02 About this shelf
What the PASMAN lunch bags shelf is for
A lined, leakproof compartment either under the laptop sleeve or on its own, sized around a glass container rather than a sandwich.
Sizes here run from 6.2 litres, which is one lunch and a drink, to 22, which is a lunch and a laptop and a folder on top. The linings are welded rather than stitched: a seam that is heat-sealed keeps a tipped container inside the tray instead of letting it find the compartment your work is in. None of them refrigerates, and the note further down this site says exactly what does.
Pages for the way people ask: PASMAN Teacher Tote Bag, PASMAN Nurse Bag, PASMAN Lunch Bag with Laptop Compartment, PASMAN Insulated Lunch Bag.
An insulated compartment slows a lunch down. It does not refrigerate it. Federal guidance is specific about the numbers. Bacteria that cause food poisoning multiply quickest between 40 and 140 degrees Fahrenheit. Perishable food should not sit out of refrigeration for more than two hours, and no more than one hour once it has been above 90. The agencies also say what holds the line, and it is not the bag on its own. For a packed lunch they name two things together: an insulated bag, and at least two cold sources such as freezer packs. Pack it cold, pack the ice with it, and open it once.
Questions
Questions about PASMAN lunch bags
Temperature, seams and the height of the tray. The one honest answer about cold food is further down this page.
Will a PASMAN lunch bag keep your food cold on its own?
No, and no insulated bag does. It slows the warming down. The cold sources you pack with it are what hold the food at temperature. Guidance for a packed lunch asks for the bag and at least two freezer packs together.
Will your glass container stand up in a PASMAN lunch tote?
The base compartment is cut for one: about six inches of clear height, which takes a standard glass container with its lid clipped on, plus a can beside it. Stack two shallow ones rather than lay one on its side.
Can you wipe out a PASMAN lunch compartment after a leak?
That is what the welded lining is for. The seams are heat-sealed rather than stitched, so a spill sits in the tray instead of soaking through to the laptop wall. Wipe it with a damp cloth and leave the zip open overnight.
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Every PASMAN lunch bag in one place
Every size, colour and capacity in the range sits behind this button.