On 8/5/2011 5:31 PM, Cheryl wrote:
> I got these today and tried them out. Since water from the tap is very
> oxygenated, they don't come out clear like in the photos posted here
> last week. I took some photos and will be trying to make ice gems that
> are clear by letting the water sit in the molds for a while before
> freezing them. The molds are a silicone material rather than stiff like
> plastic so I wondered how well they'd come out of the molds, but they
> did somewhat ok. You can't twist like with regular ice cube trays to get
> them out. A definite novelty item.

It might be possible to remove much of the gasses in water by holding it
in a vacuum for a while. Will try it if I can get around to it.

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> Gem icecubes - not clear
> http://i54.tinypic.com/e7ijqa.jpg
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> In glasses
> http://i56.tinypic.com/2h4ffya.jpg
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> In the molds; will let them sit to settle the O2
> http://i55.tinypic.com/zl9ont.jpg
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