One of the more difficult aspects of any construction worker’s life is planning meals for the day rather than relying on fast food. Adding to that is the availability of a heating mechanism to enjoy a hot meal on the jobsite rather than having cold leftovers from the night before. Often times I find myself with a bowl of leftovers, but rather than having them cold I will just opt for a nice hot meal from whatever establishment is closest to me. This adds to the daily cost of meals to the personal budget that quickly gets out of control while also adding unhealthy eating habits. So, I went shopping for the best lunchbox for construction workers that would allow me to enjoy a warm meal on any day without the need of an electrical outlet and carrying around a microwave with me.
The Problem:
- Not every jobsite has a refrigerator, microwave, or even an electrical outlet.
- There is no way to heat up meals on jobsites.
- The alternative is to buy a meal every day causing an inflating personal budget.
- Meals purchased daily are often unhealthy.
- Time is taken away from lunch break / on the jobsite to find food.
The Solution:
- Find a lunchbox that serves as a viable food storage unit to keep cool while also the ability to heat up food without being plugged in to the point where it is deliciously edible.
That is where the LunchEAZE lunchbox presented a lot of advantages for my life on the jobsite.
LunchEAZE Review
The LunchEAZE lunch box is a battery-powered lunch box that stores and heats your meal among several other features to prepare and store your heated meal. Set automatic heating timers to self-heat on your schedule so that it is hot when you are ready for your hot meal. You can also personalize your temperature settings for the perfectly heated meal. In addition to those features, the LunchEAZE lunch box allows you to display themes and messages on a digital display. No App required, you can do all of this on the digital display in English or Spanish.
The lunch box features an 8,000 mAh rechargeable battery with models that allow for a 4 cup or 6 cup capacity and an insulated bag. The sealed and removable container is made of food-grade 304 stainless steel. This is BPA-free material that is used in sinks, pots, pans, cutlery, food processing tools, refrigerators, and dishwashers. It can reach up to 220°F (104°C) with a maximum run-time per charge being around 60 to 90 minutes on high temperatures.
Even if you do not have a fixed lunch schedule and you are using the automatic heating timer to prepare your lunch for a specific time, it will continue to keep your lunch warm beyond that specified time. The external temperature of the unit reaches up to 120°F (49°C) after heating for 2 hours.
Some cons to the unit when it comes to heating food is that food that is meant to be crispier will come out soft due to the way that the unit heats in an enclosed container with condensation buildup. This just means that you need to plan for foods that are best suited to heat up with this method. Additionally, the unit does need to be charged typically after one use depending on the length of heating. Many users state that a 60 minute heating is not quite enough for a hot meal, but you can get two uses by using this timeline. A 2-hour runtime provides a hot meal, but you get one use out of the unit before needing to charge. This can be tedious because of how many things in our daily busy lives that need to be charged, this just adds another. Though the benefits it provides to be able to have a hot meal on a job site or at work that I do not need to go to a fast food place and have an unhealthy meal is greater than the cons here.
Additionally replacement batteries cost around $26 USD and some users report that they last about a year. However the benefit that you can buy a battery, charger, and other parts of the unit separately from needing to purchase a new unit when one part breaks is a major benefit.
It is certainly a premium product for a lunchbox, but provides a premium experience for those working on a jobsite that are sick of sourcing hot and unhealthy meals from fast food places. Instead leftovers can be eaten hot the next day or meal planners can really prepare themselves with healthy meals or to save some money throughout the work-life.
Now you can optimize your lunch time period by ensuring your meal is hot as soon as your lunch starts rather than wasting time driving, ordering, and having your meal with little to no time available for just relaxing.