# Do you eat from food storage containers?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-from-food-storage-containers/667441>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 28, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-from-food-storage-containers/667441 "2013-08-28T21:29:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-from-food-storage-containers/667441/41 "2013-09-02T11:18:28Z")

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> [@outlierrn](#):
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> This. A dish is a utilitarian tool, not an opportunity to define myself.

But, if you reuse your storage containers, they seem to last longer when they aren’t used for cooking.

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**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-from-food-storage-containers/667441/42 "2013-09-02T13:05:59Z")

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Breakfast cereal used to be available in the little individual boxes that had perforated lines on them, where supposedly one could open them up and pour the milk right in. I don’t know anyone who ever did that.

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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-from-food-storage-containers/667441/43 "2013-09-02T13:07:36Z")

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> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#):
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> Breakfast cereal used to be available in the little individual boxes that had perforated lines on them, where supposedly one could open them up and pour the milk right in. I don’t know anyone who ever did that.

They’re still available; and I did that.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-from-food-storage-containers/667441/44 "2013-09-02T14:31:00Z")

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There are only two reasons I don’t eat directly from the storage container: First, if I have multiple servings stored, and I only want to heat up one, I’ll transfer it to another dish. Second, most of my storage containers are old margarine tubs, and those don’t generally microwave well.

But if it’s a single serving in a microwavable container, or if it doesn’t need to be microwaved, why make extra work for myself?

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-from-food-storage-containers/667441/45 "2013-09-02T15:35:37Z")

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I just ate last night’s dinner leftovers out of a tupperware(it was lunch today). I do it all the time.

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