Wil this keep a cake cold after picking it up at the grocery store for an hour long drive?
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Yes, it should. I picked up a coconut cream pie from a bakery, in 90 degree heat (Phoenix), and had a 40 minute drive. It was still perfect.
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Yes, the cake should be fine for an hour. Actually I put a gallon of milk in our cooler and accidentally left it in the trunk of our Prius overnight. The next morning it was still cool!
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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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After reading comments about transporting an ice cream cake, I need to add this comment. I transported a Dairy Queen Blizzard cake on Mother's Day to my mom's an hour and a half away and it was totally fine! The temp was in the 80's that day. You should be just fine transporting your cake for an hour in this cooler.
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Gee Tori - as you can see from the answers, your question is kind of, shall we say, simplistic? What kind of cake, what is the expected temperature at the time, can you fit an ice pack or block in with it, is the vehicle air conditioned if necessary? Based on all the information you decided to not provide I can definitively say that the answer is: Probably
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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.
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I believe that the instructions said to put it in the freezer overnight. 15 minutes is about how long it will stay effectively cold. It is much better for moist heat. 75 seconds in the microwave for 30 minutes of moist heat.
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Not sure if putting it in the fridge is better, I use it after my cake cooled on the counter top.
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yes, just be sure to a hoy pad or some such to remove the lid after, and don't set it down on anything cold
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No. Defiantly not. It will hard-freeze in the freezer and keep a few days at most.First: Ice cream tastes best JUST BEFORE it hard freezes. Once it's left in the freezer over night, it not quite the same as when you first scoop it out.Second: I don't know of any home ice cream recipes that call for preservatives. This is a good thing. Most preparations (Ice cream, sorbet, yougurt) will last a few days in the freezer, but the taste decays quickly without industrial preservatives. This has never been a problem for us, there is never any ice cream left !
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I keep mine in the fridge at work. It's not insulated to keep cold food cold or hot food hot for long periods.
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If you put it into the fridge it would still keep the milk cold just not as long as if it was frozen.
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My food has stayed cold for up to 5hours, which is the longest I've waited to eat. I was inside, so I don't know how being outside would affect the time.
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Yes. It might still be heavy to tote in a bag. Unlike a solid cooler with a grab handle. The insulated bag will help keep your food cold longer.
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It takes a couple of hours to freeze, but if you out the dry ice into a cooler with this it probably would. The real question is why not use the dry ice?
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I put the image on about a day and a half before I served it and kept it in the garage in freezing New York until I served it - no bleeding or melting. Just keep the cake in a cool place and it should be fine.
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I would think so if you had enough ice or ice packs to keep the product frozen. I've frozen yogurt tubes and transported them with ice. But I don't know if you'd be able to keep them frozen for 2 1/2 to 3 hours to travel that far. I'd try packing a couple and seeing how long they last at home before you take it on the road.
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As a professional Cake Decorator I'll share a little secret! I find it is much better if the cake is sliced cooled from the fridge or freezer. I sometimes will put the cake in the freezer for almost a hour or more depending on the size of the cake layers. It makes it easier to slice and you can handle the layers better( less likely they will break or crack. The cake is not totally frozen and will be easy to slice and handle!
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No, but we shop at Costco 70 miles away and it keeps ice cream almost frozen hard and milk and butter perfectly cold. Love it...and have 2 of them. No more trowing ice away.
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Yes! I am amazed at how long this will keep ice frozen. I have left it in the car when out running errands and it stays cold several hours. In the house it will keep ice greater than 12 hours, but it does melt a little faster when in hot environments.
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My experience is that cooling for about 15 minutes works best. Hot cakes tend to "tear up".