Those silicon lids thingies that you put over pots of leftovers and fruit etc

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Are they any good? Or will they be consigned to the back of the cupboard and thrown away in about a year?

They're crap. I was swayed and bought two lots. Total shit. In fact if anyone wants some, don't buy them, I'll send you mine. If I can find them...

I agree. Total shit. Impossible to get on and just pop off again. And certanly won't hold anything in, if you flip the container around, like the facebook ads promise.

I wasn't impressed. They either crushed the container (if it was flexible) or were impossible to get on (if it was rigid).
I bought a special smaller one that goes over the end of the cucumber. I usually just leave the end open and slice off the dry bit. It went mouldy really quickly with the silicone thing on.

I got some - they’re crap.

I've found mine really good! Used them loads.

I find the beeswax ones better - and you can make them yourself!

I got some which are rubbish, but I assumed I’d got the cheap useless version. Not so sure now.

Ive got some and they are really good, think it depends on the size of the bowls

Mine are crap and I got them after watching a really slick demo at the cake and bake show. When I got home they were cheaper on amazon ( surprise surprise)

We just use a Pringles lid, fits perfectly over tins and everything else in Tupperware. I don’t even like the beeswax things as don’t go in dishwasher

I've got Food Hugger lids. Love them.
Use them for my overnight oats and other pots. Not quite as good for for fruit but are fine for a lemon for a couple of days.

Massively cut down on cling film. The beeswax wraps are better for wonkier shaped items.

Why not just a plate on top of the bowl?

And I thought food from a tin should not be kept open in a tin?

Use a plate or a saucepan lid.

Bit fiddly. Not quite the solution to not using cling film I was hoping for.

I got some from ikea that work really well. Or I put a plate over, or an old cocoa tub lid on a can. Or decant into a plastic tub.

We still have cling film in the house, but we've had it for at least 2 years. We also have a roll of foil that we brought home from holiday over a year ago and I know the cling film is older than that and there's about half a roll left of each. I can't get too excited about that level of usage to be honest.

I use bees wax cloths , tinfoil or yoghurt tubs

Absolutely pointless, IMO. I was given some as a gift and they have, so far, fitted zero containers without popping off (in one case quite spectacularly) a few seconds later...

I really like them for use in the microwave and on saucepans etc.

Pringles lids are a good idea, we've used coffee can lids as well (when we're not using the empty coffee cans themselves as additional storage that is).

I love them. I hate the beeswax ones because they can't go in the dishwasher.

I've bought Cover Mates. Ive yet to wash a nd re-use so dont know how they will fair

The were very difficult to get on but the worst feature, for me, was that they didn't go in the dishwasher. So they went in the bin instead.

I love mine and have massively cut down on cling film use. I don't know the brand, they are green with a lip around the edge and tabs to pull over the bowl more easily. They are definitely not as stretchy as the picture on the box implied and I haven't tried turning it upside down to test the seal, but cling film wouldn't hold that either. I have one beeswax wrap and used a couple of times, but it did let too much air into sandwiches for work, so they were dry by lunch.

The IKEA ones are different. I meant this type that really does not work as advertised www.amazon.co.uk/Silicone-Premium-Flexible-Reusable-Preserves/dp/B01M7VHM9X?tag=mumsnetforu03-21