Have you ever wondered how it is possible that ice cubes are so transparent at bars? This doubt arises when you try to make ice cubes at home. The ones we make, usually come out white, and sometimes rough.
Before discussing any of the methods to know how ice cubes are made, we should say that the premises usually own an ice machine, which creates perfect and crystalline ice cubes, in the shape that the owner of the place and the ice maker wants; that perfection will never be achieved making ice cubes ourselves.
Freeze boiled water
This is one of the methods to make perfect ice cubes. You just have to take filtered water, boil it and let it cool. Once it is at a normal temperature, we just have to put it back to boil.
Once this last step is done, put the water in to the ice buckets and freeze it. Cover them with a plastic, to avoid dust particles to reach the water. Thanks to this process, we will achieve ice cubes the most similar to those that come out from the ice makers.
Freeze water downwards
Ice cubes can be created with a perfectly acceptable transparency, in an ice-box. Inside the refrigerator, pour enough water that it does not cover the entire ice cube tray.
Then, introduce the ice-box inside the freezer, at a temperature between -4ºC and -8ºC. Leave the refrigerator with the lid open and let the water stand for 24 hours.
Salt freezing
With this method, transparent ice cubes are made in a shorter time than with all the previous processes.
In a bowl full of water, cover the bottom of the bowl with salt and let it stand in the freezer until it is cold enough, but without it becomes frozen (about three hours). Then, introduce an ice tray with boiling water inside the bowl, and put everything inside the freezer.
With this process you can make ice cubes in a very fast and simple way.
These processes of how ice cubes are made are easy to implement, but the consumption of time is greater. If you make ice cubes quite often, ITV advise you to acquire one of our ice makers, it will improve your quality of life in terms of the time spent making ice cubes, in addition your ice cubes will be perfect and transparent.
Decorate ice cubes
Ice cubes can also serve to decorate the glasses, as long as they withstand frozen. This is a very simple action and, very beautiful visually. You just have to find and ice tray with several molds, which are not only square shaped, introduce water in the chosen decorative element and freeze.
Some of the elements that can be used are, for example, flower petals, herbs such as mint, sage, rosemary, or lavender.
In addition to decorate, they also give a touch of flavor to drinks, so it is a distinguishing element to surprise any visit you have, whether personal or professional.
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