a PSA to YETI owners

RRP said:

Geeeeez  - at this point I think my PSA effort is melting away shall we say? 

You posted about how to keep adult beverages cold on a Saturday night following a holiday when everyone reading this post is most certainly enjoying an adult beverage. I am not surprised this is headed where it is. Saturday is the new Friday.

Wait!  It's Saturday?

theyolksonyou said:

Wait!  It's Saturday?

"It's Friday"'. Steve Harvey.

One giant ice cube will melt into as much water as smaller ice cubes per say. Where the real difference is that smaller cubes will melt faster due to the total surface area. They will keep the drink colder. The key is to use smaller ice cubes and drink faster. The bigger the ice cubes in relation to the volume of ice the less they cool. 

Leave Blake's balls out of this!

Then I either throw it out or use it later.

exactly what would you us a saved ice cube for Ron???   Lol

I can't get my head around this without knowing the temp of the liquid when it is poured into the glass and the desired temp of said liquid.  If it is kept at room temperature then a bunch of small cubes will cool it faster.  But colder, more diluted whiskey may not be the goal here.  RRP seems to be shooting for cool (for a long time) and minimally diluted such that the one large cube serves him well. 

And first world problems are still, well, you know, problems.

#allproblemsmatter

 NPHuskerFL said:

My bride gave me a monster round cube gel mold. Makes 4 large round cubes. 2 pks so 8 cubes. Real nice for bourbon

I got one of these for Christmas from my son who's a bar manager in Orlando. He said take distilled water, heat it just to boiling, let it cool down and then pour it in the mold.  What you'll get is a crystal clear cube the way he does it in his bar.  It's the air in the water that clouds the ice.  I did about 1/2 gallon and put the rest in the fridge for future use.  He also sent me a bottle of his signature old fashion and the clear cube is pretty cool, pun intended.   

Legume said:

Mikee's right.  @Jeepster47 you need to fire up the temp probes again and run some 'speriments to prove me wrong, but the smaller chunks of ice have more surface area and melt faster because they are cooling the drink faster.  @NPHuskerFL 's new, bigger balls melt more slowly, but they're cooling the drink more slowly as well.  Gotta weigh the ice to be sure you're using the same amount of ice.

@Legume ... Based on your comment, I must not have been clear enough in my statement. I'm firmly in the camp of bigger is better for long range cooling.  As several have said, more mass per surface area yields longer life.  My point was, if you accept that as a fact, then you should accept that smoke wood chunks last longer than chips. Yes?

I really think this thread is lost. Here is a pic of my Christmas Glock 43 in its airline approved travel box. I have forgot what the hell this thread was anyway. 

Till we wake up must be checked luggage  But good and small Ron. 

http://www.amazon.com/Franmara-Stainless-Steel-Cubes-Deluxe/dp/B0083RBXOY

zero dilution factor with these, just don't bite them