I have some exciting news (well, for me): I got a brand new bento box set, and it's a very cool one!
It's called Tri Bento and it's made by ECOlunchbox.
This tiffin-style set is made of high-quality, food-grade stainless steel and features three interlocking round tiers that fit one on top of another. They all clip together with two latches that are easy to fasten. When the set is clipped together, it stays together tightly with no chance of accidentally opening. There are no gaskets, so I wouldn't recommend sauces or liquids, but I have not experienced any leakage during the past month I've been using this set with "dryish" foods like the bento I show above.
I packed duck fried rice for MisterMan in the lower tier: rice, with a fried egg mixed in, and sliced chopped roast duck, steamed bok choy, and chopped scallions. The middle tier holds some steamed purple sweet potato, corn off the cob, and a few grape tomatoes. The top tier contains sliced Asian pear, cara cara oranges, a strawberry and some grapes.
The three tiers look identical at first, but they must fit together in a specific way. The one with latches must go on the bottom, obviously. The middle one doesn't have an indented rim for the lid like the top one does, which you (or your child) will realize once you try to put the lid on. It's not hard to figure out. I love this set, and I think it will be able to take a bit of abuse from a lunch-swinging kid (a bonus in this house). Each layer holds about 1 1/2 cups for a total capacity of about 4 3/4 cups of food. Because it's such a large set, it would be well-suited for an older child with a bigger appetite, or an adult, or to separate snacks from lunch.
In sum, I recommend this bento set very highly. It is composed of the same sturdy stainless steel as the other ECOlunchbox sets I own (Three-In-One, Oval, Solo Cube, Solo Rectangle, and ECOdippers), resistant to dents and scratches, and strong enough to withstand everyday use. The set fits in our lunch totes easily, but the company also sells beautiful bags designed specifically for the round tiffin.
And now for the exciting news for YOU! ECOlunchbox is giving away a Tri Bento set just like this one to one of my Happy Little Bento readers! Yay! All you have to do is enter my giveaway below and leave a comment telling me what you'd like to pack in your very first Tri Bento. I would love to get some ideas from you! Restricted to U.S. only.
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Disclaimer: ECOlunchbox provided me with a Tri Bento to review. I was not compensated and the opinions I expressed are my own.
I think I would put some chirashizushi with smoked salmon, fresh cucumber and dill in the first layer, nimono consisting of potato, daikon, carrot, shitake mushroom and onion in another layer, and some eggplant simmered with miso paste and homemade tsukemono in the third one, maybe takuan or beni shoga. These are my favourite foods! *^o^*
ReplyDeleteOooh a 3-tier! Awesome!! :) And, it's full of super bright colors and tasty foods! Yum!
ReplyDeleteNeat! You know, I don't have any stainless boxes - or a round one! :D
ReplyDeleteI think just about anything would look good in this nice bento box. Maybe some Thanksgiving leftovers?
ReplyDeletei would use the bottom for breakfast, which is today a pumpkin bagel with pumpkin cream cheese and a small cup of homemade yogurt. the second tier would be lunch, probably some fried rice since yours looks so good! not duck though, lots of veggies and chicken. the third tier would be afternoon snack, some apple slices and a chocolate chip granola bar. yum!
ReplyDeleteI would use it for crockpot meals or tofu broccoli and rice both with snacks of course or maybe a salad! This would fit in my insulated bag really well (I have a hard time finding containers that fit). Very exciting to see this.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great bento set! It would be a lot of fun to fill. How about put a chickpea curry over rice on the bottom, a spinach salad in the middle. and some mixed berries on the top?
ReplyDeleteI would love to win one of these to use for my 3 daughters. My parents are from Hawaii and my girls definitely have a taste for Hawaiian style bentos. Not sure what we would put in it, but it will definitely have to include musubi!
ReplyDeleteI would probably put lasagna since I'm a pasta addict. I will also use it for the cookie swap I go to so the cookies won't get crushed.
ReplyDeleteI love that they all stack and lock! I'd probably eggs & rice in the bottom (a staple with us, scrambled eggs, butter, and white rice), cheese, olives and grapes in the middle, and broccoli with cherry tomatoes in the top. Pretty standard bento at our house. Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteFruit in the top, green veggie salad in the middle, sandwich in the bottom.
ReplyDeleteI love to check out your blog! It's the bestest 'Lunch' blog ever. Hoping to be in the drawing!
ReplyDeleteI'd love one of these! I'm trying to "eat clean" which means I'm packing lunch now. I'd have a salad & some grilled green chicken (Nom Nom Paleo recipe), fruit and some nuts/granola for a snack. Thanks for all your kid ideas Sheri. Mimi hasn't had to buy lunch yet in Kinder.
ReplyDeleteHI Sheri! I'd love one of these as I'm trying to pack my own lunch - I'd have mixed greens with Nom Nom Paleo's Green Chicken, fruit in the second tier and nut/granola in the top. Thanks for your kid ideas - Mimi hasn't had a school bought lunch yet in Kinder. :)
ReplyDeleteI hope I am doing this right, as there does not seem to be any other comments, and I have not participated in one of your giveaways before. I would love to pack the broccoli mac n cheese you posted the other day, with a tier of fruits and veggies and a tier for snack time. Sheri, can you let me know if I commented in the wrong spot please, LOL!
ReplyDeleteI'd pack potstickers, asparagus, and fruit in my ECOlunchbox Tri Bento!
ReplyDeleteChance upon your when I am google for bento ideas! I am new to making bento, today is my second day! Hope I will win this amazing tools!
ReplyDeleteI know I would pack a super balance meal which would be easy with all those different sections. Probably healthy 'fried' rice with veggies and egg with sides of fruit, nuts, and more veggies! Yum!
ReplyDeleteI would like to pack my son's lunches and after sport snacks.
ReplyDeleteMy son would love the three tier tower! I would pack quinoa patties, deviled eggs, cheese cubes, sliced apples/persimmon and veggie chips.
ReplyDeleteI would love to own a tiffin like that!
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I love the size and shape of these. I don,t have a stainless bento box, but have always wanted one.
ReplyDeleteI love the size and shape of these. I don,t have a stainless bento box, but have always wanted one.
ReplyDeleteI would use the tri bento to pack different fruits and veggies to try to get my little picky eater to try different foods!
ReplyDeleteI have a very picky eater starting at a new school where I will have to pack her lunches. I would love the new tri bento to pack new fruits and veggies to try to get her to eat them!
ReplyDeleteTebasaki or hummus tortilla fold overs, Japanese cucumber salad, fresh fruit, and home made granola. Cute box! Love your ideas! Thanks for blogging!
ReplyDeletegarlic butter spaghetti with sausage and steamed broccoli, carrots apple and orange slices and guacamole with chips on the side
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