Highest Rated (4.6 Star) Highest Capacity (Ten 2" Cubes) Clear Ice Tray - What Beats BEST and MOST?

First review on here, and that is because I am just so blown away by this product. I run a cocktail bar, and though I wish we had the space and resources for a cline bell system, we just don't. I have not been blown away by 2" cubes made from molds - they are fine for home but not in a commercial setting imo. I have tried many methods over the years and most are either too time or space consuming. But when I went into a local restaurant and ordered a cocktail, I was amazed by the 2" cube in the glass. I asked the manager how the heck he managed to pull this off - it was clearly not from a mold, no pun intended, and I was curious if there was someone distributing cline bell cut ice in the area. He showed me the Clearly Frozen tray and I couldn't believe it. It seemed too good to be true. There are many products on the market that claim to make quality cubes, but it's mostly marketing, so I was suspicious. But I did the due diligence and read about the product. When I saw an endorsement from Camper English, I felt very excited. I ordered my Clearly Frozen tray on a Monday, and by Wednesday I had beautiful, clear, and perfectly square 2" cubes. It is very easy to use if you follow the instructions carefully. I had a question about storage and their customer service was quick and helpful. This product is fantastic. Whether you are a home bartender or a professional, it will give you what you need. The dilution rates are what you would expect in a professional environment and everything about the design is well thought out. I am going to order more to ramp up my production and I can not wait for their collins spears to be available. If this seems over the top, consider that for a great cocktail there is nothing more important than water and ice. This will take your cocktails to the next level both aesthetically and functionally. One hack I will share is that to store the cubes after you make them, they fit perfectly in a cardboard 6 pack sleeve from Q (separate shout out but Q makes the best tonics and mixers on the market) and cut the sleeves down to 2" height and then they are stackable. If you are making this for a bar, you will obviously need a freezer, but if you are serious about ice you probably already have one.

I bought this ice mold because I was looking to make clear ice. It has good reviews and the price was good compared to the competition. I liked this ice mold because it was more compact than others and seemed easier to use. The product makes nice, clear ice cubes as it is supposed to do. I like it so much that after buying the mold for the 2 inch cubed ice I ordered from the manufacturer's web site the silicone mold for the smaller ice cubes. That mold works equally as well. I make several batches of ice and store them in the freezer until I need to make more. These ice cubes melt slower than normal freezer ice and look way better. My wife loves the clear ice too and uses the smaller cubes in her other cocktails. The owner is very responsive to questions and wrote to me directly. I definitely recommend this clear ice mold.

I freaking love this product. I cannot say enough about how cool and easy it is. The makers of this product know what they're doing. They were so smart to keep this so simple. I've had this product for a while now and it's simple and easy and also easy to clean. I use it to build up a small stockpile of crystal clear ice for during the week. It's looks likes glass and makes my cocktails look beautiful (and impresses everyone) and avoids drinks looking gross with crappy ice. I loved it so much I went to the company's website and bought more trays for their "spears" and the smaller cubes. Such a fantastic product. Very durable. The first time you use it you will see you have to separate the tray from the bottom block of ice. I usually will trickle cold water over the seal between the tray and the ice at the bottom. It helps to separate them when the ice is made. If not that, I also sometimes take a small bartenders ice cracker and tap around the seal between the tray and ice block to help remove the tray. You can buy one cheap for under 10 bucks. I got my from Barillo on Amazon. But you can do it without that. I would recommend not having the ice made over more than about 15 hours or so. If the bottom part gets too frozen solid it can be a little bit more difficult to separate. When this happened to me, I was worried that the molds would rip as I tried to separate them, but they didn't. They molds are obviously well made and durable. I really could not be more happy with this product. Ha, some friends who came over have bought it and they love it. I cannot recommend this more highly. Totally changed my home bar! Highly recommended and phenomenal product and super cheap for the endless clean ice you get. :)

This ice maker works perfectly as advertised. I've attempted to make clear ice using a small cooler with limited results. ClearlyFrozen uses a tried and true method to produce clear ice but this product makes it super easy and convenient. My Manhattans are cold and beautiful. Cheers! Highly recommend.

Ice clarity 8/10: the ice is pretty clear but you can still see some bubbles and there’s some irregularity to the shape. But once in a glass with a drink, it’s hard to see the imperfections and it looks very nice. Ease of use 7/10: Their is a little bit of a learning curve to get the ice cubes out and it requires a lot of patience at first. This method of ice making will create a block of “waste ice” about 1.5” thick that is stuck underneath the silicone ice tray. You have to get this off somehow. I use a kitchen hammer and some hot water. If you want the convenience of just popping ice out of a tray— this might not be for you. The Dexas Iceology tray is much easier to use but it only makes two cubes at a time. Durability ?/10: This remains to be seen. There is an inner plastic liner that I could foresee probably cracking in time. And getting the ice out requires some manhandling of the silicone tray which could potentially tear at some point. We shall see…

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.

game changer

Excellent product that does produce crystal clear large ice cubes. At 2”, these cubes are large, so I have also bought the smaller 1.3” set as well. It does take a few attempts to judge how long one's freezer will take to freeze the block to the bottom so persevere until you get it right!

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!