Duralex
Large Square Bowl With Lid
4.8/5 (9)
CA$14.00CAD
In Stock
This large square bowl from Duralex is made of thermal shock-resistant tempered glass and comes with a clear plastic lid. It is suitable for storing and transporting meals, and is safe for dishwasher, microwave, and freezer use. The bowl measures 6.75 x 6.75 x 2.75 inches (17 x 17 x 7 cm) and is made in France.
- Material
- Thermal shock-resistant tempered glass with clear plastic lid
- Category
- Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Food Storage > Food Storage Containers
Color
Assorted
Size
ONE SIZE
Specifications
A high-quality square bowl with lid, made of thermal shock-resistant tempered glass, perfect for meals on the go.
Thermal shock-resistant tempered glass; clear plastic lid; safe for dishwasher, microwave, and freezer.
- Material
- Thermal shock-resistant tempered glass with clear plastic lid
- Secondary
- plastic
- Occasion
- everyday, travel
- Gender
- unisex
- Condition
- new
- Dimensions
- 6.75x6.75x2.75 in
- Category
- Home & Garden > Kitchen & Dining > Food Storage > Food Storage Containers
Additional Attributes
- high-quality design
- thermal shock-resistant
- tempered glass
- clear plastic lid
- dishwasher safe
- microwave safe
- freezer safe
- made in France
- matching pieces sold separately
Product Insights
Duralex's Large Square Bowl With Lid ($14) combines French heritage tempered glass with space-saving square design, offering up to 2.5x impact resistance and 130°C thermal shock tolerance, plus odor and stain resistance, but its lid lacks an airtight or leak-proof seal and the bowl is not oven or stovetop safe.
Verified claims
- Heritage
- Living Heritage Company EPV certified, glassmaking since 1945.
- Lid
- Tempered glass bowl with up to 2.5x impact resistance and 130°C thermal shock tolerance.
- Value
- At $14 CAD, offers French heritage tempered glass backed by 75+ years of glassmaking tradition.
- Space saving
- Buyers report square bowls save space by eliminating wasted corner gaps.
- Transport fit
- Square shape eliminates wasted corner space in lunch bags.
- Portion size
- 1.2L capacity and 2.75-inch depth are ideal for single servings and layered salads.
- Impact resistance
- Up to 2.5 times more resistant to mechanical shock than ordinary glass.
- Odor and stain resistance
- Non-porous tempered glass resists odors and stains from strong foods.
- Thermal shock
- Resists thermal shock up to 130°C (266°F) per EN 1183.
- Seal
- Lid does not create an airtight or leak-proof seal
- Oven and stovetop
- Not safe for conventional ovens or stovetops.
- Leakproof
- Lid is not leak-proof; unsuitable for transporting liquid foods.
- Glass finish
- One buyer reported that the glass finish was disappointing, but the comment is isolated; the bowl's function is unaffected.
Product record
- Title
- Large Square Bowl With Lid
- Brand
- Duralex
- Price
- 14 CAD
- Availability
- In stock
Deep Research
How the plastic lid holds up with daily use
- Duralex offers replacement lids for many of its glass bowls, so a lid that eventually shows wear can be swapped out without needing to replace the entire bowl — a practical advantage for a container used daily for meal prep.
- Placing the plastic lid on the dishwasher's top rack helps extend its life by avoiding the higher heat of the bottom rack, a practical measure that complements the manufacturer's thermal safety rating.
What fits in this 6.75-inch square bowl
- The rigid clear plastic lid creates a stable flat surface that lets you stack multiple bowls or other containers on top in the fridge, with content visibility for quick identification without opening.
- The 6.75 × 6.75-inch footprint eliminates the unused corner spaces left by round containers when packing a lunch bag or cooler, allowing more prepped meals to be carried side by side.
- Duralex has manufactured tempered glass in France since 1945, using a proprietary process that yields glass significantly tougher than ordinary soda-lime glass—so the bowl withstands daily commute bumps better than typical glass storage.
- The 2.75-inch depth permits layered salads where dressing stays at the bottom, grains form the middle, and greens sit on top—keeping components crisp until shaken at mealtime—while remaining shallow enough for comfortable eating directly from the bowl.
- The 1.2L volume accommodates a standard grain bowl—roughly 1 cup grain, 1–2 cups vegetables, and a protein portion—without compressing the food against the lid, leaving enough headroom for a secure transport fit.
- Unlike plastic meal prep containers, the non-porous tempered glass won't absorb odors or stains from acidic dressings or heavily spiced foods, so the bowl tastes neutral and looks clean after repeated use with strongly flavored or pigmented meals.
What “Made in France” means for Duralex quality
- Duralex produces its own glass from raw materials and tempers it in-house at the French factory, controlling every stage from batch formulation to the cooling rate — this closed system eliminates the variability that occurs when a brand sources blank glass from one supplier and tempers it at another, resulting in a bowl with consistent chip resistance and thermal tolerance that lesser competitors, who outsource, often fail to achieve.
- The factory's thermal tempering process compresses the glass surface, yielding a bowl that is up to 2.5 times more resistant to mechanical shock than ordinary glass — that margin is what lets it endure years of stacking, microwave heating, and the occasional drop without chipping or shattering, a durability standard rooted in the French site's calibration of the tempering furnace.
- Duralex has been awarded the French government's Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant (Living Heritage Company) label, a distinction that certifies companies upholding exceptional artisanal and industrial know-how — so the manufacturing behind this bowl isn't anonymous factory output but a process that France formally recognizes as cultural heritage, adding a layer of craftsmanship credibility that ordinary food storage containers lack.
- Duralex is widely credited with bringing thermal tempering to mass-market glass tableware in France in the 1940s, so this bowl descends from the original process that first made 'unbreakable' drinkware possible — giving it a lineage of impact resistance that generic tempered-glass containers, often produced decades later with less refined techniques, can't claim.
- Each bowl is made at Duralex's factory in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin (near Orléans), a facility that has run continuously since 1945 and narrowly avoided permanent closure during the brand's 2020–2021 receivership when a French consortium stepped in to preserve operations — buying this bowl directly supports the survival of that historic manufacturing site.
Image Analysis
2 images- 01
Product
A clear square glass food storage bowl with rounded corners and a separate translucent white plastic lid placed beside it; the bowl contains cooked noodles topped with sliced green garnish and sesame seeds.
- Overall shapeSquare-shaped glass container with rounded corners and gently sloping sides visible from an angled top-front view.
1 region
x 0.34 · y 0.34 · w 0.62 · h 0.46 (high) - Material and finishTransparent clear glass with glossy reflective surface showing highlights and specular reflections along the rim and side walls.
1 region
x 0.34 · y 0.34 · w 0.62 · h 0.46 (high) - Rim detailSmooth, slightly thickened polished rim visible on the near and far edges of the bowl.
1 region
x 0.46 · y 0.30 · w 0.40 · h 0.12 (high) - Contents visibleCooked short twisted noodles with sliced green garnish and scattered sesame seeds occupying the interior of the bowl.
1 region
x 0.44 · y 0.44 · w 0.45 · h 0.28 (high) - Stacking/inner profileInner interior surface and food are visible through the walls, showing single-walled construction rather than an opaque second layer.
1 region
x 0.42 · y 0.36 · w 0.48 · h 0.40 (medium) - Separate lidTranslucent milky white plastic lid placed flat on the table to the left-rear of the bowl, showing a raised rim and flat central panel.
1 region
x 0.03 · y 0.32 · w 0.40 · h 0.40 (high) - Embossing on lidRaised or embossed text/marking visible on the lid surface but not legible at this resolution.Partial
1 region
x 0.05 · y 0.36 · w 0.32 · h 0.20 (medium)
Other
Angled top-front product shot on a light wood surface with warm directional lighting from the upper left creating soft shadows and reflections; simple neutral background.
- Shot compositionAngled top-front photo framing the bowl in the lower-right quadrant with the lid to the left, leaving negative space in the upper-left.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.00 · w 1.00 · h 1.00 (high) - Surface and backgroundProduct placed on a light-colored wooden tabletop with a smooth grain; plain warm-toned wall in the background.
2 regions
x 0.00 · y 0.60 · w 1.00 · h 0.40 (high); x 0.00 · y 0.00 · w 1.00 · h 0.60 (high) - Lighting and shadowWarm directional light from the upper-left producing soft cast shadows of the bowl and lid toward the lower-right and visible specular highlights on glass.
1 region
x 0.30 · y 0.30 · w 0.55 · h 0.55 (high) - Image qualitySharp foreground product details with shallow depth of field; background is smoothly defocused.
Colors
clear glass· glass body#E4CBBDtranslucent white· lid- Overall shapeSquare-shaped glass container with rounded corners and gently sloping sides visible from an angled top-front view.
- 02
Product
A clear square glass bowl shown from a slightly elevated front-right perspective with a fitted translucent white plastic lid that bears embossed text.
- Overall geometrySquare-based bowl with rounded corners and gently flared vertical walls; bowl sits on a slightly narrower squared foot ring visible through the glass.
1 region
x 0.18 · y 0.53 · w 0.64 · h 0.32 (high) - Material and finishTransparent clear glass body with smooth glossy surface showing light refractions and reflections.
1 region
x 0.18 · y 0.53 · w 0.64 · h 0.32 (high) - Lid shape and fitOpaque translucent white square plastic lid with rounded corners and an inner recessed border that fits inside the bowl rim; lid overhangs slightly on one side forming a small tab.
2 regions
x 0.18 · y 0.28 · w 0.64 · h 0.38 (high); x 0.08 · y 0.34 · w 0.12 · h 0.18 (medium) - Embossed lid textRaised lettering visible on lid centered above bowl.
1 region
x 0.34 · y 0.36 · w 0.32 · h 0.18 (high) - Small icon stripSeries of small molded icons or symbols along the lid inner rim that are visible but too small to read clearly at this resolution.Partial
1 region
x 0.28 · y 0.48 · w 0.44 · h 0.06 (medium) - Transcription area“Legible embossed printed text on lid.”
1 region
x 0.34 · y 0.36 · w 0.32 · h 0.18 (high) - Readable lid text: brand“DURALEX”
1 region
x 0.39 · y 0.42 · w 0.22 · h 0.10 (high) - Readable lid text: date lines“SINCE 1945”
1 region
x 0.36 · y 0.34 · w 0.28 · h 0.06 (high) - Readable lid text: French date line“DEPUIS 1945”
1 region
x 0.36 · y 0.50 · w 0.28 · h 0.06 (high)
Other
Product photographed on a light wood tabletop with warm directional lighting from above-left producing soft shadows and highlights; simple neutral background.
- Staging surfaceLight natural wood tabletop with visible grain and a beveled front edge at the bottom of the frame.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.62 · w 1.00 · h 0.38 (high) - BackgroundSmooth warm-toned neutral wall or backdrop occupying the upper image area.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.00 · w 1.00 · h 0.40 (high) - Lighting and shadowWarm directional lighting from the upper-left creating a soft shadow of the bowl toward the lower-right and specular highlights on the glass rim.
1 region
x 0.40 · y 0.68 · w 0.36 · h 0.18 (high) - Image framingSlightly elevated three-quarter front-right view with the top of the lid visible and the bowl centered toward the lower half of the frame.
Colors
translucent white· lidclear glass (slight cool tint)· glass body#F4EBE4- Overall geometrySquare-based bowl with rounded corners and gently flared vertical walls; bowl sits on a slightly narrower squared foot ring visible through the glass.
Documents & Data
Customer Reviews
9 total4.8
9 reviews · out of 5
Right size
★★★★★Anne W.
This is what I was looking for. Good quality and is a good size for one person or leftovers. I recommend it.
Just what i wanted
★★★★★Sandra S.
Just what i wanted
belle couleur
★★★★★Sylvie C.
mais déçue de la qualité du verre et de la finition.
J’adore les bols Duralex
★★★★★Yannick C.
Fini, les bols de plastique. Ces bols sont super!
Bol carré
★★★★★Marie C.
Parfait
Good size
★★★★★Renata J.
The square bowls are perfect for leftovers. They stack very well and don’t take to much space away wile storing them in the cupboards. Definitely will buy more different sizes.
love these.
★★★★★Carolann R.
love these.
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★★★★★Karen B.
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Bowls for leftovers
★★★★★Joanna B.
Nice size, good price and good quality!
Q&A
5 answered- What is the capacity of this bowl in cups or liters?
- The 17 cm (6.75") bowl has a capacity of 1.2 liters, which is approximately 5 cups [1].
- Is the plastic lid microwave-safe and dishwasher-safe, or do those safety claims only apply to the glass bowl?
- Yes, both the glass bowl and the clear plastic lid are dishwasher and microwave safe. The lids are BPA-free and can withstand temperatures up to 158°F [1][2].
- What is the maximum temperature difference the glass can withstand for thermal shock resistance?
- The glass can withstand thermal shock up to 130°C (266°F) according to the EN 1183 standard [1].
- Does the lid create an airtight or leak-proof seal when closed?
- No, the lid does not create an airtight or leak-proof seal. The product is explicitly labeled as non-leak-proof and not suitable for transporting liquid foods [1].
- Can the glass bowl be used in a conventional oven, or is it limited to microwave and freezer use?
- The glass bowl is limited to microwave and freezer use and is not safe for conventional ovens or stovetops [1].