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Yeah but are they imported from Japan?
Buy once. Use forever.
Won’t give you clear cubes, though
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.
Frozen ice cubes? Are there other types of ice cubes?
They’re perfectly clear. You can’t see them in water. That’s the angle.
I would’ve thought the angle was 90°. Shows what I know I guess.
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.
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
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
Clear ice actually does melt more slowly: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/J7t97Qp89aE
It makes sense if you’ve ever tried to make ice like that yourself. It’s harder than it sounds
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.
For Negronis and other cocktails I’m guessing
for what
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 molds are pretty notorious for sucking
