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Best ice cube trays?

TridenT

TridenT

Lifer
I had two, but now I have one because I broke the other while smacking it against the ice holder to get ice out of it. Ideally, this new one produces plenty of ice but is easier to get the ice out of.
 
MotF Bane said:
Really? You are compelled to smash the ice cube tray against something hard enough to break it? TWIST IT.
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There is no twist to these. I tried all methods. Flexing in both directions, twisting in all directions... Nothing. It's easier to smash against something anyway. It works more often too.

I normally bend to flex up the middle, then I turn over into tray... then smash against the tray to get the rest out.
 
1) Flip tray upside down over the ice holder.
2) Hold the tray by each end; your fingers will wrap onto the ice, your palms will wrap onto the end caps.
3) Rotate your hands in opposite directions.
4) ??
5) Profit!

If you remain unable to twist the tray sufficiently to release the ice cubes, please quit life.
 
I'm not sure how you expect us to recommend ice cube trays, I've never seen a branded one in my life. They're always some generic no name thing and I've never met anyone that's had trouble with them.
 
Get the silicone ones. I have some...I like them more for the fact that they make an actual cube than that they're silicone and easy to bend/twist/push.

Also, with the traditional plastic trays, rinse out any pieces of old broken cubes before refilling the tray, don't over-fill them (water from 1 cube shouldn't be overflowing into water from another cube) and fill them with warm water. For me, following that simple process has always resulted in cubes that don't break/shatter and pop right out of the tray very easily.
 
seepy83 said:
Get the silicone ones. I have some...I like them more for the fact that they make an actual cube than that they're silicone and easy to bend/twist/push.

Also, with the traditional plastic trays, rinse out any pieces of old broken cubes before refilling the tray, don't over-fill them (water from 1 cube shouldn't be overflowing into water from another cube) and fill them with warm water. For me, following that simple process has always resulted in cubes that don't break/shatter and pop right out of the tray very easily.
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Warm water?
 
you guys telling him to twist it are idiots.

this is TridenT. in order to twist it you have to have some strength...
 
NetWareHead said:
Warm water?
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Yep...I always use warm water. I would use Hot, but I don't want to have too much of an effect on the ambient temperature near the trays (causing other items to slightly defrost). Using warm water, my cubes always pop right out of the plastic trays. Using cold water, they tend to break/shatter. I don't know what, if any, scientific reason there is for this...try it yourself.
 
seepy83 said:
Yep...I always use warm water. I would use Hot, but I don't want to have too much of an effect on the ambient temperature near the trays (causing other items to slightly defrost). Using warm water, my cubes always pop right out of the plastic trays. Using cold water, they tend to break/shatter. I don't know what, if any, scientific reason there is for this...try it yourself.
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Ive never had a problem freezing cold water and never had a problem popping them out. I like big cubes and even fill all the trays up till they overflow into one another. Just twist the trays until the cubes pop out and no need to smash them. Wtf? The fact that there is a thread about this is just strange to me.

The reason for my skepticism about hot water is because I avoid drinking hot water or using it for cooking. If I have to boil water, I always start off with cold. Something about the water heater, the sediment that accumulates in it and the presence of an aluminum sacrificial anode in the tank makes me not want to drink it.
 
NetWareHead said:
Ive never had a problem freezing cold water and never had a problem popping them out. I like big cubes and even fill all the trays up till they overflow into one another. Just twist the trays until the cubes pop out and no need to smash them. Wtf? The fact that there is a thread about this is just strange to me.

The reason for my skepticism about hot water is because I avoid drinking hot water or using it for cooking. If I have to boil water, I always start off with cold. Something about the water heater, the sediment that accumulates in it and the presence of an aluminum sacrificial anode in the tank makes me not want to drink it.
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You're probably getting more shit from heating water in whatever container you use than the water heater in the basement...
 
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