How does it keep ice cold?
613196
it doesn't keep ice cold. it just makes ice and holds that ice, which then melts and gets made into more ice. it is constantly making ice. until it breaks and you are just SOL, which will happen soon after you buy it.
549480
Mine gets cold enough to keep frozen foods that are put into it frozen for a few days. Living off grid, I got tired of throwing things out from using a cooler with ice. The porta gaz works very well and I haven't had to throw anything out. It was recently attacked by a 500 pound bear too! Thrown on the ground. Still works like gem. Would recommend it.
1221434
The thermostat is easily adjustable. Push a set button, then use an up or down button until it is where you want. It will keep ice-cream frozen if you set it below freezing.
1454814
This is not an insulated bottle designed to keep things cold for any length of time. It's just a very good water bottle, but will need ice to stay cold.
1109349
We put some ice in it and it stayed cold for the whole party, maybe a couple of hours. It's really thick glass so I think that helps.
535841
I find with cold food it needs an ice pack so I imagine you would need to use an insulated thermos to keep foods really warm/hot.
1717329
Okay...had this for about a month...it keeps things cold, but if you want ice cold beer, you need to move them to the freezer (which holds about 3 bottles). The "freezer" does build up a small amount of ice, and it doesn't appear to be self defrosting.
1897398
It is not like a Thermos. It plugs in and warms up food. It will keep it warm as long as you keep it plugged in. This item will not keep anything cold.
1643501
i usually drink ice water from mine, never noticed if it was "cold" compared to glass or plastic . . one nice thing is that it doesn't "sweat" (granted I'm in SoCal, glass and uninsulated stainless will sweat some). I own two of these and I always grab this before my pint style glasses, I will probably buy another one or two so there is always a clean one, despite the expense.
1395519
I have filled it with ice and water to go to work on a hot day. At the end of the day, I throw it into my lunch bag and forget about it. The next day when I arrive at work, it still has ice in it. Hope this answers your question.
61181
If you can find a way to keep it cold in transit. It needs to stay refrigerated. Dry ice may work.
1461336
This machine is like a freezer and stays cold inside. The ice hopper stays full all the time with fresh ice. Rather than the ice freezing together in a lump at the bottom, the oldest ice (on the bottom) melts off and goes out the drain (maybe 5 gallons of water a week)
1395895
The ice compartment is not refrigerated. The ice keeps itself cold and slowly melts. The melt water is turned back into ice. There is a screen in the bottom of the reservoir, under the ice, that can become clogged, and need to be cleaned. Recommend using white vinegar to clean out the icebox periodically. If that doesn't work, there is a valve, next to the top bottle reservoir, whcih keeps the reservoir under the ice full, which could be stuck, and may need to be cleaned.
456213
It melts the ice. Ice youput it out once it is REALLY cold, it will take a while to keep up. You can put a blanket or old rug to help it get started. It will feel very lightly warm to the touch.
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.
438984
I have never tried to keep anything cold in it. We have only used it to keep things warm and transport warm liquids. Sorry.
2158056
No it doesn't keep it chilled. You have to drink it immediately after making it.