Square Silicone Suction Bowl with Lid | 3 Compartment Baby Bowl

Square Silicone Suction Bowl with Lid — the one that is a storage box as well as a bowl

One 300ml section and two 100ml sections, 500ml in total, with an airtight lid and a suction base that grips a smooth tray. 18.5cm across including the side handles, 15cm deep, 5.5cm tall, 240g. Food-grade platinum silicone, three colours, suitable from 6 months. Square is what makes a lidded bowl genuinely useful, and that is the reason to pick it.

🥡 The lid is the whole point, so here is what it actually buys you

One dish instead of three. You portion a meal into it on Sunday, the lid goes on, it stacks flat in the fridge or the freezer, it travels to nursery in a bag without leaking, and then the lid comes off and the same bowl suctions to the tray and gets eaten from. No decanting, no second container to wash, no lid that belongs to something else.

That matters most if you batch cook or if a childminder or nursery needs food sent in. If you only ever eat at home and already own containers, the lid is 21 grams and a little more money for something you will leave in a drawer — the same bowl without a lid is the sensible buy in that case. We would rather say so than sell you the lid twice.

📐 Square and stacking, which is why the lid works

Square is what makes a lidded bowl worth having. Two or three of these stack on top of each other on a fridge shelf; round ones sit in splendid isolation with wasted space around them. At 18.5 x 15cm it is also the smaller footprint of our two divided shapes, so it sits flush on a narrow high chair tray where our 21cm round lidded bowl may overhang the edge.

🥄 Straight sides, and the trade against them

A straight wall gives a baby something to push a spoonful up against, which is how many children load a spoon before they can properly scoop. The cost is corners — food hides in a corner, and a spoon going round the edge of a square section leaves a little triangle behind. Round sections have nowhere for it to hide. If your child is already scooping unaided, the round lidded bowl is the kinder shape; if they are still pushing food up a wall, this one.

🧲 The suction, and what it will and won't do

The base grips a smooth, flat, dry surface and takes the shove and the sideways swipe. Wipe both the tray and the base first — a wet seal is a weak seal — and press down from the middle outwards. It will not hold on a ridged or textured tray, or on bare wood with a grain, and no suction bowl will. A determined toddler who gets a thumb under the rim wins eventually, usually from around eighteen months. The side handles are for you rather than them: lifting a full bowl off a tray without tipping it down your arm.

♨️ Oven, microwave, freezer, dishwasher — the whole range

Every silicone plate and bowl we sell is marked oven, microwave, freezer and dishwasher safe. So you can bake a small portion in it, cool it, put the lid on and stack it in the fridge, then take the lid off and serve from the same dish. Silicone takes the whole range without warping or clouding.

Take the lid off for the oven and the microwave — a sealed lid traps steam and pressure, and that is true of any airtight container.

🔬 What we have actually had tested

Our silicone plates and bowls were tested as finished products to EN 14372:2004, the European standard written specifically for children's feeding utensils, across 15 samples covering 13 colours — migration of elements, phthalate content, volatile compounds, formaldehyde release and bisphenol A release, with nothing detected.

A bowl from the range was separately tested by Eurofins against LFGB Sections 30 and 31, the German food-contact standard and among the strictest anywhere. It passed overall migration, peroxide value and volatile organic matter testing, bisphenol A was not detected, and a sensory panel confirmed no perceptible odour or taste passing into food. Every plate and bowl we sell is the same food-grade platinum silicone from the same supplier.

We publish the reports on our silicone information page rather than asking you to take our word for it.

What we like about it

• Airtight lid, so one dish does fridge, bag and tray without decanting
• Stacks flat with the lid on, which a round bowl cannot
• 500ml across 300/100/100ml — a main and two proper sides
• 18.5 x 15cm, the smaller footprint of our two divided shapes
• Straight sides to load a spoon against
• Oven, microwave, freezer and dishwasher safe, like all our plates and bowls
• Side handles for lifting a full bowl without tipping it
• Tested as a finished product to EN 14372, with the reports published

Specification

• Suitable from: 6 months, with adult supervision
• Sections: three — one 300ml and two 100ml, about 500ml in total
• Size: 18.5cm including handles x 15 x 5.5cm
• Weight: 240g including the lid
• Contents: bowl and airtight lid
• Materials: 100% food-grade platinum silicone, free from BPA, PVC, latex and phthalates
• Colours: Dusty Pink, Dusty Blue, Pale Grey
• Care: oven, microwave, freezer and dishwasher safe. Remove the lid before the oven or the microwave. Can be boiled to sterilise
• Safety: tested as a finished product to EN 14372:2004, and the range tested by Eurofins to LFGB — reports on our silicone information page

❓ Frequently asked questions

Is the lid genuinely leak-proof in a bag?
For normal food, yes — it seals round the whole rim. We would still not fill it to the brim with soup and lay it on its side in a changing bag. Treat it as airtight for storage and travel rather than as a sealed flask.

Do I actually need the lid?
If you batch cook or send food to nursery, it earns its keep every week. If you only feed at home and already have containers, buy the bowl without the lid instead.

Can I microwave it with the lid on?
Take the lid off. The bowl is microwave and oven safe, but a sealed lid traps steam and pressure, and that is true of any airtight container.

Square or round, with the lid on?
Square stacks and fits a narrow tray; round has no corners for food to hide in, which suits a child scooping unaided. Both hold the same 500ml, both have the same lid, and both go in the oven — so it is shape against storage, nothing more.

Why won't the suction stick?
It needs a smooth, flat, dry surface. Wipe the tray and the base and press down from the middle out. A ridged or textured tray, or bare wood with a grain, will not hold any suction bowl.

Will it stain?
Silicone can pick up light colour from tomato, turmeric and beetroot. A soak in warm water with a little bicarbonate of soda lifts it.

🍲 Which bowl is right?

Six bowls. All of them are oven, microwave, freezer and dishwasher safe, so the honest split is depth, divisions, shape and whether you need a lid:

• Square, 3 compartments, with lid — this one. 500ml across 300/100/100ml, 240g with the lid, stacks flat. The batch-cooking and nursery one.
• Round, 3 compartments, with lid — the same capacity and lid, in round, 21 x 17cm. Cornerless sections.
• Square, 3 compartments — this bowl without the lid, 219g. The buy if you only feed at home.
• Round, 3 compartments — round, no lid. Shallow and cornerless, so the self-feeding choice.
• Silicone Suction Baby Bowl — 350ml in one section, 8.5cm tall, the deepest, with a raised scoop wall. For porridge, soup and spoon-led meals. Gift boxed.
• Bear Suction Bowl — 400ml, one section, bear-shaped. The one a reluctant eater will sit down for. Gift boxed.

See them all in our silicone baby bowls collection, or pair one with a silicone plate and a bib. Our complete guide to baby suction plates and bowls covers what to look for.

Safety information

Adult supervision recommended at mealtimes. Keep the lid away from a baby when it is not on the bowl. Check the bowl and the suction base before each use and stop using it if the silicone splits, tears or the base comes away. Let oven-warmed food stand before serving.

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