ClearlyFrozen Home Ice Cube Tray

game changer

Creates perfectly clear ice cubes. A good price versus competing products

It takes a while to get the process right, but once you do it produces consistent, pretty clear cubes. They aren't perfectly clear, but much better than normal. For me, I found it needs 19 hours in the freezer (+/- 1 hour). You don't want to under or over freeze or your results will suffer. When I got it, I started off partially pre-filling the plastic liner, dropping in the blue mold and finish filling the blue mold. I eventually got tired of it you have to keep checking the level and topping up the individual cubes until it was right. Too fiddly for me. I've found that filling the liner to about 1/4" from the top, then dropping in the mold works best. Once I got this figured out, it all became a piece of cake. I like watching it sink & fill up to the perfect level. It actually doesn’t take long to sink and it makes the process very simple. I don't seem to be getting the "tall" cubes any more, the cubes are frozen through and haven't had a chance for much air to make them less clear. I'm happy with it and Jim, the owner of the business, really seems to care about his product and customers.

Works like a magic. Just use normal tap water, for freezing, the mould actually takes a good 20-24 hrs. But overall the process us very easy & satisfying. Can even control the size of cubes, instead of 2x2” by adjusting water level, can produce a bit smaller cubes as well.

As a guy who not only likes to drink a nice Negroni, Old Fashioned or Sazerac but also enjoys an appealing presentation of these drinks I needed - yes, NEEDED - large clear ice cubes. I purchased and used a similar product before but the results were never as perfect as they were supposed to be. Living in Germany is nice but as a Cocktail gadget lover you sometimes struggle. So after many tests with my former ice cube tray the results were okayish but the left a bit to be desired. That's why I ordered the Clearly Frozen tray. I am still trying to find the right timing for the best results. As you can see in the pictures the cubes of my first attempt were not complete. But they were very clear, no inclusion, no air bubbles, as it should be. I use filtered water and my freezer is set to -16°C. As mentioned before I am still checking out the sweet spot but the results so far are much better than with the other tray I used before. The Negroni on the third pic contains a complete crystal clear ice cube. Yes, I'm an ice nerd and I love it!

I’ve tried countless clear ice methods that are always too bulky, don’t fit well in my freezer, low capacity (one to 4 cubes), and frankly just a pain in the rear. I stumbled on this particular tray 4 years ago that yields 8 cubes through a simple process and decided to give it a shot. Boy am I glad I did! It’s a very basic design - a foam insulation outer shell, a plastic bin that fits snugly inside of it, and a rubber mold with holes that allow water to go through to the bin. It’s the same concept as the cooler method, but you don’t have to chisel the pieces out nor remove the cloudy bottom. Admittedly I’m not the most patient person nor am I the person that will plan my day around ice cube making. The instructions provide optimal timeframes to make removal of the mold and ice easiest, but I often find myself forgetting about it or just being too lazy to address. I’ve discovered a couple of tricks to mitigate this. If it does freeze completely over you can run some cool water under the lip of the mold to create separation from the bin where it’ll eventually slide out as an ice block. From there you simply run the large block on the bottom under hot water until you can break pieces off. Then push the cubes out as you normally would. The biggest risk behind this is clumsiness… Sadly, a few months ago my brother in law decided to try this process after we’d gone through a tray and a my reserves paired with some brown tater water. Instead of sliding the ice block out of the bin he managed to get the bin out of the foam and immediately dropped it in my sink causing the bin to crack. Before buying another one I saw the ClearlyFrozen logo and looked them up. I emailed to see if I could purchase a spare bin rather than buying the whole thing again. I received a response from Jim very quickly asking for my address where he graciously shipped me another one within a week and refused to let me pay for it. Because of that I went and bought another one on the spot as a backup. Over the years I’ve recommended these to friends, family, and random people at bars/restaurants. I’ve even gifted a few. This is an easy and inexpensive present that will bring joy and class to your “on the rocks” experiences for years to come. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants beautiful, clear ice for their drinks or even something that lasts a crazy amount of time in a Stanley cup (my wife uses them regularly). One thing to note: I did accidentally buy one that isn’t made by this company once. The others are NOT the same quality. They’re comparably priced as well. Trust me, this is the one to buy.

I don't make perfectly clear cubes with this, perhaps I'm not doing everything quite right, but they're good enough for me and I've been using it regularly for over a year. The cubes are great for gently bringing out the full flavour of cask strength whisky. The mold finally split after 15 months, but I emailed the supplier and they're sending me a replacement, so I'm very happy with that.