Comments on: Would You Use A Stainless Steel Ice Cube Tray?

By: Nichalus

Nichalus — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 10:48:16 +0000

Have you ever noticed that your refrigerator is probably lined with plastic walls and door panels. I can taste this from foods that get exposed too long in the freezer – especially the ice even when it is made with filtered water. Assaulted from every angle. Go within. Make peace with god. Return more present authentic and aware of all that is.

By: Beth Terry

Beth Terry — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:27:43 +0000

That’s a great idea. I’ve been using mine lately for coffee cubes. That way I can have ice coffee without diluting it with watery ice cubes. And I don’t have to worry about hot coffee I in plastic trays.

By: Melissa B

Melissa B — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:43:14 +0000

To those with built in ice cube makers, you should know that they are major energy hogs http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/04/save-energy-cash-by-nixing-the-ice-maker/

They main reason I would want a metal tray would be for freezing things like leftover wine, broth or tea. I could pour them in hot & not worry about leaching chemicals.

By: Barbara Hayes

Barbara Hayes — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 02:26:14 +0000

I would use stainless steel if I needed to use an Ice Tray

By: Eco-Vegan Gal

Eco-Vegan Gal — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 06:02:16 +0000

Are you still using this? I need to replace my plastic trays in my effort to get all plastic out of my kitchen (and home).
Eco-Vegan Gal´s last [type] ..Berkeley Vegan Earth Day – Friday April 22nd

By: Sue

Sue — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:41:08 +0000

I still have one of the metal trays (and a number of plastic ones). Frankly, I’m not sure why I keep the plastic ones, because I like the metal one so much better. I prefer it, not only because it’s not plastic, but because you can break up the ice, remove the grid, take as many cubes as you wish easily (no flipping it over or struggling to get the cubes out of the holes in the tray) and leave the rest in the tray if you like. Plus, I rather like the fact that some of the ice often chips a bit. If they weren’t so expensive now, I’d buy more stainless ones.

By: bigdubba

bigdubba — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 09:01:46 +0000

I recently noticed tiny flakes of somthing in all my ice made from all of my 3 different types of plastic ice trays ?! And yes I use a water filter on my kitchen faucet I use for the water . Anyone know what might the heck might be going on here ?

By: Anna Fay

Anna Fay — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:04:55 +0000

I have been doing a lot of research on plastic the last year & I love your blog… anyways, this is the first comment I’ve done..

What I know about plastic is that leaching happens more especially when it is heated & cooled (frozen).
So, I would definitely prefer a stainless one over plastic!

I love that you put the cubes in the glass bowl too.. plastic is oh so trashy! I’m a college student & don’t really have any belongings other than my clothes.. but I’m slowly gathering non plastic home stuffs for when I’ve got a place of my own! (I found some awesome food storage containers at an Antique shop in town–I suggest checking out places like that too!)

Anyways, love your blog & happy to see other people here who care about life & are anti plastic. xxoo
Anna Fay

By: Doctor Ed

Doctor Ed — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:11:21 +0000

As a physician, pathologist, I heartily agree with your and your readers concerns re plastic. Our culture is steeped in plastic, with soft drinks, food wrapping of meat, so-called bottled water, and on and on. I would add an additional caution: Don’t overlook all of the other ways that we ingest plastics, and so many other toxic chemicals. Read labels carefully, avoid food grown or processed in other countries which use our pesticides and fertilizers, fish which ingests fertilizer and mercury, chicken which may be fed arsenic-laden feed, and the list goes on. I don’t think that the cancer rate in America is coincidental. The increased incidence follows the same curve as this country’s use of chemicals for increased production, bacterial control, taste, coloring of food, wrapping in plastic, etc. So our apparent advancement has a hefty price tag. All of this is especially pertinent to young children, who have a lifetime of exposure ahead of them.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:40:33 +0000

I don’t like plastic; agreed there. I tried the silicon ones, and frankly, they REEK. My freezer itself doesn’t smell, but the trays sure did after awhile, and no amount of handwashing could get the funky smell out (I don’t have a dishwasher, so I don’t know if that would work). Either way, I wasn’t about to eat any ice from something so nasty-smelling. Plus, since at the time, I didn’t use much ice, and the cubes evaporated fairly quickly.

I just bought one of those freakishly expensive stainless steel ice cube trays, and my first attempt at dislodging the ice with the handle was very difficult, I will admit–but I think I filled the tray too full. One rinse with warm water, however, and it worked like a champ. I emptied the tray into a covered container that I bought just for that purpose–to prevent more funky smells and evaporation, and refilled the steel tray. It freezes FAST. Contrary to someone’s worry above that this might not work for an ice-loving family, I think it would work perfectly–you just empty the tray into an larger container, and refill as necessary. It makes 18 big cubes.