New stuff!

[quinn222]

I treated myself to some new bento supplies this week and they all came today!





All the supplies and the oval red box came from Bento Crazy.


This is the red Hakoya box with the arabesque pattern on the cover.




Using my blackberry again to convey size. I know these look tiny but they really do hold plenty of food for one person for lunch.


This is also a Hakoya brand box. It was the one in the box I'm using for a stand in the photos. I got this one at Kitty Corner.



As you can see this one is more of a bowl shape, it's be great especially for noodle days.







I don't know what brand this one is but I got it for a great price at a place called happymall.com.




As you can see that while no means large it's a bit bigger than the others.

Comments

[mi-nion.livejournal.com]

I went bento shopping too! I have packags coming from all over. I just got the first 2 today. I placed 2 separate orders on Ichiban kan cause their stuff is so ridiculously cheap! I love that red bowl.

[quinn222.livejournal.com]

I had a bunch of stuff in a shopping cart at Ichiban too but the shipping cost nearly as much as the stuff so I balked at checkout. I'll end up ordering I know. So what did you get???

[mi-nion.livejournal.com]

I ordered a pink bubble bento set with a matching sidecar from one of the few ebay sellers I trust. It came with chopstick, the belt a fork and mayo containers. Then I found a really inexpensive bakery supply store called hbcornerstore and got a few mini cookie cutters. They were .59 each and shipping was only $2.

From Ichiban kan I ordered another bento set with the thermal bag. Both sets of egg molds, a potsticker mold, and sauce bottles. I don't mind their shipping because their items are so cheap. Both orders were under $12

I may go into china town this weekend to see what I can find. There this one store that has nothing but Hello Kitty. It's a cross from a restaurant we frequent.

[sandid.livejournal.com]

I don't want to rain on your parade or minion's....but, what are these made out of? I don't want either of you ingesting lead.

Make sure you know what you're eating out of. Mom

[quinn222.livejournal.com]

Excellent point and if they came from China I'd be worried. These are all made in Japan though of food safe plastic 'lacquer'.

[plasticine-star.livejournal.com]

Wow, those are some beautiful boxes.
I've been experimenting with bentoish lunches mostly from following your pics and the fact that it's really easy to do portion control, so um thanks for sharing all of these.

I might have to get a pretty box or two myself :)

[sandid.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking about you and I want to keep you safe. *wink*

So pretty!

[fansee.livejournal.com]

I lived in Japan as a teen-ager and came away with an appreciation for the effort they put into making everyday objects delightful. As these items are.

I I had to choose a favorite (difficult!), it would be the bowl-shaped box. Beautiful shape, understated design. FanSee

[quinn222.livejournal.com]

I've been experimenting with bentoish lunches mostly from following your pics and the fact that it's really easy to do portion control, so um thanks for sharing all of these.


You're welcome and yes, portion control is made simple using boxes this small. But often I can't even finish what's in them so they really do hold plenty. I find healthy foods like this are quite filling.

Re: So pretty!

[quinn222.livejournal.com]

I lived in Japan as a teen-ager and came away with an appreciation for the effort they put into making everyday objects delightful. As these items are.


I worked for a Japanese florist for a while and also studied Japanese Embroidery so Japanese design is something that really appeals to me.