How Do You Pack A Cooler With Dry Ice?

Packing a cooler with dry ice is a very simple and effective way to keep frozen foods frozen solid on lengthy trips. Use the tips below to pack your cooler and you'll be pleasantly amazed when you arrive at your destination to find your food still frozen. Choose the appropriate size cooler for your food allowing room for the dry ice to be placed on top of it. Dry ice squares are approximately a 10 inch square that is around 2 inches thick. Any type of cooler will work, the better insulated it is the better the ice will keep. For extra insulation, consider lining the cooler with Styrofoam to prolong the life of the ice. This should be done as close to your time of departure as possible: Place your frozen food in the cooler packed as tightly as you can. Fill in any open spaces with crumpled newspaper. Place a layer of newspaper on top of the food. Place one 10 pound block of dry ice per about every 15" of cooler length on top of the food. This will keep everything frozen solid for 24 ...  more