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THIS IS A RE-REVIEW: I HAVE A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM!! In just a few days after my initial review - my initial ecstatic review - my trays developed the "fug" or "funk" that some of the others have described. Whatever it was that flavored my ice cubes - they started tasting like a freezer condenser smells. So I ordered another round of these trays and another LARGE square cube tray - and added the spheres while I was at it - why not? The basic problem is that silicone is not a suitable substance for use in the freezer as it absorbs everything that comes into contact with it - whether from dishwashing or just sitting in the freezer waiting to freeze - the trays are magnets for lots of stinky stuff. Stinky stuff that will end up in your ice cubes. I detailed the solution to the first problem below: NEVER WASH YOUR ICE CUBE TRAYS WITH DETERGENTS - NEVER - WHETHER YOU WASH YOUR DISHES BY HAND OR IN THE DISHWASHER. A RINSE WITH HOT WATER SHOULD BE ALL THAT IS REQUIRED AND THAT ONLY FROM TIME TO TIME. (The manufacturers recommend washing the trays in a diluted solution of vinegar and water periodically. I am going to try that with my former set of trays but I don't "relish" vinegar-scented ice cubes!) Second: I use triple-filtered water in these trays. Not the stuff directly from the tap. Or if you want ice cubes that are clear you should use water that has been boiled and then allowed to cool. Third and this was my partners innovation: After they are filled, I am now placing the filled ice cube trays in freezer bags and then sealing them so the trays and iced cubes will not be exposed to the freezer at all - ever - during the freezing process. And, as I also described below, I store the finished frozen ice cubes in a sealed disposable freezer keeper so - again - they do not have the opportunity to absord "stuff" that will make them smell and taste nasty . This may seem like more trouble than they are worth but these cubes really are the PERFECT size and I feel they warrant all the attention! (What an innovative solution JP! Thanks for the suggestion.) MY ORIGINAL REVIEW: I usually don't care for silicone especially in bakeware. But these ice cube trays are just the ticket and they live up to their name = they make perfectly sized ice cubes. Even the silicone is a bit easier to use here and the ice cubes pop out effectively. Perhaps because the cube trays are really not that big - although 2 trays just fill a large Gladware container perfectly and you can store your ice cubes in an airtight environment. Even after many rounds of ice cube making the trays never lose their shape. I, too, do not understand the quibbles with these trays. They, themselves, do not impart any smell at all and lend no scent to the ice cubes either. I keep my freezer impeccably clean and I have a box of baking soda in the freezer as well as the refrigerator - so maybe that's the difference. Also, I never wash silicone in detergent as that will be absorbed by the trays and your ice cubes will be perfumed and make your cubes taste like Dawn or Ivory or Joy or whatever you use. Not good. Again, it's the size that is the innovation here and that is the aspect of the cubes that pleases me most.

These are great little ice cube trays for storing purees and liquids. I not only store homemade baby food, but stocks and broths as well (even tomato paste). The 1 oz size makes these perfect for using later. It's super easy to grab a couple 1 oz cubes for a home-made baby dinner or dessert, or throw in the appropriate number of stock or pastes cubes in recipes, already precisely measured. I like these trays even better than plastic for high-fat and gelatinous liquids (like homemade stock or tomato paste), because these substances get stuck in the more traditional plastic trays (trying to jam stuck cubes out with hot water and a fork is a lesson in frustration). Although the trays are made from flexible silicone, the inner ribs delineating the cubes are stiff enough that the trays can be stacked, as long as the cubes are not over-filled. I use a spoon or spatula to flatten the cubes, and lightly tap the trays on the counter to settle them & remove air bubbles (although this can be messy if done too vigorously with wet purees). Another benefit of the silicone is that I feel more comfortable putting still-warm liquids and purees in them. They are dishwasher safe, and fairly non-stick, so a quick hand wash is usually all that's needed. After a few months of using, they do smell a little like the freezer, but I don't find this lingers on any of the cubes. I'm not sure I'd use these for cold liquids that easily freeze like water, since traditional plastic does so well for that. The silicone trays make stuck cubes a thing of the past, but they are a little less user friendly to work in big batches. For example, sometimes I have to push each cube individually out from the back. I have found that twisting the tray and separating the cubes first helps pushing them out. I have to keep buying more sets, because I like to make big batches of baby food and stock, and my freezer takes a few hours (overnight is best) to completely freeze the cubes. I've got 4 sets so far, for a total of 8 trays.

Resistance to change manifests itself in many ways --- both large and small, sober and amusing. Sometimes you remain in a job for too long without seeking alternatives. Sometimes you can't muster the energy to unglue yourself from the couch. (We've all been there.) And sometimes, God only knows why, you hang on to the same disgusting ice cube trays you discovered abandoned in the freezer after moving into your apartment three years ago. The inertia that kept those cracked plastic ice cube trays in my freezer for three years was abruptly shattered one day when my girlfriend reached in for some ice cubes. "Ewwwww, gross." My girlfriend had planted the seed of shame that led me to log in and search for something new, something bold, something... something that was at least sanitary. And that is how I came to own the Tovolo King Cube Ice Tray. I love this product. It differs from the typical hard-plastic ice cube trays in that it's made of pliable, flexible silicon rubber. It produces 15 robust, crystal clear ice cubes. The cubes emerge almost completely transparent, which stands in stark contrast to the cloudy-looking cubes produced by traditional plastic trays. In my experience, the Tovolo trays produce cubes that seem to keep their form for much longer, so you don't have to worry as much about accidentally swallowing melted-down chunks. The one downside is that you have to kind of twist and squeeze the tray to wring out the cubes, which are often a bit stubborn about coming out. I bought these trays for my parents because I lick them so much and my mom tells me she sometimes has difficulty getting them out. ✔ PROS -Produces 15 robust, crystal clear ice cubes that are perfectly shaped -Trays hold up well with heavy use; they're sturdy -Dishwasher safe -Trays are attractive looking -Trays DON'T crack or stain like traditional plastic trays -Easily stackable in the freezer, even before the water is frozen -Good price point ✔ CONS -It can sometimes be a bit challenging to get the cubes out of the tray. ✔ FYI The trick to removing the ice cubes is to turn the tray upside down while twisting it and using your thumbs to push out the cubes. (It's not really as difficult as it sounds, although my mom finds it mildly annoying.) In sum, I'm so glad I purchased these trays. I would never go back to the cheap plastic kind. All in all a good product at a good price point.

I've only gone through the trays twice, but I already love these cubes. They are bigger than normal cubes and seem to stay frozen a lot longer. More importantly (for me and I'd assume most people looking at these) they look great. Theres something about perfect ice that makes a glass of iced tea just look better. A lot of people have commented on the off flavor that these can provide. I agree in that when I received my package they didn't smell the freshest. They definitely had some kind of lubricant from the manufacturing process on them. I rinsed them with blue dawn and then let them soak with some dilute vinegar solution (roughly 1:10 vinegar:water). I used apple cider vinegar because its what I had on hand. After a 10 minute soak and a quick rinse the tray had no discernible off odor and the cubes came out tasting like regular ice. I'd also heard that the cubes were difficult to remove, but I didn't have quite that experience. They don't fall out of the tray like an old school plastic tray, but I think thats done on purpose a bit. If you're going to take the time to make perfectly shaped cubes would you want to let them tumble out and chip corners off? A little push up on the bottom of each cube gets it out far enough that I can grab it and lift it out and the mold snaps right back to shape. It does take a second or two to remove each cube but that adds up to maybe 45 seconds for the entire tray? In short is not that big of a hassle. Overall I'd say these are as close to perfect as you're going to get especially if you fixate on making pretty drinks. The cubes are not only functional, but look amazing and to me thats well worth a quick vinegar rinse and a few extra seconds to take them out of the tray.

My chihuahua loves chicken and goats milk but since he's so tiny, he doesn't finish either before they go bad. I've frozen chicken in a bag before but it's a pain to take small amounts off a frozen block. These molds are a game changer! They allow me to cook up a large batch of chicken (taking advantage of sale prices), blend it with broth, then pour it into the molds. After about 8 hours, or overnight, it takes maybe 3 minutes to pull them out and put them into a bag for a quick, portion sized addition to his kibbles. Similarly with the goat's milk, I just portion it out and freeze it; I'm saving a ton of money buying a larger size milk and he actually enjoyed it frozen! Win, win all around. Reading reviews helped a lot and I haven't had any issues removing the frozen cubes. Make sure they freeze completely, then simply bend the tray a little and push the center cube out from the bottom, pulling it once it's about half way out. I remove the center row first, then the sides. They don't twist and pop out like plastic ice cube trays but they stay frozen during removal (don't dip the tray in hot water) and I find it easier to store the cubes in a plastic bag than in the trays. Since I have an ice cube maker, these will be used primarily for my dog but they'd work great for preserving small amounts of leftover sauce, fresh herbs, making infused ice cubes, etc. They hold just over 1 oz, so I am thinking about getting a larger size but for now they're working out great.

It is the as-perfect-as-it-gets ice cube tray! I will start off by saying we bought a house that does not have a water connection to the fridge - so because we enjoy a cold drink, we were on a mission to find an ice cube tray that would make the job as easy as possible. I am not exaggerating when I say we have tried about 10 different ice trays, and we just weren't happy with anything, mostly due to the ice not releasing easily. Some of the trays we tried include the Onyx 18/8 Stainless Steel # ICE001 18 Slot Ice Cube Tray but those ice cubes just shattered and it was expensive; the ice sphere moulds, which were cool and worked nicely, but are big and don't make many at once. Even the "push out" models weren't impressive. The tray we ended up keeping initially was the Joseph Joseph QuickSnap Ice Tray. It seemed to work the best, but was still a bit frustrating. So after time, we gave up and just started buying a couple bags of ice each week. Then wanting to watch our dollars, we went back to making ice and discovered these trays. They have been great and helps us save about $5 a week in ice. (it adds up...) They take a little getting used to, but now my husband can get the cubes out of the tray in seconds. (it's quite impressive!) We also ended up getting their large cube tray which are great for a slow ice melt - nice for the summer, and in a cocktail in particular. In summary - a great ice cube tray and the one we will stick with. A favorite of the MANY we have tried and rejected. The only con is that they don't fit into a small neck water bottle. I have to soak the cubes in water for a few minutes to shrink them and then they fit. Hopefully someday they will come out with a smaller cube tray.

I would have initially given this four stars. The only initial complaint I had was that the ice cubes were hard to remove. I have had these trays for over a couple years, where I have been pleased with the size and shape of the ice. I almost never use ice, which is why I probably never realized the increasingly bad smell/taste. Additionally, I only ever use ice for mixed drinks, so perhaps the drinks overpowered the off-flavor from this product. I thought the ice tasted a bit odd from time to time, but after cleaning the tray the flavors became undetectable every time this happened. I own the Tovolo Sphere Ice Molds, and I LOVE them. I do not get any off-flavor, and I find them easy to use. I am surprised that these are the same brand. I have never given a product one star before. This mostly stems from the fact that I have been trying to locate the horrible smell in my freezer for months and months. I never took the time to focus on what I thought would be the last thing to smell. Since I rarely made ice, I just didn't notice sooner. I finally took them out today for heavy scrubbing, and now I can smell it from the kitchen drying rack as I sit in the living room typing this review. I tried dish soap, bleach, vinegar, Pine-Sol, boiling water, and let them soak in soapy water for hours. Nothing. If anything it smells worse. I will simply have to get rid of these trays. I feel bad giving up. On a positive side, the construction of the trays feels sturdy, and the ice cubes do look nice. Overall, it's just not worth it. Maybe it's not 100% silicone, I'm not sure. Just please stay away if you are sensitive to plasticy aromas and flavors.

bought a DOZEN of these!!! which tells me, what i need instead is an icemaker!). bought all the pretty colors, thought they were so cool, AND i actually loved the big solid ice cubes they made b/c they stayed frozen so long in drinks. quality of the tray was very good with nice fit and finish, it just seemed like a very nice and cool (literally) modern ice cube tray! so.... cut to about a year later. every time i'm having a drink with ice i'm thinking, wow this drink smells funny. and then what i (and guests...) realized was, it is the ice that smells funny. and that it was the ice cube tray that smelled funny. i realize oh ok, this musta picked up food odors from freezer. reasonable enough, that kind of thing happens. i decide to soak these in some water and soap overnight thinking that will help. nope. then i try to some water and vinegar. nope that doesn't help. okay i figure (since i didn't see it say anywhere that you couldn't put them in the dishwasher...) i put them in the dishwasher since i know dishwashing powder has bleach which is very strong at disinfecting stuff -- and hopefully removing odors but..... nope that didn't work. so i email tovolo and ask them what to do. they say yes it may take on odors, they didn't really have a solution, but they said that actually, the ice should be MADE in the trays BUT NOT STORED in the trays! as in, you should pop the ice out into a bowl or something, but NOT leave the silicon tray in the freezer. okay, now i really DO need an icemaker - that is NOT a convenient way to make ice!). i was completely surprised to learn this is the way these trays "work best". i would never have bought a dozen of them if i knew i wasn't supposed to store them in the actual freezer! wow... ice cube trays you are not supposed to store in the freezer -- who woulda known! these btw are not inexpensive (maybe i paid a lot b/c i only got nice colored ones haha!). but that was a disappointment. and now i realize my ice cube trays have a smell that won't go away, and after having used them for only about a year or so they are no longer useable b/c the ice smells like other food! these are pretty expensive for ice cube trays that have limited life. they are very pretty but unfortunately i would not purchase them again, unless i really did have the time to pop out the ice i made, take the trays out of the freezer, etc etc. OCTOBER 2011 update..... I tried tons of things to get the smell out of these trays. I read one review here on Amazon that said put them in a plastic bag with kitty litter, the clay will absorb the odors! CLEAN kitty litter!!! I don't even have a cat! But I got some kitty litter from a friend. Well let me tell you, that tip must have been a JOKE because it did not work!!! Can't believe everything you read on the internet.... right?!) BUT, I DID FIND A WAY TO GET RID OF THE SMELLS..........! YAY!!!! I took my stinky ice cube trays, put them in a bucket of water and OXY CLEAN! And I just let it sit in the sun (maybe about 2, 3 days...) so that they would soak in HOT water. Oxy Clean is great. I actually use it for EVERYTHING dirty haha! It's all natural (so it says......), safe for the environment, blah blah blah. All I can tell you is, after sitting in oxy clean for 3 days, my trays no longer smell! So I am using them once again. I'd prefer that I don't have to clean them every so often but at least, now I have figured out a way how to! They still are my favorite ice cubes, when the damn trays work! Peace. Love. And groovy! ;-)

I've had these trays for over a year now and I'm really pleased with them, they have held up to daily use and show no signs of wear and tear. These trays make perfect cubes every time which I love. They are large and stable, a lot of ice Cubes crack when removing them from traditional trays however with these they never do. The only draw back is that the cubes do not fall out of the tray, you have to twist them and then push the cubes out individually. It only takes a couple seconds and two cubes is plenty for a can of cola or similar sized drink. If you're taking them per drink it's not an issue, I could see though if you wanted to make a bucket of ice it would be more tedious than the trays that you can knock the whole tray out at once with.

The cubes are about 1 inch by 1 inch each - they're silicon as ordered. I liked it - and find the cubes easy to take out by rolling the silicon sides.

Buen tamaño y llegaron rápido, muy bonitas, tal como esperaba en buenas condiciones y el color deseado. Tuve una duda y la atención del vendedor es muy buena.

I'm not using it for ice cubes, but maybe one day I will. I saw a recipe online that used and recommended these molds. Vegan jello made into single serving jigglers. Deep enough to add fruit. I was skeptical but it worked really well. It's firm so keeps it's shape. Maybe because the back is flat. The jello came out with little effort and in perfect shape.

It's an ice cube tray and it works. Love the color too. Summer drinks here we go! Can be a little tricky to remove ice but it's silicone so it won't crack, break or bend in the middle like the old school plastic ones. Just to help the one user out.. I got you don't worry! If it spills when you fill it too much, try filling it less. Thank me later.