Which container would you use to store food - iron or plastic
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Why do we use plastic containers instead of metal containers for storage of food?
Well, we also use metal containers for storage of food. But past few years, plastic has been the dominating playing in this sector. There can be many reasons why plastic containers are being replaced by metal containers.
Plastic containers are colorful, attractive, and available in various designs but metals have only silver color.
Plastic are leak proof with air tight lids on the container. In metals, we obviously don’t have that feature.
Plastics are light weight, metals have some weight. I don’t call it as reason but few people thing this way. There is hardly any difference in their weights.
Plastic containers are heat proof, hot food temperature will not be felt on the outer surface of the tiffin. But in metal tiffin, your fingers might burn.
Plastic containers are cheaper than metal containers.
I would use iron containers because, plastic, when used for food storage, absorbs the smells and tastes of items stored in them. Foods with strong flavors, such as curry, marinara sauce, tomato soup and garlic, tend to absorb into the containers more easily; the smell persists, even after the container is washed with soap.