Souper Cubes Review: An Honest Take After Using Them

Last Updated on June 22, 2026 by Rebecca Huff

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You guys… I kept seeing these cube containers (aka “lego food blocks” or “duplo dinners” 😂) everywhere.

I wasn’t convinced I needed another kitchen gadget. I’ve been cooking, meal prepping, and following kitchen trends for decades. But I kept coming back to how many different ways I could actually use them in real life. So I finally bought them.

Here’s what actually happened after using them in my own (very non-Pinterest-y) kitchen.

What I Actually Froze

I didn’t test these with pretty staged freezer meals. I used them for what we really eat:

• Beans
• Rice
• Mac and cheese sauce (just the sauce, not the noodles, although I later realized pasta freezes pretty well too)
• Butter chicken
• Indian spiced beef and peas
• Taco meat
• Fajita meat with sautéed peppers
• Breakfast gravy

And honestly, this is where they got really fun. Using the smallest trays (the ones marketed for breast milk), I made:

• Fruit syrup cubes for boba (WAY cheaper than buying drinks out)
• Grillo’s pickle juice cubes (for salad dressings, dips, marinades, Bloody Marys… so good)
• Guacamole
• Chimichurri

This is when it clicked: these aren’t just for meal prep, they’re for components, which is what actually makes everyday cooking easier.

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What I Liked

It was surprisingly fun to grab a few cubes and turn them into a quick, home-cooked meal. I also started building cube combos for work lunches, which saved us both time and money.

• The portions actually make sense for real life. A 1-cup cube of taco meat is perfect for the two of us, and a ½-cup cube is great for lunches (mix and match).
• It solves the “giant leftover problem.” Freezing a whole pan of lasagna? Annoying. Freezing individual portions? So much easier.
• They stack better than random containers. And since you pop the food out, you don’t need a ton of trays long term.
• Popping them out is weirdly satisfying. (And yes, the food blocks are kind of cute.)
• I love freezing components instead of full meals, so I can mix and match carbs, protein, and sauces.
• We waste less food. We used to race to eat leftovers before they went bad. This keeps things fresher longer and gives us way more variety.

What Annoyed Me

In the spirit of an honest review, here are the real challenges I ran into with Souper Cubes:

• My freezer is too small 😂
• Having a lot of prepped food takes up more space than I expected
• The lids can be slightly annoying (especially the tab ones)
• One lid broke on first use… BUT customer service replaced it immediately, which honestly impressed me
• You do need to label things, or every red cube becomes a mystery
• Not everything freezes “perfectly pretty” (but also… who cares?)

What Size I’d Buy Again

I would definitely get more of the ½-cup trays. For me, that size is perfect for work lunches, smaller portions, and sauces and sides.

If I were starting over, here’s how I’d think about it:

• ½ cup = everyday use
• 1 cup = meals for one or two people
• 2 cup = bigger portions or full meals

Who These Are Actually Good For

These are worth it if you:

• cook real food (not just recipes for Instagram)
• want to save leftovers instead of wasting them
• like batching ingredients (rice, beans, sauces)
• want to make weeknights easier

Especially great for:

• busy moms (baby food, toddler meals, picky eaters)
• meal preppers who want variety
• empty nesters adjusting to smaller portions

Maybe not worth it if:

• you never freeze food
• you only want freshly cooked meals (I have one family member like this… but he cooks for himself now 😂)
• you need everything to look aesthetic
• you already have a system you love

Final Verdict on Souper Cubes

For me, these weren’t life-changing. But they’re one of those small things that make everyday meals genuinely easier, especially work lunches, which is exactly where we used to spend money eating out. And honestly, that’s more useful than something “perfect.”

Not perfect, just one better.

Ready to try them? Grab the trays I use through my Souper Cubes link, or shop my full Amazon Kitchen Storefront to see the rest of my clean kitchen picks.