Tovolo King Cube Ice Trays

by Tovolo

• Creates extra-large 2-inch square, slow melting ice cubes
• A must-have for cooling bar drinks, pitchers, punch or any beverage; jumbo size reduces dilution
• Multiple uses in the kitchen - perfect size for freezing and storing one-serving portions of leftover juice, wine, sauce, baby food or creating frozen treats
• Easy to clean, dishwasher safe durable food-grade silicone allows easy removal of just one or two cubes at a time
• Brightly colored tray measures 6.25 x 4.35 x 2 inches and creates 6 extra-large square cubes

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 4.4 x 2 inches ; 2.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00395FHRO
• Item model number: 80-5521
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (561 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #3 in Kitchen & Dining > Kitchen Utensils & Gadgets > Specialty Tools & Gadgets > Ice Cube Molds & Trays

Product Description

Color: Blue

Tovolo King Cube Ice Tray

All Hail to the King of Ice!

Nothing says wow to your beverage like the King Cube ice cube. The large surface area of cube allows it to melt slower, letting your beverage to stay cooler longer, without diluting it. Tovolo's silicone trays not only make ice but try freezing broth, juices, stock, baby food, and much more. Each cube slides out without a fight. A cold beverage companion.

The King Cube Ice Tray measures 4.35 x 6.2 5x 2 inches and can find room in any freezer. The non-slip design will sit securely with spilling a drop. Trays can stack or sit alone. Ice is removed easily from the tray. Each cube is clean and ready for use.

Features

• Sturdy silicone construction makes a perfect 2" King Cube
• Silicone trays releases the ice clean and easy
• BPA Free, Food-Grade silicone
• Dishwasher Safe

The King Cube is sure to add delight to any beverage and perfect for the cocktails and spirits. Not only does the King Cube make ice, also try freezing juices, cooking wine, stock, soups, leftovers and baby food. Be creative, the possibilities are endless. The King Cube Ice Tray's 2" cube portions are just right.

Benefits

• A cool design with FUN colors (Red, Blue, Green, Pink)
• Great for restaurants, bars, and in the home
• King Cubes melt slow and keep you drinks chilled longer
• Include fruit, herbs, into your cubes to add a little flare to your cocktail

For best results, do not store ice tray in freezer, once the cube are made, remove from cubes from tray and put them in an airtight container preventing freezer odor.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

233 of 236 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great BIG Cubes, Workaround for White Residue Problem June 4, 2010

By T. Lane

Amazon Verified Purchase

Big cubes are the latest trend in high-end cocktail bars because of their slower melt rate (less surface area) and curious look. This is a great home version that produces gorgeous 2x2 cubes. It does take a bit more effort to extract the cubes from the rubbery silicone material than traditional trays -- you have to sort of stretch and push them out -- but for big cubes it's actually advantageous to carefully slide them out this way, rather than "cracking" them out and risking fractures. You'll get the hang of it.

The BIG problem I had with this initially was that the cubes produced white "floaties" in the drink that left a rather waxy residue on the glass(!). I'm not making this up! What the heck are those? I googled it and it appears that this is a problem that some people experience with silicone trays. The best theory I found was that it's related to the effect silicone has on freezing certain types of water, perhaps condensing minerals on the surface of the cubes. It's just a theory. But I figured out a workaround which I am happy to share with the internet via this amazon review. If you experience this, just RINSE the cubes briefly before you drop them in the drink, and it will wash off the white reside. All good! I love my big cubes now.

86 of 93 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Better than having no big cubes June 10, 2010

By Dinah Sanders

We're cocktail nerds and have worked with the 4 cube size of this Tovolo king cube trays. As already noted, it's a bit of a fight getting the cubes out, but they are nice big cubes.

Our upgrade from this was to the big Beaba "cubes" which are actually cylinder sections with rounded bottoms. That makes them pop out a lot easier and the tray is lidded. Beaba thinks their tray is for freezing baby food, but we mixies know better.

We do recommend the smaller cubed Tovolo tray which freezes up fast and the cubes pop right out. In general, a brand we've liked; it'd be great to see them come up with a lidded tray with rounded "cubes" for easier removal.

52 of 57 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Big Ole Cubes! July 9, 2010

By Sean C. Riha

Color Name:Blue|Amazon Verified Purchase

I bought two of these trays mainly to freeze cooking liquids (stocks, broths, wines, etc....) and they work just fine. Each cube is a little more than a 1/3 cup which is a pretty convenient size. After they are frozen the cubes don't slide out like a conventional hard plastic tray, but it's not really hard to get them out. I guess if you have a severe case of arthritis or carpel tunnel it might be an issue, but for most I'm sure it wouldn't be difficult. If you need big cubes get these trays!

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars two "secrets" required to produce CLEAR ICE CUBES November 20, 2011

By me

Color Name:Red|Amazon Verified Purchase

requires:

(1) water without impurities

** purchase distilled water

** alternatively add a reverse osmosis (7 stage) kit to your sink for about ninety monetary units

** or purchase your own distillation machine

(2) BOIL water [microwave] to disposes water of free oxygen: makes clear ice from water without impurities

--

silicone allows for EASY cube removal from tray EVERY time for EVERY cube

silicon also allows easy removal for liquids other-than water:

+ real juice

++ real juice with sticks, or straws frozen into cubes

+ synthetic juice

+ dairy products

+ gravy

+ soup

+ smoothie bases

+ yogurt

+ slightly melted ice cream

+ jello

child friendly, no nasty plastic toxins

These trays easily stack, and are easily carried to freezer mostly filled .. no spills!

** IMPORTANT

Wash before use. (duh?)

Dishwasher safe. I am not going to hand wash these. Seems to stand up well to heat as one would expect from food grade silicone.

30 of 33 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Slow Melt Rate is Correct May 1, 2011

By J. Larson

Color Name:Blue|Amazon Verified Purchase

1) I read about these in the WSJ

2) I made my purchase through Amazon. The reviews looked good but I did have to stop and thing about two reviews that said, "funny taste", and "hard to get cubes out".

3) I decided that it wasn't a ton of money so I took the plunge

4) Wow! The cubes melt VERY slowly. I cube is over an hour, two cubes last longer

5) No funny taste

6) I just push up the cube from the bottom of the tray

7) This product is a winner!

51 of 60 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointing July 9, 2011

By groovy girl

Color Name:Blue|Amazon Verified Purchase

My husband and I cook every day and entertain often but rarely use ice in our drinks. Nevertheless thought we would test this great looking ice cube tray for the summer cocktail season.
So the cubes looked great but by mid way through our vodka tonics we noticed a VERY odd taste ... maybe a bit like freezer burn?
Ok so we washed the tray again and refilled it with filtered water. The we popped out a couple of cubes in our water glass and again YUK!!! .. a horrid taste!

Thinking there might be something wrong with our freezer we went through all its contents to make sure everything was in good order . No problems! Then as an experiment we filled an old smaller tray borrowed from a friend and set it in the same spot in the freezer as the blue tray and left it for a week.

The old borrowed tray made perfect tasting ice cubes! So now we we're going crazy trying to figure out the taste problem. We did some further research and saw the recommendation here to clean the tray with a vinegar and water solution. Sadly, this didn't work either - UGH!

Finally, we did what we should have done in the first place... we put the tray to our nose and guess what - IT SMELLS - RANCID, OLD and STALE. - take your pick. Doesn't any one else taste/smell this?
We're throwing away $10 but definitely don't want to be freezing our water in this. It's supposed to be inert. right? If that's the case why the odor and why does it transfer a foul taste our water?

Really not sure what's going on with this product ... but it's a bit alarming. But then they say buyer beware. ...now we just need to figure out how to recycle it.