OXO Good Grips No-Spill Ice Cube Tray

Great ice cube trays. Cubes just pop right out.

It's the little things in life. I feel a little silly writing a review for an ice tray but this thing is fan freaking tastic! Perfect easy to remove ice every single time with no spills getting to the freezer. If you're looking for an ice tray this is the one you want.

I am a huge ice fan... my friends actually tease me about it all the time. We have a fridge that makes ice but we have had it repaired 11 times in the past 12 years. After spending $150 to $200 each time, I finally refused to pay for it again. This meant I had to go on a ice cube tray research exhibition. ;-)I looked and read the reviews for several ice cube trays. I finally stumbled upon a video that compared about 5 ice cube trays and the OXO Good Grip No Spill Ice Cube Tray was by far the best one. I purchased five trays and the Rubbermaid Ice Bin to put them in once they were frozen.Now that I've made a few rounds of ice... here goes.At first, it is somewhat awkward dealing with the silicone lid that covers the tray after filled with water. But, by the time I filled the 5th tray, I was already getting the hang of it. The video on Amazon makes it look very easy, but for me I didn't want to use the faucet. Instead, I poured water from our filtered water line in the door of our fridge and then I poured that in the ice cube trays. I am sure filling it over the sink would have been much easier but that didn't really work for my situation. Once the tray was filled I had carefully placed the lid over it and moved it over the sink to make sure any of the excess water would drain off. When I tilted the tray to let the water drain, many times it would drain all or most of the water from one or both of the first two ice cubes. I found that when this happened I just did not have it sealed correctly. Once they were all filled, I moved them to the freezer stacking them up on each other. Each time I did this there was no spillage so that part worked great.THE PROBLEM:Since I stacked all five of them on top of each other I had issues with two of the five trays. Tray one and two was great. You barely have to twist the tray and the cubes come out very easy. You can either push on the ice cube and it rocks right out of the tray or you can dump it over an ice bin or bowl. The problem happened with trays three and four. In both cases after 12 hours, these trays were not frozen. But, tray five was frozen. I think having them all on top of each other diminishes the amount of cold that can get to those two trays. That is why tray 5 can freeze cause it has nothing underneath it. So, if you are wanting to make a lot of ice, I would suggest trying to stack no more than three at a time.Another possible issue is space. I really wanted to put this on a specific shelf but the freezer door would not shut. For me, the problem was the part of the freezer that drops the ice down sticks out causing the tray to hit it. So, I had to move things around in the freezer and there is really only one shelf I can put the trays on. We have a side-by-side fridge/freezer which means it a narrow space.So, if you need an ice cube tray and you are tired of doing the balancing act, this tray will keep the water in and the freezer smells out. As long as you don't stack too many at one time, you will LOVE this tray.

This seals well. You can pour in the water, put down the silicon cover, and tip it to drain the excess water. The water in the ice cube compartments is kept sealed. I don't completely trust it to do this, but the seal is probably good enough to lay this at an angle in your freezer without worrying about it leaking everywhere.The hard plastic has a little give so you can flex it to remove the ice cubes.My only complaint is the cover takes on the smell of the freezer pretty easily, which can be difficult to de-odorize.Be warned Oxo sells a stackable ice tray that looks similar, with a hard plastic slide on cover. That one is HORRIBLE. It has no seal at all. Trying to get on the ill-fitting cover, then balance it perfectly as you carry it over to the freezer and find a flat spot in the freezer for it, you're virtually guaranteed to lose half the water onto your floor or freezer.This one is better. Get this one.

I'm sure we're all gotten something that didn't live up to it's hype. Like easy start lawnmower - if you a 200 pound male body builder. Like the bra that's easy to get into and comfortable - if you're a size A cup and a contortionist. I could go on...The point is this ice cube tray works exactly as advertised. I have a small freezer and not enough space to stack conventional ice cube trays, No matter what direction I put it, it doesn't leak. I don't have to worry about getting it straight or level. If it's at an angle, no problem. While I wouldn't put it on its side, just about any other angle seems to work just fine. The ice cubes come out easily with a little twist of the tray and peeling off the silicone cover often pulls them out of the tray.This really works. It doesn't spill. You can put it at any angle (within reason!) in your freezer and it's not going to leak. I'm really impressed. I'm impressed enough that I bought another one.Finally something that works like it says it will. I'd give this one 10 stars if I could. Because you have no idea of all the things I've purchased that don't even come close to delivering on their claims.You really need to get this cube tray even if you have a lot of room in your freezer. It's that good. It's worth the money. Not a lot of things are. This is fantastic. Get one and you'll be hooked, too.

Easiest ice tray to walk from the counter to the freezer. No more spills.

What a fabulous product!