Has anyone ever tried to freeze one of these with water or a smoothie (with the lid off to handle expansion)?
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The kids freeze water with lids on just leave room. We live in south FL so it melts quickly and is a must been doing it daily from start of school.
1890801
Never tried freezing anything in them but a quick dip in hot water might be enough to release the ice without bending the cup... Good luck
1592108
You can freeze liquids, but don't fill too high because liquid expand when frozen! Fill to about the bottom or just little lower than the jar lid edge. You can feeze liquids in mason jars as well and there's a "freeze line" just below the lid.
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I have never tried it but I would imagine no. As mentioned before it's just a plastic blender piece. I do use it for making drinks cold with ice though as the spinning does melt the ice if it's only a small amount. For on the go smoothies I use a different blender which I do recommend: Hamilton Beach 51101B Personal Blender with Travel Lid, Black
1626988
Absolutely, I have filled mine about have way and frozen it then filled up with water, cool water for a while.
526298
I have the same problem. I have to hold the lid down as well especially in the beginning before all the big frozen pieces of fruit in my smoothie are broken up a bit.
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I have frozen a few items in them and they worked okay. Just make sure you get them to room temperature before you try to remove the lid to prevent cracking. The only way they will "reduce" freezer burn is if you fill them to capacity so that there is no air remaining between the food and the lid.
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I use a couple of different containers to freeze, primarily I use mason jars with some space at the top for expanding food. I also put my baby food in the disposable pouches using the squeeze thing from infantino. I freeze those as well. I have used the green sprouts freezable containers but the lids don't stay on as well as mason jars.
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I keep mine in the freezer and either grate them into food or just throw pieces into my smoothies
973426
I've never tried to freeze them, but they are dishwasher safe so I would assume that means they are able to be frozen. They don't expand like a throw away bottle would so you would just have to be careful to leave room for the liquid to expand.
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I haven't done it, but my best guess is you shouldn't freeze it. The plastic is very hard and inflexible, and freezing water expands. Having said that, I should add that I've dropped mine (full and empty) several times onto hard surfaces without damage.
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Water will expand when frozen and this is a very rigid plastic, meaning I don't believe it is meant to be placed in the freezer without cracking the bottle. So it is my belief it is not a good idea to freeze the bottle without damaging it's integrity. The gel stick is re-usable, it can be frozen over and over again but the cooling effects only last for about an hour if not in direct sunlight with your liquid of choice.
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Yes! We make fruit and vegetable smoothies (kale, spinach, bananas, apples, yogurt, etc) and freeze them! They turn out great!
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Negative. I don't. And I actually this year, bought the larger one too (1.5 gal?). I have that one outside for the dogs (testing before I use for the chickens). And it too works great...water hasn't frozen or even iced in that one..
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I have not used this way, but I imagine they could as long as you don't seal them tight until after the freezing process is done. Product inside jar will expand while freezing and could crack the glass if no room for the expansion. I would put plastic wrap over jar until frozen then add the lid.
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They are so easy! There's a hole in the top where you fill with water. When it's frozen, you let set on the counter for 3-5 minutes and pull the 2 spheres apart and voila, a new ice ball. I have heard using very hot or boiling water with produce clear ice. I have never tried it though, a friend told me it works.
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sorry...I have never tried freezing them but they are awesome for regular use.