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The downvotes here are silly. Glass containers are conceptually great. Many of the actual designs are quite bad. Little glass chips in the drawer are not at
by amluto 2y ago
The downvotes here are silly.
Glass containers are conceptually great. Many of the actual designs are quite bad. Little glass chips in the drawer are not at all rare.
Maybe someone should try to design a dishwasher safe container that is silicone on the outside and glass on the inside. Silicon compounds can adhere covalently to glass, so this should be possible.
- linsomniac 2y agoInteresting idea. Or maybe it could just be made out of a harder silicone? Or maybe stainless steel? Though I guess both of those would have an additional problem: You can't see what's in them. In our family, something going into an opaque container in the fridge is nearly guaranteed to end up getting thrown away, though in particular that's a problem for ingredients (rather than prepared foods): if I can't see the chopped onions or half can of crushed tomatoes, I'm gonna forget to use them.
- kelipso 2y agoPretty sure silicone will release compounds into the air when microwaving just like plastic does.
- amluto 2y agoSilicone is noteworthy for being stable at quite high temperatures. If you’re worried about plastics offgassing in a microwave, take a look at what the inside of your microwave is made from.