Post #747186 by JenTiki on Thu, Jul 16, 2015 7:44 AM

On 2015-07-15 19:50, AceExplorer wrote:
When you get bored, remember you can focus on other aspects of ice -- huge cubes, large spheres, rectangles, etc.

Don't get me started! :) I've become that person with several containers of different sizes and shapes of ice in my tiny freezer in my rental, just so I'll have the perfect ice right when I need it, plus a few fun shapes to keep me from getting bored out of my mind. I've also tried some of Camper English's clear ice experiments, but I'm too impatient and limited in space to really have any success.

I do like to have the large ice spheres handy because I'm a neat rum drinker a few nights a week, but it's too hot here in the southeast right now to drink them without some ice. So when I'm drinking rum, I want to chill it, but usually only want a little bit of dilution. The large spheres serve that purpose nicely.

I also like to save steps and time when I can, so instead of having to crush ice for every cocktail that calls for it, I have trays that make tiny (less than 1/2") cubes that I can use instead of crushing larger cubes.

Then there are a few fun shapes to float on the tops of cocktails (I usually do those in different colors by adding a bit of grenadine or blue curacao to the water), and the long narrow cylinders for water bottles.

Ice is a deep, deep rabbit hole!