Abstract: A cooler having multiple compartments, each of which affording individual access to only a specific portion of the cooler at any one time whereat only the contents of that specific compartment are subjected to being open to the air, while at the same time being compact, lightweight and portable. The cooler is composed generally of a body having a top end and a bottom end, and a lid rotatably mounted to the top end of the body. The body is provided with a plurality of compartments, wherein each compartment is in the form of blind cavities having an opening at the top end of the body. Each compartment is separated from each other compartment by a predetermined body thickness. The lid is provided with an access port having a cross-section substantially equal to the cross-section of the compartments. A dead-space having a cross-section at least as large as the cross-section of the access port is provided between a selected two adjacent compartments.