The recent resurgence of the ice ball craze, which initially began in Japan several years ago, has actually now spread to the USA and other countries. High end bars and dining establishments, because of the higher demand for ice in their establishment, have been making use of the durable yet much more expensive ice ball machines.

Up until now, the average customer has actually been creating their own ice cubes at home with either plastic or metal ice cube trays yet as an increasing number of people experience an ice ball in their beverage when they go to these establishments, the demand for creating ice spheres at home was born. However, ice ball machines were far too expensive and impractical for home use therefore a lot of businesses have now created their own variations of ice ball makers to be used at home. Ice ball machines were much too expensive and impractical for home use therefore several companies have now produced their own variations of ice ball makers for practical home use.

As a much less costly and more practical choice to the costly ice ball machines, the silcone ice ball mold became a credible contender. Whilst plastic or metal ice cube trays have been extensively used for numerous years to create ice cubes for the consumers at home, the silicone ice ball makers are rapidly taking over because of the many advantages and functions of slow melting ice spheres.

Those who are particular on the quality and appearance of the ice they place in their alcoholic beverages have come to favor ice spheres rather than regular ice cubes. Because of their bigger and smoother surface area, ice spheres melt much slower than ice cubes which have several corners and are much less smooth. The slow melting feature of an ice ball basically means that the flavor and taste of the beverage isn't really compromised and therefore does not taste watered down. Ice spheres in alcoholic beverages additionally have an attractive aesthetic advantage to them as they look really sophisticated, particularly when slices of lemon or lime have been included in them before freezing.

Here are a few of the factors why you should choose to use a silicone ice ball mold instead of plastic ice cube trays.

They:

A) Are soft and flexible. This is a quite essential factor due to the fact that as ice freezes, the silicone's subtle flexibility not only allows room for the ice to expand but additionally makes it much easier to remove the ice ball from the mold.

B) Snap together quickly and so are leak free.

C) Are microwave and dishwasher safe therefore really simple to clean.

D) Are oven safe to +428F.

E) Are non toxic, BPA Free as well as approved by the Food and Drug Administration making them a far safer choice.

F) Are naturally inert therefore silicone ice ball molds do not enable germs to grow. No risk of chemical leaching.

Silicone ice molds don't absorb the color, smell and taste of fluids in the way that plastic ice trays do.

Plastic ice cube trays, on the other hand, are much harder and often tend to leak or crack. The cubes of ice melt a great deal faster than ice spheres. More notably, some plastic ice trays still include some BPA which is possibly harmful. Sometimes there is an unpleasant after taste in the ice when using plastic ice cube trays. The ice cubes melt a great deal faster than ice spheres.

Another advantage is that a superior quality silicone ice ball maker is novel enough to be a terrific present to your friends and family members.

So I ask you, who would really want to get an uninteresting plastic ice ball tray?

On the whole, silicone ice ball makers are absolutely a superior product to plastic ice cube trays.