When you’re looking to keep things cold without electricity the two most popular options are regular ice and dry ice. While both are called “ice” there are extremely different and each offers different pros and cons. So which is better?…
Dry ice (frozen carbon dioxide) is a great alternative to regular ice in coolers if you want to keep items frozen. It’s also used to make spooky fog drinks on halloween or used for shipping cold items. But if you…
Dry ice (or frozen carbon dioxide) has many different uses from creating a fog effect in halloween drinks to frozen food storage as well as a variety of commercial uses. But if you need to get some dry ice where…
Using dry ice in a cooler can be a great way to keep things frozen and can extend the life of your regular ice too. But you need to be careful when using dry ice in a cooler and follow…
While not extremely common most people have seen or used dry ice at some point in their lives. Maybe it came in a shipping box with some frozen food or maybe you used it in science experiments or to make…
If you’ve found yourself with some dry ice that you have no real use for you may be wondering how to dispose of it safely. Dry ice is frozen carbon dioxide and it’s extremely cold. At -109ºF (-78ºC) it’s so…
If you want to dispose of some dry ice quickly, what are some of the fastest ways to melt dry ice? Dry ice is -109ºF (-78ºC) and it sublimates (or turns from solid into gas). If you’ve got a chunk…
Dry ice can be used in drinks or cocktails to give a cool smoking effect and it can also be mixed into ice cream to keep it frozen and give in a fizzy flavor. But is dry ice edible? and…
If, for one reason or another, you’ve accidentally put dry ice in the sink and down the drain what should you do? Should you just leave it or should you do something to get it out? Will it be ok…
If you’re looking to keep something cold or frozen during shipping then dry ice is a great solution. It’s extremely cold so keeps things frozen, turns to gas (not liquid) so there is no wet mess and while hazardous it’s…