ClearlyFrozen® High Capacity Ice Tray Molds Crystal Clear 1.3” & 2” Cubes

I am very happy with my purchase. I have already made a couple batches of perfectly clear cubes (no cloudiness at all) - both the large and smaller cubes. It was very easy to do by following the directions included with my purchase. It took about 18 hours in my freezer, but that may vary some depending on the freezer you use. I removed it from the freezer when there was still some water below the cube mold, but the cubes were completely frozen. There are a lot of clear ice options out there, but this one has many great reviews and works exactly how I would expect. In fact, I am so pleased with it, I just purchased the spears mold to go with the large and small cube molds I bought originally. If you’re looking for a way to elevate your craft cocktails by using clear ice, I would highly recommend this product.

It does what it says on the tin. I use a mix of bottled, filtered and tap water (the heavy, bad stuff gets pushed into the bottom) to get some amazingly clear ice. I used to use the cooler in the freezer method, but this is far more convenient than carving and chopping ice. Personally, I think it is a bit pricey given what it is.... but the sheer convenience of it, the lack of a need to chop and shape my own ice, these things have made up for it. I do not post images typically, and I will not here, but just know that my whisky is very happy with the large cubes and the wife is happy with the smaller ones. Buy it if you can. It works as advertised. If you are still getting cloudy ice, do not use 100% filtered water. Cut it at least 50/50 with bottled or a mix like I have explained above. If you STILL get cloudy or unclear ice, turn your freezer down a notch and wait 24 hours before making ice again. You have to get the right timing or the freezer just traps bubble trails.

Okay, I was dubious, but this setup works as advertised. It's more complicated than filling up a countertop clear ice-maker and pushing start, but the results are much better as well. It's simple, if a bit fidgety, to get things going, and it takes about 20 hours to produce a set of cubes, but the cubes you get are large, perfectly square, really dense, and absolutely clear. As a result, there is less fizz loss from soft-drinks, and a much slower melt time, leaving either your soda or your adult beverage cold but less adulterated. This probably isn't a solution if you are trying to serve large (10+) parties, but if you need ice for 3-4 (or fewer) folks, this works quite well. I have already given my space-hogging counter top ice maker away. There is simply no comparison in the quality of the ice made.

A bit quirky and fussy, but at the end of the day it works well enough.

Awesome product!! We have been getting amazingly clear cubes since we began - 5 runs in and looking absolutely incredible! For real - lol! I have the first batch of 2" cubes - fist sized! - freezing now. Super easy if you follow the directions. It was tricky to get the cubes out at first, but we learned how to do it pretty quickly. Beautiful cubes - crisp, sharp edges, clear enough to read through. Our freezer is colder, so we get a scant few trapped bubbles, but this ice is SO COOL!!! You can read through it it's so cool. It's definitely a hands-on job and a small bit of work, but worth it if you want clear, beautiful ice cubes.

THE GOOD: Let me begin by saying I came across this brand reading various reviews, and they weren't wrong. It makes close to clear ice as possibly with out having to make blocks of ice and sawing them perfectly. The 2 inch cubes I tried first came out close to perfect (minus a strange oblong bubble that formed across 6 of the 10 ice blocks; nevertheless, it could have been in the water itself when I put it there so no sweat, the blocks came out good. and the bubble only affected the corners of the 6 ice blocks where it formed. Again, great looking ice cubes! UPDATE: So after taking out the second mold try out, there were some blue rubbers pieces embedded in a few of the cubes. I washed the mold before putting it in the plastic tub. I figure out that the mold had some upright remnants of plastic around the area where the holes were created (extra rubber?) and that once the ice was made and I pushed the cubes out, it ripped out some of the plastic. I am not sure if this will have a effect functionally, but at this time I am leaning towards returning it and getting another kit; my guess is this batch went wrong during manufacturing. THE BAD: The manufacturing leaves a LOT to be desired, and if it weren't for the good ice cubes it made, I would have returned it today (received yesterday)! I am enclosing pictures below. First, the outer casing foam insulator has two strange waves in the bottom, not sure they are suppose to be part of the design, it does not affect the stability as much, but it is bothering me (see picture). In addition, when you put the plastic water basin in, it has a strange bow out on the sides (again, see picture) Second, the plastic layer has signs of stress in the corners, they weren't there when I got them, but upon removing the first ice cubes, they clearly appeared. I don't know how long are these suppose to last but assuming they last me a couple of times, ice will be very expensive at 50+ dollars a kit. (see pictures) I am trying to make the second mold ice (smaller ice cubes) and if the plastic stressed corners get worse or the bow outward in the edges of the foam get worse I will definitely return it. For now I am giving it a fair 3 stars (5 for ice, 1 for manufacturing for an average of 3 stars)

Easy to use. Easy to clean. But most importantly, the ice is clear as glass. It looks elegant in a drink.

I chose this 1.3" and 2" combo set based on the ratings and the good words about the small business owner. Making clear ice was as simple as filling it to the desired height and setting it in my freezer for a little over 24 hours. Pulling out the tray and looking down into it, I could see straight through to the bottom of the tray! Even a portion of the ice underneath was clear, which is remarkable. I was prepared to use distilled water and have some trial and error, but tap water and one try was all it took to get perfectly clear 1.3" cubes! I was so excited that I forgot to take pictures until I did my 2" cube batch. See for yourself - perfection! I also appreciated that the owner sent a message with detailed instructions of what to do and what not to do. That was a nice touch that you don't see often. If you want clear ice and great customer service, look no further than here!