Chillz Classic 2pk

The family loves the nice big balls--my wife especially can't stop complementing me on my big balls, even though they can be a little chilly at times. We use these on a daily basis and the silicone makes it easy to use with no risk of breaking. To use, just fill the water up 3/4 of the way in the solid half, then place the holed top on and place in freezer. The water expands as it freezes filling the round section. If you overfill, the ice just protrudes out the top hole, and breaks off when you open to empty the balls. We're not overly concerned about perfect balls of ice, but the large round spheres last a long time when chilling liquids, so a great find.

Got a set of these for my husband 3-4 years ago. They finally got a hole or split in them and started leaking. But I think for the price, that’s pretty good. Got him the same set as a replacement and he’s very happy. Says they may have improved them from the original purchase. Love these in cosmopolitans and other fancy drinks. No foul taste or smell. They don’t take up much room in the freezer.

They're pretty great! Good size, one will chill a drink in a rocks glass pretty well, and they last much longer than I'd have expected. The only downfall is that the silicone molds will separate sometimes and you end up with a ball of ice that more resembles the planet Saturn as it will have a disc of ice around it. Still works well, just not as aesthetically pleasing.

This is my son-in-laws favorite ice cube maker. He is a bourbon drinker and loves that these cubes don’t melt fast. They work great with tea and soda also. He did admit to finding and watching a video when it came to filling and emptying them. It was very helpful.

Ice balls are easy to remove, but filling is a different story. Water spilled on top of ice mold freezes and will shatter causing water spills when it melts. Not good for wood tables. A funnel could be used but then that makes it more work than it's worth... in my opinion.

Especially if you ignore the instructions. LOL I've been using other ice ball trays and have had problems with both of them. The full silicone with 6 small balls leaks like a sieve and I've repurposed a storage box (shoebox sized) to keep the leaked water from freezing it to the bottom of the freezer. That one takes a second fill to make full ice balls, which is annoying. The 4 large balls tray is only half silicone, with a hard plastic base. It doesn't leak, but getting the top loose and the balls out is extremely difficult at times, since the silicone is flush with the rim on the base. I've had to hold it in front of my heater for minutes to loosen it enough to pry open. So I have the hard surface (storage box) to place them in and I just assemble them, place them in the box, and fill them directly from the sink. Any runoff is caught by the deep sides and they are mercifully easy to pop open. Haven't had to refill for a 2nd run at all, and I'm very pleased with their performance.

I was skeptical that you could make ball shaped ice cubes from a tray. I was wrong, because this tray makes perfect, round ice balls easily. It took a couple practice trays until I got it right. You have to get the correct volume of water and you must bend the frozen tray to crunch away any extra ice around the balls before removing the tray so that you end up with perfect spheres. It really is quite easy! I love the finished product and getting there is actually fun.

I love ice balls for our drinks. These molds are nice that they do, I feed, make ice balls. My only negative is that both sides are silicone and unless you have a flat spot in your freezer to place these then you will have issues with spillage. Also, slightly squeezing them, which is sort of inevitable, will ooze water out of the little hole on top as well. Other than having to be extra careful, they get the job done and make a nice ice ball that is easy to remove from the mold.