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I plan to put links here
to other bento sites. If you would like me to link to your site, drop
me an email at: bento@kahnhome.org I post pictures of my bento lunches on the LiveJournal
community bentolunch |
In 2010 I discovered the art of bento. It's a hobby that
combines food, art, shopping and the Internet - what's not to
like? I also tend to be drawn
to things that you can put other things inside of: purses with lots of
inner compartments, luggage, jewelry boxes, sugar bowls shaped like
rabbits, that kind of thing. I'm not particularly into Japanese food -
I just like making my lunch look pretty. But along the way I have been
learning to appreciate Japanese food more. I stumbled on some websites devoted to bento, followed links and discovered that there is *surprise* a whole online community of international bento enthusiasts. There are some wonderful websites with tips about making bento, bento galleries (some of them jaw dropping), and places to buy bento boxes and accessories online. However, what I have had a hard time finding is reviews of bento boxes and accessories. While it's fun to look at pictures of other people's bentoware piled on a table, I'm looking for a little more information. Is that red bento box microwavable? Does it have interior compartments? What size is it? So I decided to start my own bento box review site. I hope that other people will send me reviews of their bento equipment or links to interesting reviews. I started out with pictures of my collection in more or less random order. Now I am rearranging them in order of size. I've found that a big part of bentoing is figuring out which box to use for a particular type of lunch. Even if nobody else ever finds this site, it's handy for me to review what I own and what I've been using each box for. |
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Checkerboard
(Hakoya) 950 ml details |
Indigo
Snaplock Japanese, no name 850 ml details |
Dragon Box (Kotobuki) 790 ml details |
Medium
Floral Oval no name 700 ml details |
BunnyBlossom
(Hakoya) 610 ml |
Dark
Brown Flower Box 600 ml details |
Little Red
Lube Sheep 580
ml - details
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Jbox.com - this product | Daiso
(San Jose) |
Japantown SF gift shop | Daiso (San
Jose) |
Japantown SF gift shop | Jbox.com - this product | All Things for Sale |
Kimono
Onigiri (Hakoya) 550 ml - details |
Kimono Long (Hakoya) 540 ml details |
2-Tier
Lozenge (Japanese unbranded) 500 ml - details |
Triple Tier
Mini no name 490 ml details |
Small
Snaplock Boxes no name 470 ml details |
Little Boxes |
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Bento&co - this product | San Jose gift shop | Ichiban-kan (SF) | Daiso (San Jose) | Japanese
Dollar Stores |
various |
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Tupperware CrystalWare - details |
Tupperware Lunch-n-Things details |
Clear SnapLock (Container Store) | Sandwich Box |
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7" diameter, 2" deep (960 ml) |
11.25" x 5" x 2" (960 ml) |
7.75" x 5" x 2" | 5"x5"x2" |
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Bought from dealer. Tupperware website | Bought on Ebay. Tupperware website | Container Store - this product | Container Store -
this
product |
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Nesting Green Set - smallest two |
Fit & Fresh "Lunch on the Go" |
Chinese Takeout Boxes - details |
Laptop Lunchbox (original) |
7"x4"x2.5" |
7-1/4" x 5" x 4" |
500 ml (round), 550 ml (oblong) |
9" x 7" x 2" |
Sadly, don't know the brand. | I bought this in a supermarket, but they do have a website | Free with Chinese takeout from Fresh Wok (Minneapolis) -
and many other restaurants, I'm sure |
website - this
product |
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Big Snaplock
Bento [DECEASED] - details |
Tomo Tomo (Nakono) 360 ml |
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9" x 6.3" x 2 (900 ml) | 5.25" x 3.25" x 3.5" |
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From: All Things for Sale | From: Ichiban-Kan (S.F.) |
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