# What's the best way to get jelly out of an ice cube tray?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 3, 2004, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-jelly-out-of-an-ice-cube-tray/262946 "2004-09-03T13:03:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ortonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a4c791/32.png) [@Ortonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ortonia)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2004, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-jelly-out-of-an-ice-cube-tray/262946/1 "2004-09-03T13:03:40Z")

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I was making mini jelly pieces using an ice cube tray as a mould. I tried to get one cube out by gently trying to cut around the edges but it ended in total disaster with the jelly hardly recognisable as a cube. Anyone have any suggestions to save the other cubes? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2004, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-jelly-out-of-an-ice-cube-tray/262946/2 "2004-09-03T13:11:10Z")

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Stand the tray in boiling hot water for a few seconds (not deep enough that it comes over the top) - the edges of the cubes should melt and they should just drop out.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2004, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-jelly-out-of-an-ice-cube-tray/262946/3 "2004-09-03T13:12:22Z")

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Or freeze them\>pop them out\>thaw them