Opal Nugget Ice Machine - Tiki Drinks and Food

L lunavideogames Grand Member (5 years) San Diego Joined: May 09, 2012 Posts: 1878	L lunavideogames Posted posted on Tue, Jul 28, 2015 5:44 PM On 2015-07-23 13:44, swizzle wrote: On 2015-07-23 07:54, AceExplorer wrote: Skip, the manufacturer says the nugget ice absorbs the drink flavors. It astounds me the absolute rubbish that marketing people come up with to try and sell you their product. How is that physically possible? As far as im aware, ice is not porous, and even if it is, the second any liquid comes into contact with the ice it is going to start melting and it is going to melt even faster even more so if the ice IS porous, as the liquid now has more surface area to come in contact with. That is going to dilute your drink even quicker, which means a watery drink, not one with absorbed flavour. Yes actually, Swizzle, ice is usually porous. I did a lot of research before buying my ice maker to make sure that I got an ice machine that would make clear ice cubes. All of the "foggy" non transparent cubes are porous. This happens because air bubbles get trapped into the water during the freezing process. Any ice cubes you freeze yourself are going to be porous, there is just no way around it unless you have a special device to make them clear. The ice maker I have (I can get the model when I am at home if anyone cares) actually pours water over freezing copper pieces so that it freezes layer by layer so it ensures that no air gets trapped in the cube. Little by little it slowly freezes each layer to get a pure ice cube. Obviously, it is easier and faster to do it the other way, so most ice out there will have these pores or flaws. Most recipes that call for crushed ice, do so because the melting ice is meant to give a bit of watering down. Take the Bali Hai Mai Tai for example: Most of us have tried one at one time or another. Whether you like it or you hate it, I think everyone can agree that a bit of water in it is essential. They use crushed ice. The first sip to people who have never tried it is always like, "damn, this is all booze!" About half way through the drink you realize that you are enjoying it now. If you sit on it and all the ice melts, you will think it is too watered down. If you were to put an ice sphere into it, it would taste super boozy all the way until the end. So when a recipe calls for crushed ice, there is usually a reason for it.

On 2015-07-23 13:44, swizzle wrote:

On 2015-07-23 07:54, AceExplorer wrote:
Skip, the manufacturer says the nugget ice absorbs the drink flavors.

It astounds me the absolute rubbish that marketing people come up with to try and sell you their product. How is that physically possible? As far as im aware, ice is not porous, and even if it is, the second any liquid comes into contact with the ice it is going to start melting and it is going to melt even faster even more so if the ice IS porous, as the liquid now has more surface area to come in contact with. That is going to dilute your drink even quicker, which means a watery drink, not one with absorbed flavour.

Yes actually, Swizzle, ice is usually porous. I did a lot of research before buying my ice maker to make sure that I got an ice machine that would make clear ice cubes. All of the "foggy" non transparent cubes are porous. This happens because air bubbles get trapped into the water during the freezing process. Any ice cubes you freeze yourself are going to be porous, there is just no way around it unless you have a special device to make them clear. The ice maker I have (I can get the model when I am at home if anyone cares) actually pours water over freezing copper pieces so that it freezes layer by layer so it ensures that no air gets trapped in the cube. Little by little it slowly freezes each layer to get a pure ice cube. Obviously, it is easier and faster to do it the other way, so most ice out there will have these pores or flaws.

Most recipes that call for crushed ice, do so because the melting ice is meant to give a bit of watering down.

Take the Bali Hai Mai Tai for example:

Most of us have tried one at one time or another. Whether you like it or you hate it, I think everyone can agree that a bit of water in it is essential. They use crushed ice. The first sip to people who have never tried it is always like, "damn, this is all booze!" About half way through the drink you realize that you are enjoying it now. If you sit on it and all the ice melts, you will think it is too watered down. If you were to put an ice sphere into it, it would taste super boozy all the way until the end.

So when a recipe calls for crushed ice, there is usually a reason for it.

Post #748066 by lunavideogames on Tue, Jul 28, 2015 5:44 PM