Bar Coolers
Bar Coolers
If you entertain frequently, you might want to consider buying a wine chiller or wine cooler. Amazon has one of the best selections of these handy devices available online and includes short reviews and buyer’s comments. After researching chillers and coolers at Amazon, we found five things you need to consider when you buy if you want to get the best product at the best price.
Type of Wine Cooler
First, consider the type of wine cooler you want. There are many models and styles. The most popular on Amazon is the small table-top style that keeps a single bottle of wine cool. This is the most affordable style and offers great portability while taking up just a small amount of counter space. These table-top models are great for parties with friends. There are some, including the Oster 4208, that even include a wine opener.
There’s also the more traditional wine fridge. These hold six or more bottles of wine and keep them at a set temperature. The great thing about these is they can be built into your kitchen, or used to store your favorite bottles until you’re ready to enjoy them. These start at about $90 but can be great for people that enjoy wine frequently.
Key Features
Next, take a look at the features. Some chillers feature a wine opener built in, which can be convenient and practical for small get-togethers. The Cooper Cooler Rapid Beverage Chiller can chill a wine bottle in no more than six minutes, rotating it while it’s sprayed with ice water. The Haier HVUE06B, on the other hand, gives you the convenience of storing up to 6 bottles of wine. It’s quiet compared to other models and has a nice LED interior light. This can be an important feature to consider if noise will be a problem.
Price and Brand
Two things that go hand-in-hand are price and brand. Some of the top brands on Amazon are Haier, Oster, Vacu Vin, and Waring. Haier products offer a great value because they offer mid-range cost but are high on value. They’re highly rated and typically do better than lower-end competitors like Cuisine Art. When you’re considering a wine cooler or wine chiller price is often an issue. If you don’t drink wine often, consider a small model under $65. If, however, you drink wine frequently or host many parties, consider investing in a 6 or 12 bottle wine cooler for about $130.
Size Matters
Lastly, consider the size of the wine chiller or cooler. This can be very important because there’s a wide range in sizes available in wine coolers and chillers. Usually, wine chillers are for small get-togethers or are meant to be used for a number of hours, not long term. It’s fine to pick a wine chiller that’s small and fits easily on your counter top. If you’re getting a wine cooler, however, size comes into play. Small wine coolers hold about 6 wine bottles. Larger models can hold up to 35 wine bottles, making them more for collectors or individuals that enjoy wine frequently. Consider when buying how often you plan to use the product and whether you need to spend the money and space on a large model.
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Vacu Vin Stainless Steel Wine Saver Gift Set $13.99 You’ll know your wine is preserved just by listening. With the sound of a simple click the Vacu Vin stainless steel wine saver is a vacuum pump which extracts the air from the opened bottle clicks when you’ve reached optimum level and re-seals the wine bottle with a re-usable rubber stopper. The vacuum slows down the oxidation process so that you can enjoy your wine for days. Stainless stee… |
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Fred Cool Shooters Shot Glass Mold $5.45 Fred & Friends Shooters Ice Tray…. |
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Oster 4208 Inspire Electric Wine Opener with Wine Chiller … |
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Koolatron KWC-4 Coca-Cola Personal 6-Can Mini Fridge $41.25 Koolatron Coca – Cola Personal Cooler / Warmer provides storage and temperature control for food and beverages. Cool or warm your food and drinks easily. The Coca-Cola Personal Cooler / Warmer looks like a small refrigerator and is perfect for the car, boat or home. It holds up to six 12-oz. cans of soda or beer. It operates on 12V DC or 110V AC with an AC adaptor. Cools food and drinks to 32 degr… |
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Oster Electric Wine-Bottle Opener When gathering with friends, it’s nice to be able to keep the wine flowing without having to retreat to the kitchen to open more bottles. This convenient, portable electric bottle opener can be kept close at hand, wherever the party ends up-in the living room, out on the back deck, or by the pool. The electric bottle opener offers a cordless design and enough power to effortlessly remove the cork … |
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Elkay EZS8L ADA Compliant Barrier Free Water Cooler, 8 Gallons Per Hour $399.93 EZS8L Glass Filler: Unprepped This water cooler is an excellent option for commercial or domestic purposes. It features a no lead design which is free of lead-containing brass parts, an extra deep basin to minimize splashing, and with its one-piece construction, including integrated drain, this product is also vandal-resistant. This cooler is also barrier-free and ADA compliant. Features: -Availa… |
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Designs For Health – Whey Cool Vanilla 900gm Powder $63.85 Whey Cool, the proprietary non-denatured whey protein concentrate used in PaleoMeal, is produced to maintain the full range of the fragile immune boosting and regenerative components naturally present in fresh raw milk. Whey Cool is produced using proprietary filtration and drying which involves minimal processing. This unique production method ensures that the whey is not subjected to temperature… |
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Keter Cool Bar Patio Table & Cooler Black & White $59.99 The Keter Cool Bar is a tasteful accessory to any summer party. This petite piece of furniture serves as a side table but also doubles as a cooler to keep your drinks cool on those hot summer days. When the night rolls in and you want to add a touch of class to the evening, just raise the top and you have a cute cocktail table for you and your friends to gather around and chat the night away. Easy… |
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5′ Inflatable Tiki Bar Cooler $27.64 Inflatable Tiki Bar Cooler is a ground level cooler and measures approximately 5′ high and has the appearance of bamboo with a red hibiscus flower on it. This cooler will hold approximately 48 – 12 oz. cans and has a drain hole…. |
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Intelligels® GENII Soft Foam **Laptop Computer** Wrist Rest! $11.99 Calling all IT Pros, Business Pros, Students, Gamers and Laptop Warriors! Now you can use your laptop in comfort all day and night! Ergonomically designed foam universal wrist rest fits most laptop brands and models (see note above) and will revolutionize how you use your laptop! Also can be used as a wrist rest with your PC desktop keyboards and Netbooks when placed in front of either one. Intell… |
Is it illegal for bars to sell Smirnoff Ice Malft Beverage on Sundays in Ohio?
I was in a Bar the other day on Super Bowl Sunday and they refused to sell Smirnoff Ice and Bacardi Raz wibe coolers saying they were against the law to sell. I know Smirnoff vodka and Bacardi liquor is illegal….but not the malt beverages. All other bars sell it, but yet this specific one does not… Do certain licenses say you can not serve these drinks???
Your bartender just didn’t know sh*t. Next time, ask to see a bottle and show him/her that it IS NOT made with hard spirits (assuming that’s what you’re talking about, as far as Sunday restrictions)
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