Review: Lock & Lock 2-Tier Bento Box
The nice folks over at All Things for Sale contacted me a few weeks ago to see if I’d be interested in doing a product review of a new set they just got in from Lock & Lock. Since I own literally hundreds of bento boxes, I wasn’t too sure about it, but I’ve never had a Lock & Lock and I was intrigued that they were actually selling them with chopsticks, a bag, and tiered boxes. I’d always thought they only did food storage containers.
It turns out that I love this thing. It tackles a bunch of things I typically despise about 2-tier bento boxes and also boasts to be 100% leak-proof, dishwasher-safe, and microwave-safe. Read on for what I put inside and details about a giveaway I’ll be hosting for this next week.
In this lunch, I packed leftover “Turkey Bake” with rice and then mango, avocado, and persimmon in the other box.
I’m sure I’ve bitched and moaned about it before, but I cannot stand it when the covers of these two tier boxes are inverted. What I mean by that is, when you put the plastic cover on, it smashes your food down. So if you’re making a charaben, you either have to take that into account and put less food, or just squish your creations. Sometimes you take it into account, but miscalculate and end up smushing your food anyway. RAAAAGE!!
Not so with these, because the covers are domed.
They stack nicely on top of each other and the covers snap on all four sides, making it air-tight. As you can see, the set comes with it’s own chopsticks. Two thumbs up for that.
Sorry for the blazing bright photo, but this is the box opened up with the bag on the side. It’s a cute little thing with a zipper and the two containers fit very snugly and perfectly inside. It’s got a handle for easy carrying.
As you can see, one of the boxes has dividers. While it can sometimes be great to have removable dividers so that you can shift them around, it’s not always good because if your food has any kind of liquid component to it, the juices leak under the bottom and merge tastes. What’s really nice about these dividers is that although they’re permanently fixed, the tops interlock with the lid to make each compartment sealed off from the others once the cover is on. Very nice for not having mango flavored avocado. (though that may not be a bad thing!)
Overall, it was a great size for my lunch and I was very happy with the style and functionality. I have to pack some kind of liquid food like curry or stew to test its leak-proofness and will let you all know how that goes!
Next week I’ll be posting one more lunch with a very similar set and then launching a giveaway for them, sponsored by All Things for Sale. However, if you’re interested in purchasing one of these for a Christmas gift, the sets are currently on sale for $19.99, regularly $32.99. Be sure to enter AIBENTO for a 5% discount!
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My name is Crystal Watanabe and I'm 32 years old, living in Honolulu, Hawaii with my husband and two children. I have an addictive personality and that's a terrible thing when you're into cute bentos. I own over 200 bento boxes and way too many bento accessories!. 
I have this set in pink. I love the all-in-one set idea as well as the 3 compartment divisions. Unique and practical.
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I like the looks of this one. One layer could be for food to heat in the microwave and the other layer for food you won’t heat.
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Looks definitely very useful and practical – I have a two-tired box and had trouble to separate well my tomato-salad from my banana-salad and the cookies. This one looks like it would work!
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Great to know! I particularly like the idea of the domed covers to avoid food getting squooshed. Very practical. How sturdy is the material?
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I LOVE this! I love Lock-n-lock sets and have many that I’ve purchased at the local Asian markets. Most of mine are glass so they make my lunch very heavy if I have more than one container. I would love to win this little beauty.
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This set seems great, I like the idea of the dividers! And they ship internationally: dangerous for me!
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Oooh, that’s so cute! I have some Lock & Locks for food storage, and I love them (and pack lunches in them, too, sometimes). Yeah, those removable dividers bug me too.
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I have one of these on order, so this is nice to read! My first bentos, coming up in the new year!
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looks great! I love bento!
have a nice time,
Paula
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Inverted lids suck!! I am a fan of Lock and Lock products after trying them
This bento set looks wonderful! Can’t wait to see how the waterproof feature holds up 
I like removable dividers too, but for waterproofing, the permanent is much better!
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Nice review! Your “turkey bake” dish seems very good, may I ask for clues for the recipe? I tried to search on the Internet, but I found nothing
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@Emmanuelle I used the back of the box. You can find it here: http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/stove-top-easy-turkey-76204.aspx
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Thanks Pikko! I will check if we have turkey mix stuffing in France
Looks so nice:)
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Just got this in mail Sat 11 Dec, didn’t realize after I read the specs that this was only 6 inches long, this is SNACK size, not anywhere near a size for a lunch, the pics were misleading (read the fine print)
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Rose, most bento boxes are this size.
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Rose,
This set is actually toward the large end of the spectrum, for a bento box. The point is to portion your food, and pack it tightly!
The total volume is 700 milliliters. If you pack if well (particularly with something like fried rice or a heavy stew), you can easily exceed 700 calories, which is actually well over the recommended meal size for an adult woman. If you do need more, I recommend packing higher-calorie items such as nuts, and using condiments such as mayo or ranch.
Good luck!
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