container 40 is removed from the cover 20 the food storage compartment 32 in the base 30 remains fully enclosed by a planar member 20 1 formed in the cover 20 keeping the airtight seal intact depressions are formed within opposing sidewalls of the base 30 to form hand holds 18 the top of the base 30 has a vertical protrusion 26 which interlocks with a depression 28 in the bottom of the cover 20 the vertical protrusion 26 and depression 28 combine within a tight tolerance using a u201c tongue in groove u201d design to form an airtight seal the outside edge of the vertical protrusion 26 is slightly angled in order to lead the vertical protrusion 26 into the depression 28 in the bottom of the cover 20 fig7 shows the container 40 seated in the cover 20 the container 40 is preferably formed from stainless steel stainless steel dog food bowls are recommended by veterinarians since they do not harbor bacteria and are easy to clean fig8 shows a close up view of an exemplary latch 22 the sealing function provided by a mechanism such as a latch is used to further enhance the airtight seal and keep the dog food.