THERMOS Stainless King Vacuum-Insulated Food Jar with Spoon, 16 Ounce, Rustic Red

I was worried after reading some of the other reviews, but I'm glad that I bought it now. I let hot water sit in it for a few minutes then poured it out and poured my hot drink in it. It was still really hot five hours later. There was no problem with it leaking. The built in spoon will be nice to have when I use it to take soups and stews with me. It will also come in handy this summer to store cold beverages in it to take out with me. I'm so happy that I bought it. It's a great travel size for me.

I updated my review to 5 stars. (You can see the original 1 star review below). I contacted Thermos directly and they at first sent me another lid, but that didn't solve the problem so then they sent me an entire new thermos. Everything works great now and I'm enjoying my hot soup at work for lunch. The trick to keeping things hot all day is to first preheat the thermos. Pour boiling water in and let it sit for five minutes. Then pour out the water and put in your food. If you do this your food will stay very hot.Original review: I have other sizes of this exact thermos so I'm aware of how the pieces are supposed to fit together. When this size arrived I hand washed it and tossed the packaging (so no returning it). When I went to put it together, the black lid does not have a good connection with the metal grooves. The black plastic lid is supposed to screw down into the metal thermos. When placing the plastic lid on, the metal thermos is too large or the plastic piece is too small, so that it just fits inside with no need to screw it. This also means that I can just pull on the black lid and it pulls out, without having to unscrew it. This is not secure enough to hold food or liquid if it's in a lunch bag where it will be tossed around. Totally useless.

Bought his for my wife to keep her lunch hot while at work. This works very well. She heated up her food in the microwave and put it in the canister. After 4 hours, her food was still hot. Exactly what I expected from Thermos brand

Very well made, and it keeps my meal warm sitting in my cold vehicle

This thermos food jar has been a lifesaver for traveling with a toddler. It keeps food hot for hours, making it perfect for long-distance flights. Even after several hours, meals stay warm and fresh. The size is just right for packing a portion of food, and it’s leak-proof, so no spills in our bag. However, after several washes in the dishwasher, the exterior started peeling, which is disappointing for an otherwise durable product. Still great for keeping food hot, but the finish could be more resilient.

I got my husband this for his lunch since he works on an oil field with no microwave . My husband who mainly eats sandwiches for lunch , I decided to change it up. I decided to put cooked chicken and rice in it. Like the description said I put boiling water in it first and then poured it out, placed chicken and rice in it and I added just a tad bit of hot water. 6 hours laterMy husband was pleasantly surprised, the food wasn’t super hot but warm and of course tasted good. I definitely recommend this to someone who is sick of eating sandwiches everyday. I did want to point out that I cooked the chicken and rice that morning and then put it right in the thermos. It’s worth the money.

This worked just as advertised. I put hot water in it to warm up before dumping it and putting in hot soup. 5 1/2 hours later and it's still piping hot. It didn't leak in my bag so I'm very happy with it.

This Thermos truly keeps food hot for many hours until ready to eat. We always run the bottom of this container under hot water just as an extra hot boost then fill up with hot soup, stew, you name it. Our older kids take for school lunch and their food is still nice and steamy when they open it up. The included spoon is also a nice extra!