re: ice an slo-melt ice

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They are not in the cooler in that setup for more than 4 hours.

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I've done it too. Just read this.

You spend a lot of money on that fish. Maximize it.

"Add up the expenses of your average fishing trip, and the fillets you bring home cost more than the mutant offspring if a wagyu-grade beef cow mated with a Maine lobster."

So true.

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Ice is ice. There is no magic way to make ice better.

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Actually if the ice is colder up front when you put it in the ice chest, it will last longer (will absorb more heat). All ice is not the same temperature. It's science.

The bigger chunks thing is accurate. They only melt slower because of the reduced surface area. That being said, big chunks will keep an ice chest cold for longer. We buy block ice for long offshore trips. Big, 2'x1.5'x8" blocks. Those things last longer than a yeti.

My thinking was more along the lines of JAB. Using demineralized water with no deposits or gas would give you a better quality ice. Not saying that's right, just my thought.

A fricking engineer, should have known.

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rock salt to ice lowers the temperature

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It also causes it to melt at a lower temperature. Which doesn't really matter since all you are trying to do is keep something cold. Don't really care if the cold is from solid or liquid.

Add some saltwater to the ice for a slush. Keeping the ice from melting is simply not a worry for me. If you constantly drain water from the box, punch yourself in the nuts. The water provides full contact with the fish and will actually chill the fish faster.

Fun fact, the water is the same temperature as the ice but provides more thermal interaction with the surface of the fish.

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Doesn't it also lower the BTU value required for a phase change to occur which is the main factor in how long the ice will last/how cold it will stay long term.

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Yes, but it also takes more heat to increase the temperature 1 degree. Said differently, it stays cold longer.

Freezing saltwater

If you could actually get saltwater cold enough to freeze, you'd get a lot more value. The whole "pure H2O" is better argument is flawed. Some minerals may negatively impact its effectiveness, but others may actually help the ice stay frozen.

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I don't like the idea of leaving my deer "soaking" in a saltwater slush for a week

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For deer meat I soak it in ice/water for 3 days, draining the bloody water once a day and adding more ice. Meat will be pink when you butcher it. Never tried salt, but my method works if you drain the water and keep the meat covered with ice.

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Slo-melt is the tits.

Don't think it has any chemicals.

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Yes, Dave, I'm pretty sure it does have chemicals.
That's why you're getting the titts.

Well gee, let's just quit talkin' bout slow meltin' ice then entirely, everything else, and never be tongue in cheek on this board. I'm a brayn sirjun, not a scientist,, ease up Helen, I don't remember saying I hope anybody gets bit by a poisonous snake, etc.. I don't think anyone on here wants anyone to get sick or die, do you?
Pull the whatchamacallit monoxides out of your arse, how bout it?


Eta: and who said that there were chemicals in the ice?


The dihydrogen monoxide hoax involves calling water by the unfamiliar chemical name "dihydrogen monoxide" (DHMO), and listing some of water's effects in an alarming manner, such as the fact that it accelerates corrosion and can cause severe burns. The hoax often calls for dihydrogen monoxide to be regulated, labeled as hazardous, or banned. It illustrates how the lack of scientific literacy and an exaggerated analysis can lead to misplaced fears.[1]

The hoax gained renewed popularity in the late 1990s when a 14-year-old student collected anti-DHMO petitions for a science project about gullibility.[2] The story has since been used in science education to encourage critical thinking.

My uncle makes blocks of ice with just leftover orange juice and milk jugs. Just full them up before the top so it won't explode in the deep freeze.