How strong are they? I've had trouble with them breaking because the ice sticks together so strongly that when I twist the lid to close, they break.
1183861
I've had one of them break but not like you described. The end of one of them cracked when the cup got knocked over. No problems so far with screwing the lid on even when my cup was filled with lots of ice.
1183862
They are at least as strong as the ones that come with the glasses. I haven't had any issues with these. I'm sure you could break them if you tried, but with regular usage they should last a long time.
1183863
They are not very strong, I am not that thrilled with them, probably won't buy them again. I have had 3 break already.
690815
So far they have not broken on me, but I don't have kids - LOL - I have used them to freeze orange juice, chocolate milk, and regular milk - I have put them through my dishwasher many times, and I always use them for filtered water - so far, they have not broken
1734089
I don't think they would break. I have dropped them on my stone walkway (I have about 20 of them on the path to our house) when we were installing them, and they didn't break. They are heavily walked on, snow blowed over and many things dropped on them, and to date, none have broken. I have had them in place for two winters now.
798892
Accidentally answered yes to this. I have never tried freezing with these. Not why I bought them. Sounds a little scary. Would think the glass would easily break.
822156
yes. I already have. The ice packs seem to leak out over time and you are left with empty sections. I do not like that they seem fragile but I love the results of the product.
1341667
They have been in my freezer several months. Well made, and I do not think breaking is an issue.
1035494
They do break off. When the first one did I gave them to my daughter. Good idea....never having to hunt for lids but they didn't go the next step of durability.
554370
Yeah I've had 4/5 crack on me. Granted, I was freezing water in them and it probably made them more brittle.
2167805
I know that I have to watch how I put ice in them, I have busted several by dropping cold ice cubes after I had just washed the glass in hot water. I would definitely put in a metal spoon if I was going to pour hot liquids, most of the time you would be ok.
826649
You have to be really strong. My hubby has to close them & he struggles with it. I did it once with my foot and putting full body weight into it. I suggest buying the lids that screw down. The Gamma Seal lids. Unfortunately they are expensive & 2 of the gamma lids I bought came cracked & sending them back was ridiculous due to price. So it's kind of a problem about lids on these buckets.
1421498
hehehe... ok, that's a GREAT question! I would guess yes, they are pretty sturdy/heavy. But, my wife wants to know "if you are eating outta the pint container, why would you want to take such small bites?" To her point, these are ice tea spoons, and have a fairly small spoon.I say try 'em, their cheap enough.
1438668
They seem sturdy from what I can tell. I'd still recommend not stepping on them or putting pressure on them, as it is somewhat flat and "disc" shaped, so it could potentially break pretty easy in that regard.
989992
Kind of. I have to pretty much punch them through. I have the narrow mouth version. I buy bags of ice from the store, so I'll try to break them up a bit with a hammer first.
1059637
I discovered that they DO become very brittle when frozen, I dropped one on the floor and the corner broke off...I was planning on freezing small meals for my elderly Father in them. Will not buy these again for that reason. Best to check out Reditainer's other products carefully for freezer containers for that. Have been happy with their other containers I bought for freezing, and they were specifically for freezing.
1290140
They are a nice, heavy glass, so they don't break easily. At first, they feel a little wide between your lips, but then you get used to it.I never use plastic straws at home anymore. And I use these in all my to-go cups, too. I bought new, glass, to-go cups, with wider openings to fit the glass straws.
1341669
We use them in a large -20 deg F commercial freezer at an aquarium and they get treated pretty roughly. I have been using them in that setting for 10+years and have never seen one break or crack. We use them for many other purposed too and they are very durable.
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I would not recommend trying to stack them in the freezer, since they're flexible, and the additional weight will likely cause a deformation of the bottom one, making the ice cubes more difficult to extract.