PVC tubes for ice chests

[tonyt79]

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[AZST_bowhunter]

If you dissolve ice into water before freezing it will actually create salt on the outside of the container.

It's science.

That sounds like magic, not science

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[jerp]

I have a quite a few of those single use gel packs they include when shipping perishables. They work OK in an ice chest but the plastic is pretty thin and they eventually leak. Maybe I should cut them open and and pour that stuff into a PVC tube - that should work better than just water, right?

[bobc]

I have a quite a few of those single use gel packs they include when shipping perishables. They work OK in an ice chest but the plastic is pretty thin and they eventually leak. Maybe I should cut them open and and pour that stuff into a PVC tube - that should work better than just water, right?

Now that is a good idea. I have quite a few of the ones from our Blue Apron trial run. They are quite large to use in their current form.

[R Dubya]

Salt lowers the freezing point of water allowing the ice to be colder. Same reason you put rock salt in the keg ice or when you make homemade ice cream.


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Good point about lowering the freezing point, however if they are in the same freezer...How can one bottle be colder than the other?

Rock salt for ice cream, lowers the freezing point, resulting in water that is below 32°F. The water will contact more surface area of the drum than the ice, therefore removing more heat, and chilling the liquid inside to a point it becomes ice cream.

I'm still not certain how one steak is frozen and one is not.

[Rescue1]

Now that is a good idea. I have quite a few of the ones from our Blue Apron trial run. They are quite large to use in their current form.

Yup, that's exactly what I was planning. I had a large number of those bags and they keep popping open. loosing my supply one by one. and that slimy stuff gets everywhere.

its on my to do list now.

[SKLOSS]

Good point about lowering the freezing point, however if they are in the same freezer...How can one bottle be colder than the other?



Rock salt for ice cream, lowers the freezing point, resulting in water that is below 32°F. The water will contact more surface area of the drum than the ice, therefore removing more heat, and chilling the liquid inside to a point it becomes ice cream.



I'm still not certain how one steak is frozen and one is not.

Saltwater freezes at a lower temp so the bottle with regular water is going to thaw faster. Think of it this way, the regular water bottle is a fridge set at 32 degrees and the salt water bottle is a freezer set at 25 degrees( or whatever temp salt water freezes at). Is the steak going to thaw faster in the fridge or freezer?


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[R Dubya]

Saltwater freezes at a lower temp so the bottle with regular water is going to thaw faster. Think of it this way, the regular water bottle is a fridge set at 32 degrees and the salt water bottle is a freezer set at 25 degrees( or whatever temp salt water freezes at). Is the steak going to thaw faster in the fridge or freezer?


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That makes a little more sense, be way more fun to discuss over a campfire

[boomerball]

What is the salt to water ratio that you use??

it all depends what you want the freezing point of the ice to be. I just kind of wing it, but probably get them ~27F typically now. ratio of salted ice to regular ice to other contents as well as temp of the ice and other contents when they go in will all factor in to whether or not you freeze your stuff.

[FamousAmos]

I use frozen 2 liter soda-pop bottles all the time, with fresh water. What I like most is: once a bottle "melts" (takes forever), you have fresh water for cooking and drinking before making an "ice run".

Just an alternative thought to buying pvc. But I'm sure the frozen PVC would last a bit longer being it has thicker wall material than the 2 liter bottles. (But might be hard to drink out of. )

Me too.

[TP3]

I'mma need you to explain this science...

come again?

That sounds like magic, not science

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Obviously not everyone on here understands science.

[rut-ro]

I do not understand science however, I will understand all the looks you will be getting buying a bunch of PVC and end caps. One day I needed some duct tape for work and I was at Lowes checking out in my police uniform. The guy in front of me was buying end caps and PVC. I asked him what he planned on making, he said he was making ice poles. When I said it looks like he was about to make PVC pipe bombs he got really embarrassed... LOL

[tgil]

What I've gained from this thread...I'd like to have a steak and some home made ice cream for dessert!
Carry on!

[bpa556]

Obviously not everyone on here understands science.

Obviously...

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[TP3]

Obviously...

Proofreading helps[emoji6]


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Especially when it comes to science.