{"product_id":"lacemesh-pop-up-food-protector","title":"Mesh Pop-Up Food Protector","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"background:#faf8f5;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:0;\"\u003eWhat am I actually covering?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeasure the dish, not the table — the cover needs to clear the food, not span the whole spread.\u003c\/strong\u003e Two of these are square and one is a long rectangle, and that shape difference matters more than the inches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:14px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f0ede8;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eChoose\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eIf this sounds like you\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e33 × 33 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eOne salad bowl, one cake, or the fruit bowl on the kitchen counter that fruit flies have found. Small enough to leave out permanently without it dominating the bench.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e43 × 43 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eA serving platter, a roast resting on a board, or a couple of bowls sitting side by side. This is the everyday barbecue size.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e61 × 41 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou're feeding a crowd and the food is laid out along a trestle or a bench. The long shape covers a whole run of dishes in one go instead of playing tetris with three small domes.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwo sizes is the common order — a small one that lives on the counter and a big one that comes out for guests.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#faf8f5;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 28px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:0;\"\u003eDoes mesh actually stop anything?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt stops flying insects landing on the food, which is the entire job.\u003c\/strong\u003e It is not a lid and it isn't pretending to be, so it's worth being clear about where it helps and where it doesn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:14px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f0ede8;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eHandles\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eWon't help with\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eFlies, wasps and mosquitoes at an outdoor table\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eKeeping food cold — shade and ice do that\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eFruit flies around a bowl of stone fruit indoors\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eA determined dog with its nose under the edge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eWind-blown leaves, grass clippings and dust\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eAnts, which walk in from underneath\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eLetting a hot dish breathe without sweating under plastic wrap\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eSealing leftovers for the fridge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eSet it down so the hem sits flat all the way round — \u003cstrong\u003ea raised corner is an open door, and that's the bit everyone gets wrong\u003c\/strong\u003e. On grass or a cloth, weigh the edge with a couple of forks. Shake crumbs off after use and it wipes clean with a damp cloth; hand wash and air dry if something spills on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003eLunch outside stops being a fight with the flies.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou carry everything out, you sit down, and within ninety seconds you're waving a hand over the potato salad instead of eating. The alternative is cling film, which sticks to the top of the cake, sweats over anything warm, and goes in the bin after one meal. This is a mesh dome on a sprung wire frame. It opens with a flick, drops over the food, and sits flat against the table so nothing gets in from the side. The food stays visible, so people help themselves instead of asking what's under there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Mesh Pop-Up Food Protector over dishes on an outdoor table\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/4_5424adea-a443-4c3f-ad94-72b33b61bc78.jpg?v=4503765205%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe sprung frame is why this one gets used\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRigid food domes are the reason most people don't own a food cover: they take up a cupboard shelf the size of a mixing bowl and you only need them four times a year, so they get shoved to the back and forgotten. This collapses flat. The perimeter is a continuous sprung wire sewn into the hem, so the whole thing twists down into a disc a fraction of its open height and lives in a drawer, a picnic basket or the door of the car. Because the tension is in the hem rather than in a rigid skeleton, the edge presses itself down against the table surface rather than bridging over the bumps in a tablecloth — which is exactly what closes off the gap insects use. The mesh is fine enough to stop a fruit fly and open enough that a warm dish underneath keeps venting steam instead of going soggy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe three sizes in practise\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e33 × 33 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e — the indoor one. It goes over the fruit bowl in summer, over a cooling loaf, or over a plate you've left out for someone getting home late. Small enough that it doesn't look like camping equipment on the kitchen bench.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e43 × 43 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e — the default. Clears a full platter, a cake stand or a large salad bowl with room around the base for the hem to sit flat. If you're only buying one, buy this one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e61 × 41 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e — the long one, for a spread rather than a dish. Covers a line of bowls down the middle of a table, or a whole tray of skewers waiting to go on the grill. Also the right shape for a rectangular baking dish, which the square ones fit awkwardly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Mesh Pop-Up Food Protector in use, food visible through the mesh\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/14_1e2ccb23-aad9-4da0-9201-e8cdaa28ed7b.jpg?v=4503765205%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat You're Getting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne pop-up mesh food protector\u003c\/strong\u003e in your chosen Size, ready to use out of the packet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSprung wire frame sewn into the hem — opens with a flick, twists flat for storage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFine mesh that keeps flies, wasps and fruit flies off the food\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen weave that lets a warm dish vent instead of sweating the way it does under plastic wrap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHem that lies flat to the table, closing the side gap insects actually use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFood stays visible, so guests serve themselves without lifting the cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReusable indefinitely — no more rolls of cling film for outdoor meals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShake off crumbs, wipe with a damp cloth, hand wash and air dry after spills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds down small enough for a picnic basket, a beach bag or the car door pocket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFree tracked shipping to your door. Easy 30-day returns.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Loft\u0026Stone AU","offers":[{"title":"33 × 33 cm","offer_id":53893138579750,"sku":"DHOD4-NM794001","price":44.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"43 × 43 cm","offer_id":53893138612518,"sku":"DHOD4-NM795001","price":54.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"61 × 41 cm","offer_id":53893138645286,"sku":"DHOD4-NM796001","price":59.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1038\/8573\/4182\/files\/2_e4cfc304-78d1-450d-af75-c7d3f8a3afe1.jpg?v=1789686901","url":"https:\/\/www.loftandstone.com.au\/products\/lacemesh-pop-up-food-protector","provider":"Loft and Stone AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}