The first time I used a Cambro container, I was proofing focaccia dough in a Brooklyn restaurant kitchen. I had just quit my full-time nonprofit job to go freelance and was using the extra time to find out what it was like to work in a restaurant. A local spot hired me as a prep baker, despite my lack of professional baking skills, and twice a week for about six months, I showed up and got to work. Cambros were everywhere.

If you're unfamiliar, Cambro containers are the extremely durable, stackable containers you'll find in just about every professional kitchen They come in a range of sizes (two to 22 quarts) and can be used to store, prep, and organize ingredients. Restaurants use them for everything from keeping ingredients fresh to proofing dough to brining large cuts of meat.…