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Opinionated guide to lunch gear & cookbooks

Posted By Biggie On April 30, 2007 @ 10:02 pm In equipment | 25 Comments

A couple of weeks ago I started putting together a blog entry on commonly available containers doing double duty as bento boxes or sauce containers, but the list of products quickly grew extremely long and difficult to organize. Instead of putting all of the information into a normal entry, I’ve created the [1] Lunch in a Box Amazon aStore with opinionated notes on the products, suggested cheaper alternatives or stores, and references to equipment reviews from respected sources like Cook’s Illustrated magazine (accepts no advertising).

I’d like to emphasize that you do not need a lot of fancy, expensive equipment to pack your own lunch!!! But if you’re looking for something in particular, these links may give you ideas or point to low-cost alternatives that you can purchase locally. If you will be buying from [2] Amazon.com anyway, using these links to get to Amazon will help support Lunch in a Box, even if you wind up purchasing different products. Orders are fulfilled by Amazon. Thank you!

[3] Lunch containers (Tupperware, thermal lunch jars, non-plastic containers, containers with built-in ice packs, etc.)

[4] Lunch bags & ice packs
[5] Drink containers
[6] Condiment containers
[7] Packing accessories
[8] Utensils & napkins

[9] Kitchen equipment (mini pans/pots, reasonable rice cookers, fish roaster, toaster oven, etc.)

[10] Speedy prep tools
[11] Shaping & decorating

Cookbooks

[12] Japanese
[13] My favorites
[14] For kids
[15] Food reference

[16] Magazines

Grocery

[17] Japanese
[18] Other international (under construction)

[19] Picnic gear (under construction)

Feel free to comment with any ingenious products or how-to’s you’ve stumbled upon that you’d like to share with readers. I’ll continue to add and delete products accordingly.

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[1] Lunch in a Box Amazon aStore: http://astore.amazon.com/lunch-20
[2] Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2F&tag=l
unch-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325

[3] Lunch containers (Tupperware, thermal lunch jars, non-plastic containers, containers with built-in ice packs, etc.): http://astore.amazon.com/lunch-20/104-0695095-8207146?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=6
[4] Lunch bags & ice packs: http://astore.amazon.com/lunch-20/104-0695095-8207146?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=9
[5] Drink containers: http://astore.amazon.com/lunch-20/104-0695095-8207146?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=10
[6] Condiment containers: http://astore.amazon.com/lunch-20/104-0695095-8207146?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=11
[7] Packing accessories: http://astore.amazon.com/lunch-20/104-0695095-8207146?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=15
[8] Utensils & napkins: http://astore.amazon.com/lunch-20/104-0695095-8207146?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=16
[9] Kitchen equipment (mini pans/pots, reasonable rice cookers, fish roaster, toaster oven, etc.): http://astore.amazon.com/lunch-20/104-0695095-8207146?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=7
[10] Speedy prep tools: http://astore.amazon.com/lunch-20/104-0695095-8207146?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=8
[11] Shaping & decorating: http://astore.amazon.com/lunch-20/104-0695095-8207146?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=12
[12] Japanese: http://astore.amazon.com/lunch-20/104-0695095-8207146?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=2
[13] My favorites: http://astore.amazon.com/lunch-20/104-0695095-8207146?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=5
[14] For kids: http://astore.amazon.com/lunch-20/104-0695095-8207146?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=4
[15] Food reference: http://astore.amazon.com/lunch-20/104-0695095-8207146?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=3
[16] Magazines: http://astore.amazon.com/lunch-20/104-0695095-8207146?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=24
[17] Japanese: http://astore.amazon.com/lunch-20/104-0695095-8207146?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=18
[18] Other international: http://astore.amazon.com/lunch-20/104-0695095-8207146?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=19
[19] Picnic gear: http://astore.amazon.com/lunch-20/104-0695095-8207146?%5Fencoding=UTF8&node=28
[20] Need for speed: A mommy’s lunch manifesto: http://lunchinabox.net/2007/04/23/need-for-speed-a-mommys-lunch-manifesto/
[21] Food safety for packed lunches: http://lunchinabox.net/2007/05/08/food-safety-for-packed-lunches-updated/
[22] How to pack a bento lunch and use “gap fillers”: http://lunchinabox.net/2007/06/11/guide-to-bento-packing-and-gap-fillers/
[23] Choosing the right size bento box: http://lunchinabox.net/2007/03/07/guide-to-choosing-the-right-size-bento-box/
[24] Biggie’s list of top speed tips, tutorials and equipment reviews: http://lunchinabox.net/top-tips/
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