I don't make perfectly clear cubes with this, perhaps I'm not doing everything quite right, but they're good enough for me and I've been using it regularly for over a year. The cubes are great for gently bringing out the full flavour of cask strength whisky. The mold finally split after 15 months, but I emailed the supplier and they're sending me a replacement, so I'm very happy with that.

I love cocktails, Old Fashioneds, Boulevardiers, and Negronis in particular. In my opinion, those and other cocktails are best with the right kind of ice--a single, large, crystal clear ice cube or ball. These kinds of ice cubes have become popular because the ice has no air in it, so it will melt slower, keeping a drink properly chilled, but without quickly melting and diluting a fine sipping cocktail.I wanted to have this kind of ice for cocktails at home. I did a lot of reading about how to make it, and what kind of molds work best. Most of the reviews I read pointed to the Clearly Frozen ice cube maker. I purchased one here on Amazon, and have made four batches of ice with it. Each and every time, the result has been perfectly clear cubes!!!The set consists of a silicone tray that the ice is formed in, along with a larger translucent plastic tray that the silicone tray rests in. In turn, the large plastic tray rests in an open-cell foam box. DO NOT throw the foam box away! It is an integral part of the ice making process, it is not packing material! You set the plastic tray in the foam box, fill it about halfway to the top with water, then set the silicone tray on top. Then, top up the silicone tray with water. There are two fill line markings in the silicone tray. I find that for best results and cube shape, fill the silicone tray to within about 3/16" to 1/4" below the top line. If you fill it all the way to the top fill line, you get a cube that's more rectangular than square. There are holes in the bottom of each of the compartments of the silicone tray to equalize the level of water in the tray. Once filled with water, set it in your freezer. I find I need to keep the tray in the freezer for at least twenty hours in order for the freezing process to fully complete. Twenty-two to Twenty-four hours is about optimum.The holes in the bottom of the silicone tray also facilitates the clarifying process that causes the ice to freeze clear. As the water freezes, air in the water is forced downward, out the holes, into the larger plastic tray. You do NOT have to use distilled water to get clear ice. Plain tap water works perfectly fine. Once the ice is frozen, run warm water over the outside of the plastic box. This will help to loosen it from the silicone ice tray. When the tray comes out, it will also be attached to a large block of ice that was in the plastic box. I knock around the block with the handle of a butter knife to loosen it from the silicone tray. After you've played with it a few times, you'll figure out what works best for getting it loose. It really is easy to do! When you get the silicone tray loose, just bend and twist on it a bit to loosen the ice from the molds. I find that a plain set of metal salad tongs, used carefully, works great for extracting the cubes from the mold. I put them in a large ziploc bag and store them in the freezer for my favorite libations.This ice maker is a bit large, 12"L x 6"W x 6"H, so you may need to clear some space in your freezer to accommodate it. But, it makes ten large cubes at a time, as opposed to a lot of other units that make only one, two, or four cubes. One or two batches, and you'll have enough ice for just about any gathering you might have. It comes with instructions on how to make the ice, which I've pretty much described here.At the time I purchased this on Amazon, the price was $39.99. Definitely not cheap, but it works EXACTLY like it should, and after a few times making ice, I think most folks will feel that it's money well spent. ***THIS IS THE ONE TO GET!!!!!***

I have watched multiple tutorials on how to get clear ice at home and understand that you need directional freezing for this to happen. Most sources recommend using a cooler to do this in your home freezer. Great! But I live in an apartment and don't have the freezer space to accommodate a small cooler. Plus I am not looking forward to all the work and mess that comes with scoring, chipping and cutting that block down to size. This system eliminates all of that. It works exactly as had I hoped and only takes up a bit more space than my normal ice cube trays.Perfect, clear ice after 24 hours with tap water.Running warm water over the mold made it simple and relatively easy to separate the block and remove the cubes from the mold. I am thrilled with the results and I have ordered the spear mold for highball drinks which fits in the same shell.Could not recommend this enough for the home bartender that likes drinks with a big rock or is just looking for an easier way to get crystal clear ice.

I’ve spent ludicrous money over the years trying to get clear ice — I think I’ve backed at least two Kickstarters. This solution is a winner! Being able to do 10 clear cubes at a time is a game changer. I’m a fan and absolutely recommend Clearly Frozen. Who would want opaque ice?

It takes a while to get the process right, but once you do it produces consistent, pretty clear cubes. They aren't perfectly clear, but much better than normal.For me, I found it needs 19 hours in the freezer (+/- 1 hour). You don't want to under or over freeze or your results will suffer.When I got it, I started off partially pre-filling the plastic liner, dropping in the blue mold and finish filling the blue mold. I eventually got tired of it you have to keep checking the level and topping up the individual cubes until it was right. Too fiddly for me. I've found that filling the liner to about 1/4" from the top, then dropping in the mold works best. Once I got this figured out, it all became a piece of cake. I like watching it sink & fill up to the perfect level. It actually doesn’t take long to sink and it makes the process very simple. I don't seem to be getting the "tall" cubes any more, the cubes are frozen through and haven't had a chance for much air to make them less clear.I'm happy with it and Jim, the owner of the business, really seems to care about his product and customers.

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This is straightforward to use when following the clear instructions sent with the ice mold. It makes fantastic, clear ice cubes that look so good in cocktails and don't melt as quickly as smaller cubes. It is a cost-effective way to get great looking, good size ice cubes. Highly recommended.

As a guy who not only likes to drink a nice Negroni, Old Fashioned or Sazerac but also enjoys an appealing presentation of these drinks I needed - yes, NEEDED - large clear ice cubes. I purchased and used a similar product before but the results were never as perfect as they were supposed to be. Living in Germany is nice but as a Cocktail gadget lover you sometimes struggle. So after many tests with my former ice cube tray the results were okayish but the left a bit to be desired.That's why I ordered the Clearly Frozen tray. I am still trying to find the right timing for the best results. As you can see in the pictures the cubes of my first attempt were not complete. But they were very clear, no inclusion, no air bubbles, as it should be. I use filtered water and my freezer is set to -16°C. As mentioned before I am still checking out the sweet spot but the results so far are much better than with the other tray I used before. The Negroni on the third pic contains a complete crystal clear ice cube. Yes, I'm an ice nerd and I love it!