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Zulay Kitchen 6 bowls, 6 lids, lifetime

Six plastic bowls with transparent leak-proof lids, stackable, with a lifetime guarantee.

Zulay Kitchen 12 piece plastic mixing bowls with lids set stackable

Zulay Kitchen 6 bowls, 6 lids, lifetime

Six plastic bowls with transparent leak-proof lids, stackable, with a lifetime guarantee.

Pieces
12 — SIX bowls and six transparent lids
Lids
Transparent, tight-fit and stated leak-proof for transport
Material
Thicker food-grade plastic, stated not to bend under a hand mixer
Microwave
Safe
Freezer
Safe
Dishwasher
Top-rack friendly; hand washing also stated
Storage
Stackable and nesting
Guarantee
Lifetime
Cost per bowl
$5.00
Capacities
Not published for any bowl
Material name
Not published — only "food-grade"
Non-slip base
None, where six sets here have one
Pour spout
None
Weight
Not published by the maker
Amazon reference
B0D4SPDSBL
EAN
0195702022884
  • A stated lifetime guarantee, which only two other sets on this shelf offer in any form
  • Transparent leak-proof lids on all six bowls, so a mixing bowl becomes a fridge box
  • Publishes no capacities at all, so you cannot tell whether the biggest bowl takes a batter

Best for: Mixing and storing in the same bowl — six lidded bowls with a lifetime behind them

≈ $30
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Specifications

Pieces
12 — SIX bowls and six transparent lids
Lids
Transparent, tight-fit and stated leak-proof for transport
Material
Thicker food-grade plastic, stated not to bend under a hand mixer
Microwave
Safe
Freezer
Safe
Dishwasher
Top-rack friendly; hand washing also stated
Storage
Stackable and nesting
Guarantee
Lifetime
Cost per bowl
$5.00
Capacities
Not published for any bowl
Material name
Not published — only "food-grade"
Non-slip base
None, where six sets here have one
Pour spout
None
Weight
Not published by the maker
Amazon reference
B0D4SPDSBL
EAN
0195702022884

What you are getting

Six plastic bowls and six transparent lids — stated leak-proof and tight-fitting — in thicker food-grade material, microwave and freezer safe, top-rack dishwasher friendly, with a lifetime guarantee.

A lifetime guarantee, which three sets here have

We love and take pride in our plastic mixing bowls and back these up with a lifetime guarantee.

The others are COOK WITH COLOR (100 per cent satisfaction) and Pyrex Essentials (“a limited warranty”, undetailed). Ten sets publish nothing.

Transparent lids, which is the useful kind

You can see what is in the bowl without taking the lid off — which matters once a mixing bowl becomes a fridge container, and six sets here have lids.

And leak-proof: the listing says they “allow transporting food without any spills”, which a loose lid does not.

It names the problem thin plastic has

Thicker material that will not bend even when using these with hand mixers, immersion blenders, or a simple whisk.

Which is the right concern. A thin plastic bowl flexes when a hand mixer is working against the wall, and a flexing bowl lets the beaters touch it.

Five dollars a bowl, with lids

Only COOK WITH COLOR is cheaper at $4.50 — and it publishes capacities where Zulay publishes none.

What is not published

No capacities at all, so the set cannot be sized. No material name, where COOK WITH COLOR says polypropylene. No non-slip base, which six sets here have. No pour spout. And the lids are plastic — Priority Chef says wash those by hand.

Availability

On sale at around $30 on the American Amazon store at the time of checking.

Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 4 October 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

The questions that come in

What is a lifetime guarantee worth on a plastic bowl?

More than on most things, because plastic bowls fail in ways a guarantee can cover. They crack at the rim where a nesting bowl has been forced in and out; they warp after a hot dishwasher cycle, which is how a set stops nesting; and the lids stop sealing, which is the commonest complaint. Zulay states it plainly: "we back these up with a lifetime guarantee. If there are ever any issues, just contact us." The only other guarantees here are COOK WITH COLOR’s satisfaction promise and Pyrex Essentials’ "limited warranty" with no detail. Ten of thirteen sets publish nothing. What a warranty will not cover is staining and smell, which is wear — and the reason to look for a named polymer.

Does it matter that no capacities are published?

Yes, because it is the only way to size a set, and this is a six-bowl set with no figures at all. The useful question is whether the biggest bowl will take a cake batter — which needs 4 to 5 quarts to beat in without it climbing out. On this shelf COOK WITH COLOR publishes 0.32 to 5.8 qt, Cuisinart and OXO both top out at 5 qt, KitchenAid and Ziruma at 4.5, and Pyrex Essentials at only 2.5. Zulay publishes "a variety of sizes" and nothing else. Since COOK WITH COLOR offers six bowls with lids for $26.99 against Zulay’s $29.99, and publishes its capacities and its polymer, it is the better documented of the two six-bowl sets.

Will the bowls flex under a hand mixer?

Zulay says no, and the concern is exactly right. A thin plastic bowl flexes when a hand mixer’s beaters work against the wall — and a flexing wall means the beaters touch it, which shaves plastic into the batter and wears a bowl out from the inside. The listing claims "thicker material that will not bend even when using these with hand mixers, immersion blenders, or a simple whisk", and the immersion blender is the harder test: it runs at the bottom of the bowl where the blade is closest to the surface. Two stainless sets here make the same argument — Priority Chef ("thicker than industry standard") and Boskermeal ("resist dents... better than thinner brands") — and none of the three publishes a gauge.

Pans this fits

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    Pieces
    8 — five bowls plus three grater attachments; lids are not counted
    Graters
    Three attachments, for grating, slicing and shredding
    Why they matter
    Grate directly into the bowl, eliminating a board and a separate grater
    Lids
    Included, for covering leftovers, dough and sauces
    Material
    Thicker stainless steel, stated to resist dents and rust better than thinner brands
    Interior
    Mirrored, so food slides off
    Mixers
    Stated to handle heavy-duty electric mixers
    Storage
    Nesting inside the extra-large bowl
    Dishwasher
    100 per cent safe
    Color
    Khaki
    Catalog weight
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    Capacities
    Not published for any bowl
    Steel gauge
    Not published, despite the "thicker" claim
    Non-slip base
    None, where six sets here have one
    Amazon reference
    B0GWJJGC5B
    EAN
    0632125369856
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    • A mirrored interior, which is the correct finish for a bowl and releases dough and batter cleanly
    • Its catalog weight of 454 g (16 oz) cannot be right for five steel bowls, three graters and lids

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  • Cook With Color mixing bowls with TPR lids 12 piece plastic nesting set

    COOK WITH COLOR 6 bowls, 0.32 to 5.8 qt

    Six polypropylene bowls from 0.32 to 5.8 quarts with TPR lids, microwave and freezer safe.

    Pieces
    12 — SIX bowls and six TPR lids
    Capacities
    0.32, 0.74, 1.37, 3.69 and 5.8 quarts
    Range
    Both the smallest and the largest bowl on this shelf
    Material
    BPA-free durable polypropylene — the only plastic named here
    Lids
    Six, in TPR
    Microwave
    Safe
    Freezer
    Safe
    Dishwasher
    Top-rack safe
    Cost per bowl
    $4.50 — the lowest on this shelf
    Guarantee
    100 per cent customer satisfaction
    Non-slip base
    None, where six sets here have one
    Pour spout
    None
    Measurement marks
    None
    Weight
    Not published by the maker
    Amazon reference
    B0CKTV5ZQK
    EAN
    0192598156976
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    • The only plastic set here to name its polymer, and polypropylene is the right one
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    Pieces
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    Material
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    Refrigerator
    Safe
    Freezer
    Safe
    Dishwasher
    Safe
    Storage
    Nesting
    Weight
    1769 g (62.4 oz) for three — about 590 g (20.8 oz) a bowl
    Cost per bowl
    $13.00
    Same capacities as
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    Microwave
    Not claimed — correctly, for steel
    Lids
    None, where six sets here have them
    Non-slip base
    None, where six sets here have one
    Pour spout
    None
    Warranty
    Not published by the maker
    Amazon reference
    B004YZEO9K
    EAN
    0086279039842
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    Type
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    Cuts
    Precise strips of carrot, cucumber, courgette and more
    Shape
    Compact Y-peeler, stated easy to manoeuvre and to work with every grip
    Blade
    Sharp, durable stainless steel, stated not to rust
    Handle
    Non-slip, ergonomic
    Dishwasher
    Safe
    Weight
    59 g (2.1 oz) — the lightest on this shelf
    Will it peel?
    No — a toothed blade cuts strips, it does not lift skin
    Eye remover
    None, and not applicable
    Blade grade
    Not published — only the two KitchenAids publish 420
    Blade guard
    None, which matters more on a toothed blade
    Replaceable blade
    No — OXO’s own Pro model offers one
    Warranty
    Not published by the maker
    Amazon reference
    B07L5D3QQ8
    EAN
    0719812687490
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    Blades
    Twin, swivelling, with flexible action
    Handle
    Soft and oversized, engineered for repetitive movement; non-slip with wet hands
    Eye remover
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    Storage
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    Blade grade
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    Blade guard
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    Replaceable blade
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    Dishwasher
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    Warranty
    Not published by the maker
    Amazon reference
    B00004OCIP
    EAN
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    Blade
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    Handle
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    Eyer
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    Control
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    Dishwasher
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    Weight
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    Blade guard
    None, where both KitchenAids include one
    Warranty
    Not published by the maker
    Amazon reference
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    EAN
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