It makes sense if you've ever tried to make ice like that yourself. It's harder than it sounds
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Buy once. Use forever.
Won't give you clear cubes, though
Just remove all the gases from water before freezing it
For Negronis and other cocktails I'm guessing
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.
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
The fact that people demand crystal clear ice for no other reason than "it just looks better", is really a perfect symbolisation of the decadence of our dying civilisation.
You gotta use a vacuum pump? How do you do it
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
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.
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.
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.
This is either the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen or it has some use for someone well above my pay grade.
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.
Could they make some faceted like a diamond and perfectly clear?
Do they have the technology?
Yeah but are they imported from Japan?
Frozen ice cubes? Are there other types of ice cubes?
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
Clear ice actually does melt more slowly: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/J7t97Qp89aE
It does melt slower compared to classic cubes
The surface area to volume ratio is a lot smaller, which causes it to melt slower
Source: I use big ice balls in the summer, and they take a lot longer to melt compared to the same volume of normal ice cubes

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