Samuelworld Large Ice Ball Maker with Lid, 6 x 2.5 Inch Ice Balls - Food Grade, Easy To Fill Round Silicone Ice Tray, Perfect Spheres Craft Ice Maker for Whiskey, Cocktails, Gifting - Grey

This is a clever device for making large ice balls. The device is pretty easy to use. I've made 50+ batches and the device works pretty consistently. A couple of notes: * The silicone top might not seal completely and leak water through a crack. It usually doesn't, but I've found that it's best to put the ice tray on a mini baking sheet in the freezer to catch any water that might leak out. When it does leak, I get one ice ball that might be only 3/4 complete. * It takes a full 24 hours to make a batch of ice. These ice balls are thick and take some time to freeze all the way through. * The ice can crack in water, which ruins some of the fun, but they often don't break apart, even if there is some cracking. * Removal can be a little tricky. I find it is best to let it sit for a couple minutes, break all the ice of the top out of the little funnels (if any), then use my thumb to push the ice out of the silicone while pulling back on the edge of the silicone. I do this on top of the tray so that when the ice falls, it lands in the plastic tray and doesn't roll away.

Great gift for my husband.

The top silicone part is VERY hard to remove after ice forms. You have to let the ice melt a bit in order to remove. I probably would not buy these again just becuase its such pain.

Wonderful! Longer lasting ice than normal cubes. Easy to use and easy to extract frozen spheres. The funnel tops are a bonus, making filling easier. Now to find the best water to use!

Makes perfect clear spheres. You just need to punch holes in the bottoms of each of the circles and float it inside a small cooler inside your freezer for 2 days. Then break away the ice for perfect clear spheres!

I've made a few batches of these ice spheres. So far, I think the tray is pretty easy to use, and the ice spheres certainly last a LOT longer than the regular cubes my Samsung refrigerator ice maker puts out. The tray snaps together, and has a few interlocking nubs that snap together to hold it securely. I find the tiny funnels atop each globe make filling the tray a cinch. There is some spill over from filling the funnels, but I've not experienced any leakage between the upper and lower sections. There is a small hole at the top of each globe to let displaced air out as water fills the space. The material makes it very easy to remove the finished ice sphere from the tray, as they don't seem to stick much at all. Some gentle coaxing and flexing, and they pop out easily and intact. The globes are not crystal clear. They are mostly a cloudy white, which I think is a function of most home freezers, which allow trapped air and dissolved minerals in tap water to cloud the ice as it freezes. I've read that putting the tray into an insulated box so that the water freezes in one direction (from the top to bottom) will result in more clarity in the finished product. I tried using some Styrofoam around the lower 2/3 of the tray, but honestly, I didn't see any discernible difference.

It's hard to remove them from the tray.

Works well, the balls can be a little challenging to get out when frozen. But produces a nice coctail ice ball!

I like the size of the ball and it’s sphere shape. It doesn’t melt as fast. Sometimes the soft layer will pop up and deform one of the balls though. Other than that it’s great!

They arrived quickly from seller. When I unwrapped them they felt good quality silicone and sturdy base. Easy to fill with water and they froze really quickly. Found them easy remove from tray, slipped out and effortless. Definitely recommend for kids as presents as they love filling them up and waiting for them to freeze and popping them out.

I love how easy it is to remove the ice from the trays. These are great for making fancy ice cubes with edible flowers or using different juices.

Poor quality and doesn't give good results

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