Super cubes: inside the surprisingly big business of packaged ice

theguardian.com

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I like this style of freezer ice cube tray: silicone and big cubes. None of that snapping and cracking.

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Extra-Large-Ice-Cube-Tray-Big-Giant-...

Before a camping trip, I’ll freeze whatever I can, especially any carried water. Possible freeze a small box-bottle of Pinot Grigio and it’s good to drink in a day or two.

Oddly, packaged ice in Canada is usually shards of 2cm thick ice. I think they make big blocks and smash them up. Not like the UK.

I think I’ve only seen the cylinder cubes in the article at Starbucks.

I bought a similar but smaller tray: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YOJRFKQ/

I have a similar ice tray, but the cubes are too wide to fit into any of my flasks.

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