glacio Clear Sphere Ice Duo - Crystal Clear Ice Ball Maker - Clear Round Ice for Whiskey

I fully expected to have a learning curve in order to master the art of creating perfectly clear ice cubes. I was ecstatic when I was successful the first time out of the gate. How cool is that! (No pun intended). In a nutshell, here's all it takes: 1) you fill Glacio's insulated container with warm water up to roughly an inch from the top; 2 you insert Glacio's silicon molds (without filling them with water) into the container, and, if necessary, top off the molds with additional warm water; 3) place the whole assembly into a freezer for 24 hours; 4) remover the silicon molds from the container and then separate the two halves to extract the spheres. If all has gone well (and it has on all of my efforts so far), the bottom of the container will have unfrozen water encapsulated by clear ice, indicating that the spheres successfully froze from the top down (the secret to getting clear ice), since the bottom of the container still has unfrozen water! Here's an added benefit: leave the container out for a few minutes after you have removed the silicon molds, and you can then pop out the clear ice that was encapsulating the unfrozen water. You now have clear (albeit irregular) ice that you can use in addition to your clear ice spheres. My wife is rolling her eyes as I exhibit a giddy enthusiasm showing off my clear ice sphere-making skills not seen since I first learned to drive :-)

I recently purchased the Glacio after reading the reviews of crystal clear spheres. I have been making my own clear ice by freezing water in an open ice chest, so I understood the reason why the Glacio would be successful in making clear round spheres. I was not disappointed. The first attempt was pretty successful, although I did have a few tiny bubbles frozen into the ice, but still was much better than expected. I figured out the secret (for me anyway) to get perfectly clear spheres every time... fill the reservoir to the filling line with water (I have a reverse osmosis system), and then let it sit for a few hours to degass. Next drop the insert into the mold and let it fill with water. Dump out any excess. Let sit another hour or so, then put in freezer for 30 hours. I've done this procedure 5 times now and have gotten absolutely perfectly crystal clear spheres. Taking out the frozen molds is also way easier than I expected. The stretchy rubber material of the inserts makes this step a breeze. My wife thinks I'm nut to get so excited, but there's nothing like a nice cold cocktail on a warm summer evening with a perfect ice sphere. One last bit of ice advice. When making your cocktail. let the ice sit a little while till it melts a bit and becomes slick and clear. This will temper the sphere and keep it from cracking when adding your drink. Heard enough? What are you waiting for?! Go out and buy one now!

These are amazing. If you follow the directions and use some sort of filtered water (we use water from our Brita water pitcher), you will get perfectly clear ice balls almost every time. You can't get perfectly smooth round balls as you'll need to chip off the little nubs on the top and bottom, but if you do this correctly, you'll be amazed. I found myself making batch after batch. I find that 24-28 hours is ideal. I made extras because I could. I did discover, however, that the longer the balls sit in either the maker or in bags after being made, the more prone they are to cracking once liquid is added. If you use "fresh" ones straight from the mold, this doesn't seem to be an issue.

This thing is HUGE!! It's an entire box about 1' square, not your typical "ice tray". In a typical freezer it takes up a lot of freezer space just for 2 ice spheres that take 24-30hrs to freeze.

This product is absolutely amazing in that it creates exactly what you want- perfectly round, perfectly clear, nearly invisible spheres of ice. My pictures are of the ice sphere in a glass of water to show just how clear it is. Aside from the obvious part that floats above the water line, you can barely see it. It is exceptionally easy to use, but make sure you use warm water AND wait a full 30 hours. I had one batch that was in for about 26 and it still wasn’t completely frozen through so I had to start all over again. I’ve made 8 ice spheres so far and each has come out perfectly clear. I love this product!

Tried a bunch of different methods before coming across this product. I ordered it because of the ratings. Folks, you were not wrong. My first try with this mold, I used warm to hot tap water. Not even filtered water. Created the perfect clear ice sphere. Very good and very dense. Melted slower and didn't water down the bourbon by the end of the glass. In fact, I gave the leftover ice to my dog who has been working on breaking it up for the last 5 minutes. If you're thinking about it, just order it.

Works perfectly!

Looks the business - lasts a long time 🍹 🥃🥃