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Post #685457 by wizzard419 on Wed, Jul 10, 2013 11:37 PM
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Hi everyone, been lurking for a while but the ice discussion drew me out. The link noted wasn't working for me so I can't tell if he might have covered what I am about to say. But as it was noted the things that make ice cloudy are air and impurities, you can bypass the impurities by using distilled water but you will still have air trapped inside. Since the average home won't be buying a professional ice maker anytime soon, you will need to make due with what you have (mainly a freezer). There are two methods you can follow, the slow method or the (relatively speaking) fast method. For the slow method, you can use the back of your fridge shelves (if your fridge is set to just about freezing), this will slowly build the ice but it takes forever and opening the fridge will slow the process down. But if you have one of those mini fridges with a freezer that isn't being used, it can work for you. Now, the faster method is to take a 6 pack cooler (or any that will fit in your freezer), fill it with water and place it in the freezer. Because the water will freeze faster in one direction the impurities and air will be forced to the bottom, which also means you can use tap water. You can then chip away any cloudy sections and use the clear block. The process takes about a day and a half to two days to freeze solid but I like to take it out after 24 hours and let the water drain off so that I don't have to deal with the air or impurities in my ice. Here is the cooler I use, you can pop the lid off or just leave it open while it chills. |