Clear Ice Cubes

[Dr.Strangelove]

@rowrrbazzle

If the problem is air bubbles, wouldn’t a cheap vacuum pump do the job? Amazon.com

I’ve been thinking about buying a vacuum pump for experiments on this and other foodie items, but haven’t done so yet. Still, the insulation approach is cheaper.

@rowrrbazzle

Your video is confusing because you show a plastic glass and a pitcher, you make a mold around the pitcher, but later you switch the pitcher and its mold without comment for the plastic glass and its mold. An annotation, at least, would seem to be a good idea.

Yeah, sorry about that. I’ll add an annotation.

I discovered a new thing about the technique today: food coloring does not get frozen in! I wanted to make some bi-color ice balls for Christmas by merging together a red and green slug. I added some food coloring, but it turns out that the crystallization process somehow displaces the color, and I still get clear ice (with a slightly more colored liquid layer below)! Pretty strange, though not entirely unexpected. Maybe I can make use of the property somehow…

[KneadToKnow]

@kayaker

In blind taste tests . . .

We’ve replaced John’s perfectly clear ice cubes with lucite. Let’s see if he notices …

[Digital_is_the_new_Analog]

I was defrosting my kegerator this weekend - there was a bunch of ice building up in the back near the cooling mechanisms. As the ice melted, I found a chunk about 2" x 6" that broke off, and was incredibly clear. Pretty neat stuff.

[Grrr]

@Digital_is_the_new_Analog

I was defrosting my kegerator this weekend - there was a bunch of ice building up in the back near the cooling mechanisms. As the ice melted, I found a chunk about 2" x 6" that broke off, and was incredibly clear. Pretty neat stuff.

Yep. And the running water explanation would explain why icicles (From outside) are clear.

[Jamicat]

Maybe someone should just make Hollow Lucite Cube Shapes filled with a Clear Feezable Liquid and just call it a day.