Restaurant Ice
Every now and then, I go to a restaurant that has ice that's comprised of "tiny" little bits of ice, and is almost halfway in consistency between "ice cube" and "Icee". Is there an actual name for that "kind" of ice, or some specific brand of commercial icemaker that makes it?
More importantly... does anybody make a home version? I absolutely HATE the awful crescent-shaped ice from normal refrigerators (among other things, it's impossible to drink from a cup containing it, because one of them inevitably aligns with the side of the cup and your mouth & forms an ice dam), and I'd LOVE to have "restaurant-type" ice at home.
I'm not sure, but I think one of the traits of the icemakers I'm talking about is that inside, they continuously pump cold water over a refrigerated plate (collecting the water that's still liquid at the bottom & sending it back up for another trip down the ice plate).
| by Anonymous | reply 40 | July 1, 2022 7:54 PM
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It might surprise you to know that people in ancient times, before refrigeration, knew how to make ice.
And there were bitches who complained about the texture even then, I'll bet 50 denarii.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | June 28, 2022 1:04 AM
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I hate the insistence that so many places have on automatically adding ice to soda. It's absurd. Soda is cold already if it comes from the soda machine. It just waters it down.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | June 28, 2022 1:09 AM
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Not if your slurp down quickly.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | June 28, 2022 1:12 AM
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Buy mini ice cube trays, duh.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | June 28, 2022 1:24 AM
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reconstituted, or "SONIC" ice.......is what you are referring to...........the machines for home use are about $4000.00.................
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | June 28, 2022 1:30 AM
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It’s called pellet ice and the reason it’s different is because it is small prices of ice that have been compressed, leaving little air pockets in the ice. The machines that make it are more expensive. It’s really good for keeping things cold and is used a lot by fish markets.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | June 28, 2022 1:31 AM
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You’re thinking of flake ice. It’s different than pellet or nugget ice.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | June 28, 2022 3:03 AM
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I love chipped, crushed, flaked, shaved, pellet & pebble ice, OP! Especially with my seltzer or with ginger beer. It's so refreshing. Though if I'm using my Yeti (typically at work, or in the garden), I prefer the cubes because they last longer.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | June 28, 2022 3:08 AM
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Crushed ice hummer, anyone?
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | June 28, 2022 4:13 AM
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My new KitchenAid has the option.
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | June 28, 2022 4:48 AM
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I'm always surprised that there are adults who still drink soda. That shit is just sugar in a can.
| by Anonymous | reply 23 | June 28, 2022 4:59 AM
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FUCK YOU YOU MOTHERFUCKER WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW??????? REALLY?
| by Anonymous | reply 25 | June 28, 2022 6:50 AM
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Calm down gurl. We still need to drink.
| by Anonymous | reply 26 | June 28, 2022 7:33 AM
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Yes, r25, really. And I'd drink my beverage (chilled with "the good ice") from a CFC-enriched styrofoam cup with a plastic straw, then pay to mail both to Asia so they can be disposed of in the ocean, just to piss off self-righteous virtue-signaling zealots like you. ;-D
| by Anonymous | reply 27 | June 28, 2022 7:33 AM
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r23 Just what do you drink? Having a soda is not going to kill you, you probably weigh 300lbs anyway.
| by Anonymous | reply 28 | June 28, 2022 3:11 PM
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r28 I drink water or iced tea.
| by Anonymous | reply 29 | June 29, 2022 3:43 AM
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[R23] - I’m always surprised adults actually drink alcoholic beverages. Most are basically all carbs and sugar.
| by Anonymous | reply 30 | June 29, 2022 3:54 AM
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I agree, r30. I rarely have alcohol and when I do, I usually have a glass of wine, maybe 2 if I feel like it. I think I drink alcohol about once every two or three months. Never understood the folks who need it every single day. SO bad for you.
| by Anonymous | reply 31 | June 29, 2022 8:22 AM
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R31, everything is bad for you. Unless you want to live like a monk.
| by Anonymous | reply 33 | June 29, 2022 7:46 PM
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You don't have to tell me that, r33. I had cancer so now I'm super careful about what I put into my body.
| by Anonymous | reply 34 | June 29, 2022 7:58 PM
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R33 Spot on, and even a monk's lifestyle is deleterious to prostate health.
| by Anonymous | reply 35 | June 30, 2022 5:47 PM
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If you can’t get the good ice, ordinary ice is fine.
| by Anonymous | reply 36 | June 30, 2022 6:11 PM
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I call it Sonic ice, so maybe do a search on that?
| by Anonymous | reply 38 | June 30, 2022 7:41 PM
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Ina Ice has a nice ring to it, no?
| by Anonymous | reply 39 | July 1, 2022 3:07 AM
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