Category: ice
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Making Clear Ice Balls with Tovolo Sphere Ice Molds and a Cooler
Another method of making super clear ice spheres using different molds in a cooler.
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A New Clear Ice Ball Maker That Seems To Work Okay
There is a new clear ice ball maker on the market, so I gave it a test run.
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Clear Ice Cubes Using a Tray in a Cooler
The short answer is: Poke holes in the tray and set it on a riser at the bottom of an insulated cooler. The long answer? Read along.
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Making a Clear Ice Block from the Bottom Up
Commercial ice machines like the Clinebell freeze blocks of clear ice by freezing from a cold plate on the bottom, while a water pump near the surface keeps water circulating (thus preventing ice from forming on the surface). An Alcademics reader wrote me to tell me about a method he developed that sort of combines…
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Fact-Checking the Clear Ice Balls Method
I tested a method of making clear ice balls at home. It works just fine.
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Make Perfectly Clear Ice Balls Using Insulated Mugs
Alcademics readers have come up with a method to make clear ice balls using plastic molds sitting atop an insulated container. Cheap and easy!
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Here I Am Talking About Ice Again
In the new issue of Cheers Magazine, I was interviewed by writer Kelly Magyarics about ice. She covered topics relevant to bartenders, such as machines, molds, making ice in industrial quantities, the Aviary’s ice program, and more.
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How to Carve Up an Ice Block, Tools to Use, and Making Clear Ice at Home
Three articles about ice handling and a very cool video on cutting an ice block on Saveur.com.
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Ice Trends in Drinks International Magazine
The April issue of Drinks International magazine, which I just received in the mail, contains a series of articles about trends at the World’s 50 Best Bars. I wrote the one about ice, which should come as a surprise to nobody at this point.
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Specialty Cocktail Ice Providers
This is a list of specialty cocktail ice providers – companies that make large, clear ice such as 2-inch cubes, spheres, and spears. Many of them also make sculpture ice but this list is not for that. I haven't put them in any order, so you'll have to look through the list to find ones…