Houdini Clear Sphere Tray: Silicone Ice Mold & Maker, 4-Cavity, Dishwasher Safe, Turquoise Blue & Charcoal Gray

This product has great potential. I really like the footprint of this item and the size of the molds. Unfortunately, the fit between the top and bottom mold is terrible. The upper part of the mold curves significantly and doesn’t seal the spheres. Additionally, the manufacturer doesn’t include good instructions on how directional freezing works, as evidenced by these reviews. A good directional freezing mold allows the top to freeze first, pushing air bubbles into the bottom chamber, giving you clear ice. This is never explained. In the reviews, people think they have to fill the mold by the tiny holes in the top, and that the water “leaks” out of holes in the bottom. It doesn’t! Directional freezing needs holes on top and bottom to allow air bubbles to be pushed out and create clear spheres. Unfortunately, the terrible mold fit on my unit means it will not make useable spheres.

I wish I could give this zero stars. The clips don't hold the top and bottom together, and it pulls apart as it freezes. You end up with these disturbingly mutant ice globs. The photos are from my second attempt, setting several heavy books on top as it froze, hoping that would hold the mold together. Epic fail.

You have to fill up the whole thing, then its a pain to pry out the ice balls that aren't anywhere close to perfect circles. waste of money - just go for the 2" cubes. They are way easier.

The silicone lid constantly pops off when freezing and you have to fill the whole container with water for 4 spheres

Does not work well. Total waste of time and water How ever did this make it to a shelf for sale. Customer service is non existent, a call center to get you to sign up for a drawing.

Functionally this is not very good as it is not truly a directional freezing tray. The ice did not have an actual sphere shape, there were many bubbles present, and it was a little awkward to work with. Not good for true whiskey appreciators but, if you're just looking for ice, it does a job.

After trying numerous different ice sphere molds this is the best one I’ve found out on the market. Makes worked well with cocktails or just add a little bourbon.

Doesn't work well, bslls are hard to remove. Also most of the ice didn't come out as balls so.e where tear drop shaped. Caused water to spill over as freezing and had to clean the ice from the water spill out of the freezer. Just doesn't work well

Works terrible. Never makes a perfect sphere and water always spills

2nd attempt - water hard to load thru tiny hole , this attempt gave me 1/2 sphere & very cloudy. my 1st time using Target pick up which was super fast & efficient .

Terrible product! Holes in the bottom section of the sphere tray… water simply filled the entire storage base, didn’t freeze properly, and did not make ice. Save your money and don’t buy this!

After reading the reviews I was pretty skeptical that this would work. Viola! It works like a charm! I have crystal clear ice balls, 4 at a time. So slick! Great product!

I do not recommend. The small sheet of instructions doesn't even accurately describe the product. The holes at the bottom of the spheres end up filling the entire base. Leaving you with a massive block of ice. Very poor design

Works well with a little patience and practice. I use boiled tap water that has cooled and find it produces great results. You can see all of the impurities in the bottom (discarded) section.

There are holes in the top and bottom that are both very poorly chosen. As far as design goes period you cannot easily fill the sphere. All i got after pouring all the water through a tiny hole was a block at the bottom of the container. It may work somehow, but i don't know how

People that gave poor reviews did not do any research or follow instructions. I boiled 3 bottles of water. Poured into a large measuring up and filled the entire tray almost to the top, being sure to add water to each sphere to make sure all bubbles are gone. I gently shook and tapped on it to bring the bubbles up, pushed down on the silicone piece to ensure it was sealed. Froze for 24 hours. Easy peasy. As good as you're gonna get for at home, clear ice.

Takes up a LOT of room in your freezer. When you fill up to fill up the mold all the water drains to the bottom if the container. The hole for the mold is soooo tiny. Waste of money

DO NOT RECOMMEND. The ice it makes is neither spherical nor clear. It’s extremely slow and the results are mediocre. It’s not the easiest to use and definitely has some major design flaws. Not sure if the designers ever actually tested this product in the real world.

It does the job done if you're willing to wait for 12 hours for it to freeze. However, you do need to make sure the bubbles are properly out and the box isn't easy to open once frozen either. Would be better off buying the cheap spherical ice ball maker and fill it up with distilled water.

My BF and I enjoy crafting pretty/tasty drinks. We are still searching for at home clear ice. Tried making ice spheres 3 times. The first time we didn't add enough water. The 2nd and 3rd time we filled it up all the way, tapped out "bubbles" as instructions suggested and all 3 attempts resulted in non-clear ice with an obvious seam. There are cheaper options out there that give better results. Returning this item.