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[–] 13 points 1 month ago (1 child)

It makes sense if you've ever tried to make ice like that yourself. It's harder than it sounds

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    36 hours of freezing, only 1/3 of the batch is usable, then sawing and shaping into cube of desirable size. If you have lots of disposable income and hosting a party, chance is you will get this $5 icecube than make it yourself. Seems like the business model make sense to me.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago (1 child)
  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Won't give you clear cubes, though

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  • [–] -1 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Just remove all the gases from water before freezing it

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    For Negronis and other cocktails I'm guessing

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Yeah but it’s like $7USD to just buy the mold to freeze your own. This may or may not come with a reusable mold but my guess is that folk will just use it as disposable which is a metaphor for modern society.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    If you use these in cocktails, a very big part of the presentation is that the cubes are perfectly clear, giving a very interesting look to the drink

    Making clear ice at home is quite tedious, and not just a simple "put water in a mold and done" job

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    You gotta use a vacuum pump? How do you do it

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    You basically need to freeze the water in a partially insulated container and never let it fully freeze into a solid block

    There are a bunch of videos that show you how to do it

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    [–] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    At that point, why not just buy a permanent reusable solution like whiskey stones?

    Sure, maybe you like your drink watered down, but then JUST USE YOUR ICE MAKER or water down your drink.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    And freedom costs $1.05.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    I saw these at my aldis this week too.

    I only found it funny since I have not seen fried or any either variation of ice cubes.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    Honestly I see these being super useful stocked at a decent liquor store for when you're hosting company. But at ALDI? Seems like the wrong market. I shop at ALDI, I'd buy these once to have with my scotch for a novelty. But not regularly.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    This is either the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen or it has some use for someone well above my pay grade.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    saw these the other week. was like over a dollar a cube. wtf. they are more expensive than the ice cream novelties around them. who the heck is buying this and I mean aldi. not exactly the rich mans grocer.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    Could they make some faceted like a diamond and perfectly clear?

    Do they have the technology?

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    [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    Frozen ice cubes? Are there other types of ice cubes?

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Slow melting? Its going to melt at the same rate as any other ice cube... unless its not just water... yeah, I'll give that a hard pass

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