If i could give zero stars i would i have tried multilple times to get the thing to produce a football it wont.
Reasonable price, the ability to buy separately the inner plastic cup. I liked the “random” Glazer mini.
Éste modelo me encantó para los clientes más introvertidos y exigentes, pocos sitios verás un servicio con estos hielos.
Un elemento clásico en tu bar, una esfera perfecta bailando en tu copa.
At first I thought I got a faulty unit: incomplete shapes, not clear at all, stuck molds... until I saw the videos, and it was clear to me (Pun intended); all the trick is in the type of water you use and letting the mold sink very slowly to the bottom and give it a push to make sure it seated properly.
At first I thought I got a faulty unit: incomplete shapes, not clear at all, stuck molds... until I saw the videos, and it was clear to me (Pun intended); all the trick is in the type of water you use and letting the mold sink very slowly to the bottom and give it a push to make sure it seated properly.
This has clearly been an upgrade to our ice cubes... The setup is a little intimidating at first, but once you figure it out it's a piece of cake. They do take more space in the freezer than regular ice cube trays, but a single no-longer-a-cube lasts much longer than traditional smaller ones.
Compared to bagged ice from the store, 3 inches Clear Ice Mold gives me nicer looking cubes at home. It is more convenient than running out for ice, and the look is cleaner.
In stemless wine glasses and short tumblers, GLAZER mini | Take ICE Easy! ice looks balanced. It is not awkwardly huge, and the clarity still shows.
For whiskey at home 3 inches Clear Ice Mold has been a nice match. The cube looks clean in the glass, it feels premium without being gimmicky, and prep is simple.
I thought fancy crystal blocks were bartender sorcery till this neat tray moved into my freezer. It’s about the size of a paperback (roughly 3.5 by 6 inches) so it fits next to the peas without a territorial dispute.
Last Saturday I tested it during our very serious Eurovision sweepstake. Filled the silicone mould with boiled tap water, poked the little plastic liner in place, shoved it behind the ice-cream and left it till the final votes came in. Out slid a single, chunky 2.25 inch cube so clear my mate Phil tried to read the lyrics sheet through it. The cube outlived two measures of Highland Park, still pristine when Sweden robbed us again.
And the best bit, you don’t need Hulk strength to release the ice, a gentle twist does the trick. So my cheap freezer suddenly feels like a cocktail bar, and my whisky looks downright posh, even if the singing doesn’t.
Friday night whisky looked almost too posh once I dropped in the ice diamond from the Glazer mini. Totally clear and big enough to bully the lemon slice aside. Works a treat in iced coffee too.
The mould is a silicone crown on a stainless cup, fill the liner with boiled tap water and shove it in the freezer. And yes, the top down freeze trick works, the 2.56 by 2.21 inch chunk emerges clear as a window. One push on the base, cube slides out, no wrestling. My 8 year old tried it in her cola, still flawless. It barely shrank through a whole Bake Off episode while I unwound from a twelve hour shift.
Cleaning takes ten seconds under the tap, no lingering freezer smells. And husband reckons I've become fancy, I reckon I've just found a cooler way to cool things for summer evenings in the garden.
This is my first time having an ice mold like this. The ice ball is pretty thick and is nice and clear. The silicone mold is pretty thick and strong. No risk if damaging it cracking the ice off. I didn't have any leaks, but it works be nice to have a water level mark on the cups. You just have to guess and top it off if shy or pour off excess. Not a big deal but would be convenient. It does take a long time. I checked it at about 20 hours and it had liquid in the cup still. I didn't check again before bed so it may have been done, but I didn't check. So I checked it today after work and it was done. At thirty dollars it's fair priced given its construction and end product , but it is a bit of a novelty as you don't super need the ice like this. I will probably put a small Tupperware in the freezer to start collecting them for when I have company as it takes so long to make them.
If you’re in the market for something that makes clear, large ice balls, this could be the product for you. It is very easy to use. You simply fill up the included plastic cup with water, snap the two pieces together, and insert it into the plastic cup with water. Then place the mold in the plastic cup inside the metal cup and place it all in the freezer. Depending on how cold your freezer is, expect it to take approximately 18 to 24 hours for the ice ball to completely form. Once finished, simply remove the plastic line in cup from the metal cup, give it a few squeezes to break the ice, remove the silicone mold, split the mold in half, and take out the ice ball. What do you end up with is a nearly perfect circular and clear large ice ball.
Here are a few additional things to know. First, while the ice ball is very clear, I had issues getting the bottom of the ice ball to be perfectly clear. However, I would save ice ball is about 90% clear. I tried this using filtered tapwater. Second, I wish they would have a measuring line for the plastic cup liner for how much water to fill it with. Make sure to do this over your sink, because likely you will have put in too much water and it will overflow as you insert the mold.
Overall, this is a easy to use product and in my opinion worth the cost if you really want that very clear large ice ball.
Own a number of ice molds and have tried a lot of different approaches to getting a decent ice ball for bourbon. This one is the easiest I've ever used by a significant margin. Fill the plastic cup with filtered water, drop the silicone mold in, slide the whole thing into the stainless steel sleeve, and put it in the freezer. That's it. About twenty hours later you've got a beautifully clear sphere that comes out cleanly without any wrestling or melting drama. Simple enough that there's really nothing to get wrong. And its compact size means it takes up less space than most in the freezer.
The ice quality is fantastic. Clear, slow melting, and the right size for a lowball glass without floating around awkwardly. Good enough that I'm already planning to order a few of the other shapes they offer. That said, there's one thing worth knowing before you buy. The plastic cup that holds the water is roughly the thickness of a disposable drinking cup, and it's not going to survive indefinitely. You get two in the kit, but eventually you'll need replacements. They're not sold on Amazon, only through the manufacturer's website at just under two bucks each. Not expensive, but you are committing to their ecosystem for consumables. Worth knowing going in, and in my opinion still worth it.
This sphere ice mold is very easy to use. The outer sleeve is made of aluminum that makes it look very high quality design. This aluminum sleeve also help to retain the temperature when removed from the freezer. The included cups make it easier to have water slowly inject water into the mold. It's very easy to remove the ice mold from the cup once ice ball is frozen.
The ice ball will remain a perfect sphere shape as it's promoted; however, there are still some bubbles inside.
Pricing wise it's very reasonable based on the quality of product received.
I never thought I'd care this much about frozen water. But the Glazer mini tray has become the unlikely hero of my evening tipple.
Saturday night, chess set folded away, kids finally out cold, I poured a dram of Talisker and released one of these 2.25 inch cubes. The stainless steel sleeve had kept everything straight so the block slid out spotless, no wrestling required, and the whisky swirled round it looking like a little amber aquarium.
And because the cube freezes top down using that plastic liner and silicone cap, it stays clear, slow melting for over an hour while I debated stats with my wife. I used boiled tap water and got zero clouding.
So, small 3.5 by 6 inch footprint, rinses clean, and cat hair hasn't stuck yet which in our house is the real benchmark. I'm sticking with it.
I didn't expect an ice cube to earn compliments, yet here we are.
Saturday night, kids tucked up by 8, I poured a Highland single malt and pulled the cube from the Glazer mini. The mould itself is a neat 3.46 by 6.10 inch block: stainless steel sleeve, squishy BPA free silicone core, plus a clear plastic insert that tells the water how to freeze, no I'm not auditioning for MasterChef. I’d filled it with boiled tap water the night before and forgotten about it, then cracked it open feeling like a budget bartender.
The cube popped out spotless, about 2.25 inches each side, and it sank into the tumbler with a cartoon plonk that made my wife laugh. And two measures later it still looked the same, barely a drip. But the best bit is how little freezer space it claims, I can still stash the kids fish fingers beside it.
If your drink deserves a little theatre this mould does the trick.
