will it keep frozen food for 4 hours?
1976948
We have filled the case with frozen prepared food along with frozen gel packs and driven to the beach. The beach is about 5 hours away. We have successfully transferred the still frozen food to a freezer. We prefer to use the cooler for refrigerated picnic foods. We fill the cooler and place gel packs on top of the food and keep the food cold. We have had an issue with the bottom board in the cooler. After a few uses, some of the seams can open exposing the insulation. Suggest you enclose the board in a large plastic bag.
1976949
Yes! I have traveled with frozen meats and other items from NY to the Caribbean and everything was frozen as a rock. I did have trouble with the cooler handles, which would not lock into place. I constantly had to stop and pull the handles up. I have two of these coolers and they both have the same problem. I notified the vendor because I believe it's a design defect. The handles are are similar to a luggage carrier handles and there are two metal sprockets (I'm not sure if that's the correct term) that pop out once you extend the handles fully. Unfortunately, once you start rolling the cooler, these sprockets on either side recede back in and the handle comes down. The vendor sent me a another cooler and I had the same issue. Other than that, it's quite roomy even with ice packs, etc. and will keep your food frozen for hours. I would check the cooler in at the airport and once I got to my final destination several hours later the contents were still frozen.
1976950
Yes if it has been frozen it will keep for that time. We have traveled with frozen meat to the islands and it has remained frozen for longer than that.
1976951
Don't know - the cooler did not last, the wheels and handle broke when I used it for airline travel!
1976952
Yes, I have even kept frozen food sealed in this cooler overnight and found it still cold in the morning.
1788530
I love this bag. The re-useable ice pack keeps your food cold for 4 to 5 hrs. It's not refrigerator cold, but it is better then any other lunch bag I have owned. I hope this helps
441436
it says on DIY.."I want that"...no ice needed..keeps food cold for 5 hours...
1159188
In my experience by pre-heating the container with boiling water first, it keeps food hot 4 to 6 hours. By chilling the container in the freezer and layering in some ice cubes I have keep ice cream hard 4 to 6 hours, and soft but still solid over night.
1143678
You will need something colder than just ice. The idea is to "freeze" it. Something that cannot be achieved with just a cooler with ice. After taking it out of the freezer it will last 30~40 min.
157662
Yes. I have not tried it yet, but the recipe book allows for it. You have to add additional cooking time for frozen food, but the recipe books tells you how much time to add.
697208
It keeps whatever you have in it cold up to 4 or 5 hours. Never put ant freeze bags in there. I'm sure it you want to leave it longer it would be a good idea to put some in there. I am very pleased with the flip box. The only problem I have found it be careful when you close and open it back up for storage. Very fragile
1343141
As long as oven is preheated. But it cant go from oven to freezer without first cooling.
2242657
I sincerely doubt it. This product has been a huge dissappointment. I would estimate that this ice pack would stay frozen for 4-5 hours.
163174
Technically the answer is no. Because the cooler isn't a freezer the inside temperature will be higher than a freezer. But with that said, this will keep things cold for a long time. I brought this to the desert once and after sitting in the sun for days there was still some ice left, no much ice, but impressive none the less.
141469
It will not be as good if it is not chilled. The colder the better. You must take ice cubes or frozen pack with you. It can be set out butshould be chilled 12 hrs in the fridge. Hope this helps.
1661830
I can't provide you with an answer from my experience. I only use this bag to keep cold items such as fudge bars, ice cream and dairy products cold when I go shopping at 2 different stores here on my shopping day. I never have anything in the bag for 5 hours.
533281
about 6 hours. I put the ice pack in the bottom, in the zipper part. It would stay cold longer it it was actually in with the food. I am not a huge fan of the compartment style.
1148581
put ice packs in mine. it is cold 9 to 10 hours later. If you preheat the thermos it will go just about 24 hours
1191479
I don't think they would last 9 hours. I use all 4 ice packs with an insulated bag. I even put the bag in the fridge the night before and pack the ice packs before leaving. I've found them still cool after 5 hours, but not enough to help the food.
375579
Possibly for short periods of time, depending on outside temperature as long as their is ice it should work. Based on my experience I would not expect this cooler to keep something frozen for more then 1 to 2 hours in a very hot environment.
1212607
It should make ice over a long day but it won't be as fast as your home freezer by far. I had thought of how to get cold drinks iced as well and came up with this solution. Try using popscicle maker molds. I kept popscicles frozen for days. You may need to pre-make them,though. Cheers.