Why not just get this Tovolo King Cube Ice Tray - Stratus Blue ? Does the extra quarter inch make a difference? The volume of the sphere is 8.18 instead of 8 cubic inches Why not just get this Tovolo King Cube Ice Tray - Stratus Blue ? Does the extra quarter inch make a difference? The volume of the sphere is... » Read More Why not just get this Tovolo King Cube Ice Tray - Stratus Blue ? Does the extra quarter inch make a difference? The volume of the sphere is 8.18 instead of 8 cubic inches « Show Less
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I guess it depends on the size of your glass? The price? What are you asking exactly?
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im not sure about the cube i have not had the chance to use it yet but the sphere melts very slowly. i often can use the same sphere for six to seven drinks and a reasonable rate of consumption. that being said the sphere just looks really awesome floating in my class it adds a tuch of class to my get togethers.
2085096
I have both. The sphere molds are mostly aesthetic, in my opinion, but nice in a rocks glass.
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If volume is your thing, probably not. Due to the fact that the spheres have roughly 20% less surface area (19.63" of surface), they should melt slower than the 2" cubes (24" of surface).I'll also say that these are super easy to use and you don't have to worry about them getting bumped in the freezer like a tray. The spheres also have a cool factor as they spin around in your drink.
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The idea of the spherical ice cubes is to not water down your drink as quickly as other ice configurations and it looks cool. The idea is for a lower surface area to volume ratio to slow down the melting of the ice. A sphere has the lowest ratio of shapes making it ideal for keeping your ice frozen in your drink.
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They're spheres instead of squares, they're enclosed instead of open, they are stackable, there's only two (maybe you just don't need 6 at a time, and leaving ice in the freezer too long is a bad idea, especially uncovered). Lots of good reasons.
2085100
in mi experience, the cubes are harder to fit in most glasses. They are the least favorite when the drinks are being served.
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It depends. They sell various sizes starting with 45 plastic covered cubes ("2 X "2 in size) and all the way to much higher as much as a pound of weight. However, best to stick to the 45 Ice cubes (2X2) package to first try it out. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the idea of using these for a party or for a hot Summer "cooling off in my cooler" without a jug size bunch of water floating around. They last 8 hrs. In time they do start to wear out but so do we, therefore they are still an excellent buy!! In Chicago's blistering summer this year I used mine over and over and over. Some got a little flopy but nothing is better than a cooler filled with plastic ice cubes that don't leave a mess in the cooler when all is done!
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We were very unhappy with this product. It stopped working in under 6 months. The only hting working is the hot water! I did not know it could make different size ice cubes! Good luck! I hope yours keeps working!
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I think one difference might be the amount of ice cream it makes. The model I chose makes 2 quarts (almost). Depends on the recipe. I am not sure the specs on the other orthe price and can't tell you the difference being worth it. Sorry. I love this one. I did find not to turn on the cooling with the beater. That causes the first ice cream into the machineto freeze on the bottom of the bowl prior to the other and hard to remove. Turn on the beater and then add the ice cream then after a minute or so turn on the cooler button.
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As others have said, this is the chill which doesn't use aerogel. The Ice model has aerogel. For me the insulation works fine, but its not hot here yet. The lid is not insulated so that and the shape which has a relatively low volume/surface area ratio means that this is far from a perfect insulator. Also, mine doesn't leak at all.
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It's about 6 1/2 inches all around. It is an essential product for mixing. I use one and I know if I can make a balanced mix with the cube, I'm on the right track.
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Hi Cody.. Its been awhile since I purchased the 16.8oz size. I personally rather buy the 26oz that was $1 more at the time I made my purchase, which all three of my family members use on a day to day basis and I ordered it Nov 9th we still have enough for at least 2 more months. I hope this was helpful!
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Juliana, I ordered the 2.2 Midea freezer and when it arrived the exterior size was much larger than I had expected. It would not fit in the space I had available. I returned the freezer and no longer have my correspondence on this freezer. Summary, I recall that the interior cubic inches was less than 2.2. More like 2.1. As you can see, the difference was minimal (that is what I remember). I liked the freezer very much and had the exterior dimensions been adequate I would have kept the freezer. Good luck with your decision. PS: Found Amazon return process 'excellent.' I am a hard grader! Using a yard stick I checked the interior and exterior dimensions. As I recall, the inter
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There's no difference, other than size. I will caution you, though, that the packaging has been a problem for me. I ordered one, and it arrived broken. Giving them the benefit of the doubt, I tried again, and again received a broken bottle.
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You are better off with a regular ice cube tray. This is a great product, but not for that use. The ice cube tray functionality of it is really only a sideline extra to what it really is and can do.
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There is no difference. Not sure why you are seeing it as more expensive. I'd just try to get the larger one at the lowest price you can find.
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To cover our ergonomic keyboards, I had to order the larger, deeper keyboard tray, Ergotron part # 97-651, to add to the workstation to accommodate the depth. This tray has one surface, instead of having the slide-out mouse tray on the side, and is two inches deeper than the standard tray.Be sure you order the right tray. There is also a longer tray which doesn't have the depth, so look at the specifications to be sure it's the deeper one you're ordering.There is also a wider
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small, medium and large ice "cubes", but they look more like mushroom caps. :) Very slight differences in thickness of the walls of the ice.
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Oh my goodness....I'm curious why you ask?! The small individual cubes on mine measure appx .5"x.5"x.5". According to http://www.calculatoredge.com/enggcalc/volume.html#cube, that's a liquid volume of .125 cubic inches. This is unfrozen liquid.
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Actually - I find no difference in either. The inside of this cooler is a hard plastic shell. It doesn't leak, so cubes work great. I usually use the ice packs because they seem to last longer. I very much like this cooler. I've had several over the years and think this is the best one.
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The 1000 is MUCH better for two reasons. 1) The 500 only allows you to auto-mix a "three portion" drink. The 1000 lets you pick 1, 2 or 3. 2) The other big thing is that with the 500, the ice comes forward and down out of the little chute. This tends to make the ice pile up on the side of the blender and not mix as well as the 1000 which drops its shaved ice straight down into the center.
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the cubes are not cubes at all but are shaped like a half moon crescent. This allows them to slide out of the tray with almost no effort. They are about 1/2 inch thick about 2 inches wide and 1 inch tall, (best guess as I don't have one on hand and is close to the metric units given in previous answer). This is an odd shape if you want cubes but makes a lot of sense in terms of freezing quickly and getting them out of the tray. This is hands down the best ice crescent (cube) tray I have ever used. These are particularly nice in an RV where you can fill the trays and hit the road with no worries of spills, and have ice ready for your end of day repast.