So I'd been waiting till I had a free afternoon to try the new ice cube trays I got at Target last weekend. I'm drinking lots of iced tea now that it's gotten so warm, and I loved the idea of having cute little flower-shaped ice cubes in my glass. I wasn't sure what the flip top on the lid was for. To release the ice cubes, I guess?
The set of two trays was just $6.99, so why not give it a whirl, I thought.
Each cavity looked plenty deep to fill with water.
Well, first, it took me a while (and almost cost me a fingernail) to pry that lid off and fill the thing. I suppose I could have just filled it by opening that flip top, but nothing *said* to do that, and besides, I wanted to fill it where I could see that the right amount of water was inside, not overflowing and making an ugly ice cube (like a cookie that spreads during baking and loses its shape). And once the water froze, I must tell you that getting these suckers out was hard! I couldn't pry the lid off, and I finally just punched a few of the silicone wells from the back side, stretching the thing like a balloon until I finally popped the lid. I filled a glass with the ice cubes, and … Well, I wasn't impressed.
I added some blackberry tea I'd cold-brewed in the fridge, thinking that might make the ice cubes show up better, but no, they didn't. This was a nice idea, but maybe I'll make some sort of craft project with these molds instead!
Good to know. The trays do look appealing but the end result is what counts. Thanks for the warning!
ReplyDeleteThat's too bad about those ice cubes. At least the molds didn't cost much. Maybe they would work with Jell-o or Knox Blox (where you use gelatine with less water to make the pieces more solid).
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