Comments on: Companion Cube ice-trays http://boingboing.net/2012/10/31/companion-cube-ice-trays.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 09:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: giantasterisk http://boingboing.net/2012/10/31/companion-cube-ice-trays.html#comment-1570972 giantasterisk Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=191401#comment-1570972 Distilled water might not be the best choice. In my experience, it seems to have less integrity the good old mineral-and-contaminant-laden water when frozen. Distilled water ice cubes shatter when you try to take them out of the tray. Distilled water might not be the best choice. In my experience, it seems to have less integrity the good old mineral-and-contaminant-laden water when frozen. Distilled water ice cubes shatter when you try to take them out of the tray.

]]> By: Bottle Imp http://boingboing.net/2012/10/31/companion-cube-ice-trays.html#comment-1570950 Bottle Imp Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=191401#comment-1570950 Camper English did a whole sequence of posts on this at his Alcademics site, cumulating in a post at Wired about how to make clear ice at home. He didn't find a significant benefit in boiling or distillation, or at least not a big enough benefit to really be worth bothering with. Camper English did a whole sequence of posts on this at his Alcademics site, cumulating in a post at Wired about how to make clear ice at home. He didn’t find a significant benefit in boiling or distillation, or at least not a big enough benefit to really be worth bothering with.

]]> By: LogrusZed http://boingboing.net/2012/10/31/companion-cube-ice-trays.html#comment-1570790 LogrusZed Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=191401#comment-1570790 Those may not be actual ice cubes, but I do recall hearing or reading that boiling water prior to filling the tray gets rid of bubbles and a lot of deforming due to expansion. Boiling or using distilled water. Those may not be actual ice cubes, but I do recall hearing or reading that boiling water prior to filling the tray gets rid of bubbles and a lot of deforming due to expansion. Boiling or using distilled water.

]]> By: thunderhammer http://boingboing.net/2012/10/31/companion-cube-ice-trays.html#comment-1570764 thunderhammer Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=191401#comment-1570764 I bought one of these trays and it doesn't actually work very well. The ice expands (obviously), resulting in not-cubic shapes.   I bought one of these trays and it doesn’t actually work very well. The ice expands (obviously), resulting in not-cubic shapes.  

]]> By: Paul Renault http://boingboing.net/2012/10/31/companion-cube-ice-trays.html#comment-1570684 Paul Renault Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=191401#comment-1570684 GlaDICE? The Turrets would make great soda water dispensers. GlaDICE?

The Turrets would make great soda water dispensers.

]]> By: madopal http://boingboing.net/2012/10/31/companion-cube-ice-trays.html#comment-1570666 madopal Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=191401#comment-1570666 Anyone else think the ice in that picture looks suspiciously not like ice? Anyone else think the ice in that picture looks suspiciously not like ice?

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