Sugerjunky 1 Posted January 20, 2020 Have a question which is better to use ice or salt I don’t seem to use my ice much and I have loads. Wonder if anyone knew, can’t find any answer around the internet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildbill 142 Posted January 20, 2020 I've read that ice preserves stuff in the preserving bag longer, but I have never used it. Seems like a lot of work is involved to make and transport something that is just going to melt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JC67 38 Posted January 22, 2020 With ice you can preserve prime meat and fish. You cant do that with salt. i do believe it preserves better then salt to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Acemac 22 Posted January 22, 2020 we use ice in the bag after things have been preserved with salt I don't think its a one or the other thing. the ice just makes the decay timer go up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeglegTheAngry 99 Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) Ice and salt together makes the ice last longer, which will vastly increase spoil times of food. Cold weather will also lower spoil times when using ice. Edited January 23, 2020 by PeglegTheAngry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grongash 201 Posted January 23, 2020 1 hour ago, PeglegTheAngry said: Ice and salt together makes the ice last longer, which will vastly increase spoil times of food. Cold weather will also lower spoil times when using ice. If that is the case that is even dumber than the super aggressive Mantas. Whoever planned all of this must have been a Kindergarten dropout. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeglegTheAngry 99 Posted January 24, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, Grongash said: If that is the case that is even dumber than the super aggressive Mantas. Whoever planned all of this must have been a Kindergarten dropout. Oh? Why? If it's because "lul salt makes ice melt dummy" Cause that's some clown stuff. Salt lowers the freezing point of water, it doesn't heat it up. The fluid in the bag will still be SUBFREEZING. For you: Edited January 24, 2020 by PeglegTheAngry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grongash 201 Posted January 25, 2020 On 1/24/2020 at 5:15 AM, PeglegTheAngry said: Oh? Why? If it's because "lul salt makes ice melt dummy" Cause that's some clown stuff. Salt lowers the freezing point of water, it doesn't heat it up. The fluid in the bag will still be SUBFREEZING. For you: You kind of prove my point here. I didn't say that it makes ice melt, or that it heats it up. Salt reduces the melting point of water by up to 20°C, you somewhat googled that one right. But how exactly would freezing point depression decrease the spoiling time by double? And do you store your food in subfreezing -20°C Saltwater at home? Yummie. You should hold on to the Clown license, it is clearly yours. For future reference: It looks more impressive if you dont edit your post after you googled stuff. While you are at it, google Manta rays. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winter Thorne 696 Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) On 1/23/2020 at 3:09 AM, PeglegTheAngry said: Ice and salt together makes the ice last longer, which will vastly increase spoil times of food. Cold weather will also lower spoil times when using ice. It's been a while since I tested this, but when ice first came out, I checked the spoil times of food with salt, food with ice (including salted meat and fish put in an ice bag), and the same stuff in a bag with both salt and ice. Including salt in the ice bag lowered the timer and made thing spoil quicker. I didn't test to see whether salt made the ice last longer, because the important thing to me was the food timer. *Forgot to add that salted meat in an ice bag lasts way longer than raw meat in an ice bag.* A stack of 100 ice lasts at least 3 days in a bag in the tundra. YYMV depending on climate. Edited January 25, 2020 by Winter Thorne Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeglegTheAngry 99 Posted January 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Grongash said: For future reference: It looks more impressive if you dont edit your post after you googled stuff. While you are at it, google Manta rays. Extra salted french cries, my favorite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoTown 2 Posted January 26, 2020 On 1/20/2020 at 2:45 PM, wildbill said: I've read that ice preserves stuff in the preserving bag longer, but I have never used it. Seems like a lot of work is involved to make and transport something that is just going to melt. I read that you can place the chest in deep waters that is cold enough and get ice. I have tested this out but hey its worth a shot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Califax 2 Posted January 27, 2020 On 1/25/2020 at 11:46 AM, Grongash said: You kind of prove my point here. I didn't say that it makes ice melt, or that it heats it up. Salt reduces the melting point of water by up to 20°C, you somewhat googled that one right. But how exactly would freezing point depression decrease the spoiling time by double? And do you store your food in subfreezing -20°C Saltwater at home? Yummie. You should hold on to the Clown license, it is clearly yours. For future reference: It looks more impressive if you dont edit your post after you googled stuff. While you are at it, google Manta rays. I'll give this; that was some fancy mental gymnastics you pulled to squirm out from under that one. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Zardoz 0 Posted January 27, 2020 Ice is easier to get, usefull if you are in tundra or Polar. Now for other regions you have to switch to salt, wich require a bit more work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
