What foods do you personally put in this cooler, and what do you not put in it? For instance: Vegetables? Eggs? Or just soda cans?
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My husband has this at the head of his bed. He is diabetic and prefers his apple juice or orange juice box and his water bottle colder than room temperature. He also keeps his glucose packet in there. Others have said that it is a glorified cooler but it does keep things about 30 degrees cooler than room temp.
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Usually drinks and yogurt. If I put veggies or fruit, I only put them in for the day.
583891
It is the best lunch box/cooler I have ever had. Stays cold all day and more. Throw some cans in there with a little ice pack and you're good to go. I have seen a cooler for long neck's, but cannot remember who makes it.Best of luck in your search!
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I just use the recipe on the can to make broth and then add whatever veggies I desire at the time. I also use it for a seasoning in potato salad, rice, etc. It is a wonderfully. Versatile item in my pantry!
1777164
You should not put dry ice direct into the cooler. OK to put it in any type of plastic bag before putting it in the cooler. Cheap grocery bag will do. C2CSAFETY stock and ship these same day. We will quote best price. Thanks
1900881
Think of a regular cooler with food in it that is cool, but not cold, and with no ice. If it is hot outside, not long at all. If you unplug it for the evening, keep it shut, and it is not too hot outside, then it will keep reasonable cool (not cold enough for milk, but enough for chees and vegetables). We did this most nights while camping.
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I always add a little liquid, unless the food is already very liquid, squash, or something like that. Meat or chicken definitely will need liquid, but the results are excellent. I highly recommend it. I make chicken liver pate for adults in it, everyone loves it, I need to add liquid to that.
1447577
Unfortunately, when I stored hot and cold it did not work so well. I packed chilli in the bottom two compartments and chips and cheese in the top. The cheese melted by lunch time. Sometimes if I have to pack cold items that are more ilkely to melt or need to stay cold I'll put an ice cube and wrap it in a saran wrap and place it with the cold food.
1977710
Just ice from your freezer works great. Helps to have all your ingredients in the fridge so they dont melt the ice. If not thick enough add a bit more ice.
1343512
I have had no problems with the bag making other things wet. I can put a canned coke, sandwich, chips in a ziplock and a little snack in mine.
41015
Either a full sized fridge or a chest freezer. I use a chest freezer turned into a fridge
220253
I put lettuce, cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, etc in the bottom part. In the top container, I put cheese, a hard boiled egg, croutons, bacon bits, and ranch dressing. I leave around 6am and eat around 11:30am and I've never had a problem. This has worked fine for me. :-)
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I usually put ice in it. It is not insulated, so it won't keep them cold for a long time.
714443
Generally, the lunchbox is quite good at keeping things cool. There is a removable plastic tray that fits snugly into the outside rectangular box. I make my lunches the night before, then store the tray in the fridge overnight. When I put the tray in the outer box in the morning, everything is very cold and seems to stay chilled until lunchtime. I think the silicon seal acts as a bit of an insulating layer. If I wanted to keep foods cold for more than a few hours, or if the weather were really hot, I would put the entire lunch box inside a soft-sided lunch bag along with an ice-pack. However, this makes it pretty cumbersome for the kids, who then have two separate containers to open (and lose!) which is another reason I don't find this lunchbox very practical.
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I travel about 1 hour each way to the store and back. I am assuming you are wanting to transport an ice cream cake. If that is the case I would freeze 2 - 20 ounce. Soda bottles to let the cooler get cold. If the day time temperature is in the mid-80s or above I would cover the box with an old quilt or blanket for additional indulagoon. I think this foldable cooler is a fantastic product.
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We put the igloo cooler in the float, not using the provided top. The large cooler holds at least 48 cans ;) water, couple Gatorades, and some food. We take it out on the lake to day drink, best purchase ever!
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I will agree with that no. If you add ice, you will not have room for anything else. You might try a small bit of dry ice. But that is a little overdoing it. To keep things really cold with dry ice try a cardboard box.
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This cooler is huge. We put a full size "wheelie" cooler inside the box. We used it floating down the river all day so we wanted ice to last and that is why we used a hard cooler inside it. there was even room around the edge of cooler to put items like flip flop, sunscreen, etc...