Rubbermaid Produce Saver

1. Real Simple

In this hands-on test, editors say their Rubbermaid Produce Saver container kept lettuce crisp for a week. We would have liked to see the same test conducted with other brands (editors don't reveal brands that didn't make the cut).

Review: The Best Food-Storage Containers, Editors of Real Simple magazine

2. Amazon.com

More than 40 reviewers give the Rubbermaid Produce Savers 4 stars out of 5. One reviewer noted that it "saved a fortune," keeping blueberries fresh for three weeks and preserving a sliced tomato for a week and a half. Many other users attest to the produce-saving ability of these containers. Negative comments focus on the sizes. Some users say the containers are too small for a head of lettuce because the bottom tray takes up space. Another reviewer notes the containers are too small to store vegetables like squash and eggplant, or several tomatoes. One reviewer said the container dried out the vegetables too much.

Review: Rubbermaid 7J93 Produce Saver Square 8-Piece Set Food Storage Containers, Contributors to Amazon.com

3. MomsTakeOnThings.com

This blogger and self-proclaimed "organization junkie" gives a thorough overview of the Rubbermaid line of food storage containers. She analyzes the containers based on their ability to save space and says she's quite impressed that all the lids are attachable to their base, noting that her favorite line is the Produce Savers. She says their unusual design keeps her produce fresh and helps her save money.

Review: Review: Rubbermaid Easy Find Lids Food Storage System, "Deb", Oct. 5, 2009

4. Dabbler.com

In this review, blogger Stasia Siscoe puts the Rubbermaid Produce Saver to the test with a bag of salad. She puts one-third of the salad in a Ziploc container, one-third in the Rubbermaid Produce Saver and leaves the last third in its original packaging. After one week, Siscoe says each containers salad looked too much alike to determine a difference. In all, she is not convinced with the Rubbermaid Produce Saver's ability. Photos of the test are available on the site.

Review: The Goods: Rubbermaid Produce Saver, Stasia Siscoe, May 6, 2008

5. Multi-testingMommy.com

This blogger shares her frustration with keeping berries fresh. In her own experiment, she places one half of a container of berries in a glass bowl with plastic wrap and the other half in a Rubbermaid Produce Saver. She says the berries in the Rubbermaid container are "by far firmer" after just a few days.

Review: Rubbermaid Produce Savers, "Multi-testing Mommy", July 11, 2008