Ice Ball Maker, TINANA Reusable 2.5 Inch Ice Cube Trays, Easy Release Silicone Round Ice Sphere Tray with Lids & Funnel for Whiskey, Cocktails & Bourbon BlackGlobal Recycled StandardGlobal Recycled StandardGlobal Recycled Standard

I bought this to have decent sized pieces of ice in our punch bowl. They were fantastic. Easy to fill - I just ran water into the holes. The funnels provided took forever. They were nearly 100% spherical and big. I used all six of the ice balls in the punch bowl. I made another batch, but didn't need them. I forgot to take a picture of them, but will do so when I empty the second batch. It's a pretty cool system. Easy to use. Removing the ice was a bit of an effort, but it prived how well the seal was around them. I highly recommend these!

Super nice!!!! Xl ice ball for cocktail. Impressive.

Works pretty good only 4 stars because its hard to make a perfect sphere.

We have this ice mold and the also the expensive Berlinzo 4 sphere maker for $75. This one is so much easier to use. The ice balls are not crystal clear but after they are in the drink they are.There is a trick to filling them correctly and the secret is after the mold is filled, press down anll anlong the inside the edge (having nails works better since it is a narrow space, and around each little hole between the molds. This keeps any water from escaping during freezing. Then make sure each sphere is filled. Since we learned that, each time works perfect and each one is nice and round.

I read some reviews and decided to try it anyway, mine worked really well took a little longer to freeze because I’m in a motorhome but that’s fine. I also had a little bigger funnel that fit in the tiny hole above the silicone side. I filled them up till I saw water at the top of the hole., I waited two days, took them out, turned it upside down or the silicone on the bottom. The clear top came right off the ice balls or then stuck in the silicone with my nail. I pushed down a few places on the side of the silicone ball so it could get some air in it . they came out very easily and they seem to be very solid now I’m just going to see how long they last in a stainless steel vacuum mug, smaller ice cubes have been lasting two full days , by the way, the blue silicone part has like a suction cup around the spheres so the white or clear plastic part should come right off.

I'll break this down into multiple parts:Final product is great (4.8/5). The ice balls fit snuggly into my Stanley and last forever. For this reason alone, I chose to keep the mold and disfigured it to make it easier to use.Filling the mold is a complete pain in the ass (1/5). The funnel provided is tiny, drains very slowly and doesn't allow air to escape as water is poured in; so it clogs and doesn't fill at all. A worthless addition. Pouring directly into the holes has the same issue. Filling the plastic part and putting the mold on gives you half-cylinder ice cubes, which is not what I want and not what they're advertising. To solve the problem, I cut the holes in the silicone part of the mold much wider. This made filling it much easier and faster. This solution is ugly and shouldn't have been required in the first place. It's obvious the product was sold before proper testing. The garbage plastic funnel is further evidence. But if you don't mind cutting ugly-ass holes, or if you have a steadier hand than myself, this fix works well.Removing the iceballs from the mold (2/5). You have to either let the silicone part sit out for a bit to let the ice melt a little, or yank the hell out of the ice balls and risk tearing the silicone. I've used it for a few months and it hasn't torn yet, but it is only a matter of time.TL;DR For a few bucks, I have a disfigured mold that I have to risk destroying each time I remove the ice balls.. but I am left with some pretty good ice cube balls. Giving this a 3/5 is generous, but I will keep using it until it breaks.

While I did give the product a 5 star it didn't receive 5 on easy to use and easy to remove. First off I will say one cube, or should I say "ball" works on two drinks. That is, unless, you babysit your drink for quite sometime.While they are simple to use, filling does take time with the tiny funnels, are very prone to making a mess (thankfully it's just water) and once it close to the top you find out it's completely filled by it spilling out the top. Yeah, yeah, I know "don't fill it up all the way and it won't happen". I feel like I'm defeating the purpose of the oversized ball if I don't fill it up all the way.Secondly, when filled up by half or more the ice can get frozen to the silicon top and be difficult to pop out, due to ice forming around the bottom edges of the silicon and the ball essentially making it "stuck". However, neither of the two items warrant a low rating but I cannot say 5 star. I do love the size of the ice and it does work great!

Love these for making an old fashioned, cubes are tough to get out from time to time, otherwise would’ve given full 5star