Can you use this as a cooler for drinks?
1052365
I have a soft cooler that holds about eight "sodas" that fits in here perfectly with some room to spare. I haven't tried to just fill it with ice but I don't think it would work very well. There is nothing to insulate the ice from melting and it being black doesn't help either. A five dollar soft cooler is the way to go in my opinion.
1052366
There is no insulation so I am not sure how long it would hold the temperature down.
1052367
We line ours with a trash bag and use it just because there is no drain hole.
142272
Would this be good to use in a hotel setting to keep sodas & water bottles cold?
1273632
I'm not sure about that. I run a cooler on it, like the kind you find in convenience stores. I'm sure it draws a lot of power to be able to cool drinks so quickly. I think you probably could, but I wouldn't leave it unsupervised until you are sure.
954254
Yes you can. It's metal so no worry about melting plastic. Can either put both sides in with them closed together or just one in and the other out to allow for faster cooling.
1833595
Yes it can, make sure that your cooler is designed to convert to heat mode or else you will damage the cooling unit and fan.
995696
Yes. This is a great cooler. We have it in our bar. It keeps sodas at the perfect temperature.
2034485
I never tried that but I'm sure you could. It works fantastically keeping my drinks cold the entire day. I'm a teacher and I fill my bottle the night before and put it in fridge over night. I take it out before I leave next morning and it stays cold for me at school all day.
1752257
I don't think so. We always just put a cooler in the ice chest. I assume you would just have to dump the water out.We use this at the lake every year and its always a big hit. Definitely worth the money!
1173697
Typically this would sit on a counter so the water is at room temperature. I suppose one could chill the unit and water bottle given a sufficiently large or dedicated refrigerator. However, it might be a tad awkward lift a full bottle and container in there due to the weight.
1820306
Sure. We just use ours as a fridge currently. You have the ability to make it cold enough to be a fridge or a freezer, but not both at the same time as it does not have a separate freezer compartment. You would have to use it as one or the other. Freezes great! We have used it both ways
407471
Actually, no. To support such a high temperature such, I think the product inside would have to be some metal. I would not put inside the container as hot liquid. The main use I give is for cold drinks.
240967
It has a rotating spout that you could drink from. I wouldn't advise it for hot drinks as it keeps them at such a high temp. No problem with cold.
885182
Yes well kinda. I keep mine at around 5 to 15 degrees for all my freezer stuff then there is a smaller section that I keep my waters and pepsi & maybe deli stuff. But if you prefer a large reefer section just dial it down & you'll have a big fridge but be warned there is only one temperature control smaller section only keeps cold through a small opening to the main cooler. so if you use it as a fridge the small section might not keep cold enough for food storage. For your main question yes it can be used as a freezer or reefer.
837501
Yes, Kelley. I use my wine cooler for sodas, beer, and bottled water too. I just wouldn't use it for something you need really cold for refrigeration, but it is handy to keep these items cool. (I even put fresh fruit in it.) I hope this helps.
2150394
You could if you set it up on the side with the cooling unit on top but the melted water would run out on the floor when opened. You could use dry ice on the included basket / shelf, but be careful of frozen condensation on the inside cooling fins. It will make a racket and overheat the fan motor.
1713836
Not really. A small 6 can cooler would fit but that's about it. No room and not sturdy enough. Hope this helps!
357146
It could be used that way, but it would not hold a lot with ice and it runs the risk of leaking, as other users have mentioned. I have not had any leaking issues though!