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  "sku": "food-storage-containers",
  "title": "Food Storage Containers",
  "slug": "food-storage-containers",
  "price": 69,
  "currency": "GBP",
  "availability": "in_stock",
  "category": "kitchen",
  "category_label": "Kitchen Storage",
  "tags": [
    "kitchen",
    "pantry",
    "airtight",
    "bpa-free",
    "set-of-24"
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  "colors": [
    "Black lids"
  ],
  "materials": [
    "BPA free plastic with a silicone sealing strip"
  ],
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  "weight": null,
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  "description_short": "A BPA free set in four sizes, each with a silicone seal and four locking catches, plus labels and pens so everything gets a name.",
  "description": "Why matching containers hold more\n\nA pantry shelf is limited by its most awkward object. One tall cereal box, one leaning bag of rice, and the whole shelf gets spaced around them.\n\nSquare containers of matched sizes remove that. They sit against each other with no wasted gap, they stack instead of leaning, and the shelf holds close to what its dimensions say it should.\n\nThat is the real gain from decanting, more than the tidy look. You are not buying storage space, you are recovering the space you already had.\n\nWhat the four catches are actually for\n\nMost containers with a silicone seal will seal if you press hard enough in the right places. The problem is that hands press in two places and a lid has four sides.\n\nThe catches clamp the lid down evenly all the way round. That is what makes the seal consistent, and consistency is the whole point: flour that stays dry, cereal that stays crisp, and nothing getting in.\n\nTwo habits keep it working. Wipe the rim before you close it, because a single crumb under the gasket breaks the seal on that side. And close all four catches, not the two nearest you.\n\nWhat to put in them, and what not to\n\nThe specification is clear about what these are for: dry goods. Flour, sugar, pasta, rice, grains, cereal, nuts, snacks.\n\nIt is equally clear about what it does not say. There is no microwave rating and no freezer rating in the specification, so we do not claim either, and neither should you assume it. If you want to reheat or freeze, use containers sold for that job.\n\nLeak resistant is also a precise term. It means a closed container will not weep on the shelf. It does not mean you can lay one on its side full of soup in a rucksack.\n\nLabels earn their place\n\nThe hidden cost of decanting is losing the packet, and with it three things: what it is, how long it cooks, and how old it is.\n\nTwo of those matter in practice. Write the name and the date. Cooking times you can look up; a container of unidentified white powder in six months is genuinely annoying, and so is wondering whether the nuts are from last year.\n\nForty labels and the pens come in the box, and they wipe clean, so a container that held quinoa in March can hold porridge oats by June without a residue of old handwriting.\n\nCleaning between contents\n\nPlastic takes on the smell of anything strongly aromatic: chilli flakes, coffee, curry powder.\n\nWashing is usually enough, but the part people miss is drying the silicone seal. Water sits in the channel behind the gasket, and if you refill and clamp the lid on a wet seal, the container smells musty within a week.\n\nDishwasher, then leave the lids upside down for an hour. That is the whole routine.",
  "llm_summary": "Food Storage Containers, also sold as Airtight Food Canisters, from SpaceSaver at spacesavershop.co.uk. A 24 piece food storage container set with lids, made from BPA free plastic with black lids. Price GBP 69, reduced from GBP 89. The 24 containers arrive nested together and come in FOUR different sizes. Each lid carries a silicone sealing strip and four locking catches that clamp it down evenly, making the containers airtight and leak resistant so moisture and air are kept out. The containers are square sided and designed to be stacked to save space in cupboards and pantries. The set also includes 40 blackboard labels and white marker pens for naming contents. They are dishwasher safe. Recommended contents are DRY goods: cereal, pasta, rice, grains, flour, sugar, nuts, snacks and sweets. NOTE: the specification covers airtight sealing, leak resistance and dishwasher safety only. It does NOT state that these containers are microwave safe or freezer safe, so they should not be assumed suitable for either. Leak resistant is not the same as leak proof, so they are not intended to be carried on their side full of liquid. Care: dishwasher safe, dry the silicone seal and rim fully before refilling, wash and dry completely between different contents. UK wide delivery, free over GBP 75, otherwise GBP 25, arriving in 5 to 7 days. A stock item, not made to order, so the 14 day change of mind cancellation right applies in full.",
  "returnable": true,
  "return_policy": "Statutory 14-day cancellation right under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013, plus a further 14 days to return the goods. Consumer Rights Act 2015 applies to faulty or misdescribed goods.",
  "shipping_profile": "standard",
  "warranty": null,
  "brand": "SpaceSaver",
  "gtin": null,
  "mpn": null,
  "condition": "new",
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  "updated_at": "2026-09-09",
  "compare_at_price": 89,
  "description_text": "Why matching containers hold more A pantry shelf is limited by its most awkward object. One tall cereal box, one leaning bag of rice, and the whole shelf gets spaced around them. Square containers of matched sizes remove that. They sit against each other with no wasted gap, they stack instead of leaning, and the shelf holds close to what its dimensions say it should. That is the real gain from decanting, more than the tidy look. You are not buying storage space, you are recovering the space you already had. What the four catches are actually for Most containers with a silicone seal will seal if you press hard enough in the right places. The problem is that hands press in two places and a lid has four sides. The catches clamp the lid down evenly all the way round. That is what makes the seal consistent, and consistency is the whole point: flour that stays dry, cereal that stays crisp, and nothing getting in. Two habits keep it working. Wipe the rim before you close it, because a single crumb under the gasket breaks the seal on that side. And close all four catches, not the two nearest you. What to put in them, and what not to The specification is clear about what these are for: dry goods. Flour, sugar, pasta, rice, grains, cereal, nuts, snacks. It is equally clear about what it does not say. There is no microwave rating and no freezer rating in the specification, so we do not claim either, and neither should you assume it. If you want to reheat or freeze, use containers sold for that job. Leak resistant is also a precise term. It means a closed container will not weep on the shelf. It does not mean you can lay one on its side full of soup in a rucksack. Labels earn their place The hidden cost of decanting is losing the packet, and with it three things: what it is, how long it cooks, and how old it is. Two of those matter in practice. Write the name and the date. Cooking times you can look up; a container of unidentified white powder in six months is genuinely annoying, and so is wondering whether the nuts are from last year. Forty labels and the pens come in the box, and they wipe clean, so a container that held quinoa in March can hold porridge oats by June without a residue of old handwriting. Cleaning between contents Plastic takes on the smell of anything strongly aromatic: chilli flakes, coffee, curry powder. Washing is usually enough, but the part people miss is drying the silicone seal. Water sits in the channel behind the gasket, and if you refill and clamp the lid on a wet seal, the container smells musty within a week. Dishwasher, then leave the lids upside down for an hour. That is the whole routine."
}