Clear Ice Is Better Than Cloudy Ice. Here’s Why.
After discovering that clear ice preserves carbonation better, Wirecutter writer Elissa Sanci tested ways to make see-through ice at home and concluded there are two reliable approaches: an expensive appliance or a slower DIY directional-freezing method. She praises the countertop clear-ice machine [[Luma Comfort IM200]] for producing slow, bubble-free cubes but notes its cost, size, and slower batch cadence compared with bullet makers. For a cheaper route she recommends the insulated mold [[True Cubes Tray]], which uses top-down freezing to yield four large clear cubes over about 18–20 hours, though it consumes freezer space and yields cocktail-sized blocks. Sanci debunks boiling-water myths, explains the “cooler method” for directional freezing, and cautions that clear ice demands time, space, and effort that may not suit every home bartender or [[Coke Zero]] drinker.