Making Ball Shaped Ice

I received this product for testing purposes. All opinions are my own.

Wise Palace sent me a silicon mold to create sphere shaped ice. The silicon material was very flexible, which made removing the ice from the mold fairly easy.

The mold consists on 2 components that are snapped together to create the upper and lower portions of the ice ball.

The upper component has a small orifice where water can be purred in. I found that this small opening required a perfect aim to be able to fill the mold with limited spillage.

I also found the hard way that if too much water is filled in the mold will end up pushing it out during freezing and this spillage will create a sort of hook making the removal of the balls from the mold difficult.

The area where the two components snap together also produces a mid-line. So the ice comes out looking like Saturn instead of producing a perfect sphere. This area melts fairly quickly because the ice is so thin around that line so the problem is quickly corrected.

The ice maker kit also comes with a tray of silicon coasters that I found very handy.

Overall I enjoyed drinking my liquids with the ball shaped ice. It was a fun alternative to the boring ice cubes.

The ice ball maker I used can be found here.