{"product_id":"portable-usb-electric-heating-lunch-box-car-office-food-warmer-for-students-24v-12v-5v-heating-options","title":"USB Heated Lunch Box – Portable Electric Food Warmer for Car \u0026 Office, 2 Stainless Steel Bowls","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ge-pdp\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA USB lunch warmer that keeps a packed lunch warm at your desk or in the car\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ge-lede\"\u003eThis is a small oval lunch box with a low-power heating plate in its base and two removable stainless steel bowls inside. Plug its USB-C cable into a laptop, a power bank or a car's USB socket, press the one button, and over an hour or two it brings the food in the bowls to warm. It is for people who want a packed lunch that is pleasant to eat without queuing for the office microwave, or who eat in the cab between stops. It is a warmer, not a cooker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat it does, and what it does not do\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIt warms food; it does not make it hot.\u003c\/strong\u003e The heater is 12 watts, about the power of a phone charger, and the maker rates it to a maximum of about 113 F (45 C) inside the bowls. That is warm to eat, not steaming. It will not reheat cold leftovers the way a microwave does, and it will not cook anything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGive it time.\u003c\/strong\u003e The maker's figure is one to two hours to reach that temperature from food at room temperature. Food straight from a fridge takes longer. Plug it in when you sit down at your desk and it is ready by lunch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAny USB socket runs it.\u003c\/strong\u003e The box has a USB-C socket and ships with a USB-A to USB-C cable. A laptop port, a wall USB adapter, a power bank or the USB socket in a car or truck all work, as long as the socket can supply 2 amps at 5 volts. A weak socket (an older laptop port, for example) will warm it more slowly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThere is no battery inside.\u003c\/strong\u003e It only heats while it is plugged in. Unplug it and the insulated body holds some warmth for a while, but it does not keep heating.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo bowls, not one tray.\u003c\/strong\u003e Each round 304 stainless steel bowl is about 4.5 in across and 2.1 in deep, and each has its own clear snap-on lid with a small vent plug. Together they hold about 0.8 L (27 oz), which is a normal single lunch: rice or pasta in one, the main in the other.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSize\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ge-grid ge-size\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ge-k\"\u003eBox\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAbout 9.8 x 5.9 x 3.5 in (25 x 15 x 9 cm)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ge-k\"\u003eBowls\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTwo, each about 4.5 in (11.5 cm) across and 2.1 in (5.3 cm) deep\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ge-k\"\u003eCapacity\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAbout 0.8 L (27 oz) in total across both bowls\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ge-k\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAbout 1.4 lb (0.65 kg) empty\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor scale: it is about the length of a dinner knife and about as tall as a coffee mug is wide. It fits a backpack or a tote, and it sits on a car armrest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe specification, as the maker states it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ge-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ge-k\"\u003ePower\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5 V, 2 A over USB-C; 12 W heater\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ge-k\"\u003eHeating\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eUp to about 113 F (45 C) in the bowls; one to two hours from room-temperature food\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ge-k\"\u003eControls\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOne power button with an indicator light; no timer, no temperature setting\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ge-k\"\u003eBody\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePolypropylene (PP) shell with a latching lid on both ends and a steam vent in the lid\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ge-k\"\u003eBowls\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e304 stainless steel, removable, with clear sealing lids\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ge-k\"\u003eColors\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePink or green; the bowls are the same in both\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"ge-note\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the numbers, honestly.\u003c\/strong\u003e The temperature, heating time, wattage, sizes and weight are the maker's published figures and we have not measured a unit ourselves. The maker does not publish a safety certification for this product and we do not claim one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePack cooked food.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fill the bowls with food that is already cooked, snap the bowl lids on, seat the bowls in the box and latch the outer lid. The heater warms the bowls from underneath.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCarry it upright.\u003c\/strong\u003e The outer lid has a small steam vent. Tipped on its side or upside down, liquid can find its way out through it, so keep it flat in the bag and do not treat it as spill-proof.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWash the bowls and lids, wipe the box.\u003c\/strong\u003e The stainless bowls and their lids go in the sink. The box itself contains the heating plate and the electronics and must not be immersed or run under a tap; wipe it with a damp cloth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDo not add water to the base.\u003c\/strong\u003e Unlike steam-type lunch boxes, this one heats dry. Water in the base can short the heater.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNot a toy, and not a microwave replacement.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is for keeping a packed lunch warm. If you need food piping hot from cold, you need a mains or 12 V unit of much higher wattage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eIn the box\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne USB heated lunch box (pink or green as chosen)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo 304 stainless steel bowls with two clear sealing lids\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne USB-A to USB-C cable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA fork, spoon and chopsticks set in a zip pouch, as listed by our supplier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"ge-note\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat changed on this page.\u003c\/strong\u003e We removed wording that promised food would be made hot quickly, a claim that the box is spill-proof in any position, and a title that described voltage options this box does not have (it is a 5 V USB device; it runs from a car's or truck's USB socket, not from a 12 V or 24 V plug). We added the maker's actual temperature and heating-time figures, the bowl sizes, the power it needs, and how to clean it. 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