Took an empty Pringle’s single plastic chip container. Bore a hole in the bottom with the end of a potato peeler, put it in a gigantic coffee mug and filled it with plain tap water. My clear Pringle shaped ice cube for my sweet ice tea (no alcohol) is excellent. 💪🏾🥤
Love your work BTN ... That "insulated" container ... have you just stuck aluminium foil to the outside??? I'm intrigued because I'm wondering if a small cooler really makes that much difference as you seem to get the same results with your "COOLER" Many thanks
I now use a small cooler box from a Amazon if I’m needing to make my own ice, at the time of making this video I wasn’t able to find one and had sort of added insulation (the silver stuff is bubble insulation) to a tub I was using that fit my freezer. As I was discovering that Reverse osmosis, boiled water etc wasn’t going to do the job I started insulating the container more and more. The insulation was bought online from Amazon and is actually really good insulation.
For about $50 worth of materials, i built a cooler system that gave me 36 1.75” cubes of progressively clearer cubes per freeze, with the bottom stack of 12 getting all of the cloud.
Just found your video. Your tutorial is prob the best/easiest to replicate using the silicone trays. You started to say WHY you were punching the holes then moved onto the demo. I don't think you went back to say the WHY. If I understood HOW you put your trays in your cooler, they are actually NOT resting on the bottom therefore allowing the water to freeze below the tray rather being blocked by the bottom. Is this accurate?
Brian Becnel the reason for the holes is so that as the water freezes from top down, the particulate and air is forced down and out through the holes into a cavity below. The key is to have the silicon trays suspended above the bottom of the cooler box so that the silicon cube trays freeze, but there is still unfrozen water below that can absorb the air and particulate!
@@DeanCallan Brilliant! My cubes are 97% clear using silicone and I can absolutely see how the suspended tray with the hole will bring them to 100%. Thanks for the very quick reply!
@@DeanCallan I'll be looking forward to it. Quick side note: I'm excited to learn this process initially for a photographic project but also if I can host my annual holiday cocktail party in this pandemic, having clear ice will be amazing. (if you'd like to see the image I created using your process minus the holes in the silicone, you can kinda see the very bottom of the ice where it's not 100% clear with this practice batch...photos.app.goo.gl/sjZxhWL7Cru3yjtv6 )
I agree. The videos DOES NOT clearly state that the silicone tray have to off the bottom for this to work. You can see it when the frozen trays are taken out of the cooler but it should have more clearly stated when the trays are being put in. In order for this to work, there has to be room at the bottom of the container as when the water freezes in an insulated container (ie from the the top down) it needs room to push the contaminants...which is what makes ice cloudy. I think I am going to try this with an actual cooler (not a DIY box) and prop up the trays on a wire rack.
It would seem that after filling your trays with water and letting it sit on the counter for maybe 20 minutes before putting it in the freezer would allow more time for the impurities to settle through the holes.
Yeah it's more that the water freezes in one direction due to the insulation on 5/6 sides. this means that the impurities and air are pushed away from the side that is freezing as it freezes. Making the Ice clear until the point that it eventually freezes all the trapped air and impurities.
Been a bit, but if you're still curious just crack it out and stick it in a bag or something before chucking it back in the freezer. Once its already frozen you've pretty much "tempered" it, it won't pick up any impurities-as long as it stays frozen, it stays clear. It WILL pick up a frost around the outside, but once it gets wet it'll clear up again (or if you really want you can shave the sides with a knife or something to make it nice). Also also, if it makes a difference, if you've got larger cubes and you put them in a room temp drink right out of the freezer, they'll crack. If you just leave them on the counter for a few minutes, they won't.
@@mafiacat88 I use cheap fold-top sandwich bags from Walmart. Then I drop individual (or groups of) cubes into a cardboard box in the freezer. Works great, have been doing this for many years.
Yes, but before you do that, once they’re out of the mold, freeze them for 15 minutes or more and make sure they don’t touch so they don’t freeze together. Then you can place them in a ziplock bag.
Clearer now on why you need the holes... And why suspended from the bottom of the tray.. Could you not just rest it on some thing. (Dice? Lego bricks?) and then you could make small batches at a time (home freezer so not the freezer space available as you have in a bar)?
The idea of suspending the trays is so that there is a void below where the air and impurities are pushed. This allows the ice formed at the top to be clear.
The boxes I was building kept cracking on me as the ice expanded so I have started using this and it works well for it's size! www.ultimateoutdoors.com/equipment/119052-coleman-fliplid-6-cooler-blue.html/1543802/?Google&Shopping&istCompanyId=415fd961-0fbe-471a-8d25-aa4bf950e4dc&istFeedId=3287f15f-80da-4a73-a88d-add9cd484610&istItemId=wmrqqwiwx&istBid=tztx&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9JzoBRDjARIsAGcdIDWGPS3D9v2_J-Eod8WHkJWcv8q7pS3sQQjjVsshYPtiXXu-bAMxuGwaArS_EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
@@yashbrew Coleman Performance 6 Personal Cooler, 4 Litre, Small Cool Box for Food and Drinks, Robust Ice Box Suitable for 6 Small Cans, Robust and Sturdy, Stays up to 9 Hours Cool, Lightweight Cooler www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000IBWI42/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_0Q6EGS0DXFE8SFKVST2G
Yeah it got a bit of a beating, also the brass drip trays are tarnished quite unevenly there so they look super dirty but it’s really more the shine is missing in areas.
You’re a genius! Clinebell (who charge $6500 for a block ice machine) are going to go out of business now that you’ve solved clear ice! clinebellequipment.com/pages/s-35-block-ice-maker
Sure is. But barring spending hundreds or even thousands of dollars on a clear ice machine or something, making clear ice like this becomes more or less a hobby. I like it. Especially when I have a house event on the way.
Took an empty Pringle’s single plastic chip container. Bore a hole in the bottom with the end of a potato peeler, put it in a gigantic coffee mug and filled it with plain tap water. My clear Pringle shaped ice cube for my sweet ice tea (no alcohol) is excellent. 💪🏾🥤
How practical!! Thank you for this!
That’s so good!
I don't have a potato peeler.
😮!! ( 🤔??!!??)….
You can also use a .223 or 5.56mm spent casing to hammer a hole through silicone
Your approach worked like a charm! My clearest batch of clear ice cubes ever. Thanks!
Ed Beverly great! Glad to hear ;-)
Probably the best explanation/visual of this method!
Love your work BTN ... That "insulated" container ... have you just stuck aluminium foil to the outside??? I'm intrigued because I'm wondering if a small cooler really makes that much difference as you seem to get the same results with your "COOLER" Many thanks
I now use a small cooler box from a Amazon if I’m needing to make my own ice, at the time of making this video I wasn’t able to find one and had sort of added insulation (the silver stuff is bubble insulation) to a tub I was using that fit my freezer. As I was discovering that Reverse osmosis, boiled water etc wasn’t going to do the job I started insulating the container more and more. The insulation was bought online from Amazon and is actually really good insulation.
easily best video out there so (clear) on how to make ..no pun intended there :) keep up the good work
yammyKiller thank you!
What a koy/charming video, man. Keep up the good work.
charming guy....he must do great as a bartender.
Best video for Clear ice. Thanks m8
For about $50 worth of materials, i built a cooler system that gave me 36 1.75” cubes of progressively clearer cubes per freeze, with the bottom stack of 12 getting all of the cloud.
Joe K nice!
That sounds like a 2 mil view vid right there, get them returns
how long do you wait before putting them in a drink so they won't crack?
When it doesn’t look frosty it’s ready to go.
Thank you
You could heat it and then insert it threw the plastic possibly
This worked perfectly maybe 16 or so times when I punctured the holes into the previous version, must have blunted the edge of the pourer 🤦♂️
Can you cover the top of the bucket with thin nylon layer to prevent bad freezer smells?
I guess you could wrap it with cling film? As long as there’s a difference in insulation between the bottom, sides and the top it’ll work.
Just found your video. Your tutorial is prob the best/easiest to replicate using the silicone trays. You started to say WHY you were punching the holes then moved onto the demo. I don't think you went back to say the WHY. If I understood HOW you put your trays in your cooler, they are actually NOT resting on the bottom therefore allowing the water to freeze below the tray rather being blocked by the bottom. Is this accurate?
Brian Becnel the reason for the holes is so that as the water freezes from top down, the particulate and air is forced down and out through the holes into a cavity below. The key is to have the silicon trays suspended above the bottom of the cooler box so that the silicon cube trays freeze, but there is still unfrozen water below that can absorb the air and particulate!
@@DeanCallan Brilliant! My cubes are 97% clear using silicone and I can absolutely see how the suspended tray with the hole will bring them to 100%. Thanks for the very quick reply!
Brian Becnel thank you for supporting! I think I’ll update this video and make a more “clear” and concise one!
@@DeanCallan I'll be looking forward to it. Quick side note: I'm excited to learn this process initially for a photographic project but also if I can host my annual holiday cocktail party in this pandemic, having clear ice will be amazing. (if you'd like to see the image I created using your process minus the holes in the silicone, you can kinda see the very bottom of the ice where it's not 100% clear with this practice batch...photos.app.goo.gl/sjZxhWL7Cru3yjtv6 )
I agree. The videos DOES NOT clearly state that the silicone tray have to off the bottom for this to work. You can see it when the frozen trays are taken out of the cooler but it should have more clearly stated when the trays are being put in. In order for this to work, there has to be room at the bottom of the container as when the water freezes in an insulated container (ie from the the top down) it needs room to push the contaminants...which is what makes ice cloudy.
I think I am going to try this with an actual cooler (not a DIY box) and prop up the trays on a wire rack.
Such a nice guy plesent to watch
It would seem that after filling your trays with water and letting it sit on the counter for maybe 20 minutes before putting it in the freezer would allow more time for the impurities to settle through the holes.
Impurities go to the bottom when freezing not sitting.
Yeah it's more that the water freezes in one direction due to the insulation on 5/6 sides. this means that the impurities and air are pushed away from the side that is freezing as it freezes. Making the Ice clear until the point that it eventually freezes all the trapped air and impurities.
THANKS ... 👍👍👍
Great video mate. How do you store clear ice? I need to make a bunch and store it for events!
Been a bit, but if you're still curious just crack it out and stick it in a bag or something before chucking it back in the freezer.
Once its already frozen you've pretty much "tempered" it, it won't pick up any impurities-as long as it stays frozen, it stays clear.
It WILL pick up a frost around the outside, but once it gets wet it'll clear up again (or if you really want you can shave the sides with a knife or something to make it nice).
Also also, if it makes a difference, if you've got larger cubes and you put them in a room temp drink right out of the freezer, they'll crack. If you just leave them on the counter for a few minutes, they won't.
@@mafiacat88 I use cheap fold-top sandwich bags from Walmart. Then I drop individual (or groups of) cubes into a cardboard box in the freezer. Works great, have been doing this for many years.
What's the best way to store clear ice? Just place them in a plastic bag in the freezer?
Yes, but before you do that, once they’re out of the mold, freeze them for 15 minutes or more and make sure they don’t touch so they don’t freeze together. Then you can place them in a ziplock bag.
Stainless steel straw?
Not sure what you mean by this?
@@DeanCallan to make the little holes in the bottom of the tray
@@frankgenner782 oh yeah for sure! Honestly I’d done that in the past and it worked so easily!
Clearer now on why you need the holes... And why suspended from the bottom of the tray.. Could you not just rest it on some thing. (Dice? Lego bricks?) and then you could make small batches at a time (home freezer so not the freezer space available as you have in a bar)?
The idea of suspending the trays is so that there is a void below where the air and impurities are pushed. This allows the ice formed at the top to be clear.
a cigar punch might work better to make your holes in the ice tray
For sure! It’s funny because I’d done that before and it worked first time, but you turn on a camera…
a lot of work for clear cubes that just melt in your drink. Most are too drunk to know the diff after a few. Just saying.
I actually agree, I’ve updated how I make them a lot, but now as I use so much more I’m buying them in.
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If Heston blumenthal was a bartender
Can't tell if this guy's accent is pom, South African, Aussie, or what?
Snowman I was born in Ireland, but have lived in Australia for 12 years, China for 2, LONDON for 10 years and the rest in Ireland ;-)
Link to the ice box?
The boxes I was building kept cracking on me as the ice expanded so I have started using this and it works well for it's size! www.ultimateoutdoors.com/equipment/119052-coleman-fliplid-6-cooler-blue.html/1543802/?Google&Shopping&istCompanyId=415fd961-0fbe-471a-8d25-aa4bf950e4dc&istFeedId=3287f15f-80da-4a73-a88d-add9cd484610&istItemId=wmrqqwiwx&istBid=tztx&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9JzoBRDjARIsAGcdIDWGPS3D9v2_J-Eod8WHkJWcv8q7pS3sQQjjVsshYPtiXXu-bAMxuGwaArS_EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
@@DeanCallan link not working !😭
@@yashbrew Coleman Performance 6 Personal Cooler, 4 Litre, Small Cool Box for Food and Drinks, Robust Ice Box Suitable for 6 Small Cans, Robust and Sturdy, Stays up to 9 Hours Cool, Lightweight Cooler www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000IBWI42/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_0Q6EGS0DXFE8SFKVST2G
Nice one Dean!
Your bar, where you're working there, need a good scrub. From our perspective we can see it's pretty dirty.
Yeah it got a bit of a beating, also the brass drip trays are tarnished quite unevenly there so they look super dirty but it’s really more the shine is missing in areas.
Simply just take boiled water 😂😂😂😂
You’re a genius! Clinebell (who charge $6500 for a block ice machine) are going to go out of business now that you’ve solved clear ice!
clinebellequipment.com/pages/s-35-block-ice-maker
And what do u do with the boiler water?
Don’t change the lighting or the filtering like that… so annoying to watch. But thanks🤣
Good you have another job...if you were depending on TH-cam money...u'll starve....
Being Addy 😂you’re not wrong!
Being Addy not even monetised the channel 😂
What a gronk
Thank you!
여러 개 중에서 하나 건진거야? 너무 비효율적이다. 물 낭비, 시간 낭비..
ICE is not that important to me! Lol 😆
Each to their own, but how did your find this video?
@@DeanCallan it showed up in my interest for some reason? TH-cam algorithm is a bit buggy, apparently?
What a pain in the butt.
I know! I’ve got a better system now as this videos a bit dated. Need to update this!
Sure is. But barring spending hundreds or even thousands of dollars on a clear ice machine or something, making clear ice like this becomes more or less a hobby. I like it. Especially when I have a house event on the way.
No thanks!
😂