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Storing food the high-tech way.(CLAIM CHECK)(Brief article)

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| February 01, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The claim. To protect food, Heritage Lock & Lock Airtight uses latches and a "space-age silicon seal"; Rubbermaid Stain Shield uses an "exclusive dual material storage lid"; Sharper Image Fresher Longer uses polypropylene that's impervious to air and odor. We paid $23 for Lock & Lock (17 pieces), $69 for Stain Shield (20 pieces), and $70 for Fresher Longer (12 pieces). The check. We filled two sets of each type of container with soppresatta salami, fresh mozzarella, grapes, and strawberries--separately, of course. Then we popped one set in a refrigerator and, for a tougher test, left the other at room temperature.

To check stain resistance, we filled containers with red pasta sauce, left them overnight, ...

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