Good morning. Looking for the ultimate Lunch Box to take to work. THE ULTIMATE

[certifiedhumane]

Hey guys good morning I will be starting some part-time work soon and it is imperative that I keep up with my eating plan (i am on a weight-gain diet) so I am researching lunch boxes. I am looking for that ULTIMATE lunch box, one where I could cook up some pasta and a salad, throw it in there and 4-8 hours later pull out a warm pasta and cold salad.
Ideally it wouldn't have "set" storage containers, as I find those extremely too small for my liking. For example I would be throwing in 1/2lb. of pasta at least, a huge huge portion of salad, and some extra appetizers, and desert. I would also need something where I could pour say a 1qt amount of soymilk into and have this stay cold, or simply use the tetrapak the soymilk originally came in and have this still be cold. .
I would rather this be way too big and huge then too small.
I have done my research however I find it difficult because most have like I said set portions for people trying to lose weight and nothing is big enough!

Hoping to hear back from you guys I will be needing this soon, I really appreciate it :) Have a good weekend

[certifiedhumane]

wow just wanted to say thank you guys so much I will look into all of these suggestions and post my thoughts a bit later :) thank you so much for the help :) have a good one then :)

[Chris VR]

Maybe you want a tiffin set? Here are a few:

http://www.amazon.com/To-Go-Ware-Stainless-Steel-Carrier/dp/B001KNO1PG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1331998075&sr=8-2

http://www.lunchboxes.com/lunch-carrier.html

http://www.amazon.com/Zojirushi-SL-JA...

[dratlover]

This situation could easily be solved with 2 insulated lunch boxes. One for cold and one for hot. This combo should be big enough for your health appetite.

[Seitan]

Yes, 2 separate insulated smallish lunch boxes, placed inside one larger tote bag or box.

I enjoyed looking through the links, they gave me some ideas. I hoped they helped the OP as well.

[wano]

How about buying a collapsible cooler and filling it wih your own containers?
http://www.1st-product.com/catalogs/1...

You might need two - one for hot and one for cold. Or just zap the hot stuff in the microwave if you can/want.

Alternative - if you can. Buy a mini fridge and leave it at work by your desk/in your office. That is for your cold stuff and then get a cooler for your hot stuff.

[Rocky Road]

Here are a couple of nice ones:

http://www.sixpackbags.com/
http://www.black-blum.com/products/lunch-pot/
http://www.homeandbackyard.com/#/item/pranzo_deluxe_lunch_box/
http://www.thermos.com/

However, I think you are going to have to use multiple items for keeping things hot and cold. Thermos makes some nice small, medium and large containers that keep things hot for a long time. Good luck.

[Leepa]

I've never run across anything that keeps cold things cold and hot things hot at the same time. Looking forward to seeing what others come up with.