# Ice cubes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 23, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cubes/632420 "2012-08-23T21:41:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cubes/632420/1 "2012-08-23T21:41:07Z")
[Recipe](http://www.food.com/recipe/ice-cubes-420398/). One review says: This recipe is horrible! Maybe I should have left them in longer than two minutes (the recipe doesn’t say how long to leave them in the freezer so I just kind of guessed) but mine came out all watery. I won’t be making these again. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cubes/632420/2 "2012-08-23T22:00:01Z")
Wrong link. Here’s the link to the recipe. > **[Ice Cubes Recipe - Food.com](https://www.food.com/recipe/ice-cubes-420398)** > > I'm publishing this recipe because I'm sure that there are other families who have members, who don't know how or have forgotten how to make ice when I’ve asked a mod to edit the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cubes/632420/3 "2012-08-23T22:23:41Z")
Some funny stuff there. It made me want to invite them over to join this board. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cubes/632420/4 "2012-08-23T22:28:42Z")
I actually like to make a bunch at one time that I can just freeze them and defrost for when I need them. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cubes/632420/5 "2012-08-23T22:36:44Z")
I hear you can make this stuff a lot more quickly if you start with hot water… ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cubes/632420/6 "2012-08-23T22:45:53Z")
Can I make them in the microwave if I set the power level really low? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cubes/632420/7 "2012-08-23T22:47:50Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > I actually like to make a bunch at one time that I can just freeze them and defrost for when I need them. I’ve seen people on Pinterest leave them frozen and put them in brightly colored drinks. Looks great after they instragram the picture. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cubes/632420/8 "2012-08-23T22:49:34Z")
Is there a gluten free version? ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2012, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cubes/632420/9 "2012-08-23T23:03:42Z")
I have to take issue with calling the results of this recipe ice CUBES. They most certainly don’t have 6 equal faces, so calling them cubes is disingenuous. May I suggest instead calling them ice solids? That way even if your tray is not the same shape as mine, we don’t have to call them different things. Lets get this sorted before this recipe becomes too popular and momentum is too hard to stop. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cubes/632420/10 "2012-08-24T00:45:52Z")
I replaced half the water with cornstarch to try and thicken it up a bit and it was terrible. Two Stars. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cubes/632420/11 "2012-08-24T00:49:35Z")
I wonder if you can use [dehydrated water](http://www.flickr.com/photos/27492458@N05/3203381665/in/photostream)? ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cubes/632420/12 "2012-08-24T13:47:08Z")
I’d love to try this recipe, but ever since our refrigerator was delivered the space in the freezer where I would put the trays while the water froze has been filled with a bin full of these half-moon shaped things. They’re really cold. Anyway, I don’t have any room to make this recipe. I should probably call the manufacturer. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cubes/632420/13 "2012-08-24T14:08:55Z")
> [@](#): > > One review says: > This recipe is horrible! Maybe I should have left them in longer than two minutes (the recipe doesn’t say how long to leave them in the freezer so I just kind of guessed) but mine came out all watery. I won’t be making these again. The recipe clearly says Cook Time: 2 hours. But when I cooked mine for 2 hours (I guessed 350 degrees as that is the most common temperature) all the water was gone and my trays were melted. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cubes/632420/14 "2012-08-24T14:29:29Z")
I added 16 cloves of garlic to the recipe (my family LOVES garlic!) and I substituted the water with gasoline, my kids didn’t like them, but husband thought they were GREAT! He did have to go to the hospital after he exploded when lighting a cigarette after dinner, but I will definitely try these again. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cubes/632420/15 "2012-08-24T14:39:43Z")
> [@Reeses\_Monkey](#): > > The recipe clearly says Cook Time: 2 hours. > > But when I cooked mine for 2 hours (I guessed 350 degrees as that is the most common temperature) all the water was gone and my trays were melted. You idiot! You made dehydrated ice! Just add it to your drink for a refreshing, if somewhat toxic, beverage. Store the rest in a plastic bag ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cubes/632420/16 "2012-08-24T14:41:10Z")
These are OK I guess but just way to difficult to eat with a fork. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cubes/632420/17 "2012-08-24T14:54:40Z")
I cooked my to an internal temperature of 0F, but after I let them thaw for a couple of hours, I found that they were still raw. What did I do wrong? ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cubes/632420/18 "2012-08-24T16:07:54Z")
> [@BubbaDog](#): > > These are OK I guess but just way to difficult to eat with a fork. Use chopsticks for ice, you philistine! ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cubes/632420/19 "2012-08-24T16:29:10Z")
I made them and they were okay but a little bland. I added a bit of salt to bring out the flavor. Something…went wrong. ---
**Author:** ![F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cubes/632420/20 "2012-08-24T16:41:28Z")
I agree with Joey P. Whenever I’ve tried to make them, they’ve come out having a very thin, disappointing, watery flavor. I’ve tried reducing the ingredients in a saucepan before freezing, but that doesn’t seem to improve the flavor. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cubes/632420.md?page=2)