Yukipon Mini Ice Cube Tray with Lid

Just bought 3 of these trays. I love the small cubes. Actually getting the cubes out of the trays proved to be pretty easy. I think perhaps overfilling would make it harder. Having 'just enough' water makes the cubes separate easily with a slow easy twist.The lid is a good feature, however the ball was really dropped by not making the lid groove fit the bottom of the tray. This makes the trays really hard to stack as they slide around and don't seat well on top of each other. I don't understand why this simple feature wasn't added. I will have to McGuiver something up.The cubes blend better than full size cubes making a perfect shaved ice for frozen drinks.Even with this lack of a feature I am generally happy with the trays.

i bought the ice cube tray knowing that it breaks easily (i read the review), but i figured that i'll just be careful when getting the ice out. unfortunately someone else at home used it before i did and they didn't know it needs TLC when getting the ice cubes out so, it broke before i even got to use it. i want to be happy with it and i probably would have been if not for the chipped handles of my tray. the mini ice cubes are the perfect size for my personal blender, it's just that every time i use it i get this little knot inside me because someone broke it before i even got to use it and one the very same day i received it. word of ADVICE: if you buy this (it does make the cutest ice cubes) tell the people in your house to let it sit/thaw outside the freezer for just ONE measly minute before getting the ice out so the tray doesn't break - that's what i've been doing and the ice cubes comes out like butter.

These cubes are tiny - about the size of a Gum Drop - the gummy candy from your youth (Google them - you'll know them instantly by the images that show up).I have no idea why other reviewers would say that these are hard to fill or empty. Maybe the've never used an ice cube tray?To Fill:These trays are great. Super easy to fill (tilt at 30 degrees and let the water cascade from the top of the tray to the bottom). Super easy to empty. However, I've found that you get better results with a couple of gentle twists of the tray (4 or 5 twists) than you get with one big twist in one direction.To Empty:Gently twist the tray one way until you hear the cubes start to crack. Relax and twist the other way until you hear more cracking. Relax again and return twisting the original direction - but this time twist a littler harder. Repeat back and fourth until you don't hear any cubes popping loose. You should hear a gentle grinding noise from all the cubes - which tells you that they are all loose and grinding against the walls of the tray when you flex it.Replace the lid and flip the tray over. The cubes will be sitting nicely on the lid. All of them. Every time.Good for:These cubes are EXCELLENT for a margarita on the rocks. Put these in a shaker and it's almost like crushed ice. They aren't fine like a blended margarita, but they aren't huge like normal margaritas on the rocks. You don't have huge ice cubes bumping into your lips and getting in the way of your sipping.Pros:I love the lid. They stack perfectly and the lid makes it easy to flip the trays over to get all the cubes out. And if you only want a few rows of cubes you can cover the rest of the tray with the lid when you tip it over - very handy.They also seem very well made and sturdy (yet flexible). The pastic isn't thin or cheap.Cons:One tray gives you enough cubes to fill a drink shaker about half full - or an 8oz drinking glass 3/4 full. So you could put ice in 2 or 3 sodas per tray. We bought two trays and that's enough for two people per evening to enjoy a couple of drinks. Anything more than that and you'll either need more trays, or you need to empty the trays into a container and stockpile.They are a little expensive for an ice cube tray. But I'll be buying a couple more. I like the ice cubes that much.And as a handy side use - they made great small parts trays for when I took my iPhone apart. I could put the tiny screws in their on little cavity so it was easy to keep the different sizes organized and separated.

After trying several different trays, I finally found the ones perfect for me.The old ice maker in my old fridge is leaking so I had to disconnect. I never liked the large half moon shaped ice it made anyway. The main issue though is that the water is just very hard and doesn't taste good so I like to use filtered water for my ice cubes.So I got some regular sized trays, which work fine, but in order to use them for drinks like Margaritas, I have to put them in a ziplock bag and smash them with a mallet until I have smaller pieces. Its doable, but loud and messy. :)I only found one of those flexible silicone trays with smaller cube size at the store and I didn't like it. I have a very small area I can make my ice in. Basically underneath the now defunct ice maker. And I kept spilling the water trying to put the flexible one in.Then I saw these and ordered 3 of them. Perfection for me. They stack perfect in the little space I have. The cubes freeze very fast and they pop out very easy. Just twist a little on opposite corners until you can year the crackling and dump them in a ziplock bag. A couple here or there stay put, so I just turn it over and hit the back of the ice tray and they pop right out.I use a ziplock bag because I like to have a nice amount premade for drinks and I fill the 3 trays and put them in so I never run out.Filling is easy, I followed some of the reviews. I keep a 2.5 gallon water jug on my window sill in the kitchen, so it makes it easy. I just tilt the tray a bit lengthwise and then let the water run from the top down. I keep the last 4 or so holes empty and then just shake it in a circle a bit. Or tilt until the empty ones are full. A little slap on the side works to.The lids are not really lids, but I knew that reading the reviews. They do not snap on tight or anything. I didn't need that. I just needed a way to stack them nice and that is what the lids do. They just kind of lay on top. So its covered that nothing can fall in.Now I don't have to smash large ice cubes anymore for my drinks. Be it Margaritas, ice tea or anything else.