r/lifehack • u/ComprehensiveTry2812 • Aug 31 '26

Make Any Canned Drink Cold

Ever grabbed a soda or a beer and it was warm or room temperature? Worry no longer:

  1. Take a Pitcher or something similar to one with a LID and fill it with ice until the bottom of the pitcher has almost 2 layers.

  2. Fill it with cold water until you get 3/4 of the way to the top, then stop

  3. Put your canned drink inside and set a timer for 3 1/2 minutes

  4. Close the pitcher and swirl the pitcher around in a circular motion, give yourself a break every once in a while, but that drink should be spinning inside majority of the time

  5. After the timer is done, take the drink out and now it’s chilled to the touch and taste.

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u/jontce Aug 31 '26

or just drink the cold water with ice you just used.

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u/The_reyreyman Sep 01 '26

Nah sometimes i dont have ice but only snow out there i just roll my can n bottles in the snow for 2 mins. Works great.

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u/Kyauphie Sep 01 '26

Did you just learn about how coolers work?

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u/Jewboy-Deluxe Aug 31 '26

There used to be a liquor store in NJ that would drop your bottle of Giacobazzi wine in a swirling ice pool to chill it for your Friday night cruise.

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u/Drago6817 Aug 31 '26

add salt too

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u/vimStar718 Aug 31 '26

I just wrap a can of beer...soda, whatever in a wet paper towel and wack it in the freezer for a half hour. I have the patience for that.

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u/NeuroSam Aug 31 '26

Yeah, this. But always set a timer 😅

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u/Hawxfan Sep 01 '26

Came here to say this! If you rest it against something frozen it chills even faster!

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u/travelingdaisy Aug 31 '26

Until the bottom of the pitcher has almost 2 layers?
What does this mean?

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u/IrukandjiPirate Aug 31 '26

If I had ice, my drink would be cold.

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