I was chosen to review the Ice Sphere Molds and Ice Ball Maker called Pratisphere by Pratico Co. through Tomoson.com. This is the first product I hope of many that I will get to review through Tomoson. Basically how it works is you select items you would like to review and if they chose you, the product is purchased through Amazon.com. If you have a Prime Account with Amazon shipping is free and a coupon code is provided from the company making the product free. In exchange they are looking for an honest review on their product.
I really wanted to get these Ice Sphere Molds before P’s party so I could have ice in the shape of bubbles (spheres) to go with the theme of her party. I did not get selected to review this product until last week. Two days later (thanks to Amazon Prime) I received the product in the mail. I was so excited to try these.
Pratisphere’s are unique round ice cube trays that let you make 2.5” ice balls. Each tray is made up of two parts a hard plastic bottom and a silicone top to create the top of the sphere. Ice ball’s spherical shape has less surface area than a traditional square ice cube. This slows down the round ice from melting and diluting your drinks. The Pratisphere‘s come in a pack of four and retail for $24.99, but are currently on sale for $16.99 on Amazon.com.
Here’s why Pratisphere‘s ice maker and ice trays are better:
★ Easy to fill: Remove the ice tray’s cap and fill to the line
★ Round ice cubes easy to remove: Pull tab makes removing ice spheres a breeze
★ Space saving ice cube tray design: Stack to fit any freezer and conserve space
★ No mess sphere cube maker: Each ice tray’s large base prevents leaking & spilling
★ 4 individual ice cube trays: Make 4 perfectly round ice cubes at once
I am a water drinker and love to have ice cold water to drink. The idea of putting just one of these balls in my cup instead of a ton of small ice cubes really intrigued me. I wouldn’t have to worry about dropping ice cubes when I got a handful from the freezer; I could grab one ball and be done. I went ahead and followed the instructions to fill to the line, cover with the silicone lid and place in freezer. I let them stay in the freezer overnight. The next day I ran the ice cube tray under water for 30 seconds as recommended. The ice cube came right out of the bottom tray no problem. The ice seemed to stick to the silicone top so it took a little more finagling to get the ball out. I got all four spheres out intact and was quite pleased with the results.
To see if they last longer than regular ice cubes I did a little experiment. I got out two identical cups, filled them both with the same amount of water and wanted to see how much condensation was left on the counter and which ice cubes would melt first. After 20 minutes the sphere was the size of a golf ball and there was a thick ring of water on the counter. The other cup still had a good portion of its ice left and very little water on the counter. After an hour the sphere was completely gone and there was a fair amount of water on the counter from the cup sweating. The cup with the ice cube still had a few small cubes left and not nearly as much water on the counter. Now came the true test which water would be colder? Unfortunately, the cup with the regular ice cubes was colder I would guess 5-10°.
The company recommends making whiskey ice balls, scotch ice balls, bourbon ice balls and other cocktail ice balls to keep your drink cool without getting too waterdowned. My questions is, How is this possible because alcohol doesn’t freeze? Since I didn’t have the answer to that I decided to freeze soda to add to my drinks. I am a Coke drinker and B is a Dr. Pepper drinker. One can of Dr. Pepper made three ice balls and I made one Coke ball. I left these spheres to freeze overnight in the freezer. When I checked on them the next morning, one had completely overflowed into the top of the lid, one seemed to be okay, and the other two the tops popped creating a mushroom head shape instead of the sphere. B and I added them to our Coke and Dr. Pepper and both came up with the same conclusion. Soda does not work freezing in these spheres. The spheres completely absorbed all of the liquid soda that was in the cup and created an icee. While this is not what either of us wanted it was a nice treat.
While I am not sure how these would do freezing anything but water they would be a great addition to any party. I would have loved to have these at P’s bubble party. I probably won’t use these on daily basis, but plan to use them when I am preparing for a party. These will make great conversation starters at any party. To purchase your own set of ice sphere molds click here, or go to Amazon.com using ICE CUBE TRAYS to search for them. #pratisphere
Disclaimer: I received this product for free in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed on this page are mine.
These are really cute. I think they would be fun to freeze with a little colored water and then drop in a punch bowl or something like that. Cute.