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Andrew Rhine
December 24, 2025
Actually works pretty well
This ice ball mold works well. With just regular tap water it produces clearIce spheres in about 24 hours. I love the large clear ice in drinks. it looks cool and lasts longer. The white part of the ice freezes below the sphere part of the mold because its separated. The mold is a bit tricky and kind of messy to fill but the result is worth it. Its fairly easy to get your ice sphere out when done. It helps to let it sit and warm up for just a few minutes. Also an important note… you have to empty the bottom part too of ice before refilling or you won’t get a clear ice ball the next time around. The only thing I would improve is to make this easier to fill. Perhaps by adding a larger opening in the top so that air can exit while filling more easily, and so that you can see when it’s at the top.
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John H.
December 28, 2025
5 stars
Make prefect balls. Would buy again.
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Not an elegant design, but it makes mostly clear ice balls, one at a time
Let me start at the end: It does make clear ice balls. I've watched a number of videos about how to achieve this at home, with some using an insulated can cooler in the freezer. And I thought: wow, that's got to take up so much space in the freezer. So, when I saw this one, I ordered it because it's not nearly as big as a cooler.The device is 4 separate pieces:- a foam insulated vessel where the ice is formed inside;- an outer plastic sleeve that fits snugly over the foam vessel;- 2 silicone molds, each having a half-sphere (round) shape that face each other when snugly fit into the top of the vessel.The instructions are printed on the box exterior, but they are a little confusing. The first step talks about 'placing the foam case into the plastic case' but mine arrived pre-assembled with the foam-wrapped vessel already stuck inside the outer sleeve.Once the foam vessel is inside the plastic sleeve, you fill water to what they call 'the fill line.' I'm also confused here, because there is a vertical groove that is about 1 inch long that starts at the top and goes down into the vessel, but the box says the fill line is about 2 inches from the top. Mine doesn't have a fill line or any similar marking inside; just the vertical groove near the top, so I've been filling to just below the bottom of the groove.Once you slowly insert the silicone mold halves into the vessel top, some water escapes thru a small hole in the top. That water will also freeze, but you can easily break that off the ball.After about 24 hours, your ice ball is ready to extract from the silicone molds. I made two so far (each taking 24 hours to make), and both have a small area where crystals of ice are visible, but it is mostly clear. The vessel, below where the silicone molds were, has a cylindrical block of ice that is full of crystals. It doesn't easily slide out, nor does hot water easily loosen it. I left it out on the counter for a few hours, and eventually, it melted enough to release from the vessel.Rinse and repeat. One ice cube per day at a time.It is a nice novelty item, and would make a good gift for someone into cocktail making at home. But at $20, it seems pricy for a large, clunky gizmo that makes one ice cube per day. Still, it easily fit in the freezer and is way smaller than a can cooler.
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Randiiann
October 27, 2025
THIS MOLD IS NICE, AND AS COLD AS ICE
This ice mold makes amazing clear spherical ice. As a fan of the occasional pour of whisky to sip on, I love the ice spheres because they cool the beverage, but melt much slower than the typical ice cube, so it doesn’t water down the drink. I typically fill the mold with hot water as it seems to result in a clearer finished product. It might depend on the freezer, but I’ve found that letting the ice freeze for at least 18 hours is best. Another thing I love about this mold is that it pulls out easy and the ice pops out of the mold with little effort. The one I have only makes one sphere at a time, so I make one every day and have saved up a good dozen. They also make a 4 or an 8 sphere mold if you are wanting more ice quicker. This item is very easy to use and makes great ice.
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John Farrell
September 17, 2025
Probably Not...
I wanted to like this thing, but it's not the greatest thing since sliced bread. My first attempt was messy with water coming out the top as I tried to freeze it. i still got a round cube with a sawed off top. I guess the base is designed to stay half full of ice at all times, but it takes up a lot of space in the freezer for a one off use. It's not an item that is going to break the bank or anything and the look and packaging are aces, but I ended up supplementing my glass of bourbon with more ice anyway. You'd think you'd get two balls out of one freezing, but you don't. I didn't hate it or anything, I just didn't love it. I don't think I'd buy it again, but I'll try and keep making use of it now that it's here.
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Amazon Customer
January 20, 2026
Poor results
Balla were not clear and misshapen
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Agent007
September 18, 2025
Works Well but It's Large
I'm an amateur home-based mixologist and I'd rather invite friends over and enjoy well-made Old-Fashioneds and nice drinks than pay $15 to $20 each at a bar for a drink that I could make better myself. Because of this I appreciate the presentation and 'bougie-ness' that clear ice adds to a nice drink and I already own another brand of clear ice ice-ball makers ("Brand X") that I'm going to reference in this review. I also own a different type of square cube clear ice maker, so I'm familiar with products like this. With regard to this ice ball maker, here are my observations: (1) it's BIG. As seen in the photo, it's quite a bit larger than the other model that I own. While this may not sound like a big deal, there is a finite amount of space in anyone's freezer and the larger the footprint of the clear ice maker the more space it takes up. Depending upon the size of your freezer and how much is already in it, it's something to think about (2) the body of this ice maker is plastic, not aluminum like the others I own. While I can't guarantee this, it seems as if this would affect the the time required for top-down freezing since it doesn't conduct the loss of heat (i.e. get cold) in the same manner as aluminum does. Also, being plastic, I have no idea how long it will last before eventually cracking due to the freezing temperatures; maybe 3 months or maybe 30 years?All of that being stated, it DOES make a nice ball of clear ice!
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