OXO Good Grips Silicone Small Ice Cube Tray with Lid | Ideal for Cocktails

I wasn't sure about spending $13 on an ice cube tray, but it's been so well worth it. Enjoying an ice cube tray this much is full on adulting. I've been using a set of basic 12-cube trays that are mostly plastic with just the bottoms of the cube portion made of silicone. They were annoying though because the plastic had cracked, I was always spilling the water the in freezer or didn't have enough room in the freezer. The size of the cubes are perfect for me, not too large, not tiny. I love that this cube tray is so much more compact, so you only need a little space in the freezer and can even set other items above or below it. I was skeptical about the cover really preventing spillage, but I haven't had any issues and already made about 8 batches of ice. I love how sturdy it is and that it comes with 2 trays (and unlike my old ones, I don't have to precariously balance these to avoid the top tray falling into the bottom one). While all the ice doesn't fall right out, I don't find it that difficult to get the cubes out. Even with my old basic ice trays, I had to bang, dig and fight to get half the cubes to come out. With this one, it's usually just a few around the edges that take a few extra seconds to push out. This is truly a great design for a cube maker and should become the standard for all ice trays.

I looked at some of the other cheaper silicone ice trays and decided to spend a bit more on a brand that I'm familiar with due to the features it had that the others didn't. And I'm glad I made that choice. Cheaping out on this would have been a mistake. PROS: Because it's silicone, these types of trays (in my opinion) from what I've read need support and this one has it and it's very well designed. There are two ice trays in this one holder, one tray made specifically as the bottom tray and the other the top tray. The holder is durable and solid, with a lid that actually works and does what it's intended to do. It's very compact and goes easily into even the smallest places in your freezer. Because it has a lid *and* a solid bottom, you can stack stuff on it or put it on top of something else (as long as it lays flat). The lid helps prevent spills but is not completely leak proof so you don't want to go tumping it around. It makes very nice small square cubes but if you use a lot of ice, you'll want to get 2 sets of these trays. CONS: This is my first experience with silicone ice trays so I'm not sure if all silicone trays are this hard to get the ice out of, or if it's just this model. Of course, if you let it sit out for about 15-20 minutes, it's easier but sometimes I don't have the time to do that and I need the ice out of the tray pronto. There have been quite a few times where I have to try and peel the tray back from the cube and fight with it to release from the tray, especially the corner pieces. The cubes don't just pop right out when you twist the tray like it does with traditional plastic trays, you have to work at it to make them come out. So not a good fit for someone with arthritis, unless you have the time to let it sit out and melt a bit before you try and take the cubes out. It can get a bit frustrating. Basically these trays have all the features that I wanted in a silicone tray and it's well designed with high quality materials. The only thing I think they could make better is to have the tray release the cubes more easily.

Our ice maker broke, so we bought this to replace it. It has been very helpful. The ice is a good size and pops out very easily, I remember the plastic ice cube trays were always hard to pop out but this is no issues. And this makes a lot more ice than the plastic ones. We have probably made 40 trays of ice and it is holding up great. I love that the top tray is bigger than the bottom one to help it easily sit on the bottom tray. The lid is so helpful!

Cubes are small used for my water bottle which I like but lid is hard to remove when frozen so I don’t put the lid on.

Score is 4.5, definitely not 5 stars. Pros: trays fit together nicely, and the cover and frame is very sturdy. The cubes are the size I was looking for. Size of cubes is listed as 7/8 in and it's quite close, dependent on how filled each cavity is. I wanted small cubes for shaking and stirring cocktails, and these will suit nicely. And for each freezing the trays will produce quite a few cubes. But... It takes about 10-12 cubes to half fill a rocks glass. That will be half of one of the trays (1/4 of all cubes) in one use. That is the first (minor for me) downside: one production of cubes will only accommodate making or serving 2-4 drinks. While serving may only use half a tray, shaking or stirring generally uses about a full tray of cubes. A lot of other trays offer similar cubes-per-drink kind of ratios for their size, but they might give you multiple trays, and this tray isn't cheap. You're paying for the frame, cover, and name brand, along with the number of cubes. Again for me this is a minor downside, but does mean I have to keep a extra plastic bag in the freezer that I continually top up as the cubes freeze. The more annoying downside is filling the trays. It's messy and difficult. Because the cavities are so small, they fill up quickly and don't evenly spill into the surrounding cells. I fill them from a filter pitcher with the trays inside the frame. It's hard to fill the outside cells evenly without spilling over the side. I've resorted to just filling them on my bar mat and not worrying about the water overfilling, but it's inefficient and takes time to clean up afterwards. Even with the overflow while pouring, I keep them around the stated fill line and haven't had a problem separating the trays after freezing. The silicone is forgiving and twists easily to loosen the cubes to push out. I wanted small cubes, and I got small cubes. The filling process is annoying, but I don't know what a better solution for cubes this small might be. Also looking around, no reviews on these trays ever say anything about the actual measurement of the cubes or cubes-per-glass, so I included that here, with pictures.

Great buy! Love them. Bought 4:).

Bästa isbrickan jag använt. Perfekt storlek/format på isbitarna och bra antal. Eftersom det är en försluten låda kan den enkelt placeras var som helst i frysen utan risk för läckage (men se till att den står upprätt). Värt att nämna är att p.g.a. förslutningen och att den har två lager så tar det aningen längre tid för isbitarna att bli genomfrusna jämfört med en traditionell isbricka. Eftersom fruset vatten expanderar, se till att inte fylla formarna hela vägen upp, då det leder till att isbitarna sammanfogas i toppen och blir mycket svårare att få ut.

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The product seems good at first. Flexible silicone. It is neat and comes with a lid. The cube is on the small size though. After less than a month, the silicone is already torn off. Not sure if it’s still safe to use…

the container is small and fits well in my freezer. I like that there is a lid for easy ice storage and so i can freeze the ice while it is covered. the only downside is that it is a bit difficult to remove the ice from the tray. since water expands when solidified, although i underfill the tray, it still expands and creates quite the function within each cube making it difficult to remove. but other than that, the product is so cute and works great!