Customer Reviews
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Ordered Litesmith cold soak containers and the these little 2 cup CNOCs for cold soak meals. In the end, the CNOC made the pack-list as the Litesmiths just took up too much volume in our packs when not in use vs. the CNOC that folded flat.
The red plastic opening is really stiff to work with a first but mellows out. I gave them to one of my kids to flex for a while while watching YouTube before the trip.
The CNOC was a little fussier to clean, but some sand and agitation into the little corners with sea water did the trick.
Used them for overnight oats, smoothies and pudding-style deserts.
I'm not sure I'd like them for boiling water as it's easy to overfill them and only find out when you fold the seal -which would be bad with boiling water spilling.
I'd bring them again.
G
After receiving delivery I immediately knew I had made a purchasing mistake. I should have listened to the bad reviews. The bag is poorly designed with its pleated bottom that makes it virtually impossible to get the corners clean; especially when fighting against the stiff closure mechanism to keep the bag open. And it is true that the bag opening cannot be turned down if there is food in the bag without making a complete mess. So, good luck holding the stiff closure open with one hand while you're spooning out food with the other. Don't make the same mistake I made. Listen to the bad reviews.
P
I read all the bad reviews before I placed my order, but chose to ignore them in hopes it would work. Unfortunately it’s as bad as everyone says it is. The bag is just too small, also it would be more ideal if it could stand and stay somewhat open on its own. I’m not crazy about pouring boiling water whilst having to hold the bag open. Cleaning it is a nightmare.
Great idea poorly executed in my opinion.
G
I love the cnoc water bags so was excited to try a food rehydration product. Unfortunately this bad is not usable for that purpose. I agree 💯 with other reviews that describe the difficulty folding the top, the tricky corners, etc. I'll see if I can use this for some dry goods storage instead.
Hi Grace,
Thanks for your review and I'm sorry to hear the Buc isn't working for you! I wanted to mention that the directions to fold down the bag actually predates a design change we made to the Buc. We changed the size of the bag to hold two servings instead of three so long handled spoons could reach the bottom. Given that, the direction to fold the bag over is largely obsolete and will be removed from the packaging on our next production run of Bucs. Hope this helps clear up some confusion folks have been having! Thanks again for your review.
J
Avoid. The top is incredibly difficult to invert due to the stiffness of the closure, and impossible to turn down once food is in the bag without it extruding everywhere. The bag doesn’t stand up so filling is difficult, and the four nano corners in the bottom fold are impossible to clean in the field. The material also breaks down with exposure to UV and heat. Don’t waste your time. Get a silicone stand up zip loc bag for a fraction of the cost.
