Debbie Meyer GreenBoxes 32-Piece Set - BPA-Free Food Storage for Freshness | Kitchen & Pantry Organization

I bought these because of COVID. Basically, I’m trying to go out a lot less, make fewer trips to stores for less exposure risk. Therefore what I buy needs to last, to stay fresh. My biggest issue was buying berries at the warehouse club or grocery store, in larger quantities than what I needed for just a week. I’d feel pressed to eat them before they spoiled, and they didn’t last for two weeks, so I was going to the store more than I wanted in the end.I looked at Rubbermaid and others, and settled on these for the value of a set, and good ratings. Not disappointed so far. I have the DM Green Bags, bought years ago, and those are pretty disappointing; they work, but not great, and they have a limited lifespan of only 10 uses. I never reordered them, haven’t used half of them. But this crisis made me think of them again.Compared to the bags, these boxes are better in most ways. They are sturdy, stackable, good for protecting what I’m worried about (fragile raspberries and blackberries), things that would be bruised in a bag. They’re easier to wash out well than the bags. And they don’t have a limited life, from what I can see so far.They nest, which is awesome for compact storage. I handwash, because the dishwasher is terrible for plastics, and heat releases chemicals you don’t want released. But they’re super easy to wash, and they don’t seem to stain.Most importantly, they are actually keeping my berries fresh for 2 weeks. I pick out and eat the softest ones first, each time I go into the container, but they haven’t molded in these containers, unlike in their ventilated plastic trays. I have easily gotten the raspberries, the most fragile of fruits, to last twice as long as normal. That’s what I wanted them for. Blackberries did great for almost 3 weeks. Again, take the softest ones each time you’re eating some; leave the sturdy ones for last, and they’ll survive longer.But they don’t actually work on everything. Strawberries, yes. Lettuce, I think so; I used the largest tub (which isn’t all that large) for the most delicate red lettuce leaves from the mixed greens, but I did eat it within a couple of days, so hard to know for sure.I used a Green Bag for herbs—big fail. Regular store bag plus a paper towel seems to be best for leafy herbs that can be stored in fridge, in my testing. Green bag made cilantro slime out a lot faster, not sure why.The containers are holding baby carrots right now, to compare with the vegetable container I bought with a drainage grid inside; that one is better than just the bag they came in, but not by a ton. We’ll see if the Green Boxes do better.Nice array of sizes; I do wish I had more big boxes, and possibly bigger than the largest size, but at some size, it may not be effective (or it would have to be flatter to be). The set comes with plenty of containers, so it’s not a big deal; I just use more than one if I need to. That may be a better idea anyway for berries, to use the shallow containers instead of the deep ones.For mushrooms, I prefer a paper bag. Same for jalapenos. Same for beets. I think these containers work best for the really delicate stuff, though not for herbs.They are a pain to open at first, as some other reviewers have noted; it just takes a bit of patience and getting used to it, but I think that’s because they’re supposed to be airtight at the seal. Reminds me of opening some of the plastic clamshells; risk of spilling stuff if you’re not careful. I always open on a counter, not up in the air, and so far no disasters.