OXO Good Grips POP Cookie Jar Review: Does the Button Justify the Price?

There’s a certain disappointment when you buy a “cookie jar” and find out it’s really just a container with a fancy lid. The lid just rests on top, letting air flow in and out, and by Thursday, your chocolate chip cookies have turned hard as hockey pucks.

OXO Good Grips 3.0 Qt POP Medium Cookie Jar – Airtight Food Stora…

• Medium 3-quart size is great for holding grains, flour, cookies and more
• Airtight POP seal keeps contents fresh
• Pop-up button doubles as a handle to remove lid

$20.99

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The OXO Good Grips 3.0 Qt POP Medium Cookie Jar is pricier than what most folks usually plan to spend on a cookie holder. So, let’s see if it really lives up to that price.

The Engineering Behind the Button

Most cookie jars stay sealed because of gravity. The lid just sits on the rim plain and simple. The OXO POP works differently.

When you press the button, it pushes a silicone gasket inside the lid down onto the jar’s rim, forming a seal all the way around. Press it again and the lid pops up a bit, doubling as a handle. One hand, one press, done.

The specs are straightforward: 3-quart capacity (user Mars Velvet fit around 48 chocolate chip cookies inside), dimensions of 5″L x 7.5″W x 8.25″H, a BPA-free plastic body, and a flat back that sits flush against a wall or backsplash without taking up extra counter space. The silicone gasket is dishwasher safe. The plastic body and lid are hand wash only.

The Reviews: What 7,200 Ratings Really Say

This jar has more than 7,200 reviews on Amazon and sells about 400 units every month. Not a huge viral hit, but steady the kind of thing that grows because people keep recommending it over time rather than one big burst of attention. Most buyers feel satisfied. The ones who aren’t tend to complain about the same thing, and that actually tells you something useful.

On the plus side, Fritz says it holds a full store-bought package of cookies without a problem. Mars Velvet confirmed 48 homemade chocolate chip cookies fit comfortably inside. sammysen put it simply: “Having a nice cookie jar that seals air really well makes me happy.” Monime has been using the same jar for years if the button ever starts acting up, she says open the lid and check whether the internal wire has bent out of alignment. Most of the time, that’s all it is.

Now for the part that keeps showing up in 3-star reviews. Gordon Lim bakes four dozen cookies at once and found the jar too small for his batches. Kimmela M. Allen had the same reaction. Neither of them was wrong they just needed a bigger container. Three quarts sounds like a lot until you realize it holds roughly two dozen medium homemade cookies. If you regularly bake full sheet pans, get the larger size or buy two.

Jedidiah Woodcock docked a star because the cookies didn’t stay as fresh as he’d hoped compared to a vacuum-seal setup. That’s fair. A vacuum-seal container pulls the air out; this one simply stops new air from getting in. Day one through day seven, you probably won’t notice any difference. Beyond that, you might.

Things to Consider Before You Buy

People use this for more than just cookies. R.S. keeps Nespresso pods inside. Linda Kuwahara stores peeled garlic. Anything you’d normally keep in a bag that slowly goes stale works well here.

The main downsides are volume and washability. If you bake in large batches, the 3-quart size will frustrate you. If you want to toss the whole thing in the dishwasher after a week of cookie crumbs, you can’t only the gasket is dishwasher safe, the body needs hand washing. These aren’t flaws exactly, just things that might not fit your habits.