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Durable ice cube trays? (self.buyitforlife)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Mk23simp to c/buyitforlife@slrpnk.net

I'm losing my mind over this. XD

When I was growing up, my parents had ice cube trays made of solid plastic, with trapezoid shape so the cubes pop out when you twist it. Those trays lasted through my entire childhood and worked great. I want to buy ones like that (either made of thick plastic like that or metal that's flexible enough to twist like that). But I've never seen them in stores, and after scouring the internet I can't find any like that online either. Everything looks like the same sorts of flimsy materials that I know will break quickly, or is square metal so the cubes won't pop out like that. Does anyone know where I can find trays like that?

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[-] Mk23simp 3 points 1 day ago

I've had bad experiences with modern-style plastic ones. The ones I tried were not shaped well to pop the ice cubes out and the thin plastic quickly broke. And I've had bad experiences with the hybrid silicone ones as well, their seams are a failure point and they're less convenient as well.

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