Herculean Premium Insulated Food Delivery Bag with YKK Zipper – Large Commercial Catering Bag for Food Transport – Hot and Cold Thermal Food Bag – Ultra Durable Hot Food Carriers for Takeaway Delivery

I purchased this insulated carrier to transport hot food for my kids high school sports teams. I love that it fits the large foil cooking pans. I had hot food inside it for about 2 hours and it stayed warm. It can probably fit 4 of those large foil pans stacked inside. The bonus is I keep it in my car and it’s perfect to keep groceries inside of it and prevents them from falling or sliding around in the back of the car. Because it is insulated, you could probably keep hot or cold/frozen groceries inside while you run other errands. It’s very sturdy, made of tough nylon, and the straps are convenient to carry either by hand or it comes with a long shoulder strap.

This is used to deliver meals to elderly. It has a super large capacity and I also use it for road trips. It's durable, lightweight (when not filled with drinks) and the separator for hot/cold works just fine.

To start with I live in Florida where the weather even in the winter is warm. A normal trip to the grocery store and errands has to be plotted out just right so you don't end up with spoiled or melted food. For a few years I've carried around a stiff Styrofoam cooler for such events but the problem is it takes up a lot of space when you aren't using it. You either have to store it in your house when not in use or constantly move it from place to place in the car as you go around doing your normal business. I decided I needed a new alternative to my system. While I liked the ability to protect my groceries from the weather I needed to be able to get it out of the way if I needed the room for other items in my car. I decided to try the Herculean Premium Insulated Food Delivery Bag. To start withI didn't realize it was as big as it was but it really came in handy on my first trip for groceries and farmers markets. I did as I usually do and started with the furthest location first so I could work my way back. 9am at the farmers store where I purchased lots of frozen foods. I put them in the Herculean in the trunk for safe keeping and headed to the next store. I added a few cold food items at that stop and went to the next. More cold food items and even some ice cream added that and headed to the last stop this was a stop we were meeting with someone not to buy things but to have a discussion. I was a bit nervous but when I checked the bag at the last stop the frozen food items from the first stop were still frozen so we thought we would be ok. We spent about 30 minutes at this last stop and then the ride home. Less than 5 minutes. Whew we got home started to unpack the Herculean and when I opened it this burst of cold air came out. After carefully inspecting all the items everything was still cold and the frozen items still frozen. Even the ice cream was still solid. It did have a slight softness that you would expect just being out of the freezer for a few minutes but nothing more that it was still very solid. It was now 11:30 am so the frozen Items had been in the bag for just over 2 hours and other than some frost on the items they were still solid. Yes the temperatures were a little cooler than normal for Florida it was about 78 outside but still warm for cold food in a trunk. I have definitely found a replacement to my old Styrofoam cooler and I love how this flattens down to a very low profile that I can slip behind a seat or even stack things on in the trunk. It's also very durable with 2 small handles and then a large strap you can throw over your shoulder to carry and it was large enough to carry my Sunday haul. Just for reference our first stop we put in 4 full slabs of pork ribs, 2 dozen eggs, 2 lbs chicken, and a small 1lb cheese. 2nd stop 10lbs block of cheese. 3rd stop 4 individual frozen meals, 1/2 gallon of orange juice, large container of yogurt and 1/2 gallon of ice cream. Yes we got other things these were just the items we put in the Herculean. There was still plenty of room for more things so the next trip we will definitely test that out.

While every other brand say "high quality", it's often just marketing, as if the word "quality" has become meaningless.Not with this one. It is made from a fabric that looks like ballistic nylon that high-end bags are made of. The construction is precise, with no lines or curves that should not be present, and everything geometrically consistent. It's well padded and - at least during my local house move - kept deep-frozen items firmly deep frozen for a few hours. So, it works.I have found a novel use for this. This bag has become a part of my car's boot, so I keep groceries directly into it. So, whether you move hot or cold things around or not, this is an immensely useful product to just keep in your car's boot, for both winters and summers.Because it is really, really neat.

These bags are phenomenal.I was apprehensive about the price, initially, but you get what you pay for. These bags have seen heavy use, since my purchase in June (or July) of 2024, and they haven't let me down. Would you rather get a cheap bag, be scared about the handles or zippers giving out, and have to replace them every couple months or invest in a quality product?I use them for catering delivery, and they're large enough to fit 3 full-size aluminum pans or 3 circular sub trays. I can also fit two large paper shopping bags side-by-side or 3 conventional paper grocery bags.The handles are durable and rigid, capable of supporting the weight when full. I don't use the shoulder strap over my shoulder, but I do loop it across the handle of my shopping cart when I pick up orders at a grocery store, and it's held strong as well. The only negative aspect of the handles is personal, and most users won't encounter the same issue. Since I'm pretty short, the bags often come close to grazing the ground when I carry them with my arms straight by my sides. I need to tilt my torso a bit in order to give them enough clearance, or carry them with my elbows bent.The bottom is rigid enough that it doesn't sag with weight and the zippers still glide smoothly without too much intervention.I haven't noticed any points of weakness in the build yet, but I anticipate them lasting at least another 6 months. I'll gladly repurchase them if and when these give out!