3 Comments on “Froz Ice Ball Maker – Novelty Food-Grade Silicone Ice Mold Tray With 4 X 4.5cm Ball Capacity Review
  1. 104 of 105 people found the following review helpful
    4.0 out of 5 stars
    Not perfect, but not bad at all., December 19, 2014
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    R. Johns (Monterey, CA) –
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    Here is my experience with these after about a week:

    I use them to make ice using bottled water. The trays are nice silicone. Have not noticed any offensive smells with the trays or ice produced.

    The holes on the top are not to fill the trays as one might initially expect – rather, they are so water can expand and have some place to go. This has its pros and cons. In order to fill up the interior sphere, you will up the lower tray with water, above the level of half the spheres. You then push down the top lid and this pushes water up into the upper half (very clever design). Any over-fill comes out via the holes on top and spills out on the topside of the upper tray.

    In the directions, they suggest filling the tray so that the resulting water level is below the level of the overflow holes once everything is put back together – this is tantamount to splitting the atom on your kitchen counter. It’s difficult to gauge where this level is. But, nevertheless, it’s not too bad; in most cases, the water is below the level of the holes after you get used to filing the trays a few times.

    Takes about 4 hours to freeze the ice. In the directions, they say you need to press up/down around the edge of each ball, in order to break the saturn like ring of ice. Okay, wasn’t expecting to have to do that, but not the end of the world. This helps snap off the little ring that forms due to the seam between the two trays. In most cases, your sphere of ice will have some remnant of this ring, but typically not overly so. The sphere will also usually have a nipple of ice, which has frozen and expanded up into the overflow hole. This can be readily snapped off (before taking the molds apart). If you aren’t throwing a fancy party, then it can also just be left.

    All in all, not too bad. I will say the sphere tend to have a nasty habit of fracturing in half (maybe 1 out of 8 or 10 produced). This seems to be the result of inclusions formed during freezing, so if you do something tricky to make perfectly clear ice (I’ve heard you can boil water, but have never tried that successfully) then perhaps this wouldn’t be as common an issue. Still, even with a few of the spheres turning into half moons, it’s still handy to have large balls of ice around.

    Do these last longer than normal smaller ice cubes? I have no idea. I was planning to test it with a gram scale and measuring out water, etc. but have no gotten around to it.

    The trays are a bit on the expensive side, but even so, it’s a fun novelty to experiment with. It is nice to use fewer, larger balls of ice in your water or whatever your drinks are.

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  2. 32 of 33 people found the following review helpful
    4.0 out of 5 stars
    Read the instructions first and enjoy cold beverages later, August 26, 2014
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    Navi (Mill Creek, WA United States) –

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    This review is from: Froz Ice Ball Maker – Novelty Food-Grade Silicone Ice Mold Tray With 4 X 4.5cm Ball Capacity
    I received the Ice Ball Maker about 2 weeks ago and have started making my ice balls. I will admit that I do like having a single ice ball in my glass over a few ice cubes. I feel more regal while just lounging in my home having a drink.

    Now I will say that the tray does come with directions and tips on how to get the best results and I strongly encourage you to follow them. When I first got the product I was pretty eager to see the results so I just filled it and put it in the freezer. The results were less than optimal. Read the directions and follow the advice on how high to fill the container, as well as the proper way to extract the ice balls from the maker.

    I am still working on perfecting the technique (reading online on how to get clear ice balls, etc) but overall very happy with this purchase.

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  3. 24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Fantastic ice mold, July 10, 2014
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    K. Pettit (Phoenix, AZ) –
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    This review is from: Froz Ice Ball Maker – Novelty Food-Grade Silicone Ice Mold Tray With 4 X 4.5cm Ball Capacity
    This is the second ice ball maker I have purchased but is the last I need. The first I got as a novelty for a different company, it leaked, it caused ice puddles under the mold, when you finally opened it you got a quarter ball of ice because the rest of the water leaked out. The FROZ Sphere Ice Ball Maker is the total opposite. It wont leak no matter what and you can even overfill it and still have perfectly formed ice spheres. The excess water runs off the top into a well built into the top of the mold and you get a sheet of ice from any overflow. Pull the mold open and you have 4 perfectly formed spheres of crystal clear ice. Freezes fast, no mess and even if you um.. have too many, you can still refill it without problems. Highly recommend you get a couple of these especially if you entertain.
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