Clear Ice Ball Maker for Whiskey: FDDBI Circle Ice Cube Tray Make 2Inch Ice Sphere - Clear Ice Cube Maker for Old Fashioned Bourbon Whisky

Follow the directions and they come out awesome. As you can see in the photo, the cube on the right is from a basic, square mold. The ice on the left is from this tray. It’s easy to do and the ice comes out great. I had it our regular pull-out freezer which caused a lot of vibration, so some of the cubes have a really cool air bubble design inside of them, but they’re all clear. Both of these ice are made with the same exact water and in the same exact freezer for the same exact amount of time. The unit itself is fairly large, so make sure that you have a spot for it to sit flat. It’s 10”L x 5” H x 6”D. Luckily, I have a smaller fridge/freezer combo in the game room and I put it in there for the second round of ice. I’m confident that this will come out even nicer the second time.

Excellent item. Guests were impressed.

I bought two clear spherical ice cube makers: This product: FDDBI Circle Ice Cube Tray Make 2 Inch Ice Sphere - Clear Ice and: WIBIMEN Clear Ice Cube Maker - 2.5" Ball - Stainless Steel Clear Ice Maker I like them both and would buy both again. I find I prefer the different sizes for different glasses and drinks. The 2.5” is perfect for squat, short and wide glasses, whereas it is to big for others I am giving the FDDBI a 4 rating. It doesn’t seem as sturdy as the WIBIMEN. It has lots of plastic. But it does make cubes faster since it makes 8 at a time. I am giving the WIBIMEN a 5 rating. It is stainless steel and silicone, no plastic which I like. It is simpler to set up to freeze and remove ice cubes than the FDDBI. But it does take longer since each cube is in a separate mold. It looks like it is sturdier and will probably last longer. I’ve had both for about a month. If WIBIMEN made a 2” spherical maker, I’d buy some of those too instead of the FDDBI. Both work. Both make nice mostly clear ice: frosty on the outside but once in a drink the frost disappears and the ice is clear. Fun little gadgets.

Use these all the time. One of the better systems I’ve tried. Had it for a couple years now and it’s held up great.

I've always loved the large, clear ice cubes served at high-end bars and restaurants, so I purchased this kit to try to make them at home. This kit really does produce amazing, clear ice cubes! Once you get the hang of it, it is very easy to use. For some reason, the first time I used it, I had a difficult time removing the ice cubes from the silicone tray. However, they came out much easier after the first time using it. This kit is great for making cocktail ice cubes for parties, and friends have all commented on how much they love my ice cubes! One word of caution - since this kit uses directional freezing to make the clear ice cubes, it takes approx. 36 hours to make one batch of cubes, so I would make them ahead of time and seal them in ziplock bags if you will be making a lot of drinks.

After much trial and error experimentation to get this to work, It does make ice but is highly dependent on water quality, time & temperature. When using plain cold tap water the ice formed is not very clear, bubbles, cloudy etc… Directions suggest using distilled water, that will never happen, worst tasting water money can buy. I get fantastic results from an old 6 pack size Coleman Cooler filled about 2/3 full of water in a 0 degree freezer for @ 18 hours. This product’s design can be improved. My best results come from using very hot tap water and around 20 to 22 hours in a 0 degree freezer. Doing this results in almost clear ice, no bubbles, no cloudiness. My results suggest an increased volume of water and perhaps better insulation to slow down the process of ice formation so as not having to resort to using distilled water and/or hot water, 24 to 30 hours is way too long a time in the freezer.

Delivers on it's promise of clear square ice cubes. The book, The cocktail codex, devotes a full five or so pages to the science behind clear ice cube -- the phenomenon or physics of freezing water from the top down by insulating the sides to deliver clear ice. As I said in a different review of the round ball clear ice maker, you won't get ice the day you fill this unit with water. It takes a day or two or three, but it works. And the ice it delivers is clear and elegant.

Works as it is supposed to. At times, the ice will be cloudy. Still trying to get the process down where all the ice is the same size. Every time it is used, a couple of the cubes will be larger. However, it is slow-melting ice, perfect for cocktails.

Does exactly as it says. Foam outside does get pushed out when freezing from the ice but the final results are unreal. Follow the instructions and wait the time. Ended up buying 9 for all my shareholders.

As advertised. I've done one batch so far and I am very happy! It was a little bit tricky understand how to remove the silicone form because I did not want to break anything by pulling in the wrong direction. I let it stay for 5-10minutes and then I could lift the plastic tray up that contained the silicon tray. Basically it is only attached to the ice below the tray by the small piece of ice in the hole beneath the ice cubes. I took mine out after ~30h and they were mostly clear! There were some bubbles trapped and I might have cause scratches on some, but they should look very nice in a glass with something to drink. It was just one cube in the middle that for some reason rose above the others and got cloudy at the top, could have been med handling the tray getting into the fridge. The bottom tray ice didn't look to bad either but it wasn't fully frozen when I picked it up, potentially if it stays longer it could be used for some fun sculpting, or just hack it up in smaller pieces. I choose this clear ice maker because of the lid. I noticed that other open silicon molds picked up a scent from the fridge after a while, and that transferred to the cubes. This was helped by putting the silicon molds in the oven at 120C for a while but the cover should help with not getting the smell in the first place. Took some three weeks to get to Sweden. For the price this is perfect, I am very happy!

Description says it takes 24-30 hours, the box says 36-48 hours. It's taken minimum 48 hours so far. If you pull it out before it's frozen you've wasted 2 whole days. Some instructions would have been helpful as I'm just guessing as I go along which is annoying. I am yet to get a batch of perfect ice, however the space that should have the cloudy excess has some very clear ice which with an ice pick would be great to use.

Simply put, the ice is not clear!

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