Don’t put it in the freezer, the pressure of the gas will get much higher in the freezer, and they eventually explode. And having to scrape frozen Coca Cola off of all the food and walls of the freezer is no fun. Yeah, you can keep bottles in the freezer, but only for as long before it explodes on you.

Is it safe to freeze drinks in plastic bottles?

Answer: No. This is an urban legend. There are no dioxins in plastics. In addition, freezing actually works against the release of chemicals.

Will Coke explode in the freezer?

Since water expands when cooled, the liquid in a can of soda will expand when frozen. Soda cans are designed to hold a specific volume of liquid. This pressure causes the can to become strained and to eventually POP when left in the freezer for too long – leaving you with a messy surprise to clean up in your freezer!

“That would be about 20-25 minutes in a freezer. If you put it in a bucket of ice, that would halve that time.