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Five Star Reviews: | 55% Good design, great size. May 10, 2017 Himself asked for these because summer is coming along and he loves to have a LOT of ice on hand. (He just requested we order four more..) We've been trying several different designs and after trying these I've discovered that these are quite the right size, not just for a glass - but for water bottles (I use Lifefactory and they fit wonderfully). It is a bit of a trick to get them filled properly (he has the hang of it, while I'm still learning. but overall these are a good design and freeze very well. There isn't the problem with them getting stuck either. (we've tried other designs where that has been an issue) These freeze quickly and are clear as pictured. (We do use filtered water)If your looking for a round ice cube (that's an awkward sentence) I recommend getting this one. The family loves this! May 8, 2017 Ok, it makes ice balls. And the kids actually fight over them. Seriously, right? Who fights over ice? It makes round frozen water well. And it does really seem to not melt as quickly. I'm glad it's BPA free considering how much this get used. My only regret is that it only makes 4. I'm going to have to purchase additional ones. Ironically this frustrates me because I have a perfectly functioning ice maker in my freezer. Reluctantly, I have to admit it's a great product. Love these January 25, 2017 I use these to make flavored ice cubes. I drink aloe vera juice for my stomach which is not flavorful. So, after I fill these, I put 1-2 drops Rosemary essential oil or wild orange essential oil. Then I mix 1 oz aloe with 4 oz unfiltered cranberry and 4 oz ginger tea. Add an ice ball and enjoy. I made a couple with cinnamon-nutmeg combined and poured cider over it. These things make for endless creativity. Recommended! January 20, 2017 I bought this mold about three months ago. The mold works remarkably well. The ice balls usually come out as you'd like (if you don't fill the tray properly, you CAN get some funky-looking results). The mold is pretty easy to fill, freeze, and empty. And the ice balls are neat and really do seem superior to the smaller cubes in terms of drink watering and chilling. And the best part is that you can just throw the mold in the dishwasher when you start getting that hard water build-up on the tray. All told, I'm pretty happy with this purchase. They work great, but do not expect perfectly clear ice balls January 10, 2017 I got these to keep my bourbon from getting too watered down. They work great, but do not expect perfectly clear ice balls... it is sue to the impurities in most water and the temperatures most home freezers freeze to.Unless you have a blast chiller or liquid nitrogen.. your ice will come out cloudy. the ice balls don't always come out perfect. still fun. no pun intended August 3, 2015 you can't fill them up all the way or the water over flows out of the top because the water expands. it's hard to know just how much water/liquid to put in them. I am using reverse osmosis water to fill them and I have filled them to the top and poured a little out to make sure that the water doesn't overflow which will create a water "nipple". The ice keeps cracking as well so it's not a solid round ball when I take it out of the mold. The silicone top and bottom don't stay together because the water expands so it creates an extra water ring around the ball of ice. | 73% Excellent product. Gave as a gift March 15, 2017 Excellent product. Gave as a gift. My boyfriend loves the stone or metal options. They keep his drinks icy cold! Good packaging product appears to be high quality March 10, 2017 Purchased as a gift for a friend. Good packaging product appears to be high quality. She has enjoyed using them. These are great. My dad is a whiskey affiencianado and thought ... August 8, 2016 These are great. My dad is a whiskey affiencianado and thought these were great. I had pre froze them with a good bottle and gave it to him for his birthday. We both enjoyed a perfectly tempered sipper. I did receive these at a small discount for a review,but would easily pay for these at the normal price. They look good in the glass and are sure to garner a few questions. ... this whiskey stone set as a present for my best friend. They came in a handy clear plastic ... January 11, 2016 I ordered this whiskey stone set as a present for my best friend. They came in a handy clear plastic container that made storing them a breeze, and I used 4 of them for a 32-oz beer and they kept the beer COLD for over an hour! They also chilled my whiskey sufficiently to a very enjoyable temperature without diluting it; they also did not add any discernible flavor to my drink of choice. The fact that you get 4 x stainless cubes and 4 x soapstone cubes, along with a serving-tong for such a great price makes this a perfect deal. They can be easily cleaned and washed and sure do look cool in the light amber liquid. I am very pleased with these stones! nice December 28, 2015 Got the for my brother in law, he seemed to like them. Decent quality stones. Not sure tongs will do what they're supposed to but we have hands for a reason This is a good buy for the whiskey lover in your life August 12, 2015 This is a good buy for the whiskey lover in your life. I like the combo of soapstones and stainless.The soapstones cool your drink quickly, but also warm up pretty quickly. The stainless steel cubes don't get your drink cool quickly, but once they manage to get your drink cold, they stay that way. The combo of soapstones and stainless in the same glass is perfect, and has the same effect as using ice cubes in a drink, but without watering it down. |
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Four Star Reviews: | 18% My balls don't look as nice as the picture, but my son & his friends really like them. July 11, 2017 Well I still have yet to make my ice balls to look as pretty as the picture, but some day I will. But I look forward to using these for more than just ice. Maybe some chocolate balls, or Kool aid balls? I'm trying to make some whisky balls right now, got another couple hours in the freezer till they're done. Next I want to try some moonshine balls. I originally gave this product a poor review. I am changing my opinion about the ... April 26, 2017 I originally gave this product a poor review. I am changing my opinion about the product and especially the company. Reps from the company actually read my original review and responded by email personally to me. They suggested that since I was unhappy with it, I should watch a video on how to use it. I did and found that the original fault was mine, not the product's. I am very impressed that even with a low priced item, the company followed up with me and that is so important today when it's almost impossible to get to the right people for any concerns we might have with purchases.So, I give them FIVE Stars for their follow up and four for the product. It works well now that I know how to use it. Very Nice Mold August 9, 2016 This silicon tray look very elegant and it makes 4 small ice balls. You can add fruit or other things like mint leaves for a even nicer end product.This ice mold is nearly perfect. The ice balls come out very nice and smooth. My only negative statement would be that you HAVE to make sure it's 100% in place and put it in the freezer very carefully, or you'll get half a ball because unless you are very careful the water will empty on you. Recommended, but consider the cheaper versions. April 11, 2016 They will not make beautiful ice cubes in my experience, but having large round ice balls is more useful than I could have imagined. I'll never own cube shaped ice molds again. They take a long time to melt, and fit perfectly in mason jars. 1 star off for one of them having a hard time sealing itself (but not impossible). Great for Whiskey! February 4, 2016 These ice balls are great for whiskey! They are a little smaller than I originally thought but they are great for the average size low ball! I thought these would be difficult to use in that I would experience water spillage in the freezer! But NOPE! Great for entertaining! And a great gift - I gave my son in law these too - because I knew as soon as I served them with their whiskey they'd be like "MA - where'd you get these?" And I was right they did! That's why I ordered three of these at one time! Read instructions and these work fine. November 18, 2015 I've started using some other ice makers for my whiskey ice because this is hard to fill up and leaves a big slab of ice on top, and i couldnt get rid of all the water in between the balls so they ended up all connected.EDIT: So, as the seller pointed out, i was filling them wrong. I will still get some connecting ice that but it really not as bad as i was getting. Who would have thought i should actually read directions? Check out the videos on youtube to see the correct way if you're as slow at this as I am. Sorry Classic Kitchen. | 11% He seems to like them well enough and are made well December 1, 2016 Bought these for my dad for Christmas. He seems to like them well enough and are made well. Four Stars April 12, 2016 Tiny little kit but made a perfect gift for my father in law. It was as expected. ... plastic tray that houses the stones and tongs is nice for storing in the freezer October 20, 2015 The plastic tray that houses the stones and tongs is nice for storing in the freezer. It makes a good novelty gift, but after using a few times my wife has gone back to ice or neat. I personally didn't like the feel of the stones hitting my teeth. These work pretty good. I usually use mine in cold brewed ... June 26, 2015 These work pretty good. I usually use mine in cold brewed coffee and iced lattes. I love that I can drink them slowly and not worry about ice melting and watering them down! When paired with an insulated tumbler, the drink stays cold a good while. I've had them a few weeks, and I'm not really sure if there is a difference between the 2 stones. A lot of times I use all 8 in one drink. But I did notice that one of the soapstones has a chip on it already. |
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Three Star Reviews: | 13% The ice balls are not nearly as perfect as those shown in the pictures July 26, 2016 The ice balls are not nearly as perfect as those shown in the pictures. Due to overflow there is a ring of ice around each ice ball. You can count on spilling water each time you place the mold in your freezer. I suppose most of this is just the nature of the product. It's not a bad product; its just not as nice as they lead you to believe. The silicone mold does seem to be durable. I should have read the description better, but in the picture with the ice in ... June 17, 2016 I should have read the description better, but in the picture with the ice in the glass and someone's adult baby hand they appear larger, they are actually quite small like a golf ball really.I have to use a funnel that I have for my flask to get the water in the mold and would recommend it. I haven't been able to get a perfect mold, I;m sure in time it might happen, but due to the inability to get it perfect straight out the box then this product only deserves 3 stars. Good value, but could be better. January 4, 2016 It does not form clear ice spheres as shown in the picture, and they come out nowhere near as cleanly as that, and it was a bit smaller than I had imagined. When I put the water in to the right level and push on the top a lot of water spills out. Will the water really expand into a full ice sphere when it freezes or am I doing something wrong? Not bad July 24, 2015 These ice ball makers are alright, they do what the say, but I think you need to have the technique down on how to fill them in order to truly get a real nice finished ball. Also when separating them you have to really twist in order to get a perfect ball. Great Idea, but Messy and Problematic... July 14, 2015 Great idea, but messy and problematic. You have to guess how much water to add to each tray because there is no fill line. If you put too much water in the tray, it overflows through to top hole and you end up with ice all over the outside of the tray. If you don't get enough water inside the tray, you end up with deformed ice cubes. The silicone trays, filled with water, are also hard to carry to the freezer without dripping water from the external overflow area. These balls are nice and big and round, but not as pretty as one might hope. May 30, 2015 The ice balls do not come out looking as the picture suggests. They are more cloudy and less polished (as you would expect) and they have a ring around them where the top part meets the bottom. However, once they have been in water for a minute, they look nice. Four balls is not a lot of ice but they are large enough that one per cup is great as long as you don't like tons of ice to water down your drink. They are large so they melt more slowly which is also a plus. I will be keeping this item and using it often, but i probably would not have bought it if I knew (as I should have) that the balls would not look like the picture. | 7% Don't really cool the drink more than a couple degrees May 9, 2016 Don't really cool the drink more than a couple degrees. Bought for my husband and he barely uses because of this. I did like that it was a combo pack so you can see which kind of stone you prefer. Love the gift idea February 9, 2016 Love the gift idea. Can't say much more. I'm not a big ice in my "fine" $$ spirits kind of person. I tried one cube, then tried with two. Seemed to make a little difference in temp..... |
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Two Star Reviews: | 8% Great for a fancy looking drink, BUT... May 12, 2017 Fast delivery.Now that I'm using them, I have noticed that strange film left on the glasses, that another reviewer mentioned. For that reason, I'm lowering the stars. I tried this out in many ways. I have washed & rinsed the trays well, many times. I use purified, distilled bottled water to make the ice. I rinsed the glasses well, so there was no left over detergent in the glass & have washed & rinsed the molds well. I don't know why it's doing that...creepy. I stopped using them. Who knows if that's coming from the silicone or what. Also, the smell issue, when I opened it, it had a strong chemical smell, which still has not gone away. I do not want to drink something that leaves an unknown film & smell. I would not drink anything from it with those issues going on. Not worth the effort November 22, 2016 I have a couple of single ice ball makers I use for my scotch at times. These were smaller in size so I figured I would give them a try. It worked ok but my main concern was when filling it up is the top tray also fills with water which is a pain to remove prior to freezing (if you bother). Couple that with this being designed to make 4 at a time with no real separation in the mold, you end up with 4 ice balls joined together with a thin layer where the layer is the void between the top and bottom section. No matter how much I tried to compress the sections it still formed. Much more of a pain to use than my old single units so I doubt it will get any use after the first go round. I wish the diameter of the ice molds was larger. October 9, 2016 Really like the ice molds, but after using them for awhile, I wish they were larger. I have seen molds with larger diameters that would work better in a highball glass verses these smaller ones. I don't believe these are what I was wanting and will look for larger diameter molds for my cocktail glasses. Difficult to get nice looking ice spheres. Messy to fill. July 12, 2016 I have to say this did not turn out to be nearly as cool as I anticipated from the product pictures and overall positive reviews. For one, no matter how careful I am in filling the mold, the ice spheres are pretty much never perfectly formed or smooth. But even more, this thing is just a pain to fill. To fill it, you have to pour water past the half-way point in the bottom section, then sandwich the top part down into the bottom part, causing the water to overflow and spill out. Since it's made of floppy silicone, this must be done on the countertop (near the sink), and results in a bit of a mess of water that must be cleaned up afterward. Additionally, placing them in the fridge is difficult given the floppy nature of the silicone. They could have been made with a bit stiffer base to help with these issues. Don't waste $$$$ spend a little extra and be happy January 7, 2016 Pain in the butt. The silicone tray does not stay tight enough between the "ice balls". So you get ice ridges all over and you have to use a knife to knock all the ice (sometimes a lot) off to make it a nice round ball. Not good for your fingers! And the balls start to melt. Better off with individual ones or ones that have a ridge of silicone that "clicks" shut before filling. I plan to returns these and get another set elsewhere. Not what it claims. January 12, 2015 Photo is deceiving, like many others on Amazon. These spheres do not come out perfectly, and have a "halo" on them (think Saturn's Rings). This has to be manually broken off, and it never looks right.Looks like someone had a good idea, a bad mold, and the guts to shrug it off and sell it anyway. I am not impressed. | 5% Cute but Not Cold Enough. September 15, 2016 Nice set but does not get drinks cold enough. Also, be careful not to chip the glass with the cubes when tilting the glass to empty it. Two Stars January 1, 2016 Stones don't cool down liquid very well. Very disappointed with this purchase. Disappointed September 9, 2015 Doesn't work as advertised I put three soapstone in a drink and it didn't get the drink cold, the exact thing happened with the stainless steel so I'll give it two stars only because they looked good. |
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One Star Reviews: | 6% Not recommended. For this type of ice cube you need ... October 8, 2017 So hard to remove the ball from the silicone. When it does come out, it’s round only on 1/2 the ball. The top where the fill hole is it is flat. Also if it does come out it often breaks in 1/2. Not recommended. For this type of ice cube you need the more sturdy oversized trays. Better products on the market! February 12, 2017 Incredibly hard to fill without making a mess compared to "The Original Whiskey Ball" which is almost always perfect. Also, the picture is deceivingly big compared to how small the molds actually are. Don't waste your time on this! Messy! January 24, 2017 Totally disappointing. Water pushes up through the hole in the silicone and creates a mess. NOT WORTH YOUR MONEY! January 10, 2017 These are really horrible and do not freeze like perfect balls in the picture. Amazon confused my order so I was stuck with two...which would have been okay if they worked as described. Unfortunately not worth your money. Waste of August 4, 2016 Much smaller in person. Rubber is so flimsy it didn't hold the top half, I ended up with semi spheres for my old fashions. Waste of money | 4% Not such a good deal July 11, 2016 These were really underwhelming. Did not dilute whiskey.......but did not chill it appreciably either. Not acceptable here in the south. Save your money and chill the tumbler you drink out of; that would be more effective An absolute waste of money and time August 27, 2015 An absolute waste of money and time. I followed the directions to the letter. I was honestly excited thanks to the "reviews." I started with the stones. Not even a hint of cooling (I was just drinking water). Next the steel. I could feel the difference in the mug (10 oz), but it was cold like people claim and it warmed up quickly. Next I tried decided to place them in the freezer for 24 hours. I just used them (same order) and nada, zip, zilch cooling whatsoever. I don't know what these other people are talking about. I'm inclined to believe they were all paid and are fakes. I think I should have bought plastic. They don't work. June 27, 2015 returned it. It cools drinks off (a little bit). It doesn't make them COLD. |
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Price | $8.75updated: Mar 18, 2020 | $9.99updated: Mar 15, 2020 |
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Article Number | 0820103102179 | 0864573000115 |
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Brand | The Classic Kitchen | HomEco |
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Color | Black | stainless and stone |
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Currency | USD | USD |
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Formatted Price | $29.95 | $39.95 |
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Height | 80.7 in | 63.0 in |
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Length | 185.8 in | 259.8 in |
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Manufacturer | The Classic Kitchen | HomEco |
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Model | Chillz Classic | NA |
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MPN | Chillz Classic | NA |
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Number of Parts | Chillz Classic | NA |
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Product Group | Kitchen | Kitchen |
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Product Type | KITCHEN | KITCHEN |
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Publisher | The Classic Kitchen | HomEco |
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Quantity | - | 1 |
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Score | 8.2 | 9.6 |
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Size | Chillz Classic | - |
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Studio | The Classic Kitchen | HomEco |
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Weight | 1.2 oz | 2.1 oz |
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Width | 185.8 in | 185.0 in |
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Feature | SIMPLY THE BEST ICE BALL MAKER FOR THE MONEY - Large 4 x 4.5 cm (1.78 inch) ball capacity shapes the best ice spheres that are slower melting than traditional ice cubes; It's proven that round ice lasts longer HIGHEST QUALITY SILICONE ICE MOLD - 100% BPA Free food grade silicone ice cube tray with lid; FDA approved FLEXIBLE ICE MAKER TRAY - Silicone ice trays won't crack or break like stiff plastic molds or trays; Easy to fill, Easy to use, Easy to clean, Dishwasher safe and is a must have kitchen gadget. MAKES PERFECT ICE BALLS FOR YOUR GLASS - Perfect for Whiskey, Highball, Cocktail and Hurricane Glasses, Adds a touch of class to Bourbon and Scotch drinks; Great for Iced Coffee and for long lasting iced Tea; Ideal for kids' popsicles; Elegant for Punch Bowls; Fill ice ball mold with fruit to enhance any beverage RISK FREE PURCHASE - Chillz bar set tool accessories are simply the best choice with their 100% Lifetime Guarantee with proof of purchase. So grab several molds to always have for you or a friend and save money buying more. See other bar set special offers below. | ALL INCLUSIVE, JUST ADD YOUR FAVORITE WHISKEY: Set Includes 4 Stainless Steel cubes, 4 Soapstone cubes, an Ice Cube Tray, and a Set of Tongs. The sky is the limit on which of your Favorite Whiskey or Wines to pour these over cubes. Have fun; you deserve the Best! Works well with: Jana Kramer, Jameson, Two Gingers, Wyoming, Irish, Jack Daniels, Wild Turkey, Rye, Bourbon, Jim Beam, Rolling Stones, and many more. THE REAL DEAL...NO MORE MELTED ICE CUBES: When using Dry-Ice you never have to worry about watering down your favorite drink. Dry-Ice Cubes do not melt or impart any flavors to your drink. Just Enjoy the Taste of your Favorite Whiskey or Wine. STORES EASILY IN COVERED TRAY: With Dry-Ice you will have all your cubes in one ice cube storage tray. READY-SET-PARTY: Store in the freezer and they are always ready to be the talk of the Party. Our cubes always make the Perfect Gift when attending a Party for that person who has everything but DRY-ICE WHISKEY CUBES! PERFECT COMBO GIFT FOR THE MONEY: With this set you get it all, stainless and soap stone cubes. No more ordering from multiple sources. Share your amazing find with your Friends or Family. Save Money by ordering two or more today - you will get Free Shipping on orders over $35. And you don't have anything to lose; Orders are Protected by Amazon's 30-Day Satisfaction Guarantee. Instead of a return, you will be ordering more to share with everyone! Great gift for: Boss, Father's Day, Birthday, Groomsmen, or just because, for any whiskey connoisseur. |
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