Cooper Cooler Rapid Beverage Chilling Appliance
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Cooper CoolerBrand: Cooper Cooler
Product features:
- Fastest way to rapidly chill contained beverages from soda to wine
- 90 times faster chilling than refrigerator for cans, 20 times for wine
- Automatic touchpad with preset times; No Spin button stops rotation
- Also rapidly warms beverages: baby bottles, red wine
- Measures 11 by 15 by 8 inches; 1-year limited warranty
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Cooper Cooler Rapid Beverage Chilling Appliance
Customer Review: Almost Perfect
Summary: 5 Stars
There were so many different Cooper Cooler systems, and none directly reflected the one I bought (although all were more expensive) that I chose this to review as it had the most comments, and looked like the one I bought.
One review that I read said that the editorial failed to mention adding ice cubes to the unit. Uh, HELLO? How in the world do you expect a bottle of wine to get to ice cold temperatures without adding ice? There is no product on the market today (sadly) that will "freeze" an object. There are units that *CLAIM* to bring a wine down to a cold drinking temperature, but none of them work. I've tried them. The only way that you're going to get a bottle of wine cooled quickly is (for now) with a cooling system that uses ice.
Upon adding the ice, as is detailed in the directions, you get a perfectly chilled can of soda or bottle of wine (which are the only reasons I use the unit). If you want the bottle of wine to be refrigerator cold, you set it a certain setting; if you want it to be freezer cold, you set it to "extra".
This unit WORKS. Exactly as advertised. If you use it wrong, or if it doesn't work for you, then you need to reread the instructions. They're written in language that third graders can understand, so it shouldn't be too difficult.
One other thing: cans of soda, or beer, don't suffer here. If you open a can after having it intensely rotated for a minute or two, it won't explode in your face. And it won't "bruise" wine. That's worth the price of admission alone.
My only complaint would be that I wish it were easier to clean. Aside from that - it's a lovely device, and I'm quite perplexed at the negative reaction to my 5-star review.
Description of Cooper Cooler Rapid Beverage Chilling Appliance
Never run out of cold beverages again. Great for entertaining, free up valuable refrigerator space. Rapidly chill your beverages when you want, how many you want, and to what temperature you want. Fastest way to rapidly "chill on demand" from room temperature (77 F) to refrigerator temperature (43 F). 1 minute for 12-ounce aluminum cans, 3.5 minutes for 12-ounce glass/plastic bottles, and 6 minutes for 750ml wine bottles. For cans, the Cooper Cooler is 90 times faster than a refrigerator or 40 times faster than a freezer. For wine bottles, it is 20 times faster than a refrigerator or 10 times faster than a freezer. User just adds ice and water to the Cooper Cooler. The patented chilling process perfectly safe to immediately open carbonated drinks--will not foam over or explode upon opening. Cooper Cooler can rapidly chill most single-serve beverages and 750ml wine bottles in varying sizes and container materials like aluminum, glass, and plastic. Largest diameter that fits is 3-1/2 inches. Removable front lid cap allows for long-necked bottles to fit with the lid down. NO SPIN button for rapidly chilling non-cylindrical containers and also useful for the wine drinker who feels that rotating may agitate their fine wines. In this mode chill times will be a bit longer than rotating and spraying. For beer and soda we have the EXTRA button which doubles the normal chill times to chill beverages to "ice cold" 33-34 F. Easy to setup, use, and clean up: user adds 2 trays of ice (approx. 30-32 ice cubes), 2 cups of water, and plug in to a 110v outlet. Easy to use automatic touch-pad timer is pre-set with beverage chilling settings. Simple clean up, just unplug, dispose of the ice water bath and dry. UL approved. Can also be used to rapidly warm wine bottles and baby bottles by just using hot tap water. Can warm baby bottles from 43F to 80F in 1 to 2 minutess without the formation of "hot pockets" and without destroying vital formula or breast milk nutrients.Invented at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, this rapid beverage chiller is billed as the fastest way to cool canned or bottled drinks. The Cooper Cooler is able to accommodate containers of all sizes, from wine bottles to soda cans to plastic juice bottles and is said to chill wine 20 times faster and soda cans 90 times faster than the refrigerator. An easy-to-use touchpad lets you set the cooler to preset chilling times for bottles, cans, or wine and has an "Extra" button for folks who want drinks chilled to ice cold (34 degrees F). Also the fastest way to warm beverages, this appliance is great for heating baby bottles evenly without destroying any nutrients or warming red wine bottles that have been stored at cellar temperature.
Our tests on a bottle of warm sparkling cider produced a cooled-down beverage in a brisk 3-1/2 minutes. Drinks rotate as they chill for a more consistent temperature but shouldn?t jog or explode carbonated beverages. However, contrary to the Cooper Cooler?s claims, our bottle did fizz over when we opened the cap. Choosing the "No Spin" option on the touchpad will ensure that carbonated beverages aren?t overshaken. The Cooper Cooler is great for parties or for use in an office kitchen, RV, or boat and is covered by a 1-year limited warranty. --Cristina Vaamonde
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