Sticking ice cubes

sf said:

GREAT! I need new ice cube trays so this info came just in time. It
seems like the grocery store doesn't carry the blue trays anymore, so
I have to look elsewhere. I was at Target on Friday and forgot all
about my need for ice cube trays, so I blew my chance and have to make
a dedicated ice cube tray hunt trip now.

You obviously haven't expended an iota of energy looking:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/002-9734269-1795251?initialSearch=1&url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=ice+cube+trays&Go.x=9&Go.y=12

You'll probably spring for water to maske ice but you're just waiting
for someone to donate the gin and tonic! LOL

Sheldon

sf said:

GREAT! I need new ice cube trays so this info came just in time. It
seems like the grocery store doesn't carry the blue trays anymore, so
I have to look elsewhere. I was at Target on Friday and forgot all
about my need for ice cube trays, so I blew my chance and have to make
a dedicated ice cube tray hunt trip now.

Found these on Amazon.com
If these stick you have a personal problem: http://tinyurl.com/2ecrob

Sheldon

Quoted message said:

I bought some new (cheap) ice cube trays, and the cubes tend to stick
in the trays. What is the secret to non-sticking ice cubes?!? Is it
more expensive trays? Is it the water? I use tap water, which is
very good where I live, but it has a pH of about 8.2, so a bit hard.

These are what you want:

http://www.google.com/search?q=rubbermaid+2867++Ice+Cube+Tray

Abe said:

Not too young at all. I grew up with metal trays that you had to turn
upside down onto the top of the cube compartment and then pull a lever
on the side to break out the cubes.

I have one of those. It's really cool.

Jo Anne

Somebody said:

I have always wondered why we don't have silicone trays. We have silicon
baking pans (horrible as they are... my opinion only).

Uh, ice trays needs to be rigid. Think about it...

-sw

Sheldon said:

sf said:

GREAT! I need new ice cube trays so this info came just in time. It
seems like the grocery store doesn't carry the blue trays anymore, so
I have to look elsewhere. I was at Target on Friday and forgot all
about my need for ice cube trays, so I blew my chance and have to make
a dedicated ice cube tray hunt trip now.

You obviously haven't expended an iota of energy looking:

No I haven't. How much time and energy should ice trays consume?

Quoted message said:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/002-9734269-1795251?initialSearch=1&url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=ice+cube+trays&Go.x=9&Go.y=12

You'll probably spring for water to maske ice but you're just waiting
for someone to donate the gin and tonic! LOL

Hey, I'm no fool! That sounds like a good plan to me.
😉

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Sheldon

Thanks for the research, but good god Sheldon! Do you really think
I'm going to buy cheap ice trays (although 2 for $10 isn't
inexpensive) through Amazon and pay the shipping and handling gladly?
No Way! Wake up and smell the coffee, man.

I have bought exactly ONE thing through Amazon.... my digital camera
and I wouldn't have bought it there if it wasn't so new at the time
(not released to stores in my area yet).

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Sheldon said:

sf said:

GREAT! I need new ice cube trays so this info came just in time. It
seems like the grocery store doesn't carry the blue trays anymore, so
I have to look elsewhere. I was at Target on Friday and forgot all
about my need for ice cube trays, so I blew my chance and have to make
a dedicated ice cube tray hunt trip now.

Found these on Amazon.com
If these stick you have a personal problem: http://tinyurl.com/2ecrob

Oh, (said flatly) ha-ha-ha. I wasn't the one with the stickage
problem. I just need new ice trays. I'm down to the last one and it
should be thrown out.

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Somebody said:

I have always wondered why we don't have silicone trays. We have silicon
baking pans (horrible as they are... my opinion only).

We - at least the editorial we - do. I've seen them at Bed Bath & Beyond.

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Abe said:

Quoted message said:

I bought some new (cheap) ice cube trays, and the cubes tend to stick
in the trays. What is the secret to non-sticking ice cubes?!? Is it
more expensive trays? Is it the water? I use tap water, which is
very good where I live, but it has a pH of about 8.2, so a bit hard.

These are what you want:

http://www.google.com/search?q=rubbermaid+2867++Ice+Cube+Tray

Those are the Rubbermaids I recommeded earlier, but I didn't have a
number for them. Thanks for the link. After replaceing trays here for
years because when they were being stubborn I'd sometimes break them
trying ot twist/bend the cubes out, I found these and they work
flawlessly with no workarounds like letting some of the ice melt.

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On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:23:29 -0400, "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]>

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Who knew it would get to be so hard to find the blue ice cube
trays! I have the white ones now, and they are fine. Watch out, I don't
know if Rubbermaid still sells them, but I did buy blue ones thinking they
were like the old ones. Get this. They nest. You have to line them
up a certain way or they ... nest, and that pushes out the water. Can't
imagine what they were thinking. Look for the white Rubbermaid kind.
I think I ordered them from Ace Hardware.

Thanks for the heads up! They must have been redesigned by someone
who doesn't know how to boil water. Obviously s/he is doesn't make
ice cubes either. Sheesh.

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brushfire said:

I bought some new (cheap) ice cube trays, and the cubes tend to
stick in the trays. What is the secret to non-sticking ice
cubes?!? Is it more expensive trays? Is it the water? I use
tap water, which is very good where I live, but it has a pH of
about 8.2, so a bit hard.

I fought this for years; I was always trying different designs and
makes. I'd too frequently break trays, twisting them to try and get
the cubes to break loose. Then I picked up some Rubbermaid trays,
and they're super -- no more sticking, little effort needed to
release the cubes. I don't have a model number, but they're white
and the plastic feels a little thicker than the others I'd tried.
They were, IIRC, three bucks apiece, and I know I got them at BB&B.

I have a white Rubbermaid ice cube tray that has the following numbers on
on the opposite side of the Rubbermaid logo, bottom side of the tray...

2867 5 F

....if that actually means anything in terms of a model number or part
number.

Either way, all of the ice cubes can easily be removed after just slightly
twisting the ends of the tray in opposite directions, then shaking the tray
gently.

On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:00:40 -0700, "Somebody" <[email hidden]>

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"Karen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

brushfire said:

I bought some new (cheap) ice cube trays, and the cubes tend to stick
in the trays. What is the secret to non-sticking ice cubes?!? Is it
more expensive trays? Is it the water? I use tap water, which is
very good where I live, but it has a pH of about 8.2, so a bit hard.

The trays need to be washed with soap and hot water once in a while.
You can't just fill them up and empty them forever and ever without a
good washing once in a while.

Karen

I have always wondered why we don't have silicone trays. We have silicon
baking pans (horrible as they are... my opinion only).

Somebody!

We do. http://www.crateandbarrel.com/family.aspx?c=764&f=14382

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Quoted message said:

brushfire said:

I bought some new (cheap) ice cube trays, and the cubes tend to
stick in the trays. What is the secret to non-sticking ice
cubes?!? Is it more expensive trays? Is it the water? I use
tap water, which is very good where I live, but it has a pH of
about 8.2, so a bit hard.

I fought this for years; I was always trying different designs and
makes. I'd too frequently break trays, twisting them to try and get
the cubes to break loose. Then I picked up some Rubbermaid trays,
and they're super -- no more sticking, little effort needed to
release the cubes. I don't have a model number, but they're white
and the plastic feels a little thicker than the others I'd tried.
They were, IIRC, three bucks apiece, and I know I got them at BB&B.

I have a white Rubbermaid ice cube tray that has the following numbers on
on the opposite side of the Rubbermaid logo, bottom side of the tray...

2867 5 F

...if that actually means anything in terms of a model number or part
number.

That's the code on the Rubbermaids I have and recommended. Thanks.
When I posted I didn't look for a number; I didn't think three-buck
plastic ice cube trays would have any; I was wrong.

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sf said:

GREAT! I need new ice cube trays so this info came just in time. It
seems like the grocery store doesn't carry the blue trays anymore, so
I have to look elsewhere. I was at Target on Friday and forgot all
about my need for ice cube trays, so I blew my chance and have to make
a dedicated ice cube tray hunt trip now.

It's a good thing you forgot! Target is where I, the original poster,
got the sticky trays. Don't get the blue ones with the oval shapes.

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:12:06 -0700, brushfire <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

sf said:

GREAT! I need new ice cube trays so this info came just in time. It
seems like the grocery store doesn't carry the blue trays anymore, so
I have to look elsewhere. I was at Target on Friday and forgot all
about my need for ice cube trays, so I blew my chance and have to make
a dedicated ice cube tray hunt trip now.

It's a good thing you forgot! Target is where I, the original poster,
got the sticky trays. Don't get the blue ones with the oval shapes.

Went to Safeway today and voilà: the cheap blue ones were in the isle
with all the other containers. Hubby had looked and is usually pretty
thorough - but he goofed this time. They were hiding out on the *top*
shelf! I'm going to try that spray trick, just for chuckles and see
what happens.

Safeway (my final destination) was in a mall. First I went to Cost
Plus (where Hungarian sweet paprika was all out and they don't carry
hot - someone called another store which does carry hot, but they said
the restaurant next door buys all their stock as soon as they get
it).... went to Trader Joe's (discovered they don't carry paprika at
all) to look at EVOO, but decided to wait for CostCo - then on to
Linens and Things to look for silicone ice trays (they don't carry
them). I'm very interested in the silicone type. Apparently they
make ice cubes that are really cube shaped. How cool is that?
http://tinyurl.com/25yhq7 They look sturdy enough and you know
silicone is flexible. If you buy them in a brick and mortar store,
let me know.... heck, let me know if you can find it *in stock* on the
interent.

BTW: News for anyone who has lusted after the oval measuring cup set
Giadia De Laurentis uses on FoodTV: they are at Cost Plus and fairly
inexpensive.

🙂

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On 16 Jul 2007 19:09:13 GMT, Blinky the Shark <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Daniel W. Rouse Jr. said:

Quoted message said:

I have a white Rubbermaid ice cube tray that has the following numbers on
on the opposite side of the Rubbermaid logo, bottom side of the tray...

2867 5 F

...if that actually means anything in terms of a model number or part
number.

That's the code on the Rubbermaids I have and recommended. Thanks.
When I posted I didn't look for a number; I didn't think three-buck
plastic ice cube trays would have any; I was wrong.

I found them at Linen's and things while I was on my mission and they
appeared to be fairly flexible. I don't know where people got the
idea they are stiff, they just look like they should be stiff.

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sf said:

On 16 Jul 2007 19:09:13 GMT, Blinky the Shark <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Daniel W. Rouse Jr. said:

>
I have a white Rubbermaid ice cube tray that has the following
numbers on on the opposite side of the Rubbermaid logo, bottom side
of the tray...

2867 5 F

...if that actually means anything in terms of a model number or
part number.

That's the code on the Rubbermaids I have and recommended. Thanks.
When I posted I didn't look for a number; I didn't think three-buck
plastic ice cube trays would have any; I was wrong.

I found them at Linen's and things while I was on my mission and they
appeared to be fairly flexible. I don't know where people got the
idea they are stiff, they just look like they should be stiff.

They're flexible enought to eject the cubes and not snap. I kept
*breaking* the cheap and/or blue ones. The Rubbermaid 2867s are
designed well enough that Huge Twisting/Bending isn't required, which
was what kept breaking the no-namers.

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sf said:

On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:12:06 -0700, brushfire <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

sf said:

GREAT! I need new ice cube trays so this info came just in time. It
seems like the grocery store doesn't carry the blue trays anymore, so
I have to look elsewhere. I was at Target on Friday and forgot all
about my need for ice cube trays, so I blew my chance and have to make
a dedicated ice cube tray hunt trip now.

It's a good thing you forgot! Target is where I, the original poster,
got the sticky trays. Don't get the blue ones with the oval shapes.

Went to Safeway today and voilà: the cheap blue ones were in the isle
with all the other containers. Hubby had looked and is usually pretty
thorough - but he goofed this time. They were hiding out on the *top*
shelf! I'm going to try that spray trick, just for chuckles and see
what happens.

Safeway (my final destination) was in a mall. First I went to Cost
Plus (where Hungarian sweet paprika was all out and they don't carry
hot - someone called another store which does carry hot, but they said
the restaurant next door buys all their stock as soon as they get
it).... went to Trader Joe's (discovered they don't carry paprika at
all) to look at EVOO, but decided to wait for CostCo - then on to
Linens and Things to look for silicone ice trays (they don't carry
them). I'm very interested in the silicone type. Apparently they
make ice cubes that are really cube shaped. How cool is that?
http://tinyurl.com/25yhq7 They look sturdy enough and you know
silicone is flexible. If you buy them in a brick and mortar store,
let me know.... heck, let me know if you can find it *in stock* on the
interent.

BB&B has them.

Someone else, though, mentioned that they're so flexible that they don't
carry well; they're limp when full. I'd personally hate to have to try
and nest them (if they nest at all) if the one I was trying to put in
the stack was all floppy-droopy on the far end -- I don't store them
across the front of the freezer; I store them in a front-to-back
orientation.

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Blinky the Shark wrote:

(re the silicone ice cube trays)

Quoted message said:

Someone else, though, mentioned that they're so flexible that they don't
carry well; they're limp when full. I'd personally hate to have to try
and nest them (if they nest at all) if the one I was trying to put in
the stack was all floppy-droopy on the far end -- I don't store them
across the front of the freezer; I store them in a front-to-back
orientation.

....so stacking with both hands, one on each end, wouldn't be convenient
or possible.

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On 17 Jul 2007 02:57:52 GMT, Blinky the Shark <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Blinky the Shark wrote:

(re the silicone ice cube trays)

Quoted message said:

Someone else, though, mentioned that they're so flexible that they don't
carry well; they're limp when full. I'd personally hate to have to try
and nest them (if they nest at all) if the one I was trying to put in
the stack was all floppy-droopy on the far end -- I don't store them
across the front of the freezer; I store them in a front-to-back
orientation.

...so stacking with both hands, one on each end, wouldn't be convenient
or possible.

Not having seen them in person, I don't know.... but it looked like
the bottom was solid. Perhaps there is some flex, but heck - how do
people get those silicone bunt pans to the oven? They seem a lot more
flexible than the ice cube trays.

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