Category: ice

  • Colored Hearts in Clear Cubes for Valentine’s Day

    —

    by

    Camper English
    in

    I made these colored hearts in clear ice cubes.  Resources used in this video (affiliate links): The Ice Book: Cool Cubes, Clear Spheres, and Other Chill Cocktail Crafts https://amzn.to/48V4qzs Heart Stamphttps://amzn.to/3uljhEk Clear Ice Trays: Clearly Frozenhttps://amzn.to/3OwGQkp Dexas IceOlogyhttps://amzn.to/491hByM      

  • Directional Freezing on The Weather Network

    —

    by

    Camper English
    in

    Well here's something I never expected when I started experimenting with ice all those years ago: The Weather Network did a segment on directional freezing to make ice for cocktails.  I wish I was smart enough to have pitched them The Ice Book when it came out!  Check out the video here.  

  • The Mystery Pillar aka The Sacrificial Ice Cube

    —

    by

    Camper English
    in

    In clear ice cube trays, one cube (or a few) almost always pops up and starts growing upward after some time of freezing. I call this The Mystery Pillar. Others call it the Sacrificial Cube, because it is usually cloudy and must be discarded.    While it would be theoretically possible to build a deformable…

  • The Five Best Drink Books of 2023

    —

    by

    Camper English
    in , , , , , , ,

    This year I read more than 40 books, mostly about drinks. My top five favorites are below. This list is not actually the best drink books of the year, but my favorites. (And my favorite technically came out in 2022.) I wrote the title for SEO! What I want out of drink books is new…

  • The Mystery Pillar and Ice Spikes

    —

    by

    Camper English
    in ,

    This is a video about "ice spikes" that form in the freezer, and as explained it does so due to the expansion of water when it freezes.  He is talking about ice forming in a standard ice cube tray but those of us who make clear ice cubes in trays know this phenomenon as the…

  • Ice Gifts – The Starter Pack

    —

    by

    Camper English
    in , ,

    There are lots of different ice tools you could buy for yourself and others, but when someone I know moves house I tend to buy them a starter pack that takes up the least amount of space in their freezer with a lot of value in icy awesomeness.  (A list of all my recommended ice…

  • Designer Ice in the News

    —

    by

    Camper English
    in ,

    I was interviewed for this short segment on CBS news, which went out to their various affiliate stations. The first person who told me they saw it was actually in Hawaii.   

  • Ice Gifts – Super DIY Edition

    —

    by

    Camper English
    in ,

    Want to give yourself (or, I suppose, somebody else) some clear ice tools for the most hands-on experience? Skip the commercial trays that make good finished ice and pick up this stuff instead.  A list of all my recommended ice tools is here.  Small cooler to make the ice Cut-resistant gloves (you can also use…

  • Ice Gifts – Splurge Edition

    —

    by

    Camper English
    in , ,

    I have a page dedicated to the ice tools that I use and recommend, but this post is centered on splurge ice gifts.    Clear Ice Makers Assuming you're not gifting someone a refrigerator with built-in clear ice maker (those exist now), here are some ice makers.  The Ghost Ice Compact system is super sturdy…

  • A Perfect Fit for 2.5″ Clear Ice Cubes

    —

    by

    Camper English
    in

    I found a cooler and ice cube tray combination that makes clear 2.5 inch cubes. The tray fits into the cooler at the top perfectly – you don't need to make any special effort to hang it nor do you need a riser to sit it on. This extra-large size cube fits the Cocktail Kingdom…