About
Eco Life White Prep Bowl Set is perfect for your kitchen prep tasks. Chopping and dicing all your vegetables, herbs and other ingredients before you begin cooking allows you to work faster and cook more efficiently. Put each in one of these handy bowls, and then you reach for the bowl when you need them. Eco products are made from 70% plant materials, which conserves oil consumption and uses less fossil fuels. In addition, the packaging is 80% recycled materials and uses soy based inks. Although other brands use recycled materials, Pedrini's Eco is distinguished by its 70% natural plant material that can be safely used in the dishwasher. Top rack dishwasher safe.
Set of four bowls
Includes one each: 1 cup, 2 cup, 3 cup & 4 cup bowls, and a clear storage lid is included with each bowl.
Eco products are made from 70% plant materials
- Type: Utility bowls
- Color: White, green, clear lids
- Weight: 1 lb
- Made In: China
- Warranty: Lifetime
- Dimensions: 6-1/2" x 3" (nested)
- Composition: 70% plant material/30% traditional plastic
- Manufacturer: Lifetime Brands
- Other versions: Ecolife Set of 3 Mixing Bowls
- Product number: 5045587
Ambitions
Apparent goal: | kids | gift/registry | home kitchens | restaurants | everywhere |
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Intended audience: | novice | advanced beginner | good home cook | gourmet | professional |
Diet/nutrition: | does not apply | scary | empty promises | helpful | essential |
Green?: | not especially | neutral | mixed blessing | earth friendly | green! |
Innovative: | step back | standing still | progress | trendy | genius |
Problem solving: | no better | baby steps | solid steps | giant steps | a revelation |
Competition: | outclassed | follower | in the pack | strong challenger | likely champ |
Utility/Quality
Ease of use: | impossible | frustrating | OK | simple | child's play |
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Intuitive: | Ph.D. required | barely | logical | effortless | brilliant |
Instructions: | missing | incomprehensible | adequate | unnecessary | excellent |
Quality: | cheesy | questionable | good | years of service | impressive |
Parts to lose: | inevitable | some/many | one-piece | self-storing | not a problem |
Power source: | none | hands | batteries | outlet | green |
Clean-up: | nightmare | wipe clean | soap & water | scouring pad | dishwasher (top) |
Does it work?: | not at all | adequately | well | very well | perfectly |
Availability: | airfare required | online | kitchen store | department store | supermarket |
Packaging
Easy to open?: | impossible | maddening | tolerable | good | opens itself |
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Green?: | fills a landfill | huge waste | passable | minimal waste | impressive |
Economy
Time saving: | time wasting | not really | modest | substantial | huge |
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Labor saving: | less efficient | marginal | a bit | noticeable | remarkable |
Money saving: | money wasted | none | $ | $$ | $$$ |
Beats the old way: | worse | no change | better | definitely | entirely new |
Where will it live?: | garage/attic | drawer | cabinet | countertop | elsewhere |
Summary
Fulfills ambitions: | falls short | almost there | satisfies | exceeds | home run |
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How often used: | once/twice | ≥daily | ≥weekly | ≥monthly | ≥yearly/holidays |
Worth the space?: | no | does not apply | w/unlimited space | w/limited space | absolutely |
Need it?: | a luxury | discretionary | basic equipment | for serious cooks | get it |
Value: | ouch! | a little pricey | worth splurging | on the money | a deal |
Overall rating: | skip it | fair | good | very good | excellent |
Comments:Now your mise in place can be earth-friendly, too. That is, you can prep your ingredients and place them in these bowls, ready to go as you cook – and you'll help the environment in the process. These bowls – like their big-brother mixing bowls – are made of 70% plant material and only 30% traditional plastic from petroleum. The packaging (a modest cardboard wrapper) is 80% recycled.
The bowls, which nest easily for storage, have capacities of 1, 2, 3, and 4 cups. Each comes with a lid, which we found to be quite stiff. Additionally, the bowl has a thin lip meant to hold the lid in place. Once you get it seated firmly, it is very unlikely to spill. It is also not the easiest thing in the world to remove.
The bowls are sturdy and can be washed in the top rack of a dishwasher.