Everyone loves chilling during the summer with a cool drink. But this can quickly be ruined if the ice has a bad flavor. This is exactly surprisingly common and something I’ve personally experienced. It always sucks to have your drink…
In recent years, sphere ice cubes have become increasingly popular with consumers – and it’s not just because it looks great! There are many practical benefits to using sphere ice cubes in drinks such as lower ice melt and better…
Nugget ice makers are fascinating machines that use a unique method of creating ice cubes that’s different from most other ice making machines. So how exactly do nugget ice makers work? Let’s do a deep dive under the hood and…
Whether you’ve just turned it on for the first time, you’re turning it back on after a deep clean or you’ve just emptied the ice bin and are ready for your Opal to make more ice. You might be wondering…
The GE Opal Nugget ice makers are fascinating machines that consistently create small nugget ice cubes that are perfect for drinks or chewing on. The machine only takes about 15 minutes to make its first ice cubes vs hours for…
It is incredibly frustrating to discover your ice cube trays were turned into an artist palate for oil paints. Even worse, to find out that somebody “borrowed” them and your chances of their return is near zilch. Thankfully, you do…
Ever been to a bar and had a drink or cocktail with perfectly clear ice only to try and make ice and home and you ice is always cloudy and white? What exactly is the difference between clear ice and…
Clear ice is free from impurities and pollutants, it also contains no air bubbles making it melt slower than regular ice. It also looks amazing in your drink or cocktail. But how do you make clear ice? It’s the filtration…
When serving up high quality whiskey it’s a good idea to use a large clear block of ice in your whiskey. This ice will melt slower and won’t dilute the whiskey as quickly as smaller white cubes of ice. But…
We all know the situation of going to the local service station and buying a bag of ice only to have it turn into one solid lump and not being able to break it up into it’s individual ice pieces.…