Vtopmart Airtight Food Storage Containers with Lids, 24 pcs, Black

Why it's worth it

Twenty-four containers in four sizes, all sharing one lid, with reusable labels in the box. The side-locking lids press a silicone gasket onto the rim, and the top flips open on its own, so you can scoop oats without setting the whole lid down somewhere.

If your pantry is currently a shelf of half-open bags, this is the box that fixes it in one go. You get six each of four sizes, from a 0.7-quart snack container up to a 2.5-quart tall one that swallows pasta or cereal. Owners describe the same before-and-after over and over: bulky packaging out, a flat readable row in. The included labels are reusable, so a container can change jobs.

One lid for the whole set is a bigger deal than it sounds. Every container takes the same lid, so a lid sitting on the counter always belongs to whatever's open. Nothing gets orphaned at the back of a cabinet. You can wash lids in one batch instead of matching them like socks, and replacing a warped one doesn't mean tracking down a specific size.

From our review of 8 airtight pantry storage containers

What we like

• +If your pantry is currently a shelf of half-open bags, this is the box that fixes it in one go
• +One lid for the whole set is a bigger deal than it sounds
• +The top flips open while the sides stay latched, which is easier on stiff hands than prying four tabs
• +The catch is that four sizes have to cover everything you own

What to know

• –The gasket sits in a channel on the underside of the lid, and cleaning it by hand is fiddly
• –Buying this many containers means each one is fairly light-duty