I own this ice tray, and my "cubes" always come out cloudy. What's the best way to make them clear or, optimally, like the photo? Call ILM?
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I've tried the boiling water trick but they still came out cloudy. Honestly the best thing I found was distilled water. I use a jug of super distilled water and they come out clear as day.
805014
If you set your freezer to just 32 degrees or 30 degrees, the cubes will freeze more slowly, allowing the bubbles to escape.
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Boil the water first. If you have very minerally water (ie well water) try using purified bottled water. Regardless boil it first. The hazyness comes from microscopic bubbles trapped in solution. Boiling causes those microscopic bubbles to dissipate and you get left with crystal clear ice once its frozen. Makes for quite the dramatic effect with this ice cube maker, IMO.
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I've heard the trick it to boil it twice. Boil it. Let it cool, then boil again.
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I use filtered water for this almost exclusively. It helps, but it's not perfect. The picture must be doctored a little, because I've never gotten them that clear.
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We are still getting cloudy ones as well, but I have been told that the trick is to use distilled water. Good luck.
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It's not just because of air in the water. It's also because the water freezes on the outside first, then the inside freezes. Water expands when it freezes so it causes fractures in the ice that's already frozen on the outside.
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I've seen shows on ice sculptures and they use a combination of things for ice clarity. Most of these places use filtered water frozen slowly while using a vibrating process while freezing to reduce bubbles and increase clarity.
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Distilled or filtered water would be the best options. Impurities in water freeze last, that's why the center of an ice cube has the cloudy spot.
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Not that easy if you just try to grab at it. What I do, is I hold the tray and give it a little twist on either side, in opposite directions (right hand goes outwards/away from me, left hand turns inwards/towards me). You'll hear a little cracking, don't worry, that is not the tray breaking, and that usually loosens up the ice cubes. Then you just poke an ice cube (as if you were trying to push it out from its edges), and it'll slide right out.
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Make sure you rinse them each time to remove chipped ice. I usually fill them to the top and then swipe a small amount off he too with my thumb. Also make sure they are snugly connected before pouring water in, and pour the water slowly.
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When mine did that, it was simply a dirty lens. I cleaned it with a microfiber cloth. As the lens is plastic, is it possible that some substance came in contact with it and turned it cloudy? Sorry, these are the only simple things I can think of
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I haven't tried to make ice cubes yet but I don't see any reason they wouldn't work. They would be very large so make sure they would fit in your glasses. I've heard using distilled water will produce clear ice cubes.
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Use warmer water, it will freeze slower allowing more air to escape instead of getting trapped. Tiny trapped air bubbles is what makes the ice cloudy.You could also use distilled water instead of tap water
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Since I have no use for ice cubes I have no experience to draw from. I can say this about the water from my Aquasana filter. If I let it stand overnight it is crystal clear the following day and my well water is very hard.
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Our water is very hard the normal cubes that come from our ice maker are white. The small amount that we make with this water have a white hue but are translucent.
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Just wipe it down once in awhile and defrost when ice builds up. I've had mine about a year and it still works fine.
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These are obviously molded items. The ice tray you received may not have had the mold-release chemicals (these would only be on the surface, not to worry) completely removed. Just a theory.
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Hi MAK212, Thanks for contacting us about your question! It's pretty simple to make bullet ice cubes using KitchenWave bullet ice mold: 1. Place the bottom piece (without tiny hole on each bullet slot) of the ice cube tray on a table, fill it with water until full, slowly and gently put the top piece over it, then carefully lock all four latches; 2. Slowly move the locked ice cube tray into fridge, be sure to stay flat when doing this, don't get water leak from the upside tiny holes, keep it in fridge for couple hours; 3. Take out the tray from the fridge, put it under running water for couple seconds, this will make it easier to unlock the tray. If you still cannot unlock the tray because it's too tight, you can try to use a regular slot type screw driver to open the locks quickly; 4. Once you remove the top lid, slightly squeeze the tray, now you are be able to get the beautiful bullet shape ice cube out from the tray! Hope you are satisfied with our answer, please enjoy our products with your family and friends! Best regards,
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Use warmer water, it will freeze slower allowing more air to escape instead of getting trapped. Tiny trapped air bubbles is what makes the ice cloudy. You could also use distilled water instead of tap water
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Keep adding ice. You could also freeze what u make and pull out at the desired solid state
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When you initially activate them in water don't let them get too full of water, you should be able to put a dimple in each square and have it remain there this will allow for the gel to expand when freezing and not compromize the covering. Once one of the squares is leaking all you can do is cut it off the rest of the squares. If you use it in a cooler with regular ice also the squares may be absorbing more water as the regular ice melts and when you refreeze the Techni Ice the packaging has no room to expand and it splits.
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In my case, they were not. This has nothing to do with the mold itself, however, which created nice spherical ice balls. They need a little trimming when they're first removed from the mold to remove the excess ice... just rub them a bit. I googled how to make clear ice and found several promising suggestions, however, none of them produced crystal clear ice. The most successful one called for distilled water that you boil twice before freezing. These were fairly clear, but still had some tiny bubbles.
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The ice cubes that come out of it certainly do. I find that the cubes taste like soap. I bought two of these on separate occasions, and they have both developed this issue. Perhaps I will try the other poster's advice about removing the cubes shortly after they freeze -- but that seems really ridiculous and inconvenient.