We all have situations where we need to keep things cold. For some of you, that includes transporting home your farm fresh herdshare milk! For that situation and many others, I highly recommend flexible ice sheets. Here are some that are a great value. We bought these about a year and half ago, and they’re still working great! A few of the cubes have burst over time, but they’re still very effective at keeping things cold.
Every morning I use ice sheets to make an ice water bath to chill the day’s goat milk. Often I use these sheets 2-3 times a day! if I have a delivery to make in town, the ice sheets keep everything cold in the cooler. If we’re processing rabbits or chickens, ice sheets create an ice water bath to cool the meat. If we’re going to a market, the ice sheets keep the eggs and meat at safe temperatures for an extended period. Picking up meat from the processor? Another time to use the ice sheets!
I love that these ice sheets are reusable, and they don’t melt into water that I have to empty from the cooler. It’s so much easier to put the ice sheets back in the freezer, and pop the cooler up on a shelf! No dumping water and leaving the cooler out while it dries.
The ice sheets are super easy to clean, too. Need to sanitize them? Easy to do with a bleach water solution.
I was introduced to this by another homesteader, and I hope that sharing my experience may help you, too!
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