Avoiding Single Use Plastic In The Kitchen: Reusable Silicone Food Storage Bags...

Disclaimer: I haven't been paid to promote this product or the store, just wanted to share our latest attempt to avoid using single use plastics in our home.

Hi Honeys,
I'm a happy wee Rosie and all because of a new way to avoid using single use plastics in our kitchen We do try really hard to live a sustainable life, recycling as much as we can to avoid items ending up in landfill. Our everyday rubbish bin will only go out usually once a month, and even then it's never more than a third or so full. We do like to fill up our recycling bins though

With just a tiny extra effort most things can be recycled now and anything that can't we've been trying to just avoid buying them and to find better alternatives to use instead. Do you remember how excited I was honeys, to find those wonderful little reusable produce bags? We still love using them and wouldn't be without them now.

Which bring me to our latest effort to avoid single use plastic in our home...


Have you seen the silicone version of a zip lock bag honeys? There are at least two different versions I've seen online. One version acts exactly like a zip lock bag and closes in the same way by just firmly pressing the edges together.

The other version, the one we now have, closes by using a solid bar which slides along the top. Let's take a look shall we?


As thrilled as I am with this really useful silicone product, I'll admit I was disappointed that it was packaged in a plastic bag.

Surely the consumer a product like this is marketed towards would be buying it because it provides a way to reduce the use of single use plastic? Doesn't it beg the question then honeys, since these bags would be washed before their first use anyway, why package them at all?

A Closer Look...

When removed from the packaging, the bags are made of a heavy silicone and seem to be good quality...


The bag was a little difficult to open at first, but this might just be newness I think and will probably get easier as the bags are used. When opened out the bag has a flat bottom which allows it to remain upright while being filled.

The bag is sealed using a solid "slider" which unfortunately appears to be made of plastic. I can't help it honeys, I'm rolling my eyes so hard here I'm practically staring at the back of my head

Why plastic? It's very solid, this little slider, it might be acrylic or a poly-carbonate but it's still plastic and is the only thing I don't love about this little bag.

It's such a shame too, because it's the only negative I can find.


As you can see, a lot of thought has obviously gone into making this product and whoever is responsible really has made an effort to create an item that can do all of the assorted little jobs presently done by those pesky plastic zip lock bags.

Because they're airtight, these wonderful little bags could easily be used to extend the lives of sliced or chopped fruit or vegetables in the fridge. To transport sandwiches or salads to work for lunch or even to take along treats for furbabies on their walks

Of course being waterproof too, you could also use them to store liquids such as soups, stocks or even to put together ingredients for a casserole or a hot pot all ready to be emptied into a slow cooker, pressure cooker or instant pot for a quick and easy dinner.

Built In Measuring Jug...

The front of the bag even has raised measurement guides allowing any ingredients added to be counted in cups, in millilitres and in fluid ounces. These little silicone pouches have the capacity to hold up to 4 cups, 1000 millilitres (1 litre) or 30 fluid ounces.

Verdict...