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In the US just about every refrigerator sold now has an ice maker built-in. As someone who loves ice-cold beverages and crunching on ice cubes I’d have a hard t
by docandrew 4y ago
In the US just about every refrigerator sold now has an ice maker built-in. As someone who loves ice-cold beverages and crunching on ice cubes I’d have a hard time without it.
- jcampbell1 4y agoI have an ice maker and buy ice because refrigerator moon ice leaves a lot to be desired. Moon ice causes beverages to go flat much faster than single crystal ice. Moon ice is nicely chewable after half has melted. There are two types of ice, directionally frozen and outsize in freezing. Outside in causes an ice shell to form and then water in the middle must freeze but there is nowhere for it to expand. This produces ice that has a cloudy center due to internal stress and the ice crackles. Directionally frozen ice is a single crystal that always remains clear with a smooth surface. The smooth surface doesn’t provide a site for CO2 bubbles form, thus much better at retaining carbonation. A lot of people think fountain soda tastes different from bottled soda poured into a glass of ice. The real difference is that home ice (either moon or tray ice) offers a completely different experience from single crystal ice from a commercial ice maker. It is the ice that is different, not the soda.
- benj111 4y agoFountain soda is syrup and fizzy water mixed together in the glass. It is different bfrom bottled.
- docandrew 4y agoMoon ice is definitely the lowest rung of ice IMO. Countertop pellet ice makers are available, and I’d absolutely love to get one but my wife has vetoed it - she jokes she’d have to leave me because of all the crunching.
- bradknowles 4y agoShe may not be joking. I bought a countertop ice maker for my wife, because she is constantly running the fridge out, and she loves to chew ice. I made sure to get the type made for people who love to chew ice. But it's upstairs, in the master bathroom. I won't have to listen to her chewing ice.
- tuatoru 4y agoLiking to eat ice can be a symptom of iron deficiency. Strange but true. 1. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/iron-deficiency-anemia/expert-answers/chewing-ice/faq-20057982 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/iron-deficien...
- docandrew 4y agoYou know, my mom always told me that (crunching ice drove her crazy) but I figured it was an old wives’ tale. FWIW, my blood work has never shown any deficiency but interesting to know.
- bradknowles 4y agoCrunching ice is like fingernails on a blackboard. It bugs the hell out of some of us, others couldn't care less. Fingernails on blackboards have never bothered me. And ironically, I'm hypersensitive to sound.