Totally Tubular Ice Cubes!
Written: Feb 10 '03
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Pros: Ice that fits into any water bottle!
Cons: Can be tricky to remove.
The Bottom Line: Ice Tubes are cylindrical ice cubes that will fit into just about any water (or other) bottle.
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| Staceys1's Full Review: Ice Tubes Tray |
Bottled water generally tastes better than tap water, but it can be expensive, so many people have chosen to purchase in home water filtration systems (such as Brita or Pur). What happens though, when you would like to refill a plastic water bottle with your own water and take it with you, but you do not have time to cool it off in the refrigerator first? The answer is simple: Ice Tubes!!
Ice Tubes is one of those products, that when you see it, you say to yourself "Now, why didn't I invent that??" So what is it? It is simply a two part ice cube tray that makes 27 tubes of ice measuring about 3.5 inches long and about 3/4 of an inch across, which easily fit into the neck of every water and sports bottle I have tried.
There is a blue tray with 27 indentations on it where the white plastic tubes rest so that when you fill it with water, the water does not run all over the place. The "tubes" portion of the tray is open at both ends, so that when you want to remove the ice, run it under warm water for a few seconds, remove the blue tray, and push them out with your finger.
I have found that I need to run the tray under water, work the ice out of half of the tray, and then run the tray under water again to easily get the ice out since the ice will sometimes re-freeze inside the tube. The end of a spoon, or other utensil can also be used instead of your finger to push the ice out.
I paid $4.99 for mine, and it was worth it so that I do not have to try to melt regular ice cubes under running water so that I can fit them into water or sports bottles. My Ice Tubes tray came with a bonus red and blue sports bottle cap, but so far I have not been able to find any bottle that it will fit on.
My kindergartner takes a small bottle of water to school each day as part of his snack, and he brings home the bottle each day to be re-used. We have found that if I fill the bottle with cool water and add two Ice Tubes the water is usually a good temperature for him to drink at snack time, about four hours later.
There is nothing bad to say about Ice Tubes, except that you need to make sure that you have a flat surface that measures about 10 inches by 3.5 inches, and a height of about 4 inches in your freezer. I try to keep a plastic bag in the freezer with already made tubes so that we always have some ready to go.
For information regarding where to purchase Ice Tubes, please visit http://www.icetubes.com.
Recommended:
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