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This is awesome for ice rectangles, but for ice spheres you still need a gadget. www.wintersmiths.com
Super happy with Studio Pass and the option for a first year discount as a Premium member. I was worried with that model, figuring there was no way it was sustainable over the long term. Happy to support with a yearly subscription as long as the content is there to justify it! So far so good, very excited to see where this goes.
Perfect timing! I was just reading up how to do this online and most sites just suggested to boil the water. Good to have a more complete understanding now.
Um, this is great! how did you get the flowers in the cubes or the spheres? Also can you list the “cheap” bread knife under the equipment, please?
Why did I just look at bandsaw prices!!!!!!
would also love to know...
When I did with a cheap bread knife, I could not get the ice to come out as square as in your photo. I used a torch to clean them up a bit into a more squared shape.
Here is the knife I used.
https://www.webstaurantstore.com/choice-10-white-serrated-edge-slicing-bread-knife/220KWSLCSR10.html
Hi @Kyle Hasday,
Here’s a link to the “cheap” bread knife: https://chfstps.co/2pYWOMh.
Hi @Moshik Surbash,
Thank you, @Robert Sogomonian!
More science. I like that. The reason ice is cloudy is due to it being a combo of ice ( frozen water ) and entrapped air. The two are clear but have different refractive indices which leads to fog if you stack them up. When ice cracks the gaps are filed with air. And you have a problem. Unless it cracks in a vacuum.
I freeze cubes at less than 20 microns atmospheric pressure. You need a lab pump to get there. A foodsaver won't do it. But a Foodsaver vac canister will handle that low pressure without imploding. So I fitted an Edwards pump with a Foodsaver connector and voila! Put the water in whatever shaped vessel you like. Put that in the canister. Bring it down to under 20 then freeze. Glass. No need to cut or take it out to the garage to the band-saw. Great for pool parties. People actually notice it.
