policy is to always get the best quality for the best price. ISTR that ASDA also do the short, fat one pictured above but can't remember the price. They are phenomenally efficient. I put some ice in one and didn't add any water, thinking that it would be nice and cold when needed. 8 hours later, the ice actually hadn't melted, which was both disappointing and impressive. Thermos have a 6 year guarantee (probably longer than the thermal-printed receipts will last for, so I scanned them!) and even sell the separate individual parts.

SALOPMAN

Stanley ones are made in 2 sizes, I got the smaller one from JTF Wholesale for about 2.50

mocolo

pavlovs_dog wrote: »

potentially blonde question alert but what are these microwaveable food flasks made from, because the ones i have seen all look metallic... not the best material to be putting in a microwave :eek: :eek:

well the stanley one I recently got hasn't a shread of metallic to be seen and is designed to go in the microwave. How it retains heat I have no idea. It has a lid which has a carry handle built in it and looks different to the metallic ones and the label definietly says suitable for microwave.

Obviously, if you have the metallic one don't let it near the microwave! Good point..

10past6

Hi peeps

As the colder weather is approaching, I'm looking for a flask that keep soup warm, something like this, problem is that is £12.99 at Denelm Mills, Lakeland have one here, but again with postage that comes out at £13.00, anyone have any suggestions please?

Thanks in advance

Pink.

Hi 10past6,

There's an earlier thread with lots of suggestions for hot food flasks so I've added your post to it to keep the replies together.

Pink