Rubbermaid Brilliance Glass Food Storage Containers, Assorted Sizes, Set of 9, BPA-Free, Leak-Proof, Clear

Why it's worth it

Nine glass containers with latching lids that seal tight enough to hold soup upside down. The bases go in the oven up to 450°F, the lids are universal across the Brilliance line, and nothing stains.

If leftovers are your real storage problem, buy this instead of the OXO. Glass bases mean you reheat in the same vessel you stored in, no transferring to a plate. Owners who switched from plastic consistently say the same two things: nothing warps, and nothing smells. Curry, chili, garlic — the glass comes out of the dishwasher neutral every time.

The seal is the reason to pick this over cheaper glass sets. Latches on all four sides pull the lid down evenly around the rim, which is what keeps a container of soup from weeping into your bag. Multiple owners describe filling containers with water and turning them over as a test. That even clamping force is also what single-tab lids fail to do once containers get stacked and squeezed in a full fridge.

From our review of 5 kitchen storage containers, by David Sinclair, Managing Editor

What we like

• +If leftovers are your real storage problem, buy this instead of the OXO
• +The seal is the reason to pick this over cheaper glass sets
• +The universal lid system is quietly the best feature
• +Modular rectangles stack cleanly, and the bases are oven-safe to 450°F, so a container of baked pasta goes from freezer to…

What to know

• –Glass is heavy. The full set weighs close to fifteen pounds, and a loaded large container is a real load to carry to work
• –The lids are plastic even though the bases aren't, and pushing too hard when latching can stress them
• –Glass breaks. Drop one on a tile floor and it's done, where a plastic container would have bounced