You don’t have to keep the ice cube tray at the back of the cupboard during the winter and only bring it out for the summer. Indeed, using ice cube trays to freeze food is one way to ensure that certain preparations are ready to be tasted or used when the need arises. Some freeze soup, coffee, sauces, cookie dough … and there are many other ideas. You can also simply use it as a mould. Here are 12 tips on different ways you can use your ice cube moulds:
Trick 1: To deodorize your bin
Pour in some vinegar and lemon into your ice cube tray and let them freeze. Once they are ready, place them in a freezer bag. When your bin is dirty and smells, freshen it up by adding a cube with some water. Leave to work then rinse.
Trick 2 : Crunchy chocolates
Example 1 : In a silicone tray, pour melted white chocolate and add some almond pieces, dried currents… Leave in the freezer for a few minutes to harden, then remove from the mould. Delicious and simple.
Example 2 : Here is a chocolate version with pecan nuts and caramel center.
Example 3 :Make rice sushi balls
Example 4: Make crunchy grated potatoes with rapeseed oil in a silicone mold that you bake in the oven. This will be a real plus for decorating your plates.
Trick 3: Dishwasher tablets
Use an ice mould to make homemade dishwasher tablets. Mix 2 glasses of sodium bicarbonate and borax / sodium borate (drugstore or pharmacy), half a glass of epsom salt, half a glass of white vinegar and fifteen drops of lemon essential oil. Put in the tray and let it dry at least 24h.
Trick 4 : Be always ready for baking
You can freeze eggs. You can keep a few egg whites in the freezer, ready for when you need them. It will save space and time.
Trick 5: Ice cubes with edible flowers. So beautiful.
You can freeze grapes in the freezer to use to keep a glass of white wine cold instead of ice cubes which water down the taste. Why not freeze edible flowers in water, to add a touch of colour to someones drink!
Trick 6: To add taste to your milk
Freeze chocolate milk to add taste as it melts to your drinking milk. To make ice cubes, you will need 200ml of milk, 50ml of water, 1 teaspoon of coco powder and 1 teaspoon of sugar and 70g of grated dark chocolate. Place all the ingredients into a saucepan and bring to the boil, add the chocolate to melt. Stir until you get a creamy mixture. Freeze in ice cube trays, transfer to freezer bags when ready for use.
Trick 8: Fruit ice lollies
Trick 8: Ready to use herbs in oil or garlic butter
Save space by freezeing your favourite fresh herbs in olive oil. They will be ready to be used in all of your dishes
You can also mash up garlic, mix it in butter then freeze
Trick 9 : Use it as a paint palette
Trick 10 : To add taste to your drinks
Prepare a fresh drink, by freezing fruit juice or squash and drop a cube into your water to add some taste
Trick 11 : Use the moulds to make your beauty products
Ice cube trays are the perfect size to make doses of your handmade beauty products. You can prepare your body scrubs with coconut oil, sugar crystals and grated unscented soap, adding the essential oils of your choice. Pour into the moulds and leave to harden.
Trick 12: To organise and store your rings
Source : DIYnCrafts