Ozeri Instavac Product Review

2014 +Stacie Wyatt Instavac Storage Ozeri

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I reviewed the Ozeri INSTAVAC Green Earth Food Storage Container Set, BPA-Free 8-Piece Nesting Set with Vacuum Seal and Locking Lids. I wanted to review because I love food storage containers. I am also tired of food going bad too quick, especially vegetables.

The instavac comes with interesting features:

• Keeps food fresh without complication. NO pumps or motors. Once you place food in the bin and snap the sides, you simple press down in the center of the lid. Air comes out. There is a little green button, which depresses when the air is out. When you open the container, the green button pops back up. 
• Has a date dial. Simply turn the dial to the current day of month. 
• Wave pattern on the bottom which keeps cut fruit and veggies from water and juices.
• The containers are microwavable. My son had a great time microwaving the containers lol (see problems section). 

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For the review, I decided to see how long it would take for Tomatoes and Avocados to go bad in the containers. I bought a few extra to test. The veggies was in the fridge two weeks before going bad. I provided 3 pictures of the veggies gone bad.

2014 @ Stacie D. Wyatt 2 weeks experiment

Problems:

One problem I had was the date dial. The first few times, it was easy to adjust the dial. The next few times, I had serious issues with my fingers moving the dials.

I also had an issue with the green button popping up while in the fridge. Turned out, my son was opening the containers to eat the food. I thought I was losing my mind before discovering what he was up too.

Some relatives, like my son Brad, used my containers as plates, instead of food storage.

Finally, my midget, aka the destructor aka the two year old, aka Kalen, discovered a way to pop off the green button and the date dial on one of the containers.

Ozeri products are sold on Amazon. The instavac is sold in a 8 piece set (4 Instavac food storage containers and lids). The products are prime-eligible.

2014 +Stacie Wyatt  2 week experiment

2014 +Stacie Wyatt 2 week experiment

Chicken Lasagna (RedGold Lasagna Made easy review)

Red gold All-in-one lasagna. 

Disclaimer: I received a Lasagna Made Easy Party Pack from Red Gold. The package contained lasagna noodles, tomatoes, and a spatula. The package also contained recipes for lasagna.

I made my take on the All-in-one lasagna. Instead of beef, I used chicken. I also added spinach and homemade cheese sauce. I made my recipe in steps.

• First, I cooked the chicken. 
• When the chicken was almost done, I made a cheese sauce. The cheese sauce contained flour, milk, parmesan, cheddar, and mozzarella cheese. 
• I also heated up the tomatoes and spinach. I used the Red Gold Crushed Tomatoes and Diced Tomatoes. 
• Then, added the veggies to the chicken. 
• I mixed the ricotta with an egg and placed to the side. 
• Finally, I remembered I had to cook the noodles. 

I made a salad and sour cream bread as sides.

The salad was a Dole Ceasar mix. I added avocados, tomatoes, and feta.

Sour Cream Rolls:

• French loaf bread
• Sour Cream
• Parmesan cheese
• Pepper
• Minced Garlic
• Mix Sour cream, garlic, cheese, and pepper into a bowl. 
• Spread on top of french loaf bread (or any bread you like)
• Place in oven for a few minutes to brown. 
• Done. 

Chicken, tomatoes, and spinach

Some of the ingredients

Some of the ingredients

Some of the ingredients

Red Gold Lasagna Pack. plus ingredients

Red Gold Lasagna Pack

Boiling water

Red Gold Tomatoes

Cheese sauce

Lasagna Cooked

Sour Cream Bread

Salad

Red Gold Pack

Lasagna on plate