Tag: clear

  • Carved Ice Balls: Starter Molds

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    Here's a method that gets ice balls started using the cooler method for making clear ice.  This comes courtesy of Dave Michalowski, for I saw it on his Facebook page and asked if I could steal his pictures to share. Thanks Dave!  He says, "I am using the round containers for the ice balls. I…

  • Stovetop Ice Balls: A First Attempt

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    Now that we know one way to make crystal clear ice, what are we gonna do with it? One thing I've wanted to attempt is to make ice balls. These can be carved by hand, but that's a lot of work. The big copper ice ball makers make lovely ice balls, but these cost a…

  • Cutting Blocks of Ice with an Icepick

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    update 2021 Better ice cutting pictures are on this post. To cut the large blocks of clear ice that I make at home using and Igloo cooler (methodology here), I have always busted out the saw I bought for that reason.  However, last week I gave a talk on ice at Portland Cocktail Week with Evan…

  • Does Distilled Water Freeze Clearer than Tap Water?

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    In my last set of icesperiments, I froze, melted, and refroze (tap) water to see if it became clearer on successive refreezings. It did not. This time I compared tap water with distilled water to see if one would freeze more clearly than the other. I froze it, then melted and refroze it four more…