@@ilikefood1609 The original design goes back to at least the 1950’s. Ice trays were made of metal, usually aluminum. Also, there’s nothing complicated about the design at all. It’s actually extremely simple. I have some of the originals from the 50’s and 60’s. I always use one or two (alongside the cheap, plastic trays) because I prefer bigger ice “cubes.” Lastly, they work fine. If you overfill them, they’ll stick. If you don’t overfill them, they’ll work perfectly fine almost 100% of the time. You also don’t need cooking oil if you’re looking for a “hack” to overfill them and not have them stick. Just put some sugar in the water. You can also just pull the tray out and leave it at room temperature for a couple minutes.
My grandparents had ice trays like that, I had never seen them put cooking spray on them, but I've seen them put the ice trays under running water for a few seconds or so, and that helped... that was how we used to get ice out of ice trays back then
Right lol. This is such a Tyler thing to do. "I did it completely wrong the first time. So this time I'm going to do it properly and add this completely unnecessary and counterproductive step." ... "Well I'll be dipped, the completely unnecessary and counterproductive step solved the problem by itself! ... The only problem is blah, blah, blah." Lmao, never change Tyler.
We always ran a little warm water from tap with it upside down and your hand under it. We stopped the water when it came loose from the tray. Then turned it over and pulled the handle. Worked real well.
the form is made off alluminium.. alluminium spreads heat very well. so you can doo two things. . either let the ice tray out some minuts, and the heat in the room will spread trough the alluminium. . or running water on the underside. and maybe a little on the overside.. hitting the handle so it heats up the alluminium and the ice is released easyer. cold water should be able to do it. dont fill over the dividers who on eath thought oil is the correct solution. . no alluminium is the correct solution.
just dont fill it up too much. we have hd one since 1970 or maby few years before. too loosen the ice.. run some cold water on the underside. that will loosen the ice from the form.
Imagine how gross a glass of lemonade with an oil slick on top would be. BLECH! Those metal ice cube trays were the only kind available for 50 years of refrigeration and at worst you could get the divider mechanism to lift out a large ice cube then whack it on the counter and all the cubes would come out, ready to use. And the broken bits are wonderful in drinks.
Naw, what made the difference was not overfilling the tray. You don’t need the oil. We used these when I was a kid. Half the time I’d fill it I would go too high with the water, only to curse myself later.
My parents used this type of ice cube tray when I was a kid (60s-70s) and you just have to leave them sitting out for five or ten minutes (depending on room temperature) before lifting the lever. They melt enough to release from the frame. 😊
All the oil does is make your ice yucky. My babysitter had these when I was a kid. All you have to do is not fill it so full and to make it easier you run hot water over the bottom before you crack it.
Fill the tray no more than 3/4 full. Then pull fast to crack the cubes lose. This type of tray has been in use for over 80 years, works great when you do it right.
That type of ice tray is like from the sixties. There are way better ice trays nowadays, and spraying oil in the tray and making oily ice cubes is gross. I bought some ice trays from recently that had a soft bottom to where all you have to do is push the ice cube out from the bottom of the tray and they work fantastic.
Good gosh, I grew up using metal ice treys. We stacked the treys in the freezer every day and not a single problem pulling the handle to get the ice out. But thanks, I laughed through this video and the original ice video...thanks again, now I need to teach my grand-kiddos how to turn the TV on without a remote.
These were used extensively before plastic became so big. I remember having them as a kid. We never used oil on them. The key part is not to fill them too much. You have to be mindful of the expansion that occurs.
Yes, you can use oil but better to use veggie oil lightly then WIPE IT OUT. Veggie oil will not change the taste like other oils. But, those old ice trays were the bane of my youth (I am 73 years old now).
We used to have similars, but made fromm aluminum and without the lever (3rd world)... If you don't overfill them, just some torsion and all the ice cubes were free... But you have de freeze aluminum tray stick to your hands jajajajaja
You're literally just overfilling it. It was still overfilled this time. Nobody wants oil on their ice. Fill it about half what you just did. They're supposed to be ice chips.
Oil is not in the instructions and also contaminated whatever you will use the ice in with frozen oil. Get a different tray... This before even watching the video... Edit: I'm not wrong.
Here's an idea... get an ice cube tray that doesn't require convoluted mechanisms? a simple plastic tray you can gently twist to break loose cubes. a "fancy" silicon soft bottom tray to help pop out cubes.
When water freezes it expands. Therefore i don't believe this product would ever work well due to the ice pressuring itself against the insert. Ice in a tray expands not just upwards after the surface is frozen, its more upward yes, but tension in the ice from pushing sideways would add tension to the cube, hence why your cubes split rather than be cubes. I'm shit at explaining stuff, but its science, kinda cool to learn about the properties of water/ice/steam/superchilled water
We still had 2 of these metal trays when I was a kid. I was literally 6 and could open and refill the metal trays without issue. The only difference I notice is that the ones we had had a texture stamped into the metal tray and the bottom of the tray had lines dimpled into it that ran from side to side. Maybe that makes a difference I don't know. I used to make the Kool-Aid popsicles in them where you pour Kool-Aid in, cover with foil and poke a toothpick into each one through the foil. Let them freeze and voila! "poor-people popsicles", lol!
Those trays made of heavy aluminum in the late 40s and 50s worked as smooth as silk. If you ever see any at an estate sale they bring a premium price as they know what they are. These light weight imitations are garbage. No need to lubricate or anything. Just a quick rinse under tepid water and no problem. Just rinse these under tepid water upside down for 2 3 seconds and use em.
When I was a kid in the 90's I used metal ice trays like that and never had to do anything special except not to put too much water in them, Also we used the release lever like taking off a bandaid, fast. Also using less water makes them freeze faster.
My grandparents still had ice trays like this when I was a kid in the 80s.. I used to fight with my brother and sister over who got to push the lever down after the water froze..
it is a very old ice cube maker design, probably 1940's. you have to run hot water over it to get the ice to start to crack up, then you pull the lever to break it
I'd suggest leaving the lever up and then freeze it so that you can just put your weight into breaking the ice instead of relying on your finger strength.
Saw an official tutorial on these trays (these trays go way back to the 80’s I believe) and they said to run warm water over the tray then use the handle.
Nooo you used oil and put less water in. Change one thing at a time so you know what change made the difference. now you'll never know if it was the oil or less water that made it work. My dude
Leave it to Tyler to misuse a decades old product that was super common and works just fine when done right, twice. The man incorrected his correction after needing a correction in the first place
Spraying oil on an ice cube tray to make it work is stupid. If they made this same tray out of the same non stick coating they use on pans it would work like a charm
I respect the going back and revisiting a test that maybe didn't go quite right the first time. even if it doesn't go quite right the second time either 😜 (changing a second variable also instead of just the oil, then attributing the success to the oil)
If you want the ice tray to work, don't fill it up all the way.Only go up to the top of the aluminum not higher, so it's easier to crack the ice.Do not use grease or oil.You want oily wator gross
