Is the lid seal plastic or silicone?
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are the lids available separately? It seems these will fit the 2 cup bowls I have with red plastic lids, and those lids are decrepit and very expensive to replace
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The lid is almost all plastic. The clear part appears to be acrylic and the threading that screws into the glass is plastic. There's a stainless veneer around the outer ring of the lid, as well as the top around the acrylic. Some other commenters reported smelling or tasting the plastic in their water, but I haven't detected it at all.
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Sorry I am so late. I was sick. I only use it once or twice a day and never found the seal to fail. The top is made of a sturdy plastic and the seal appears to be a good ol' silicon. I love this little canister. Silicon will last a lifetime
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NEW INFORMATION. I wrote directly to Libbey Glass and asked the question. Here is the response I got pasted from their reply: "Thank you for contacting Libbey glass. The material is BPA free. It is a polyethylene material." I can believe this; the material behaves like polyethylene of which there are many versions, and polyethylene is used in many medical implanted devices as well as a great deal of hospital equipment, e.g. IV bags and tubes and also in public water supplies. It's okay. This is my previous comment: The plastic parts are definitely NOT silicone. I've not yet been able to determine for certain what they are. I'm intrigued by Erika's comment suggesting there are two versions of the jar, one of which may have a silicone seal. The ones I received from Amazon do not have silicone seals, but polyethylene is perfectly safe in my opinion.
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The tray itself is silicone, the lid is plastic. But the lid never touches the food and is BPA free. I love this product, it was a lifesaver through the months of pureeing baby food!
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Mine has a rubber gasket. Not sure why you would need silicone unless they forgot the gasket.
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Well the cylinder is actually glass, not plastic. But not sure about the lid tho.
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inside the lid is a rubber seal. i don't know of any rubber that has bpa so i think it's safe.
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Plastic silicon. Which is one of the safer plastics.Even w/o the little clear sheild on top it doesn't seem to leak much.
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It's a screw-on lid, and there is no silicone gasket to keep it sealed. However, it is a very tightly fitting lid. I haven't had any problem with herbs in them but I'd avoid finely ground spices that might get in the grooves of the lid and make it difficult to close.
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It is made from glass. There is also a plastic liner between the bottom and top to make a nice seal.
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The seal/plug does not appear to be rubber but, instead, silicone. I have had my set of four Bodum Pavina Double-Walled 12-ounce Thermo Glasses for over 5 years without incident. They perform beautifully but do require tender loving care.
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The lid is plastic. The plunger also has plastic and a rubber squeegee for pushing the grounds to the bottom.
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There's a silicone interface inside, but the container itself is made of glass and the cover is aluminum
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Yes, I think the "stopper" type lid has a bit of plastic inside to help give it a tight seal.
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The manufacturer's web site says stainless steel with a silicon rubber lid.
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Both- there is a removable rubber ring that sits between the glass and the plastic lid