Currentlyl, bowl.. big bowl, like I could put dry noodles in.
I put at least 2 small bowls of rice in there and then I stuff my meat and veggies on top and I throw it into the microwave.
I was raised using those corning bento boxes. I'm an only child with a single parent, and we never eat dinner together. More like my mom kinda eats dinner while reading the newspaper and I eat at the dinner table. IT's a lot easier to put stuff into the bento box and just heat it up instead of bringing 4 seperate dishes out and then giving me a bowl of rice.
I was raised using mainly a fork and spoon, but thats because my mom never cared what I used. I still usually get a fork at home, but I'd say I'm decent with chopsticks. Sometimes my mom does give me chopsticks though, but it depends. I cross them, but then again so many ABCs do, and I would say I'm mediocre to above average with chopsticks. I usually eat with chopsticks in my apartment now.
I just dont like the idea of using a small bowl of rice. I'm a messy eater. I like my big bowl so I can cover my mess. With a small bowl, I'd have to refill too because 1 bowl is never enough. 2 is barely enough, and 3 would be great. Moreoever, I feel that by loading up my big noodle bowls with my dishes, I force myself to eat a buttload of dishes rather than to pick them one bite at at time off the dinner table. THat way I end up eating MORE of the entrees than the rice. Otherwise, it's like rationing. 1 bite of rice from the small rice bowl + 1 chopstick full from the entree... repeat. I prefer to have it all laid out for me on a plate/big bowl.