Clear Ice Cube Maker Tray - 2 Inch Clear Ice Cube Silicone Mold,10 Large Crystal Ice Cubes for Whiskey and Cocktail

The materials are cheap but this is a niche item, which probably warrants the price. A silicone tray with holes in the bottom, a cheap plastic basin, and foam insulation.It works exactly as described. Just fill and freeze. For best results you should remove the cubes after 20-24 hours. If you let the whole basin freeze it's a pain to separate the block from the tray, and you risk ripping the tray or cracking the plastic basin. I remove the cubes and store them in a metal bowl, which seems to keep them from melting during defrost cycles. If you find that your ice is cracking when making a drink, let the ice temper in the glass for a minute or two before adding your drink.

As you can see, reviews on this item are all over the map. My short review on this is it makes very nice clear ice cubes but you need to work at it. Here are a few tips: First, make marks on the warm water container so you know how high to fill it each time. Next, I found it easier to set the foam in the freezer and then insert the containers. This kept water from spilling into the foam, which made it difficult to remove later. Play with the time in the freezer. I found 19 hours worked best. This way the cubes were frozen but the water below only partially froze. I had one throw away cube each time because, as the warm water froze and expanded, it pushed up into the cube tray and made one cube twice the length, pushing the cube upward. Get the cubes back into the freezer as quickly as possible to avoid melting. I found that once I got the cube tray out, I could easily push the cubes out by holding the tray upside down. Again, this takes quite a bit of effort but it works out in the end....if you pay attention to the water levels and the clock.

This set up really does work in delivering clear ice cubes!It is a little tricky removing the mold, (I recommend gently pulling back the foam from around the edges of the black molding, then you can wiggle and pull the tray out of the foam container).Do NOT overfreeze. All freezers are different, so check the mold at 18hrs, 24hrs, etc until you have the proper freeze.I also noticed that one random ice cube spot would pop up and become more of an ice log rather than a cube. Once the cube/log is removed, you can take a serrated knife and score a line across it and then hit the knife with a mallet to cut the cube.

First of all the directions are not clear and don't make much sense. The tub is twice as deep as the silicone mold tray. You are supposed to fill this up 1/4" from the top and keep it in the packing foam. Then put it in the freezer for 18-24 hours. Then take it out and let it sit for 20 minutes to slightly thaw so you can remove the frozen mold from the tray, that is a block of ice, and then you get your 10 cubes of ice.Cons:They are not all crystal clearThey are not all full size18-24 hours for iceTakes up alot of freezer roomCost .I'm going to plug the holes in the bottom of the mold and use it as a regular ice tray.Save your money, time and freezer space.

It takes some time & effort to get the ice cubes out. The entire thing freezes together and you have to get it to melt enough that the ice cube tray will come out. Then chip away or melt the block of ice stuck to the bottom of the silicone tray. Then you can get the ice cubes out. They do freeze clear, so it does work, but you're gonna have to work for those ice cubes.

Makes very clear ice cubes! We had a similar and more expensive cube maker that fell apart - that is the ‘old’ cube pictured. The new cube is this cube maker and it’s obviously much clearer and easier to use! Great price and quality product!

I adore the ice cubes. They are perfect and clear. Now, I will say, I had (and will have) the “MASSIVE CUBE” issue. My review is based on the quality of the amazing cubes. They are stealer. Clear and perfect. I didn’t read the directions the first three times I made cubes. I was confused that there was a giant kaiju cube erupting from all three times. THEN, I read the directions. There is apparently a process I’m too impatient for. But I’m also incredibly willing to admit my failings and not hold that against a great product. Even if you’re like me and use it wrong, 90% of the cubes will be perfect. The 10% that isnt’? I take one for the team and beat it with a hammer in a special sack for a wonderful crushed-ice drink. You’re welcome.

I have one of those more expensive ones and wanted to see if a cheaper version would do the same thing.One of the similar results is the oily film on the ice. This comes from the silicone. I saw another review with this complaint, and you won't do any better with the most expensive silicone mold.As for the quality...you get what you pay for. Very cheap material. Very thin silicone. I feel like it's gonna rip while trying to remove it.Construction is also cheap. I think, using the same exact materials, this could've been improved on with one simple addition. Glue. The foam is not attached to the plastic container in any way. The whole goal in clear ice is to ensure that it freezes from the top down. Since the foam isn't glued to the plastic, it has air gaps all around. That air gap allows the ice to form from all sides, very unevenly. This defeats the entire concept.I will say that the spheres did better than the cubes version though at uniformity. But neither did great.Removing the ice was ridiculously hard. I don't even want to try and describe my process for that. Just know it's a work out.Bottom line, if you don't wanna spend the cash, it's a valid option. Better than the plastic molds that make super cloudy ice. But if you want consistent results, and super clear ice, spend the extra money and buy a nicer one.