Drink Chiller

[caudio51]

This is pretty bad ass

http://www.hammacher.com/publish/72..._News45&cm_pla=BYR&cm_ite=72504_Drink_Chiller

The One-Minute Drink Chiller at Hammacher Schlemmer

 

[Greg]

Cooooool!!!

 

[caudio51]

You get that warm 6 pack from the bottle shop and you're ready to drink!

 

[Greg]

THAT'S what I'm talkin' about!!

 

[caudio51]

Worth the 90 bucks is the question.

I guess if you have money to blow.....

 

[Kingston]

That's the stainless steel version of this:
http://www.coopercooler.com/index_1.html
The plain white model can sometimes be had at Amazon for $60.

 

[DocLogic77]

If you do alot of entertaining it might be worth it.

 

[tedski]

So they're selling a motorized ice water bucket for $90 ...

 

[caudio51]

That would be the simple way of putting it. I don't think ice can chill a bottle of beer that fast though....

 

[Kingston]

Ice + water + salt is a really good way to chill wine/beer real fast.

 

[caudio51]

Oh yea, I saw that on myth busters!

 

[tedski]

That would be the simple way of putting it. I don't think ice can chill a bottle of beer that fast though....

Per the Hammacher ad:

"The process begins when you add ice and water to the unit and turn it on."

I don't see any other forces at work here. I'd be interested to see a real life test. Take a non-chilled six pack ... open one up and measure the temp. Then put another in this device for 60 seconds ... open it and measure the temp. I'd bet that the contents of the cooled can was not close to 38 F.

 

[caudio51]

Worth the 90 bucks is the question.

I guess if you have money to blow.....

See quote above :rofl:

Per the Hammacher ad:

"The process begins when you add ice and water to the unit and turn it on."

I don't see any other forces at work here. I'd be interested to see a real life test. Take a non-chilled six pack ... open one up and measure the temp. Then put another in this device for 60 seconds ... open it and measure the temp. I'd bet that the contents of the cooled can was not close to 38 F.

 

[Kingston]

For some anecdotal (read: unscientific) experiences, here's the amazon page with some reviews:
http://tinyurl.com/ydrq6v

 

[Terrasco]

It works by keeping super cooled water circulating. As long as the water keeps moving, it won't freeze. I saw one of these in a wine store once. They provided it as a customer service. You really only want to cool the wine to between 45 and 50 degrees, anyway.

 

[Wasch_24]

This is pretty bad ass

http://www.hammacher.com/publish/72..._News45&cm_pla=BYR&cm_ite=72504_Drink_Chiller

The One-Minute Drink Chiller at Hammacher Schlemmer

Pretty neat if you have money to burn or are the kind of person that can't plan ahead and chill the stuff before hand. :rofl:

 

[caudio51]

Pretty neat if you have money to burn or are the kind of person that can't plan ahead and chill the stuff before hand. :rofl:

Just as a side not. My liquor store has a wine/bottle chiller in the store that chills stuff ultra quick. No spinning just a tank of water that is chilled really cold. Convient for the many beers they sell warm or white wines.