Having ice always ready in your freezer can help you out in a variety of situations. Ice is used in cocktails, but these are not all the ways to use it. To quickly cool the tea that is too hot, you can dip a piece of ice into it. It is convenient and useful to wipe the skin with an ice cube. In short, if you don't store some ice in your freezer yet, it's time to take care of it.
It is necessary
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- Ice cube trays according to your taste
- water
- working refrigerator
Instructions
Step 1
First, prepare the water that you will be freezing. For health reasons, do not use tap water. It contains too many impurities and harmful substances, such as chlorine. Therefore, use a water filter to clear the amount you need. Typically, filtered water is drinkable without further boiling. But in order to be as safe as possible, boil the water. You can buy distilled water from your pharmacy. But it is also recommended to boil it. This will help remove air bubbles dissolved in the water, which means that the ice will turn out to be truly transparent.
Step 2
Take ice molds. They can be whatever you like. Typically, your refrigerator has a standard plastic ice cube tray that has square slots. If nothing suitable is at hand, you can even use candy wrappers. They produce ice of an original shape, repeating the silhouette of sweets. In addition, such a package, made of thin plastic, will allow you to freely shake out the ice into the container.
Modern manufacturers offer many options for ice molds. These can be ice molds in the form of glasses for spirits, ice molds in the form of diamonds, and even forms that resemble figures for "Tetris". The scope of imagination is not limited by anything. Pour the chilled prepared water into the mold of your choice.
Step 3
If the ice is intended for cocktails, for a fun party, you can vary the look and even the color of your ice cubes. Place, for example, fresh mint in the cells. You can use mints, chocolates, and coffee beans to decorate the ice. Dilute the water with cherry, tomato, apple, orange juice - no artificial colors are needed. You can even "tint" your ice with an infusion of strong tea, for example, black tea or hibiscus.
When all cooking processes are complete, place the ice container in the freezer. Let the contents of the form completely freeze. The ice can then be used.
