do you have an Old Time Pottery near you? if so, they have sets of SS food storage for sooo cheap. its a set of 5 bowls that nest together, with translucent white plastic lids, for $7.99!!! i bought 4 packs. 
the bowls are not the highest quality in that they are somewhat thin. i'm sure i could bend one if i tried hard enough, but they arent as thin as say disposable aluminum foil pans. if you treat them right they should be fine.
they also had some cool, modern-styled cheap glass storage jars with brushed metal lids, in 3 or 4 sizes. not a necessity, for sure, but i like my dairy ferments to stay on the counter rather than in a cupboard so i dont forget about them, and the jars they had look much nicer than regular mason jars.
the bowls are not the highest quality in that they are somewhat thin. i'm sure i could bend one if i tried hard enough, but they arent as thin as say disposable aluminum foil pans. if you treat them right they should be fine.
they also had some cool, modern-styled cheap glass storage jars with brushed metal lids, in 3 or 4 sizes. not a necessity, for sure, but i like my dairy ferments to stay on the counter rather than in a cupboard so i dont forget about them, and the jars they had look much nicer than regular mason jars.
