3 Ways to Make Better Ice at Home

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Your freezer’s ice might be ruining your favorite cocktails or drinks. In this video, Lucy Simon breaks down three easy ways to improve your ice at home. With precautions as easy as using sealed bags and clean ice trays, your iced drinks will taste so much better with these simple tips.

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00:00I have some bad news for you. Your ice might be ruining your cocktail. No matter how good your

00:04cocktail ingredients are, your ice can make or break your drink. There's three ways to make

00:08better ice at home. Store your ice in a sealed bag. Even if you're freezing your ice in these

00:12nice silicone molds, ice is a sponge and it'll take on any of the weird aromas or flavors that

00:18are lurking in your freezer. Seal it up and protect it. Wash your ice trays every couple of

00:23weeks, whether it's these nice silicone ones, those hard plastic ice trays, or the ones that

00:27come in your ice maker. Hand wash them with a little bit of soap and warm water to keep

00:31them from smelling off. And if silicone ice trays do begin to smell a little weird, you can bake

00:35them for a few minutes from about 250 to 350 degrees to get rid of any stench. So don't

00:40go putting dirty ice in your nice cocktail.

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