Ice Chest -- has anyone ever tried this?
Planning on having a dedicated large ice chest for drinks only. Has anyone ever tried salting the ice to get/ keep the drinks colder?
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Salting ice does lower the temperature of the ice water. That is the reason for salting the ice when making ice cream. The lower temperature of the salt water (brine) will do a better job of sucking heat from whatever it is in contact with. I don't use it in a cooler and wouldn't see any reason to unless you want to freeze your soda.
The ice water in your cooler will typically be slightly above 32F/0C. Salted ice water in your cooler may be as cold as -6F/-21C.
I make ice cream the old fashioned way at all our family parties/picnics.
You can buy these at Lehman's Hardware in Kidron, Ohio and go into business;
The ice water in your cooler will typically be slightly above 32F/0C. Salted ice water in your cooler may be as cold as -6F/-21C.
I make ice cream the old fashioned way at all our family parties/picnics.
wa8yxm wrote:
...next to the consession trailer was an old ice cream maker....
You can buy these at Lehman's Hardware in Kidron, Ohio and go into business;
