Advanced Techniques - How To Make Clear Ice
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- Create beautiful, clear ice without expensive equipment. Using a process called "directional freezing" (created by Camper English), I'll teach you how to make perfectly clear ice balls, cubes, and sticks.
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bruh
I just go the reply from Coleman Product Management that the plastic is NOT BPA-free - so I thought this might be an important info to share with the people that are interested in using the cooler for making ice cubes
Thankyou - directional freezing.... I'm always learning!
I have zero experience making drinks for people, but this was really relaxing to watch.
TierZoo I found you
@Cory Abbott The comment is 2 years old
What are you doing here?
Wait what
* confused screaming *
I don’t drink alcohols at all, but today you have shown me the way with your beautifully crafted, artist quality ice.
My Kool-aid game has just reached a whole other level.
That's what I'm here for lol
That's good that you don't drink
Now this is how to make a video. It got straight to the point. It was not self-indulgent as the focus was on the content, not the presenter’s face.
Nice simple technique too. No need to buy overpriced clear ice makers. The guy who made this video would be good company.
The last video I watched was a guy promoting his page for wayyyy too long before teaching anything to me. NEXT! Glad I found this one!
Can we focus on the face a little, it’s a very nice face.
I love clear ice. It allows me to see the bad decisions at the bottom of the glass.👍👍
One of my top 10 comments of all time.
I'm lost, please help. : Cheer up sweetie you got this💝
Lol using that line
Comment of the day lmfaoo
Oew well spoken 😍
Clicked expecting a shitty tutorial, got a really high production quality video that was also really interesting to watch.
Also, totally trying the maple drink.
Subbed.
+Isaac ”GeneralEi” Jones Same haha!
+Isaac “GeneralEi” Jones Haha the high quality combined with the drink recipe at the end got me to subscribe as well.
Hah - I often make my Old Fashioneds that way if I run out of simple syrup and I'm too lazy to make more. Now I know that I'm not being lazy, I'm being fancy. ;)
aGREED
I was wondering why TH-cam recommended this to me if I've never had a cocktail before, but I still ended up watching the whole thing. Damn you TH-cam.
I love you MeLikeBigBoom always watch your vids keep up the awesome work
Me too. It's annoying.
Same here
Now this is a quality tutorial. Great format, great music, speaking, and volume management of the audio. Subbed and liked.
I'm not surprised he went for the old fashion. Best cocktail ever created.
A perfectly clear sphere of ice is the epitome of elegance
Finally a way to add some class to my 40 oz.
+123corey Gold.
C.APWAP its the change that counts
Very cool. You just saved me from buying a clear ice making contraption. This makes perfect sense and actually looks pretty fun too. Thanks for the video
I heard about a $80 one that makes clear ice, I opted for the same model used here. Reading up on it i learned about directional freezing and was thinking about trying to do something similar. Glad to see it actually works. Thanks for sharing.
"hey man, where you at?"
"I'm in the lab... making some high quality ice."
People kinda cold for not liking these comment
I don't know how I got here, but I'm staying for the classy music.
John singapore airlines plays similar music when taking off and landing. maybe to keep passengers calm.
just Listen to it without the guy talking name : "Ersatz Bossa" by John Deley and the 41 Players
John me to
Thank-you Miez LP.... :-)
lmao...you got 1.7K likes....lol
I researched this process once before and it was much more difficult. Your method is simpler yet has excellent results. I will definitely give it a try.
Thank you.
Will it work if I don't play fancy music while making these?
Of course not. You also need a nice dress shirt and a manly beard or an elegant updo and cocktail dress for the ladies.
Things like this aren't for guys with beards. More like pencil dick weirdos with oversized glasses and skinny ties.
Thank you for your contribution.
Hahaha, am I supposed to be offended by a social cripple like yourself? Hide behind your anonymous profile and keep trolling the internet. The real world is too harsh on losers like you, as I'm sure you learned in high school
MrYouarethecancer Since when do hipsters like dubstep? I thought hipsters hated everything vaguely mainstream.
Wow, this is actually pretty simple to do. I've seen a lot of clear ice makers on the market that are basically just tiny coolers, but never thought of actually getting a small cooler and trying that myself. Thanks for the tip, will be doing this for sure.
I can never find fresh ice. All the bars near me just use that frozen stuff.
+Keira Churchill That's why I began growing my own. I keep an ice garden in my freezer, you just need to make sure to water it.
elementneon I'm terrible at gardening. Maybe if I put my mind to it and ignored the frostbite I could eventually get some gangrene fingers.
+Keira Churchill or you'd at least have a gangrene thumb
This is why I love reading the TH-cam comments. Sometimes you just come across 2 year old pockets of gold like this. :-)
Omg...
This inspired me to try it - my wife and I just carved up our first perfectly clear ice :)
I've watched so many tutorials on making clear ice, but your video is by the far the best. Explained very well and easy to follow. Well done!
Actually even if you don't care about how your ice looks, clear icecubes are still way better than cloudy icecubes. Since there's no air bubble inside clear icecubes, they are denser and cooler, which makes them melt slower than normal icecubes, so your drink won't get watered down too quick.
+TaiwanBro 好色龍 I think the water resulting from melting because of the trapped bubbles would stay trapped inside the ice cube. Only the ice in contact with the drink will dillute it when melting... Also, that dillution is linked to the chilling of the drink. So... no melting = no chilling the drink!
source: drinks.seriouseats.com/2013/06/cocktail-science-myths-about-ice-big-cubes-are-better-dry-shaking-whiskey-dilution.html
+Bruno Siqueira well... when you serve the drink it accually doesn't matter that much, if you have decent ice to begin with. the melting goes faster the more area the ice have to the drink. that's why one big sphere is the best way to go.
how ever, if you are shaking the ice, it's waaaay better to use clear ice. the ice is much harder and wont crush in the shaker. if the ice gets crushed, it ends up diluting the drink alot!
happy mixing!
agestam
I can agree with the shaking argument, but that same link also says why big spherical ice isn't always good: as you drink it gets exposed to the atmosphere, which makes the ice melt and dilutes the drink without the benefit of chilling it, as it's chilling the air.
I guess one could argue that chilling the air makes the drink stay cooler for more time, since it's not gaining as much heat from the atmosphere.
I suspect the differences are all too subtle to matter, anyway... Just pour the ice and drink! If it gets too diluted, add more of the drink! Hahahah
Horny Dragon 好色龍大大？！
原來…這就是你沉淪的原因嗎?
Idiot
Please keep making videos dude.
I'm not a huge drinker, but I love when class and chemistry elevate cocktails into an art form.
Excellent video. No bullshitting around or over extending the video. Clear concise and to the point. Love it.
I've seen several videos on this technique, and this one is by far the most thorough. Also really short and to the point.
the music and the way you spoke earned u a like, well done
I don’t get why all the dislikes. He did exactly what the title says. What did they expect? Him to cure cancer?
7.8/10 Too much water.
Maybe some people don’t like what’s in the video, maybe the just don’t like the video? That’s why u give a dislike
Because the majority of people that comment on TH-cam are assholes.
They need to complain about things, it's like their religion. The best part is, they are too chicken shit to produce anything themselves. Cowards.
@@jeffrobbie472 rephrase this with humanity instead of only youtube and you got a winner
@@kinngrimm isn't that the sad truth?!?!
I rarely ever like videos. I only like videos if I want to find them again.
I liked the video. I've seen a couple methods of making clear ice. this is by far the best I've seen.
Always enjoy watching people with passion. Cheers.
So glad I found your channel, top notch videos in every way! Too bad it's so new, I miss another 100-200 videos or so, haha.
This is one of the better tutorials that I have seen on YT for making clear ice. Good job.
way easier to do than I would have thought. Propts to you for not milking every video to run past 10 minutes for ads, like most others on this topic
Very interesting and informative! Thanks!
Excellent video. very clear and helpful. Thank you!....By the way my favorite cocktail is an Old Fashioned too.
Amazing! I am very new to making cocktails and I can't wait to try this. Thank you so much!
Nicely done. I use a similar technique for the sphere's but I use an insulated travel mug like you'd use for coffee. It's insulated all on it's own so I can just set it in the freezer by itself (without having to drop it in a cooler full of water.) Self contained directional freezing and I don't have to mess up the nice, big ice block in my cooler! (I can also churn them out much quicker than the 2 days I set my cooler in the freezer for.)
why am i even on this part of youtube... i dont even drink cocktails
+RexXflash Well that's not very nice...
same here. started with woodworking and now I am here... I'll go back the hockey game..
+RexXflash I agree fully, good sir. people should drink less alcohol, now that we have these formidable alternatives, such as codeine, xanax or angel dust.
+RexXflash are you like 11?
+Harley Jones LMFAO
This is one of the clearest (pun intended) tutorials on how to make clear ice. Thanks a lot!
One of the best tutorials on clear ice I've seen. I use a similar method to make the ice balls, but tweaking a bit like you have. thx.
AMAZING! It´s really that simple :) Feeling so much enlightened right now.
totally subscribing!! thanks
Over 24k subs in only 3 videos? Keep making these and your channel will do very well indeed!
straight to the point method, great practical examples that leave room for experimentation, thumbs up!
The best 📹 I've seen for ice balls. Thank you! Those ice balls are 🔥 I will definitely use that freezing technique.
How to make crystal clear ice.
Step 1: fill cooler with water.
Step 2: empty your freezer to make room for cooler
Step 3: Wife finds out you threw away all the frozen food, and hopelessly yell at you for hours.
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Last step: enjoy your beverage alone, and look at the camera w/ a hollow smile. Because you realize your wife finally left you for good when she got tired of restocking the freezer whenever you have an urge to make fancy ice.
just kidding, love your videos ; )
Dang, no comments? Well you made me laugh.
LMAO
TRUE TRUE.
Or just buy another freezer.
"Honey, why we have 8 freezers?"
"You know. One is for food, one is for homemade ice cream, one is for ice for drinks, one is to cool stone i need to make pralines and chocolate decor..."
"You are crazy."
"I'm not the one who needs 10 lockers for cosmetics in bathroom."
Nemo TheEight haha funniest comment ever 😂
I really don't know why I'm watching this because I'll probably never do this. Nice video though... :)
1HyperCube1 same here
Sir. You are an absolute ice making wizard. Thank you!
it looks amazing, I'll try it according to your method
This vid is short and to the point, and shows the simplest way to get clear ice. The other vids are way
longer and tell you to go buy a bunch of stuff you don't really need.
At times cloudy ice can have an off taste to it as well and when it melts you see the impurities in the bottom of the glass . I stopped using my refridgerator ice machine years ago .
Thank you so much for showing this technique.
I came here for a way to make clear ice for an old fashioned (my new fav drink) and now I know how to do that, plus I got a recipe for an old fashioned that I'm totally going to try! Thanks for the great video!
Not only does it help with presentation; larger surface area will mean the ice melts slower. Meaning it keeps your drink cool longer and water it down less as it melts. Good for many refills or drinking slowly.
“What’d you do this weekend?”
‘Made clear ice.’
“What?”
‘Noth-, nothing.’
I make at least two batches a week and people thought it was weird at first but as soon as they see the results they always think it's cool, and now I'm known as the clear ice guy.
Just did it and got some really beautiful cubes!
Thanks for making the world a little more beautiful. I love it when the technical and love for aesthetics meet. Cheers.
Very cool. I wonder if adding a little food coloring to the ice would be out of the question.
im watching a guy make ice on a saturday night, im such a loser
+aznsushi41 but at least you're not alone!
+aznsushi41 We're onthis loser thing my friend...
+aznsushi41 Hey! Me too
+aznsushi41 me too!
+aznsushi41 Me five!
I just took mine out of the freezer and it totally worked!!! Thanks :D
You have a new subscriber good sir. One thing I can always appreciate about a good drink is not only the taste but the presentation.
I clicked to learn what the secret was. I stayed for the pretentious comments.
What an amateur. He didn't use Evian or Fiji water. 😂
lookie here, pretentious amateurs... Evian is clearly the only acceptable water source, and therefore naturally comes out of the tap.
PERRIER! PERRIER! PERRIER!
I wonder how you would go about making extra-cloudy ice, kinda like polar ice. I bet that would be cool to use in certain drinks as well.
+Seth Mitchell Try refreezing ice shavings.
I tried this method and it was a total success!
Very informative! Loved it! Thank you for sharing.
Nothing like a nice old fashioned ;)
very cool video, I tried it myself with the expected result, but I have a problem when it comes to cutting the block of ice.
After I cut it a bit with a big knife, when I hammer it it never goes right-angled, some parts really go in the bad direction. I have the feeling I'm doing just like you on the video but maybe did I miss some parts. Any help? ;)
Thanks!
Hmm, try cutting into both sides of the block before hammering it. Make sure your hammering the part of the knife that's in the center line of the block of ice as well
Clear ice is an incredible thing. I think most of us grew up seeing nothing but foggy ice cubes, so knowing that this is possible makes the drinks they go with that much more enjoyable. Great video too!
Really high quality production all round - great work!
Doesn't the large portions of ice become a block in the face while shooting that last sip?
Doesn't any type or size of ice? 🤔🤔🤔 Maybe a straw would be helpful if you're worried about it.
oh. i thought we were gonna make crystal meth..
Disabler sometimes the comments are as good as the video lol
fuck you.
someone didnt get their fix this morning..
Crystal _clear_ meth.
That’s methed up!
Tank you! I also loved the music and editing.
Pretty or attractive food/drinks always "taste" better than there less good looking counterparts! Thank you for the tip!
how do i make cloudy ice? i only have clear ice :s
+DeathlyDiJ It's actually a different concept, ice is transparant, when light enters 1 small ice cube i just goes through and the ice cube stays transparant. When light enters 1 ice cube next to lots of ice cubes the light goes in in a different angle and doesnt go through but keeps on reflecting through all ice cubes, and in the reverse prism of light, the colour is white. that's also the reason why a cube is more clear than a ball as a ball reflects differently.
+DeathlyDiJ just google one ice cube, and then after more ice cubes, youll see the difference
I'dont know, but I have a recipe for yellow ice.
yeah, I sell impurities, I'll make you a fair price
I believe it depends on water. It's possible to be unable to do cloudy ice if water is demineralised.
thanks - I have a couple of irregular moulds, one has small shapes for cubes, another is designed to make 4 shot glasses out of ice. boiling the water never worked for me (as you said), would placing it in the water filled cooler work for these somehow?
+katuroo They'd probably have to be filled and turned upside down in the water (like I did with the ice ball here). Give it a shot and let me know how it goes
alright, I'll have to buy a cooler first :)
Thanks Paul Scheer, for these instructions.
fantastic! Thanks for the demo.
Can I put the ice in the microwave to smooth the edges ?
I find it's easiest to run hot water onto a flat surface like a cutting board, and then run the block of ice over that. I haven't tried the microwave approach but I imagine it wouldn't evenly smooth the edges
I wish I wasn't a recovering alcoholic
CaptainCritical retox!
Come on! Just one more with clear ice won't kill you...
lostintime86 Bud just one drink will throw an alcoholic back into the habit, grown up with enough alcoholics to know that. So no it won't kill someone immediately, but it will likely undo any recovery they've made.
Wish you didn't tell us since no one cares
Pretty messed up guys...if you understand alcoholism in the slightest. My uncle was a recovering alcoholic and actually continued to bartend at MGM Grand for many years.
That was great! I’m going to try this right now!
really well done, nicely explained & simple setup
Quick question: do you work in some really high class bar/hotel/casino or is this just a hobby you've picked up along the way?
+Louis Alfenback Been experimenting at home for several years, never worked in a bar
+Cocktail Chemistry That's awesome, I have and I didn't understand it nearly as well as I do now. Thanks!
+Cocktail Chemistry
"Experimenting". Why don't we just call it what it is - alcoholism
+Cocktail Chemistry I found this tutorial to be fascinating and impressive. Thank you!
For huge ice balls for scotch - the real simple extention of this method is to use tall insulated stainless steel coffee mug. The difficult part to find one with straight neck.
Fill it with water, put in a freezer. Wait a day. Turn over and gently tap over the sink. The top 1/3 - 1/2 will slide out as single block of clear ice. The only trick is not too wait too long - you don't want more than top 1/2 frozen
Great video, well edited. Great technique and neatly done.
First time watching your channel. Thank you for the great information. Much appreciated.✌🥃🧊⛏
Did i just spent 5 minutes to watch how to make ice
DXdopau I spent 8 because my video was buffering
You guys are high too, yeah? :D
It’s clear ice!
So this is the time traveler?
Edit: I just realized this isn’t his channel
lmfao
AU - 720 SQAUD!
So...i got here because I'm reading a book where the main character drinks Old Fashioneds everyday, was curious about the drink, found your Old Fashioned video and was fascinated by the ice in your drinks! I love falling down the rabbit hole to learn new things especially when it starts with my #1 hobby/pastime of reading "smut"! Lol...great tutorials by the way! I'm off to purchase the ingredients! 😍
Efficient and practical. Thanks!
Seems like a lot of effort considering the main reason I drink is to be lazy. Good for if you're running an establishment though.
You sound like Ryan Reynolds. Are you Ryan Reynolds?
Wow. It looks amazing
This was perfect. Thanks for sharing. That globe trick was unexpected.
I was watching gaming videos...how did I end up here
Mez282 Gamers can be classy too.
TH-cam's controlling us, Apocalypse!!! they are illuminaty
If you're taking that much effort to make the ice, wouldn't you want to use purified or distilled water instead of tap water?
+Jason Fritz Why?
+rudirs3 tap water has that slight chlorinated taste
+Zadss One I mean it depends where from, but yeah that makes sense
+Zadss One tap water prevents cavities and tooth decay. The ones drinking only bottled and filtered water have the worst teeth of all time.
but this is only for ice, not everything you drink
that's pretty amazing... thanks for sharing.
Really cool and interesting. Thank you!
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Lost Kidd , me too
Lost Kidd same here
Lost Kidd same buddy
Step 1. Wash your hands.
+Bill Meacham step 2. scratch your ass.
+Bill Meacham Step 3. Smell finger.
+ChronoCrux Step 4 licks said finger
+Bill Meacham Step 4. Lick finger
step 6 I can't think of anything clever or funny
Love it love it. My favorite is a Black Manhattan.... yum!!! I also add a 1/2 oz of the juice from the black cherries (my own personal touch). With the orange bitters and angostura bitters, rye whiskey and averna. Best drink!!
Nice vid. Straight to the point not alot of b's. Classy and tastefully done. Kudos!
Best way to teach in my opinion