How Do You Make Ice Cubes With An Ice Tray?
Most refrigerators in the US come with an automatic ice cube maker. Many of the younger generation have never seen or heard of making ice cubes any other way. If by chance they happen to rent an apartment or a house that comes with an older refrigerator or visit Europe any time soon, then they may need this information. • Remove empty or half-empty ice tray from freezer. Ice cube trays generally contain 10-12 compartments (16 are pictured). The ice cubes are formed inside these compartments. • Fill a clean tray with cold water such that the water level is even with or slightly above the top of the compartments, but lower than the outer lip of the tray. If you fill the tray too high, the water may spill as you move the tray. Also, keep in mind that water gets bigger (unlike olis tiny brain) when it freezes, so the ice cubes will be slightly larger than the original volume of liquid water placed in the tray. • Open the refrigerator door wide enough so that it will remain open and slowly
• Remove empty or half-empty ice tray from freezer. Ice cube trays generally contain 10-12 compartments (16 are pictured). The ice cubes are formed inside these compartments. • Fill a clean tray with cold water such that the water level is even with or slightly above the top of the compartments, but lower than the outer lip of the tray. If you fill the tray too high, the water may spill as you move the tray. Also, keep in mind that water gets bigger when it freezes, so the ice cubes will be slightly larger than the original volume of liquid water placed in the tray. • Open the refrigerator door wide enough so that it will remain open and slowly place the tray inside the freezer and leave it there. • Fully close the freezer door. • Allow the water to completely freeze before removing the ice cubes. The time it takes to freeze will vary depending on the amount of ice being made, as well as the conditions inside the freezer. Once frozen, remove the tray from the freezer and twist the tray
