{"id":94984,"date":"2024-05-26T09:10:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T14:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=94984"},"modified":"2026-09-16T12:54:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T17:54:44","slug":"the-best-way-to-ice-drinks-in-a-cooler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/culture\/food-drink\/the-best-way-to-ice-drinks-in-a-cooler\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Effectively Ice Drinks in a Cooler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-95356 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ice-Drinks-in-Cooler-3.jpg\" alt=\"A comic guide about the best way to ice drinks in a cooler.\" width=\"900\" height=\"787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ice-Drinks-in-Cooler-3.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ice-Drinks-in-Cooler-3-768x672.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ice-Drinks-in-Cooler-3-320x280.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ice-Drinks-in-Cooler-3-640x560.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Ice-Drinks-in-Cooler-3-400x350.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re having a BBQ this summer, you&#8217;ll probably ensure your guests&#8217; thirst stays slaked by stocking a big cooler full of soda and beer. While there&#8217;s obviously not much to that, there are in fact less and more effective ways of making sure these drinks are cold and accessible.<\/p>\n<p>The less effective way is to place the bottles and cans atop a big mound of ice. They won&#8217;t get thoroughly chilled that way. You also don&#8217;t want to bury them in the ice; people&#8217;s hands will get cold and cut up when they try to dig through the pile to grab a drink.<\/p>\n<p>The more effective method is to fill the cooler with a 80\/20 mixture of ice and water. Then put the bottles\/cans in so that the body of the vessels sits in the ice, but their tops\/necks stick out; this lets your guests grab the drinks without getting their hands wet, cold, and nicked.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re in a hurry to chill your drinks, gently (very gently!), spin the bottles\/cans around every few minutes; this will distribute the liquid that&#8217;s already been chilled throughout the vessel.<\/p>\n<p><em>Illustrated by <a href=\"https:\/\/storytellersworkshop.com\/\">Ted Slampyak<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re having a BBQ this summer, you&#8217;ll probably ensure your guests&#8217; thirst stays slaked by stocking a big cooler full of soda and beer. While there&#8217;s obviously not much to that, there are in fact less and more effective ways of making sure these drinks are cold and accessible. 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