Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I have several reusable bags, but they're either cloth-based with a food-grade plastic liner or with waterproof fabric, kind of like a jacket's shell. My current ones are zippered and work well, but sometimes I want to use something better for juicier items like fruits. The fabric-based bags can get saturated, and the zipped top provides a small opening. Also, when these full snack and lunch bags get tossed into a bin for a classroom, other students' containers leak. The Stasher bag protects the content from leaking or encroaching spillage, which wipes away easily. I filled it 1/3 with water and placed it upside-down for 4 hours, and the bag did not leak. However, I would not use this to carry around liquid, which can slosh around and weaken the seal - please use a proper jar or bottle for that. The Stasher is not designed for carrying liquid. Needless to say, the seal is great and easy to operate, even for school-aged kids. It is flexible but keeps its form. This is perfect for juicy cut fruits (with a long fork if eating out of the bag) or grapes. I never put grapes in zipped reusable bags, in case the those bags and the grapes inside get crushed, thus making a mess inside and out. Because this one is slightly stiffer, fruits, along with items like crackers and pretzel sticks are better-protected. The 7" Stasher is great for small sandwiches. Because the bag's opening is only a little over 4.5", you can't fit sandwiches made with large bread slices or thick sandwiches. I'd say no bigger than a nut-butter and jelly sandwich of 4.5" by 5". The bread's width in my photo is 4.5", with the Stasher's opening at the top. However, for optimal fit inside, I'd turn the bread 90-degrees to insert it easier. It looks like the widest part should be parallel to the opening, but it works better perpendicularly due to the deceptively wide-looking top appropriate for carrying small items that need to grabbed. (It's geometry.) It washes fine in the dishwasher but can take a while to dry, depending on your dishwasher's drying technology. Be sure to straddle the bag across a few tines to keep the bag open during the wash. This is also great as a travel bag. I haven't gone through airport security where they still want a quart-sized plastic zip-top bag for those without TSA Pre-Check privilege, but I expect this to be acceptable. Also, at NFL football games. I like the bag but do wish it had a larger opening to allow larger sandwiches to be carried to maximize its space, but maybe the smaller opening was a design requirement to ensure corner stability - I don't know. I appreciate a silicone bag as another reusable method to carry small amounts of food or sandwiches. The seal is fantastic.