Do I need to buy those flexi freeze ice sheets to make things cold...or does this just preserve the existing temp of the food?
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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
697209
I agree with the other 2 ladies' answers. I don't use any ice packs or such with this. Love love love this!!!
697210
From my experience it has preserved the existing temp . The max I've used it for is an hour so far
697211
Unless you're trying to keep something cold for a lot of hours there would be no need. In the hot humid summer (in TN) on the days when I do a number of errands I don't use anything other than the items themselves. I couldn't live without these flip boxes--I have one of each size.
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I have frozen in them with no problem. However, I wouldn't ever put them in the microwave to thaw them out. This is the allowances I use on anything, regardless of instructions. It's a common sense thing for me!
1110035
Not sure I have not done that one yet. I have done lots of frozen foods just follow the recipe chart. I love that all my food always turns out great (sometimes you may have to adjust cooking times). I say use the chart and go for it.
1334032
Ice packs would keep any food items cooler. Based on the presumption that a full freezer keeps items cold longer in a power outage, the more ice packs will keep food cold longer.Putting the bag in the freezer prior to going to the store would provide minimal to zero increase in the efficiency of the bag.
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My wife uses it to keep sodas cool, and food fresh on trips in the car when traveling around South Florida, where currently the temperatures are in the 80s. It does keep those items cool enough. She does plug it in a few days before trips to cool down the interior of the unit. We have never tried to use it for frozen food, so I cannot answer that question.
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Look at the directions on the package. If not Google info regarding your question. I am sorry but my answer was not very helpful. I use it only frozen. Awesome product. Make sure you Google (hopefully someone responds in this forum) and get an answer otherwise you can easily ruin it .
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I use the highest temp as my bread, etc. is frozen. I do not make sandwiches so I can't answer that.
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Yes. I put a piece of plastic wrap to prevent ice crystals from forming if the contents don't completely fill the containers when I first put in freezer.When I am ready to re-heat large batches of solid items (i.e. frozen soup) from these containers, I just put the entire container in a cold pot of water for about 20 minutes to defrost enough to add to the crock pot or my stove top. These containers are great for freezing meatballs and desserts too!
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In my experience, no. The ice pops I made became slushy as the children ate them in the sun. Perhaps a yogurt "ice pop" might stay frozen-ish if you wrapped in it an ice pack, but I would recommend testing it on your counter first.
776141
If you keep your cold packs on the frig and not the freezer you won't have any freezing problem. I have immunology serums that I keep for a trip that involves an overnight stay and the serums are still cool when I'' able to put them back in my frig.
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I have not done that yet. You may want to try it first. I do use these a lot, I just never froze them. Sorry I could not be more helpful.
1683466
No, I wouldn't. You would get freezer burn. They are not thick enough. You should use freezer paper. It is thicker and has a coating on the one side so food wouldn't stick.
673747
I'm pretty sure you're not supposed to heat the storage bags. I always thawed frozen breast milk overnight in the fridge then put it in a bottle and heated it using the warmer.
1447428
Not really....food would go in feeder...either frozen, refrigerated, or room temp.....you can use the freezer packs to preserve it for hours or about one day....day & half, max.
36957
Like any Styrofoam cooler, if you want to keep something cold, you will need to add ice or some other frozen product to keep food or liquid cold.
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I took it to work with an ice pack in it and it kept my food very cold. I didn't put it in the fridge, just kept it at my desk. Worked well.
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The freezer bowl comes with it and yes you need to put it in freezer before you use it.