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Jul 23, 2023

Best Ice Cube Trays

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When I walked into my new house a couple of weeks after officially purchasing it, I noticed a muted sloshing. The kitchen floor appeared even more reflective than the glossy white tiles should have been.

My sister, who drove me from New York to my new home in Philly, figured it out first. “Is that water?” she asked. At some point during the time between when the previous owners moved out and we moved in, a hole had appeared in the tubing that transported water into the refrigerator’s ice maker, but the water, unfortunately, did not stop flowing. Most of it did not end up in the ice maker, but instead had made itself comfortable flooding my kitchen floor and basement.

Needless to say, after a six-month gut renovation of the first home I’ve ever owned, I’m not super keen on my refrigerator’s ice making capabilities—so when the chance came to review ice cube trays, I jumped at the chance. Although they’re less convenient than a fridge ice maker, they’re also much safer for your subfloors. We tested seven and found that simpler is preferable and that fancy features do not equate a better performance.

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