How can I make ice cubes which are clear? Mine always look white and cloudy. Any tips?
2006-06-30 08:17:00 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Entertaining
Freeze hot water.
2006-06-30 08:19:54 · answer #1 · answered by raevan2002 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If tap water is frozen rapidly, air bubbles can become trapped in the ice. Tap water contains a lot of dissolved air, and air comes out of solution when water freezes -- the air molecules do not fit very well in the orderly pattern the water molecules arrange themselves in when water freezes. If your freezer is really good and you are using a metal ice tray (or a commercial ice maker like those found in motel corridors), the ice is made very rapidly by cooling all sides of the ice cube at the same time. The ice may form first on the outside, and the water will gradually freeze outside-in. The air will come out of solution as the water freezes -- air molecules are pushed out of the ice and into the water that is still liquid. Bubbles will get trapped inside because the surrounding ice keeps them from escaping. They eventually get pushed to the middle and the ice freezes around them. Lots of little bubbles make the ice look cloudy.
Aside from purchasing a fancy icemaker like they use in restaurants that freeze ice from the inside out, it's difficult to get perfectly clear ice cubes. Using distilled water and boiling it first and freezing while warm can help, but nothing is 100%.
2006-06-30 12:39:14 · answer #2 · answered by sosassy70 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The hotter the water the clearer the ice cube
2006-07-03 13:04:44 · answer #3 · answered by oswtygrl 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Use distilled water from the grocery store, heat to a roiling boil to remove some of the excess gases and then freeze.
2006-06-30 08:39:24 · answer #4 · answered by Question Girl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you have a lot of extra minerals in your water source. We use a filter to make ours clearer and it tases better too. So I would suggest getting a filter.
2006-06-30 09:32:02 · answer #5 · answered by irish_lass123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freeze distilled water and your ice will be crystal cear!
2006-06-30 09:04:21 · answer #6 · answered by AMBER D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use purified water. Such as Sparkletts, Avaon, Arrowhead, Fiji. Don't use water from the sink.
2006-06-30 08:22:32 · answer #7 · answered by sweet_truth 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Bottled water?
2006-06-30 08:21:26 · answer #8 · answered by GP 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Call your water company and ask them to clean up their act.
2006-06-30 08:24:55 · answer #9 · answered by mamaknowsbest 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Use bottled, filtered water, and your freezer must be VERY cold!!!
2006-06-30 08:21:26 · answer #10 · answered by badbilly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋