I bought these dishes because of the size over a year ago in order to bring to parties once a pasta salad can. Highly important was me here is that the bowls are leakproof. These bowls are definitely! And they are a good alternative to expensive Tupperware products. The shelf life has convinced me right. I have it regularly in use and opening ever after in the dishwasher. The cover does not warp in the dishwasher and remains tight! The bowls scratch not even particularly if one with a hand mixer with a dough stirred in them!