Did you know you can improve how long your cooler will hold ice for by insulating the lid? Most cheaper coolers come with a lid that is completely hollow and has no insulation in it at all. Companies make cooler…
While coolers are designed to insulate and keep ice from melting a lot of the cheaper coolers out there don’t have insulation in the lid. The lid is just an empty piece of plastic with air inside and this lets…
Most people don’t realize it but if you’ve ever seen a cooler cut in half or broken through the lid of a cooler you’ll see that most cheap cooler lids are hollow. But why are cooler lids hollow? Do hollow…
Large block ice lasts long then regular cubed ice and it can be a great way to keep things cold for an extended period of time. But how can you make block ice at home and it is hard to…
You may have heard people mention that if you want to keep ice for longer then you should use large blocks of ice instead of smaller loose cubes of ice. But I wanted to look into this and see whether…
Thermal bags are designed to either keep food hot or cold, but how long exactly do thermal bags keep food hot and do they actually work? Generally speaking, thermal bags will keep food hot for 2-3 hours without an extra…
It can be difficult to know how much ice you should put in your cooler. Not enough ice and your items won’t stay cold, too much ice and you can’t fit anything in your cooler. How much ice do you…
Transporting hot food and keeping it warm can be a challenge if you don’t know what you are doing. If you don’t store your food properly it can go cold, or worse can actually go off, while you’re transporting. But…
Ice cream is designed to be creamy and smooth at 0ºF (-18ºC) which makes it perfect straight out of the freezer at home but means it’s really hard to take with you. If you’re trying to transport some ice cream…
Coolers are designed to stay cold and to keep ice frozen for an extended period of time. However, how well you pack and use your cooler can make a HUGE difference to how long it will stay cold for. Just…