Has anyone tried freezing water in the bottle (repeatedly)?
643469
Tempting. I was afraid to do so but I did freeze just a few times. Lid off, 1/3 fill and froze it overnight. Next am I put water in it and had very cold water all day. I froze another similar bottle almost full, it worked so well that it didn't thaw enough to drink for 8 hours. I bought the wide mouth Kleen Kanteen for ease of adding ice and that works just as well for my purpose. My KK tolerated a few freezes, lid off, no problem. Hope this helps.
643470
No, we haven't tried freezing in the bottle, I have the long ice cubes so we just drop ice cubes down the mouth. - However if you leave room for the water to expand and don't use the lid with the bamboo insert, the bottle should be fine. Stainless steel freezes fast and nothing will leach from the metal - just make sure to leave enough room for the liquid to expand, otherwise it will expand and push right through and crack the bottle.
556659
I wouldn't! The blades are inside the bottle so if liquid froze around it, the motor would probably burn out. This thing works best with liquid and ice (crushed if available) IN SHORT SPURTS.
1508744
yes- wet them, THEN freeze - no directions accompany them, so i figured that out by trial and error.
2195143
Risky with any bottle, I fill 3/4 lid off syran wrap top then insulate top with fabric so bottom freezes first. Only over night, not long term. If you fill steel bottle full put lid on tight something will break.
2137886
I have used it for years I let 1 bottle freeze and it was hard after that my own fault
801111
Unfortunately, I've not had any problems with it freezing. I wish I could help.
515424
Sorry... I haven't used the other bottles. But, I have a couple different sizes of the Polar and they work well, especially if you fill with ice and/or partially freeze ahead of time.
1539697
I've never tried putting them in the freezer, so unfortunately, I can't answer your question. I've read over the bottle insert and it mentions nothing about freezing, so I don't think I'd attempt it.
166556
I have not and don't know if I can. I thought about hammering a thin piece of copper to put inside it as a lid, bowl-shaped, but haven't done it yet. I don't drink cold water but have put saran wrap over the top at times.
857217
Haven't tested that out with cold water, but it probably would be OK after initially freezing it.
1442422
I haven't frozen any beverages in the bottles. I think you won't have any trouble freezing liquid in the bottles as long as you leave move for expansion.
964401
I never tried that. That might make it work better. I really wouldn't buy the item. It realljy doesn't keep the bottle chilled well.
673748
I have never tried that. What I do is leave a bag/s of frozen milk overnight in the fridge to slowly thaw. I then empty in bottle the next day and then warm it as I need. If I need the frozen bag ASAP, I gently thaw under warm running water. Empty into bottle and warm in the warmer.
600809
Yes it does! Every morning I add the frozen stick to the bottle. Sometimes it's hard to put it in because it's so cold, but it does work. I can't say the freezer stick keeps the water freezing cold, but it does work to some extent!
676863
Don't know. The bag is made of a flexible rubber, and so perhaps filling it 1/2 or 2/3 and then freezing it might work. If I wanted to do it, then I probably would experiment with freezing only a little water in in the beginning in case something goes wrong, and then increase the amount if successful. But no idea how long term, repeated freezing would affect it.
268114
Not at all! Even when there is ice cold water inside the bottles outside temperature remains neutral with no condensation!
2092981
No! I just put cold water in it from the frig and it stays cold without ice for a long time!ni LOVE IT!!!!!