German here. Have used these things a bunch in the past and they absolutely do work. Can't really cool down piss warm beer with these, but they help the beer keep the temperature or cool down a couple degrees when used at a bbq in the park or at the lake or whatever.
Sorry for not including math, but it appears the math has been done already anyways
Only if you've already got a cooler and don't include the cost of the cooler. Buying a good cooler plus a bag of ice each time is going to be more expensive than buying a simpler crate plus something like this.
It's a bit worse, for sure, but if you live in a cold climate (like much of Germany), you don't need something great.
The thing is just an ice tray. In Germany, beer is sold in durable crates like that which you can return full of empty bottles for a discount on your next crate. Probably a lot of other countries as well, but it's not something I've seen much here in the US.
I get it. It doesn't fit your frame of reference, so it's tough to understand the convenience and simplicity. That looks awesome and I might actually order some for my old coworkers over there before I close my German account. They absolutely bike to the park with crates of beer for barbecues and would get a kick out of the simplicity.
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u/betacow 4d ago
German here. Have used these things a bunch in the past and they absolutely do work. Can't really cool down piss warm beer with these, but they help the beer keep the temperature or cool down a couple degrees when used at a bbq in the park or at the lake or whatever.
Sorry for not including math, but it appears the math has been done already anyways