20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Works like it should,
January 30, 2009 CtrlAltDlt (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classic 24oz Vacuum Wide Mouth Food Jar (Sports)
This product is exactly what I needed, and works exactly like I expected. As a former lab-tech at an electronics review facility, my standards for quality are pretty high, especially when it comes to everyday items.
This bottle I preheated as normal, and with fully boiling water within, was cool to the touch. Stanley claims the jar will keep the contents hot for 14 hours.For the first 3 tests I quickly emptied and refilled the bottle with boiling water, sealed it, and let it sit in various environments (fridge at 30, outdoors at around 40-50, room at 65 (F)) for the full length of time. As this is a food jar, I dont anticipate opening it on a regular day until I need to eat, at which point all of the contents will likely be consumed.
At 14 hours, all the trials yielded warm to fairly hot water, with 2 likely still being hot enough for me to enjoy a soup. I re-tested, this time taking temp at 5 hours, typical lunch break, and the water was very hot in 2 trials. i didnt have...Read more
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Doesn't maintain temp, handle falls off,
September 27, 2006 Andrew Ford "From B-town" (Bloomington IN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Classic 24oz Vacuum Wide Mouth Food Jar (Sports)
I own two, and have had problems with both. Even when pre-heated, coffee/ tea is luke warm 3 hours later. Sturdy product--should be for it is pretty heavy
5/4/07 update-- I think it is important to mention that shortly after the original review was posted, Stanley contacted me to offer a replacement. I thought this was pretty cool. I would add another star if Amazon would let me
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
The New one keep things hotter,
October 10, 2010 Earthly Traveler "Traveler" (GRR, MI) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Classic 24oz Vacuum Wide Mouth Food Jar (Sports)
I have in front of me both a new model (made in China), and and older model, (made in USA)
Both are Brand New out of the box.
I had bought a new one at Meijer for $22, but after reading all the disparaging comments on here regarding the lower quality, Chinese made new ones, I got on EBAY and bid on a brand new/old one for $15.
So here they are.
The old one is 3-part: Neck, Body, Base.
The new one is 2 part: Neck/Body, and base.
Both old and new handle attachment points are spot-welded.
Old one is smooth and unnoticeable.
New one has 3 distinct burn points.
Either way, a good spot weld is nothing to fear. They hold your car together just fine.
Older body metal seems to be a gauge or 2 thicker. This is not readily verifiable.
Older One definitely has a rougher/more grip-able texture, and thicker, more durable, powder coating.
Older stopper cap is not as thick as newer one...by about 3/8"
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