Make Perfect Spherical Ice Balls

I’ve posted about other ball makers before, namely the MUJI Ice Ball Maker, but nothing comes close to the Ice Ball Mold by Taisin. First of all, there’s a major price difference between the $12 MUJI model and the $200 Taisin Model. Secondly, the cheaper one is made of plastic, while the Taisin is made of aluminum.

The Ice Ball Mold features:

• Ice ball-creator, ideal for both bars and home-use
• Creates spheres of ice which melt slowly, keeping drinks cool
• Available in 30, 55, 65, 70,75, 80mm sizes (please see pull-down menu for prices)
• Made of aluminum
• Cold-proof wooden grip on top (except 30mm version)
• Ball release at bottom (except 30mm & 80mm version)
• Creates 30-40 ice balls per hour
• 55, 65, 70, 75,80mm size Molds include ice-maker blocks (2 pcs.)

Why use spheres? The logic is that since the surface area of a sphere is smaller than a cube, it melts slower. A slower melt means a less diluted drink over time.

Plus, this device simply looks badass. Imagine it sitting alongside your home bar.

Buy the Ice Ball Mold from Japan Trend Shop for $201.

Keep Your Whisky Cool With Whisky Stones

There’s nothing worse than watered down whisky, especially if you like a stiff, strong tasting drink. Of course, nothing waters down whiskey faster than a few cubes of ice – this is something that Don Draper knows all too well. The solution? Whisky Stones of course.

“A few great soapstone workers in Perkinsville, Vermont have created Whiskey Stones. These little ice-imitators are specially designed to put a slight chill in your Whiskey. All you do is put them in the freezer for a few hours and then pop a couple into a glass of single malt. Once you’re done, rinse, dry and do it all over again! And no need to worry about a watery drink, because these stones don’t dilute (that’s the best part).”

Buy a set of Whisky Stones from ThinkGeek for $34.95.

Ice Ball Maker

This device makes perfectly cylindrical ice ball and I’m not sure why I want one but I do. The 3″ x 3″ ice ball mold is made out of silicon and will be available for sale mid-February at MUJI Ice Maker. Granted that an ice ball made with the ice ball maker will be no different from your typical ice chip when it come chilling your drink – but it will chill in style.

How to make an ice ball:

1) Attach top and bottom parts. Please close it tight.

2) Pour water from top hole. Do NOT fill water completely, please keep a little space on the top.

3) Push top part to make sure there is no space in between, then store in freezer.

4) Slow freezing will make better ice than fast freezing. (Fast freezing will cause crack on ice)

Buy the Ice Ball Maker from MUJI Ice Maker for $11.75.

AK Bullet Ice Cube Tray

Ice melts, but that’s okay because for the few moments that these AK Bullet Ice Cubes stay solid you’ll be sure to impress your friends. Now all they need to come up with is an ice mold for an actual AK-47. I wonder if these would have any effect on Batman nemesis, Mr. Freeze?

• Creates bullet shaped ice cubes that are perfect for that killer drink!
• Simply fill up one side of the tray with water, put together rand place in freezer
• The shape of 12, three dimensional, AK-47 bullets are created
• Each tray measures 22 cm x 7.5 cm x 2cm
• Mould makes ice bullets measuring approx 5.5 cm x 1.3 cm

Buy the AK Bullet Ice Cube Tray from Menkind for £6.99.