Do you need to put ice in the tote bag to stay frozen?
190771
No I never have. I basically use them for toting groceries. So I can keep ice cream or frozen veg etc from starting to thaw. There is silver insulation on the inside and it holds quite a bit. I love mine!
190772
I only use the bag to bring frozen foods home from the grocery store. They're not in the bag for more than 1/2 hour. They're still frozen when I get them home.
190773
These are light duty insulated bags. They are good for taking to the grocery store to help items stay frozen, cold, or hot for a short amount of time. I would not use them as a cooler for an extend amount of time nor would I put ice in them unless it was sealed in plastic bags or the man made "blue ice" packs.
767537
Yes, it is recommended that you keep it refrigerated. Maybe you can travel with it on ice.
123402
I don't know for sure, I have only used ice packs. It seems too thin of a bag to use with ice cubes.
1772100
You need the ice. I put a .5 gallon bag in mine and it is only .5 full. The rest is my food and drinks. It lasts for 9 hours at work. I still have ice left over with a little bit of water and if anything is left in bag it is still cold. Hope this helps
1498401
Never tried to freeze an ice pack by mine keeps frozen things frozen. I would give it another day or two and if it still doesn't freeze I would return it and get a replacement
1390521
I don't fill this bag with ice nor do I recommend. It has a zip out liner yet it has give to it so to dry it out daily would be a bother. I only dump ice into a cooler when it's a hard case cooler for canned or bottled beverages. Unsure of your needs...but I recommend that if you'll be putting food in the cooler (and not necessarily beverages only) that you use a Thermos ice mat ($1.49) on the bottom of the cooler, pack it AND use the Mueller ice bag ($6.49) placed on top of the packed food. I ALMOST guarantee you'll have an ice cube or two left in the ice bag after 24 hrs!! We, in the airline business use this method often. It's much easier to clean. We pack our food in plastic containers and ziplock baggies with zero concern for water logging our food.
294079
No, the canister does not need to be frozen. Ice cream freezes perfectly during the churning process. Just keep adding ice and salt as the ice melts.
415388
You don't use ice! You put the insert canister in the freezer, usually I do over a day and once frozen you put it in the maker.
1847884
If you don't use an ice bag not long at all. With a ice bag about 6-7 hours.
1551296
No, but liquids expand when frozen so leave a couple of inches of headroom good luck!
1402026
Dear Christopher,I've never tried playing with ice inside this bag to see whether it's waterproof or not, BUT I do love this bag for getting everything cold/frozen home from the store & it's still the way it SHOULD be by the time I get back home. I've even stopped to do other errands (within an hour or two) and the food is still the same way-cold or frozen, even during the summer.Lee
1199048
I used ice packs. They worked pretty well. A thought, though: I would keep a napkin or paper towel handy. Packs have a tendency to "sweat" as the day progresses and it helps to keep the bag clean.
1366283
No, these containers are not for freezing. You would use the foodsaver bags for that.
45682
I'm guessing loose ice would be a bad idea since it doesn't seem to be waterproof. Ice in a bag works.
681203
I guess you could, but once you remove the ice cubes to put your food inside, i am sure it will lose it coolness regardless within several hours. The bag is meant to be frozen by folding it up without placing any contents in it. For me any insulated lunch pack will work just as well with a ice pack. What I do is the night before I place a bottle of water in the freezer, about 3/4 of the way full as use that as my ice pack, and then when it melts I have a nice cold drink of water, the alternative is much cheaper than this bag.
2284089
Yes! It all unscrews for cleaning and such, so you do not need to keep the ice container on there. Hope that helps!
966280
I dont think so. We used bagged. I think a shaved ice machine uses blocked ice.