# Where to buy ice trays to make square cubes? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 20, 2006, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-ice-trays-to-make-square-cubes/361469 "2006-06-20T19:26:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![diggleblop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-ice-trays-to-make-square-cubes/361469/1 "2006-06-20T19:26:22Z")
Like in the Disaronno commercials. Ice cubes that are perfectly square. Like 2x2x2 ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-ice-trays-to-make-square-cubes/361469/2 "2006-06-20T19:36:34Z")
There’s a good chance the cubes in the commercial are fake acrylic ice cubes. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-ice-trays-to-make-square-cubes/361469/3 "2006-06-20T19:38:45Z")
Those cubes are made (well, they are fake cubes that look like cube that were made) from a commercial ice maker. They cost lots of money, so not that practical for home use. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-ice-trays-to-make-square-cubes/361469/4 "2006-06-20T19:49:39Z")
[http://www.organize.com/icecubetray1.html?mr:referralID=6ff41c14-ec0f-4057-b5fe-12e1718d3636](http://www.organize.com/icecubetray1.html?mr:referralID=6ff41c14-ec0f-4057-b5fe-12e1718d3636) Right here. Smaller than you asked for, but square. ---
**Author:** ![samm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@samm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samm)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-ice-trays-to-make-square-cubes/361469/5 "2006-06-20T19:50:23Z")
Did you even _try_ to look up square ice cubes before you posted? [http://www.surlatable.com/common/products/product\_details.cfm?PRRFNBR=16181](http://www.surlatable.com/common/products/product_details.cfm?PRRFNBR=16181) [http://fantes.com/ice\_utensils.htm](http://fantes.com/ice_utensils.htm) (also includes heart, penguin and star ice cube trays) [http://www.organize.com/fakeice.html?mr:referralID=9b254c20-f005-4423-9d56-e165d921913b](http://www.organize.com/fakeice.html?mr:referralID=9b254c20-f005-4423-9d56-e165d921913b) (just like the commercial!) ---
**Author:** ![diggleblop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-ice-trays-to-make-square-cubes/361469/6 "2006-06-20T19:56:07Z")
Well, I looked them up a few months ago and didn’t find anything, so didn’t bother this time around. And I’m aware that those were probably fake, I didn’t actually mean those exact ice cubes. lol I meant ones you can make on your own. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-ice-trays-to-make-square-cubes/361469/7 "2006-06-20T20:30:36Z")
It must be the relatively new silicon trays that make the difference. It looks like some of the traditional plastic ones still have a smaller square in the bottom of the tray than the top. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-ice-trays-to-make-square-cubes/361469/8 "2006-06-20T21:12:23Z")
It’s going to take more than square ice cubes to get the Disaronno girl to come lick them for you. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-ice-trays-to-make-square-cubes/361469/9 "2006-06-21T00:08:53Z")
I once had a set of ice-cube trays that made special cubes, for parties & such. The cubes were perfectly square, and tiny (about 1cm (1/3 inch) square). They were not very practical, because the shape made it much harder to get the cubes out of the tray. (And they melted much faster, leaving you with watered-down beverages.) ---
**Author:** ![PBear42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@PBear42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PBear42)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-ice-trays-to-make-square-cubes/361469/10 "2006-06-21T00:55:57Z")
I have the ones from Sur la Table. They’re about one inch cubed. And, yes, made of silicone. Don’t particularly recommend them, as getting the cubes out is a bit of a nuisance. But, hey, YMMV.