DaCool Insulated Container Stainless Outdoors Reviews Summary

Heat Retention

Pros:

• "Best thermos purchase I ever made."
• "I’ve taken a variety of things in it and they have all been warm by time I eat it."
• "Keeps food hot until her lunch time, for up to 6 hours after her lunch is made in the morning."
• "I made oatmeal at 5am and I'm eating it at 7:30am and it still HOT!!"
• "After 5 hours, went to eat my lunch and steam was pouring out. Lunch was hot."
• "Absolutely the best for keeping food hot, steaming hot soup after 6 hours."
• "It stays hot even after hours. Like way past 12 hrs."

Cons:

• "This container has leaked when transported on it's side... not a big issue, but If I ever need to replace this, I'll find a different brand."
• "While it keeps the food hot or cold, but the liquid always leaks."
• "Doesn’t keep food hot. And the sides sucked in."
• "After 2 month of use now food no longer remains hot after few hrs."
• "Sadly we discovered that they couldn't keep food hot."
• "It just don’t keep the food hot. It was only 3 hours."
• "Very disappointed. I took steaming hot soup to work, and went to eat it after 1.5 hours, the soup was cold."

Leak Proofing

Pros:

• "It always stays warm and doesn’t leak."
• "It’s easy to put in my backpack and Trust it not to leak."
• "After flipping it over, it stopped leaking."
• "The container is durable and leakproof."
• "It doesn't leak!"
• "No leaks so far (been a week)."
• "Once I did not screw the lid on all the way and I was surprised to find that it did not leak!"

Cons:

• "I had really high hopes for this item, but when it finally got here I found out it leaks."
• "The first use was great, after that the seal leaked."
• "The bottom rubber piece started coming off and it leaked from the top all inside my son’s lunchbox on the very first time we used it."
• "This is a nice thermos & very rashique looking. But I was disappointed because it does leak."
• "I bought this a while ago, so I didn’t use it right away, now as we use it, for school lunches we find that it leaks."
• "The vent button allows the liquid to leak. My daughter’s lunch box was a complete mess both times."
• "It leaks 95% of the time and believe me I have tried to make sure the lid is super tight."

Design and Convenience

Pros:

• "Comes with a folding spoon and doesn't take much space."
• "Opening is sufficiently wide to comfortably eat right out of the container."
• "The design is cute, Color is vivid."
• "Nice to have a built in spoon too."
• "The sophisticated design and the inclusion of a spoon are practical touches that simplify my routine."
• "Great little gadget that is easy to fill and to clean."
• "It is a great product, high quality, convenient (includes spoon and cup), keeps your food steaming hot for hours, and is the perfect size!"

Cons:

• "The spoon is not my favorite as it's difficult to unfold and messy to fold once used."
• "Spoon is very hard to get out of the holder."
• "Spoon broke with one use, it keeps closing up."
• "Hard for a child to fold the spoon and reset it back into the top."
• "The spoon is very difficult to take out of the top. I can confirm, it takes a damn pry bar to get the spoon out."
• "The included spoon is barely longer than the jar."
• "The only complaint I have is with the size of the spoon, it should be a little longer to eat conveniently."

Customer Service

Pros:

• "I had an issue at first, but the customer service was very responsive."
• "The customer service is really good too, because when I lost the spoon and asked if I could buy just the spoon, they offered a free replacement for the whole lunch container."

Cons:

• "I tried to call the number for support they said it was the wrong number. The website is nonexistent for support."
• "I will see if the seller is willing to give me a refund or send me another that is actually leak proof as it state's on the advertisement picture."

Durability

Pros:

• "I’ve taken a variety of things in it and they have all been warm by time I eat it. I have dropped a couple of times and it still looks new."
• "We’ve had our current containers for several years now. Still looks new."
• "It seems very durable too and was easy to clean."
• "Very sturdy made with quality materials."
• "This stainless steel lunch container was great and better then I had expected."

Cons:

• "My DaCool 24 ounce food jar came with a dent right out of the box."
• "It doesn't appear that they have very good quality control since the box was in immaculate condition, and most likely the dent occurred during the manufacturing process."
• "The paint is completely peeling all the way around and falling into the filter of my dishwasher."
• "The outside has also gotten really scratched up so paint is chipping off."
• "The lid is made of cheap plastic and it cracked after the second use."