We've been using Stasher bags for the past four years for food storage (but not cooking); about 20 bags & bowls of different sizes in total, including two 8-cup bowls like this one I've recently ordered in white (the review picture defaulted to a green bowl, though).

This is the first time that:

1) The bowl came smelling heavily of plastic --

(unlike all the other Stasher bags I've purchased before, and unlike the two large standup bags that were also included in this order); think plastic storage box smell, but more alike one you'd have in the garage than use in your kitchen;

2) It's been impossible to get rid of that smell --

I've washed the bowl with regular liquid dishsoap and warm water like I did with the two new standup bags, and like I regularly do with all the Stasher bags we use. The terrible smell has remained the same after four (4) washings. Mind, I've let the bowl soak in in warm water and dishsoap for a few hours before also using a silicone bottle brush, rinsed it thoroughly, let it dry overnight. The smell remains terrible, and you can feel it from a few feet away. Can't imagine using it for food or keep in the kitchen. not the type of smell that fades away.

3) The bowl feels different to the touch than any of the other Stasher bowls and bags we own. It's a bit more rigid, less "bendy", as if it's made from a different material than the other bowls and bags.

I've ordered directly from https://www.stasherbag.com. The bowl and two standup bags were…

This is not the only one I ordered in this order but the page doesn't let me get to the others. Doesn't matter because I love them all. I am REALLY happy to have food storage to freeze which is NOT plastic. Most recently I've made applesauce with home grown apples. I didn't have time to can the applesauce as I normally do but with it frozen in Stacers, we'll have applesauce throughout the winter after all. You've conceived of a wonderful product, a dream come true for me, a long-time fruit tree grower. Elizabeth