Mini Ice Cube Trays

So we were trying to make smoothies with regular ice cubes in the blender. They were not chopping well. So we threw in the ice crumbs from the bottom of the ice bin. That solved the problem! Use small bits of ice. But not enough ice crumbs are made with each breaking of the ice cubes, so we knew we needed a solution to make small ice. We’d love to have one of the nugget ice maker machines, but tell that to the checkbook! So ice trays were the next most economical choice.We were happy to find these particular trays because they are plastic. That’s much easier to put and stack into our ice spot in the freezer than the silicone trays. To position those, you need much more maneuverability in the freezer. Our freezer is too full of food to spread out ice trays. So these looked like the perfect solution.The order arrived super-fast. Less than 24 hours after we had the idea to make small ice, they’re in hand, washed, and in the freezer! Ice trays are, by nature, super easy to fill under the faucet. Why some people think there has to be a trick to filling ice trays, we don’t know. It’s only obvious that you don’t fill them to the brim or there will be a sheet of ice on the top. Filling just the cups is perfect.Getting the ice out was as easy as expected. Twist the tray and the cutest little cubes pop out. They look like nugget ice, but because it’s a solid bit of water, it doesn’t look as airy or crunchy as true nugget ice. But we wanted them for the blender to chop up, not to eat.Voila! They worked perfectly in the blender on our next batch of smoothies. We will be keeping these cubes in stock for that purpose and to put in regular drinks.Overall, initial impressions are positive. We like the ease of use and the size of the ice. (And on a superficial level, the pretty blue color of the trays is a winner, too.) Three seems to be a good number for a set. Four may have been a better set, but ordering two sets and having six seems like too many. We hope they will last through repeated use without breaking. After all, our regular ice trays came with the refrigerator and have lasted over 25 years of daily use. One can only be so lucky with currently manufactured goods.

A half tray of little cubes from this tray is perfect for making a coffee slushie in a Ninja Fit blender. Recipe: half tray of cubes, milk, flavor syrup, fill with strong iced coffee to the max fill line, blend a few times.The small cubes pulverize much better in the small blender than large cubes from a standard cube tray.

I needed small ice cubes that could be eaten to provide hydration for an ill family member. These worked well for that. The trays release pretty well so you can empty them quickly. They are difficult to fill from a water bottle but would probably be much easier from the tap.

Love these. Ice is easy to remove and the little cubes fit into all sizes of water bottles. I always have extra ice on hand with these.

I love these size cubes! I had two trays but broke one in half being rough with it. These are a perfect replacement and of excellent quality.

5 out of 9 broke trying to get ice out of the trays

I bought these trays a long time ago. Still using them. Love em!

no lidseasy to useeasy to cleanmakes a loteasy to remove