Flex Fit & Ezi Seal Lids

Flex Fit & Ezi Seal Lids, originally uploaded by cbr2brich.

So this was originally one of our favorites at the Food & Wine Show. This is the "flex fit & Ezi seal lids" stall.
I was pretty amazing by the the demo guy, he really knew how to snap those lids on. I saw them on TV back home several years ago, but had not got to see them in action.

They are really useful around the kitchen if you need to replace the lids on some of your containers. They are reusable and made from an environmentally friendly microwave and oven safe material (up to 220*C). They will seal any container regardless of shape. Not only that, they can vacuum seal your containers. Just stretch the lid over the container like normal, lift a corner while pressing the air out from the centre, and reseal. That simple, but mind you this guy shows these things for a living.

We ended up going home with the the flex set which includes about 10 different sizes, a small flex set (great for snapping halved fruit/vegg), and the double thick lid set for sealing off casserole dishes, woks, pans, etc. (oven safe 240*C) total price: $50aud

But I'm not completely convinced that they are as great as they looked at the show. When we got home from the show of course one had to be tried out.
Test one was a simple stretch over a container, thought to be a standard task for such a product. All the flex lids have these four tabs around the outside to help secure the corners, well one of them ripped completely off when trying to secure my show salami in some rectangular tupperware.
In test two the flex fit lid showed some signs of redemption by successfully sealing a large, glass fruit bowl, full of bananas, an orange, and mandarins.
Test three evolved a a repeat of test one, we resealed the salami with another lid, only to find it had popped off over night in the fridge. Maybe the lid was two small.
The results are still inconclusive as it's 3 for 3 in sealing different containers of liquid.
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4/5 It shows a lot of potential and is very versatile. The cookware lids are very durable; the large ones work as hot pot holders for the counter tops and the smaller ones work as oven mitts.
Not revolutionary, but a really smart product!