This prduct is great to use, yes it takes a tiny little bit of effort to push the cubes out but if you want perfection you don't have to be the hulk to remove the blocks. Highly recomend this product if your serious about your cocktails.

These make great ice for shaking, mixing, and serving drinks.• Makes nice cubes with clean crisp edges.• Easy to pop out of the moulds especially when you hold the bottom of the tray under some room temp water for a bit.(highly recommend)• Very space efficient. They are stackable which is incredibly useful and there is no wasted space in their design making them take up as little space in your freezer as possible.• They are designed in a way that you aren't intended to fill them to the brim. This makes them way easier to carry from your sink to the freezer. This avoids spills and makes it so each cube is completely separate and there is not a thin sheet of ice connecting every cube. This makes the cubes easier to extract, avoids little shards of ice, and makes your cubes look cleaner. (also helps with stackability)I do think I might get a 1" alongside the 1.5" one I already have so I can fit more cubes in my Collins glasses. With the 1.5" cubes I can't get 2 side by side in the glass so they only stack on top of each other.This isn't a problem with the product though because I should just get a different size for different usesGreat buy. Highley Reccomend!!!

Me hubiera gustado el cubo de hielo más grande, pero aún así funciona. Fácil de sacar. Compré 2 piezas. Lo recomiendo.

Soaked the ice cube tray in vinegar/water solution for 30 min before using to get rid of the plastic smell. Ice cubes turn out great every time - no plastic smell or taste. Ice cubes are easy to remove so long as you don't fill the tray all the way to the top - leave about 2mm of space so that ice expands vertically instead of sideways.

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Very good product

I first purchased silicone ice trays (orange color) locally about a year ago and have been using them steadily ever since with no problem whatsoever. I don't generally like silicone for baking (too tippy and unsteady), so I wasn't sure about these trays at first, but they become completely secure once the cubes are frozen, of course, so they're fine. I liked the small size so much that I tried to buy another set locally but couldn't find them. Then, I found them here on Amazon and ordered the dark blue, which is the cheapest color at this point.The two main complaints about silicone ice cube trays seem to be that there is a discernable off-taste from them, and the cubes are difficult to remove from the trays. I haven't had any problem with an off-taste; the cubes are fine. I don't know if it makes any difference, but I never put mine through the dishwasher. I only use soap and hot water if the trays need cleaning. I just don't trust the harsh cleaning cycle in a dishwasher for use on silicone. As for the difficulty of removing cubes, it's true that one has to poke each one out separately. I like that! I use these trays when I need only a few cubes, so that's perfect for me.For users who might want to freeze broth or other liquids in these trays, the cubes hold 2 Tblsp. when filled not quite to the top, so two cubes make a quarter-cup of liquid. That's handy to know for cooking. I'm very pleased with these trays, and I keep one to use when I travel and stay in a motel. They make convenient ice cubes if there's no tray supplied at the motel, and that saves trips to the ice machine.

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.