Name: The Best Soft Coolers
Uploaded: 2025-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 3 min 20 s
Channel: America's Test Kitchen
Description: Soft coolers are lighter and more portable but can they compete in cold-retention with hard coolers? And which brand is best?

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Crispy Flounder with Ginger-Scallion Sauce

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Spicy Peanut Noodles with Shrimp and Snow Peas

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Hojicha Pistachio Cookies

Double-Decker Ground Beef Tacos with Refried Beans 

<p>Soft coolers are lighter and more portable but can they compete in cold-retention with hard coolers? And which brand is best?</p>

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