Bourbon Ice Cube Molds - Round Ice Cube Mold Set Of 4-2.5 Inch - Tight Sealing, Leak Proof Silicone Big Sphere Ice Ball Makers For Whiskey, Scotch

Wow! This is actually a fantastic product. Easy to use, sturdy but flexible for use. I wait about 30 seconds before I remove and each time they are perfect. Much better than the bulkier trays and I like the fact they are individual and can move around my fridge

The ice retains well as compared to smalll cubes.

Pros:- Well made- Easy to (I use a standard measuring cup and pour directly into the fill hole on top)- Fill line (wavy "water" lines) - in my experience, it works best to fill a little below the water lines- Easy to remove the ice balls. The tabs make this easy (which I gather is not the case with some other designs). The ice tends to stick in the top. It is then easy to flip it over and, while holding the rim with your fingers, push the ball out with your thumbs.Cons:- Water fill line seems to be a little too high- Balls are not perfect spheres (but are close). There tends to be a small flange of ice where water gets between the two mold halves as well as a small bump of ice at the fill hole. However, based on what I have read, all ice ball makers do this so I didn't count this one down for it. Also, since the mold halves fit together very snugly, the flange is pretty minimal and the fill bump can be minimized by getting the fill amount right.- Like all other molds, the ice ball formed is not crystal clear as shown in the pictures (more a function of the water used [reverse osmosis, in my case] than the mold). Also, after some melting, the ice does tend to fracture with near-perfect quarter-sphere pieces breaking off. Again, based on the comments I've read elsewhere, both tend to be common to all molds so I didn't count this one down. My guess (and it's just that) is that the clarity is a function of the water purity and could be played with if you're obsessive about it (but since RO water is already pretty pure, this may not be easy). The fractures could be tougher to eliminate but I am guessing are related to the fact that water expands when it freezes and all of the water in the ball does not freeze at the same time. I suspect that letting the mold chill and shaking or stirring the water periodically before it freezes solid would probably yield a more fracture-free ice ball. For me, I'm not that picky so these work fine for my purposes as is.

Bought these to try last summer. They're fairly easy to use.When adding water be careful to leave enough air space for expansion at the top. I used a small funnel though you might not need that with a measuring cup made for liquids. Ice overflowed and froze to the outside of the spheres when water was added to the measuring line on the molds so I had to add less than indicated. When the spheres were ready to freeze I put them into a small square plastic storage container and set them in a flat space so they wouldn't tip over and spill. Ice made in them looks like crystal balls and is pretty.Ice spheres made with these molds lasted longer than regular ice cubes did. It's claimed they dilute your drinks less too than all the surface area of many ice cubes. I drink juices diluted and don't drink hard liquor so I can't judge. The molds have held up well so far except when a squirrel got in our house and decided to snack on one.

Easy to fill, easy to remove ice ball. Just what I was looking for!

These ice ball makers are extremely easy to use, and the ice pops out very easily. Don’t need to fill them all the way full, and they will sit flat even on a wire freezer shelf. I like these the best of all of the ice ball makers I have had in the past.

THESE MOLD ARE AWSOME AND WELL WORTH THE MONEY SO EASY TO FILL AND UNMOLD AFTER FREEZING

They are definitely big balls. But they don't work for what i needed them for. Easy to fill and remove.