Ice cubes & balls mold

I was looking to just get some Gentlemen's cubes for my bourbon to go with my big ball molds - they make single large balls but pop out very easily, so I was looking for a Large Cube tray that was silicone. When I saw this combo I figured that for a small difference compared to others, why not get some mini-balls to go with my big balls. The Big Cube tray is awesome - VERY SIMPLE to use. You put water in like you would a normal ice tray, then after it's frozen you let it warm up a bit and push the bottom of the tray and out they pop. The cubes are a little round at the bottom, but who cares, it's solid, perfectly sized for a bourbon glass, and didn't melt fast at all. The mold itself has GOOD sturdy walls, they are somehow still flexible but very rigid at the same time, which is what makes it work so well. The Mini-ball tray is NOT so easy to fill. The balls are separated and if each one sealed tightly the funnel it came with be very useful, but as soon as you lift the tray up the water migrates across the mold. I found it best to fill it partially up then move it the freezer to finish filling. It sucks because it makes Really good mini ice balls - they come out VERY easily and I started using them in my Moscow Mules as you can get more vodka in the glass since you don't need as much ice - :-) Seeing as my two ZOKU (THE BEST ICE BALL MOLDS OUT THERE) cost $15+ alone, this ball tray is literally a bonus add on that does it's job better than the tovolo molds. My wife is so happy about my mini balls since she started putting my balls in her big drinking container. Awesome product to help me drink more!

The trays work really good in my freezer where I have like very limited space and compare to like normal ice cube sizes these ones actually last quite a bit yes they do take a little bit longer to freeze completely though it is worth it and popping them out is nice and easy. Easy to clean and for how big the ice is it lasts my cups for quite a bit longer than I expected when compared to normal size ice cubes. The only issue I have is filling up the circular ones though that's more of me not being experienced with them though after a few tries I've gone into work perfectly fine it's just somebody to get used to. The purchase was worth it to me and I do stack the ball ice cube tray on top of the cubed just add a little less water to the cube ones and I've had no issues I know it might not be recommended but if you have limited space this is probably the best choice just because of how nicely they fit together.

The cube ones are good, the round ones are not.

I love these trays, the ice cubes and balls are about 2 inches thick/diameter and they stay frozen and keep drinks cool for a long time. They are very flexible and a little tricky to handle when you fill them with water at first but easy to deal with once you get the hang of them. The round tray is easier to get rounder ice spheres and maximizes the size of the ice that each compartment produces much better than similar trays. However, the currently popular design with holes at the top of each compartment has the effect of creating a separate tray from the water that escapes during the filling process. The ice generally pops out easy enough, but the trays can invert easily to help them along when needed. My only issue is that the wording of the title of this listing seems to imply that the buyer receives two trays with lids for the round cubes, when you get one round with lid and one square with no lid..

The square ice tray works well and produces a clean looking Ice cube. The round ice tray is problematic for many reasons discussed in other reviews (the funnel is too small, it is difficult to pour just the right amount of water into the hole on top, the two halfs of the tray don't fit snugly) so even if you master the water level correctly, they separate when picked up to put it in the freezer causing the water to leak out and pool between the two halfs of the tray. I thought I would be able to devise an easy fix but was unsuccessful. They were returned and my search continues.

I must say that I’m completely satisfied with this set of silicone ice trays. I have tried many different types which end up cracking after prolonged use. I took my time in writing this review because I wanted to make sure they hold up, and the do!! You get two trays for six ice balls and 6 cubes and nothing else in the package. I would have liked to see a small piece of paper in how to use the round tray as it has a bit of a learning curve to use. Once I figured out the two pieces it was easy to make the ice balls. For those that don’t know, there are two silicone pieces to the ice ball tray. The bottom holds the water and the top has small holes at the top of the round part. See the pictures I uploaded. The way you make them is fill up the bottom half and put the cover on. This will make half balls which is also fine. Once the bottom part is frozen, add water to the tray through the little hole at the top of the tray. Put it back in the freezer and wait. You will be glad with the results and it is very easy to remove the silicone for perfect frozen balls of ice. The second tray is for 6 square ice cubes. The cubes are huge which I love for my drinks. I always use two of them at a time and they last a very long time. I’m still not sure which last longer but it seems to me the cubes last longer than the round ones. Either way, I’m having a lot of fun using these trays and I wish I would have gotten them sooner.

It works so well and the square ice slipped off easily. Just push it gently because it's rubber and the ball shape works perfectly too

I found the large square cube tray to be excellent. I use it almost every day - easy to refill - easy to empty. The sphere / round tray however is WAY too much trouble for me - I don't want to work that hard for my ice - its a two part tray - a top half and bottom - and it doesn't seal together perfectly so water leaks out. And I found it very hard to fill to the top. So I ended up with partial sphere ice cubes and spilled frozen water in my freezer. Maybe I just don't have the patience for it, but I threw the sphere tray away - I never want to see it again. That being said, the one-piece square tray is MOST EXCELLENT - I do love having a single, slow melting, giant cube in my bourbon - gets it chilled with just the right amount of "water down". if I had to do it over I'd just buy the square one and be done with it.