How to Freeze Water to Make Transparent Ice: A Little Trick

08.06.2023 15:00

Ice cubes are often used in cooking.

This additive helps to quickly cool various drinks.

In addition, frozen water can be useful when preparing various dishes.

For example, you can put ice in the center of the cutlet. This will make the dish juicier.

But many gourmets don't like that the ice cubes turn out cloudy. You don't want to put them in soda or cocktails.

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But why are ice cubes in restaurants and cafes transparent? The fact is that employees of public catering establishments know about one little trick.

How to make clear ice cubes

How do amateur cooks usually freeze water? They take a mold, fill it with tap water and place it in the freezer.

It would seem that everything is correct. But there is still an error.

The above algorithm misses one very important step. It concerns the preliminary treatment of the liquid that is being prepared for freezing.

Tap water should be brought to a boil and then allowed to cool.

If you pour boiled liquid into the mold, then after a few hours the cook will get ideal ice cubes - transparent and beautiful.

Author: Sergey Tumanov Internet resource editor