Whats the best way to keep 6 lbs of tiger shrimp frozen traveling from louisiana to alabama.. 10 hrs.. staying
Question:one night in a hotel.. i cant get dry ice.. is there a way?
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I'm assuming the shrimp are protected by being wrapped and preferably put in zip lock bags or another airtight container, and are frozen solid.
Get block ice, and cubes. The larger the chunks, the longer it takes to melt. Put the large blocks under the shrimp, and then on top.fille all gaps with the cubes. Get a cheap 1 lb container of salt, or get about 1 lb of rock salt. Add cold water to ice, and then dump in the salt/rock salt. The salt will dissolve, and the ice will melt some, but this also lowers the temperature at which the water will freeze, and with that much ice, the water will actually be below 32 degrees, and will keep the shrimp frozen. Replenish ice as it melts. As long as you have half ice in the cooler, then you know it should still be cold enough.
wrapp in newspaper place in a ice chest will be fine
they will not stay totally frozen with out dry ice. they will still be usable if u ice them down in a good cooler.
In a cooler with those frozen ice packs, they last for hours.
dry ice will work they sell it by the pound and make sure you have something in between the shrimp and the ice.
keep ice on them even go to the car every six hours and put ice back in Bad shrimp will make you sick
DRY ICE WOULD BE THE BEST WAY BUT IF YOU CANT WRAP THE PACKAGE IN NEWSPAPER AND KEEP IT ICED DOWN
It CAN be done, but it is too much work, bother and expense.
You can lower the melting temperature of regular ice by crushing it and mixing it with rock salt. It will melt quickly so you will have to monitor it and keep repeating the process.
You won't get much sleep.
Locally, I can get dry ice at Walmart.
Check your yellow pages for sources.
Dairy companies usually keep a supply.
If using dry ice, it is VERY cold. About -105 Deg. F.
It will make most plastics brittle and will cause a plastic cooler to crack. Get one of those cheep styrofoam coolers from a dollar store.
Why worry about keeping the shrimp frozen? Just keep them cold on ice in a cooler. When you get back to Bama throw the shrimp in the freezer. Nothing is lost in re-freezing shrimp.
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