Tovolo King Cube Ice Mold Tray

I ordered these last week in three colors as well as the Orb ice cube tray and the smaller cube version of this. I used to own similar ice cube trays from Ikea (smaller sized cube tray) but found over time a bad taste/smell formed and I noticed a film on the surface of drinks when I used the cubes. Both of these issues have been mentioned towards this brand as well. This brand may actually be the same brand found in Ikea, I am not sure. Because these issues and solutions were mentioned in other reviews (cleaning with vinegar etc, etc..) I felt I was making a pretty informed decision and was prepared for whatever issues may develop. After using the cubes for the first time about 10 minutes ago I have to say I LOVE these trays. They are not perfect, but the resulting cubes are exactly what I have always wanted. Lets get the bad out of the way first. They are silicone so I expect them to be soft and not hold their shape holding it with one hand. I expect to have to use two hands after they are filled. The individual walls are a bit thinner than I expected and they are less firm than their smaller cubed counterparts but they are pretty much what I expected. Fill with care to the top, hold it steady with two hands, and place on a flat surface in the freezer. The only bad thing I really have to say about these trays are I expected to be able to sit them on top of each other in the freezer. With the smaller cubed tray you can fill them, stack them, and they sit level on top of each other. These trays have a beveled bottom so if you place them on top of another tray of the same size, it sits into the tray below. If you want square cubes then you pretty much have to fill the tray to the top. If you want to rest them on top of each other you have to guess how far to fill to and then stack a tray into it. This will result in possible spills if you guessed the water level wrong and a ice cube that is no longer square. Certainly not an issue if you were not going to stack them and of course after they are frozen you can stack them. My solution was to mix the jumbo size cube trays and the normal size cube trays alternating between the two. I was able to stack them nicely and all the cubes came out square. The biggest pro to these cubes are they are huge! You know when you fill a cup with ice and a warm drink and you take a sip and it's not cold yet... Not with these!! I use really big glass mugs so I can fit 3-4 of these cubes into a mug. I filled it with liquid and by the time I sat down with the mug my first sip was cold! no waiting, no mixing, just pour and drink a cold beverage! The cubes also last a long time like other reviewers have said. Because your ice lasts longer you drink does not get as watered down and you can refill and still have an immediate cold drink. If you use a smaller glass you may have an issue of more ice than drink in your cup but my solution to that is, just get a bigger cup :) Since I have just gotten this product I am interested in how they will perform after freezing something other than water. Will they eventually hold a bad taste? and will I be able to get rid of it with vinegar? Will they somehow start to form a weird film that will float in my drink? I certainly hope not. Time will tell. If you want large ice cubes that will quickly cool your drink and last a long time, these trays are the way to go. I love em, and look forward to creating a bunch of cubes and storing them in a sealed container it the freezer. This way I can just reach in my freezer and quickly pull out the number I want.

Hands down great, the cubes are about as big as a standard glass would fit. 1) It melts slower while still cooling the drink equally well due to less surface area. 2) No more re-freezing and drink in your face, one cube does the job. 3) Looks sweet, and makes ice feel like a luxury item once again. I haven't had any trouble removing the cubes, it isn't hard folks (if you can't push a cube out of this thing then how in the world are you able to do much harder tasks like filing for taxes? actually... Think I just answered my own question there). The tray is actually very stretchy and flexible due to the silicone, allowing the cubes to easily pop out with a thumb movement while still hugging the others in place for dispensing; This is great for filling a line of glasses, or saving them in the freezer for later. Re-filling empty cubicles with water before putting it in the fridge is super easy, just one cube will keep the tray rigid as a whole when refilling. I would also recommend this for people who have ice makers, the shape and size is quite the luxury, had it for a few weeks, and putting ice in my water still feels "prestigious". I no longer use the ice of the common folk for my beverages. If you don't live in an area where the water is so hard that you can't cut it with a knife, then you won't have any trouble with this weird coating people are talking about. I live in Atlanta and use city water, the cube comes out as clear ice and nothing else. Cool Tip! For extra glassy ice boil your water first. This will remove all the air dissolved in it. Fun Fact! Hot water freezes faster than room temperature water. (look it up O_O)

tl;dr: This thing is pretty sweet. Buy it. Let me start by stating the obvious: this thing makes ice. And it does it well. If your freezer can freeze, removal's a breeze, but that's not why you're here. You read 600 reviews of a $9 ice cube tray to find out if this is the product that will finally turn your life around and I'm here to tell you it is. The cubes pop out easily and are nice and big with beveled bottom edges (pro tip: flip the cube over and it's got beveled top edges). And here's the kicker: these suckers are big. They fit in a Collins glass, but they create a nice big surface across the top of your beverage that is awesome for floating dark rum over your Mai Tai. If you're clumsy like me, this is a perfect alternative to trying to float using a spoon. It probably even works for virgin drinks (blueberry juice over ice tea? Sounds lovely!). So what about scotch? I take mine neat, but on a hot day a rock might be a welcome addition given a 90 degree liquor cabinet and these cubes cool beverages nicely but melt slowly. Anyone with half an understanding of thermodynamics knows that if it isn't melting quickly, it's not sopping up the heat in the beverage at large as quickly as quick melting crushed ice. This means these cubes really shine in their role as longer term solutions to your beverage's cooling problems. These are slow melting cubes for keeping your drink cool longer. You want it cold fast? Shake it with ice before pouring it over one of these. Final thoughts: this is a great tray, making large cubes. It's not the only size tray you should have, but it's well worth the purchase.

Why would anyone need or want a giant ice cube? - It takes longer to melt, hence diluting your drink less quickly, cooling it longer - It is quicker, easier and neater to dispense into your drink - It being large means you are not drinking ice cubes as they melt into tiny pieces - It just plain looks cool This tray makes some pretty huge 2.5 inch cubes. The tray is silicone but with a slightly more rigid base, so getting the ice cubes out is a doddle. I am going to ditch my three normal trays that make those poor little ice cubes and replace them with a couple of these. They seem well made and do the job. Simple but great idea.

Reflect the description, a proper big square iced cube

Un oggetto ben fatto ed efficace, provati i cubetti XL mai piu' senza!

I like the two-inch , mostly clear cubes that these trays make. These large cubes contain about as much ice as the 4 of the 1.25 " cubes that my other Tovolo trays make, and since they take longer to freeze, the air dissolved in the water has more time to escape, and they come out clearer, but not completely clear. They are too big to fit into some of my smaller glasses, but do fit into the ones that I use most often for drinks. Just shove the cubes out with both thumbs, and they'll come out easily, with no ice sticking to the trays, and the trays will bounce right back. No need to baby them. You can definitely find cheaper trays, but I really like these.

El producto es de muy buena calidad, al principio se me dificulto un poco sacar los cubos de hielo pero conforme a la practica ya no se me dificulta en nada, pense que el material no iba a ser lo suficientemente durable al manipularlo y la verdad es que si. Hay que tomar en cuenta que los cubos son demasiados grandes y por lo tanto no cabe en todos los vasos.