I am 39 years old and this has stumped me for years. We've all seen ice cubes that are cloudy and we've seen ones that are clear. I want to serve my beverages with crystal clear ice cubes. I've searched on this sites for answers, and some say use bottled or distilled water. However, I ONLY use filtered and bottled water (I live in NJ and most don't drink the tap water here) and I have a thermometer in my freezer and the temp is juuuust below zero. Does anyone know the answer to this? A real answer and not just something smart to say? Thanks for your help.
2007-02-09 08:50:03 · 5 answers · asked by FiveFootFlirt.blogspot.com 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Use bottled spring water only. Aluminum or stainless steel ice cube trays. NO plastic trays. Set freezer to read 10 degrees below zero F. Fill trays to 2/3 full to allow for water to expand properly. Also cover trays with plastic freezer wrap. Do not allow
wrap to touch water in trays.
Also keep an open box of baking soda in your freezer and change it once a month. This way your ice won't taste like other stuff in your freezer.
2007-02-09 09:01:50 · answer #1 · answered by txharleygirl1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ice cubes are cloudy becasue the water has not been filtered properly. Bottle water should help, but really no water is compltley perfectly filtered so getting ice cubes perfectley clear is gonna be tricky. My advice is to maybe buy some kind of expensive water like Fuji and maybe the results might be better. If that doesn't wrk maybe you can use food coloring and people would like that.
2007-02-09 09:00:35 · answer #2 · answered by Sandy B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The distilled water is a start. The second key is removing air that is disolved in the water. This can usually be done by boiling the water before putting in a clean tray. Typically, smaller cubes will be less likely to freeze clouded, but be sure to pour slowly and carefully to avoid trapping more air in the water. Check the link below for more detailed info.
2007-02-09 09:01:29 · answer #3 · answered by Tim 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To create more clear ice, start with distilled water (to eliminate the minerals) and boil it (to eliminate air dissolved in the water). Make the cubes small or thin.
2007-02-09 09:02:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call your local Ice plant they can tell you. I seen it on the science channel but have forgotten.
2007-02-09 08:59:55 · answer #5 · answered by oldmanwitastick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋