Michael in California stumbled across this bit of passive-aggressive pedantry on Food.com.
P.S. The reviews = 5 stars.
related: Four approaches to ice cube maintenance
extra credit: Jim Gaffigan on Bottled Water
A recipe for passive-aggressiveness
August 14th, 2012 · 72 comments
FILED UNDER: ice · most popular notes of 2012
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#1
meeee
Hot water freezes faster though.
Aug 14, 2012 at 9:38 pm rating: 6
#2
shwo!
That’s not the correct recipe:
1) Take O’Shea Jackson.
2) Add attitude.
Aug 14, 2012 at 9:56 pm rating: 11
#3
skreidle
Be *sure* to read the reviews of that recipe — they’re even more fantastic than the recipe itself!
Aug 14, 2012 at 10:18 pm rating: 43
#4
m
Empty the ice into the bin? Why not the sink? Surely that’s a better place to put water.
Aug 14, 2012 at 11:10 pm rating: 12
#5
Lily
this is hysterical!
I have a recipe for boiling water. for those of you who afraid to drink water from faucet LOL. Folks you either drink from your faucet or not Hot or cold.
Aug 14, 2012 at 11:30 pm rating: 6
#6
Dan
What happens if you keep the existing ice cubes instead of throwing them away ( I never do, not sure what the point is )?
Also, how do I find out if they are still ok for human consumption or they have expired?
Aug 15, 2012 at 3:02 am rating: 11
#7
Kaz
I favour the cleaner version of ice. That’s why I fund monthly expeditions to the Arctic to chip away ice from the source.
Aug 15, 2012 at 3:54 am rating: 13
#8
ANkh
What? Don’t empty ice-cubes into the bin! They’ll melt. Why would you want liquids in your bin?
Just put the unwanted cubes into the sync or throw them into the bushes.
Aug 15, 2012 at 4:19 am rating: 1
#9
cmz
I like to take the opportunity to wash the ice cube tray before refilling it. And I agree with the cold water choice – hot water sometimes has softening salts in it, or minerals that have accumulated from sitting in the hw tank too long.
Aug 15, 2012 at 6:57 am rating: 3
#10
Ganjumbo
What is this ice tray that is being talked about? Welcome to the 21st century where ice cubes are magically dispensed by using a cup to push the button on the front of the refrigerator.
Aug 15, 2012 at 7:25 am rating: 8
#11
Dane Zeller
My grandmother made the greatest ice cubes. She never told her secret. At geemaa’s funeral, her sister Elba confessed: grandmother used bathroom water.
Aug 15, 2012 at 7:43 am rating: 34
#12
havingfitz
When I was a child, I used to LOVE to wait until the ice-cube trays just started to freeze so I could peel off the top thin layer of ice and eat it. Of course if you keep doing that you’ll never end up with ice cubes, and as a bonus you’ll have a mother convinced the freezer has died..
Aug 15, 2012 at 8:19 am rating: 29
#13
Tesselara
Seriously, the comments are what make this post a real gem. If you’ve ever read the reviews on an on-line recipe (where frequently someone does a substitution for the recipe which any experienced cook knows will cause the recipe to bomb, and then give the recipe poor reviews), the comments are even funnier!
Aug 15, 2012 at 8:39 am rating: 10
#14
redheadwglasses
Ice never freezes more slowly as when you’re in dire need of a cocktail.
Aug 15, 2012 at 12:17 pm rating: 13
#15
girl_with_all_the_yarn
OMG… 14 pages of reviews. I couldn’t stop laughing.
Aug 15, 2012 at 2:09 pm rating: 2
#16
Kittymama
Things that are soluble in water are more soluble at a higher temperature. So if you want fewer of whatever non-water substances might be available dissolved in your water, cold water is the way to go.
Aug 15, 2012 at 3:14 pm rating: 1
#17
Lin
Uh, neither aluminum nor magnesium are ‘heavy metals.’ Vaccinate your kids, drink dihydrogen monoxide and take off the tinfoil hats. Worry about REAL threats like climate change and scientific illiteracy.
Aug 16, 2012 at 9:43 am rating: 10
#18
IamFuckingDelish
Lead flavored ice cube are f’n delish, everyone should try one!
Aug 17, 2012 at 1:20 pm rating: 1
#19
Jami
Bah, if so many of you are so paranoid about heavy metals in your drinking water go get a reverse osmosis filter for your sink.
Yes, the water actually does have a cleaner taste than unfiltered tap water. I even use it for cooking. But we have it because the water tastes better filtered. Not because of any supposed heavy metals in there.
Aug 18, 2012 at 2:27 pm rating: 1
#20
Janelle
I read somewhere, once that if you want CLEAR, not cloudy ice, you need to use HOT water. If you don’t mind cloudy ice, use cold. Something about the cold and air being forced out of the water …
Aug 23, 2012 at 10:17 pm rating: 0
#21
john
Erm, the Lancet published Dr Wakefield’s MMR-Autism link ‘research’. Just sayin’.
Of course nothing can ever be proven beyond all doubt, but we accept that the earth orbits the sun because the evidence is sufficiently robust to prove it. Likewise, the FDA and EC ban ingredients that are proven carcinogens in food for example. Surely if there was a sufficient level of proof, Aluminum cooking pans would be banned too? I accept that regulators don’t always act as fast as they should, but this isn’t a new theory.
Aug 24, 2012 at 8:23 am rating: 2
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