JapanBargain 1826 - Set of 6 Japanese Plastic Rice Storage Containers | 22 lbs Capacity | Airtight Kitchen & Pantry Organization | Perfect for Rice, Grains, Flour & Dry Food Storage

Edit: It's been 8 years, and this trusty little bin has been going strong since the day I got it! Unfortunately, while moving to a new house today, I dropped it. It was full of rice, and finally died - a long crack down the side. So here I am back on Amazon, minutes after that tragedy, reordering the exact same bin again. Here's to another 8 years of rice storage happiness!Amazon tells me I bought this bin in Nov 2016, and it still looks brand new. I use it regularly and have been very happy with it. I can add a 15 lbs bag of rice to it in one go with a lot of room to spare; it will fit 22 lbs and could probably fit 25 lbs if I took out the sliding rice/cup holder. Yes, it is a little pricey, but you're paying for the extremely well-thought-out design, not just a box of plastic. Rice is very important in Asian cultures, and you can bet that the Japanese put a lot of effort into the design and functionality:- 2 wheels in the back allow you to (nearly) effortlessly slide the bin to the front of your cabinet space, and then hide it away again. I can move that 15 lbs of rice around with a couple of fingers, and I really like that.- The hinged lid allows you to get at the rice in the bin *without removing the entire lid*. This "access panel" approach means that I don't have to completely remove the bin from the cabinet to create enough space to open the bin, nor do I need to find a safe/clear place on my kitchen counters to place a lid. I have a tiny kitchen, so this is a real space-saving design element that I love love love.- The bin comes with a measuring cup with a flattened side and both metric and standard measurements on it. Fill the cup until heaping, then slide off the excess; when the rice is completely level to the brim, you have exactly 1 cup. The cup has a flattened side (this makes the opening kind of look like the capital letter "D") that allows you to easily scrape the bottom of the bin to get every last grain of rice. So genius! By the way, never add fresh rice on top of old rice in the bin. The two rices cook slightly differently, so if you mix them you might end up with undercooked/overcooked rice in one batch. Which is why ...- The bin also comes with a sliding measuring cup/rice holder. This "mini-bin" allows you to store the last bit of your old rice separately while immediately putting fresh rice in the main bin. Most of the time I use it just to store my measuring cup, though. It slides completely out of the way to allow me to easily get my rice. It's nice to have but not strictly necessary.- The bin itself holds 22 lbs of rice. I've saved a ton of money buying 15 lb bags of rice from the Asian market (where there's a huge selection and always a sale on a couple of different brands) vs the overpriced 2-5 lb bags from the grocery store (that used to flop over and spill all over my cupboard). Costco does sell rice in 20 and 25 lb bags as well. We are a two-person household who eats rice 2-3x/week, and the 15 lb bags are easy to carry from the store and last a good while for us (2-3 months?). If you eat rice with any regularity, a dedicated, well-designed rice bin will save you money and headaches in the long run.- Some reviewers have complained about bugs still getting into their rice. I suspect that those reviewers have been storing brown rice, which sometimes just comes from the store with bugs/bug eggs already hidden in it (especially if they buy from poorly sealed bulk bins at a natural grocery store). I have been using my bin in Florida for 4 years and have never gotten any bugs in my bin. I think that if you just use white rice and eat it regularly, you'll do fine with this bin. But if you prefer brown rice, or have a persistent bug problem, you should probably pick a different rice bin with an airtight seal.Honestly, the only "improvement" I could think of was to add standard measurements to the outside of the main bin (it only shows kg). But when you never use the measurements on the bin anyway, what's the point? The bin is see-through, so when you're running low, just buy another 15 lb bag of rice.Bottom line, the bin is more expensive than a generic plastic box, but you get a lot of practical, well-designed features that provide many quality-of-life improvements. It's like the Honda or Toyota of rice bins. After 4 years, my bin still looks brand new and shows no sign of wear and tear, so I feel like it'll last forever. And let's not forget that this bin basically pays for itself with bulk rice purchase savings. This bin has never failed me, and if it melted in a kitchen fire tomorrow (god forbid), I would definitely purchase this again.