ClearlyFrozen 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.

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.

Excellent product. Easy to used. Great design. Works as described. Loving the clear ice and process. Purchased multiple of each size to use in our bar. Customers have complimented the clear ice elevating the cocktails. Worth the investment!!

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…

Works better than I expected! Easy to use and makes beautiful clear cubes. The basic set comes with one mold, which makes very big cubes. They're perfect for low-ball/rocks glass. I just ordered an additional mold for tall spears for thinner, taller glasses. If you want clear ice this a great, affordable system.

Great product; I've used it for about 10 cycles already and am so pleased with the clarity of the cubes that I just ordered a second rack for smaller cubes. It requires a little wrestling to get the cubes out of the rubber, which may mean I haven't developed my technique (any suggestions from other users welcome; I'll loop back to look). One observation, not a criticism, is that about one in 15 or so ice cubes are pushed out of the rack earlier in the freezing process, yielding a cube that is about twice as tall as the others. A little too tall for an old-fashioned glass, but still quite usable. I agree with others that, to avoid some fracturing of the cube's edges when splashed with brown liquors immediately after pulling it from the freezer, letting the cube sit in the glass for a minute or two avoids that aesthetic defect. I bought a WinterSmith freezer years ago, but it made one spherical ball at a time; too slow for my rate of consumption. The ClearlyFrozen method works very well and seems to be very durable. I stretch the rubber tray pretty aggressively and it seems to handle it. Good stuff, and I like the Massachusetts vibe of their communications, too (I'm living in Tennessee these days).

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!