Crystal Clear Ice Cube Maker, 4 Large 2"x2"x2" Ice Cubes for Cocktails and Drinks, Silicone Mold for Pure, Bartender-Quality Ice - Great for Hosting and Entertaining, Whiskey Gifts for Men

Took it out a touch too soon, 16 hours, and the bottom of the cubes wasn’t quite perfect. But it worked exactly as advertised to an absurd degree. The water I used was just filtered tap water. Getting it apart wasn’t too bad, but I didn’t leave it too long.

This ice cube maker really does make clear ice cubes. I was skeptical and thought I’d be returning it but it really DOES work! Do I NEED clear ice cubes for my drinks? No, but it sure does make my glass neat and clean with a clear ice cube in it. With gin, you almost can’t see the cube in the glass.Doesn’t take up much room in the freezer. I have a bottom drawer GE freezer with two upper slide out drawers and it fits easily in the drawer. Easy to make cubes and store them in a ziplock bag so you can keep more than 4 around. This will be my next Christmas gift for friends and family who enjoy their bourbon and other cocktails with a large cube. It’s cheaper than buying a new freezer that can make clear cubes!!

So far so good. A little tricky to take apart the finished ice cubes, but I’m getting a good handle of it. Takes a little familiarity, then it’s very easy afterwards. Nice crystal clear ice cubes every time. Cleaning and storage is an easy task. Loving!

Product quality and function = 5starsSize of cubes = 2 starThis product makes beautiful clear cubes with sharpe edges and really adds to to the aesthetic experience if you like that in your cocktails. Cubes are easy to remove if you follow the instructions and wait 5 minutes. The reason for the 2 star is the size. Cubes should be measured diagonally from corner to corner to determine if they’ll fit your glasses. This is edge to edge 2” and doesn’t fit my standard size rocks glasses.

UPDATE after one year:I'd buy this again in a heartbeat. If you care about cocktails, glassware and serving the best possible drinks to your friends and family, get this. In my earlier review I mentioned bottled or filtered water; update - totally unnecessary. Tap water is perfectly fine. Our freezer is set to 5F degrees. I don't think there's anything magical about the water or its temperature.Assemble the mold, fill it to within a quarter or eighth of an inch of the top, carefully place it in your freezer, then leave it alone for 16 hours. Take it out, LET IT SIT ON THE COUNTER FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES, then grasp the silicone molds with your thumbs and index fingers and use your other 6 fingers to push downward on the rigid insulated portion; it should come off fairly easily.Then separate the lower silicone mold from the upper mold. You don't have to be gentle here: the molds are durable. If your freezing period was correct, the lower mold should be a mixture of ice and water.I remove the ice from the bottom of the cube mold by tapping it with a wooden spoon (over the sink). Once it's all off, put the upper mold face down on the counter, and push down on it... the cubes should loosen and come out of the mold. Immediately put them in the freezer. There's a storage unit available. If my storage unit is full, I just leave the new cubes in the upper mold.We recently purchased some Art Deco old fashioned glasses from Amazon and they're beautiful, but a bit too small for these cubes. So I take a (sharp) serrated knife and carve them into rough looking roundish cubes that look more interesting than the plain cubes. See 2nd pic above.TL/DR: Buy this if you care about cocktailsI’ve been using this for a week and a half, and it works really well. With the freezer set at 4°, it takes between 14 and 16 hours to make four beautiful, clear ice cubes. And guests really notice!Update: for best results, use filtered or bottled water. Fill to the fill line, let it sit for a while, then tap the housing to release any air bubbles lurking inside. With the freezer set at 5°, it takes about 16 hours to get fully formed cubes in the top mold and the proper icy/slushy mixture in the lower section. Do NOT use warm water to remove that icy mix from the underside of the top mold: you’ll damage the cubes and they’ll end up lopsided. I usually tap the partly formed “cubes” from the lower mold (which adhere to the top mold) with a wooden spoon to dislodge the extra ice. Then you can pop out your beautiful clear cubes. After sitting in the freezer a while (I put them in larger silicone molds I no longer use), I store them in a large ziplock bag. Still happy, still 5 stars.2nd update: the only issue I’ve had is an occasional bubble or two in the cubes. This is what I’ve landed on as my approach:1. Put the lower silicone mold in the insulated housing2. Fill the lower mold with bottled or filtered water3. Insert the upper mold into the lower mold4. Fill upper mold to fill line5. Carefully place in freezer set to ~5°F6. DO NOT TOUCH, MOVE, JOSTLE THE MOLD for at least 14 hours7. Remove from freezer after ~16 hours have passed, remove cubes8. Cheers!

Great product.

Works as advertised; creates clear ice cubes using just tap water.

I decided to make a comprehensive review as I search for the best clear ice cube tray on the market. I chose the Eparé Clear Ice System, Glacio Clear Cube Ice Duo, & True Cubes Clear Ice Cube Tray as these seemed to look like the best ones on Amazon and were all reasonably priced in the $35-$40 range.The awards breakdown if you do not want to read the whole analysis:1st Place: Eparé Clear Ice System: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TV7JV232nd Place: True Cubes Clear Ice Cube Tray: https://www.amazon.com/dp//B07422QWCP3rd Place: Glacio Clear Cube Ice Duo: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N8JVBP1I will be comparing each tray based on the qualities listed below and start each rating at 2 points, subtracting points as I find problems, then divide it by 2 and round to the nearest whole number to get to the Amazon 5 star rating system.Packaging & InstructionsEase of filling & Water UsedSize of TrayEase of RemovingThe Ice! Clarity & SizePackaging & InstructionsEparé - 2.0I think this one had the best unboxing experience, I would say it was kind of like opening a fancy phone, the box was the same size as the True Cubes, but it has some padding in there to protect the product. I also really liked their image instructions versus the standard text ones, they have a link to their website there too which gives more comprehensive instructions. I added a picture of this.True Cubes - 1.0The box did not have any kind of padding or bag for the product inside and seemed to be printed wrong as the flap opened from the back so I will take .5 off for that. The instructions were clear but mostly text so could be more visual, .5 off for this.Glacio - .5It came in a box, that’s about it. It is a simple black box made from cheaper cardboard as you could see the ridges through it, no additional protection or bag, no instructions either.Ease of filling & Water UsedEparé - 1.5I used a little bit less than 2 cups to fill the tray full. As far as ease of filling, I think it was pretty simple, but I think if they would put a fill line inside the tray so there wouldn’t be any spillover than this would help, also maybe connecting the chambers below, the other designs did this. I will take .5 off because it can be improved on the ease of filling. I decided to also weigh the amount of water used per cube versus the final cube weight. Total weight of the water was 852g so per cube it's 212.5g, the final cube weight was 115g, so about 54% of the water used towards the end cube.True Cubes - 1.25So I did not have enough measuring cups for this, but I would say it used about 5 cups of water, as both of the 2 cup ones I used were full, almost to the brim. This is using about 1.25 cups to make each cube. As far as ease of filling goes I feel like it could have used some fill lines as well, but the inner chamber is connected for easier filling so I will just take .25 off. Weighed this as well. Total weight was 1038g so per cube its 259.5g, the final cube weight was 120g, so about 46% of the water was used towards the end product. Close enough to the Eparé but still more waste, so will take .5 for this.Glacio - .75Used 3 cups here for 2 cubes, so about 1.5 cups a cube. I would still say that these could use a fill line, but due to the enclosed shape moving these to the freezer was much easier, so I will give this just .25 off here. Weighed this as well. Total weight was 812 so per cube its 406g, the final cube weight was 105g, so about 26% of the water was used towards the end product. By far the worst of the three as war as waste goes, so 1 point off.Size of TrayEparé - 2.0Hands down the most compact design, no comments of suggestions here! I put a photo of how much room these took in my freezer and also comparing to a milk carton.True Cubes - 1I would say this an okay size since it is still producing 4 cubes, but there is obviously a lot of waste in size here considering that the Eparé tray is probably about half the size. I will take 1 point off here for those concerns.Glacio - .5This is definitely the biggest of the 3 for the output of just 2 cubes, I could not fit it in the lower section of my freezer and barely squeezed it into the top part. So this is going to get my lowest rating, subtracting 1.5.Ease of RemovingEparé - 1.5I put some warm water in the container and let it thaw out for a couple of minutes, the soft bottoms make it easier to remove from the structure, but it does take some time. It could be improved if there was a way to not have to wait to thaw out the tray.True Cubes - 1.5I did the same warm water trick as for the above and since the whole body is soft I would say it was relatively easy to remove, still needed a bit of time to thaw out. So I would say this is the same ease as the Eparé modelGlacio - 2.0By far the easiest, it did not require any thaw time. I was able to slide the top part of the tray out right after taking it out of the freezer.Clarity & Size of IceEparé - 2.0Kept in the freezer for 35 hours and used bottled purified water. Produced a proper 2x2 inch cube. The weight of the cube was 115g. The ice had some slight lines in it but hardly noticeable, would say it’s a perfect 2.0 here.True Cubes - 2.0Kept in the freezer for 35 hours and used bottled purified water. Produced a proper 2x2 inch cube. The weight of the cube was 120g. I noticed that the bottom of the ice in the reservoir was still not full frozen which seemed odd to me after so long in the freezer. Still would give this a perfect 2.0.Glacio - 1.0Kept in the freezer for 35 hours and used bottled purified water. The cube is a little under 2 inches, looked like 1.75. By weight it is 106g. I noticed that the bottom of the ice in the reservoir was still not fully frozen which seemed odd to me after so long in the freezer. There was also an ugly seam on the ice and it really was not as clear as the others. Going to deduct 1.0 for the clarity, seam, and slightly smaller size.SummaryEparé - 9.0/2=4.5Overall this should be the one everybody buys, its the right price, the right size, the right everything really. Maybe they can make some slight improvements, but this is the best in class.True Cubes - 6.75/2=3.375These are okay, and just okay, since the Eparé ones are the same price there really isn’t much reason to choose these.Glacio - 4.75/2=2.375The cheapest and the worst, I think these were the first to market, but they definitely did not care about perfecting the design, plus there are a lot of similar styles to these on amazon, would not recommend.