Easy giant ice hack keeps food cold for summer gatherings using a disposable foil pan
Make summer entertaining a breeze with this oversized ice tray hack to keep things cool for any outside entertaining, beach days and more.
Single-use, disposable foil entertaining pans now have a dual purpose to keep everything from fresh veggies to shrimp cocktail perfectly chilled in the summer heat.
How to make a giant ice tray
The helpful hack from Shannon McNitt, @livingonlife101, initially garnered over 1 million views for her inventive icy trick on TikTok back in 2021. But with sweltering temperatures and the Fourth of July fast approaching, this is the perfect time to re-up the simple to execute DIY.
In the video, she fills a foil pan one-third of the way with water and freezes it. Once set, she layers in a second foil pan filled with fresh vegetables and charcuterie to keep the food cold for guests.
Another user, @Joywhodat, on TikTok shared a similar idea, but took her version "to the next level" by weighing down additional inserted trays during the freezing process to ensure that once hardened, those frozen pockets serve as enveloped ice molds shaped for the perfect serving vessel.
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An earlier version of this story was originally published on July 17, 2021.
