Double-Layer Ice Cube Tray with Integrated Storage Bin, 48 Cubes, and Handle for Cocktails and Flavored Drinks

The impromptu Sunday aperitif where the ice cube bag from the night before is already empty

You take out the glasses, open the freezer, and the soft ice cube bag has delivered its last eight cubes to last night's punch. This two-tiered ice cube tray produces 48 cubes in a single freezing operation and stores them directly in its lower tray, ready to serve without having to use hot water to release them.

What specifically changes compared to classic trays

• Double tier that doubles capacity in the same footprint — 48 cubic ice cubes produced in a single cycle, whereas a standard tray maxes out at about twenty units for an equivalent footprint in the freezer.
• Integrated storage bin under the production area that collects the formed ice cubes and keeps them ready for use, which avoids manual demolding for each glass and allows for a reserve to be kept in the freezer between two preparations.
• Button-press ejection system that releases the ice cubes in a single motion, without violent twisting of the tray or running it under hot water, which melts half the cubes before use.
• Food-grade PP plastic resistant to temperature variations between -20°C and +60°C, which withstands repeated freezing-thawing cycles without cracking like some flexible trays that deform over the weeks.
• Integrated carrying handle that allows the entire tray to be moved from the freezer to the aperitif table or the barbecue cooler, without transferring to an intermediary container.
• Format suitable for flavored ice cubes that supports filling with fruit juice, coffee, wine, or syrup for colored ice cubes that do not dilute cocktails as they melt.

For whom

For homemade cocktail enthusiasts who are tired of making ice cubes an hour in advance, families who consume large quantities of cold drinks in the summer and find their supply always empty at the wrong time, hosts who entertain regularly and want a ready supply without last-minute preparation, iced coffee and homemade iced tea lovers, and anyone who is tired of the disposable soft plastic ice cube bag that tears after three uses.

And how to use it for successful flavored ice cubes

For clear and crisp ice cubes, fill the tray with cooled boiled water rather than room-temperature tap water — boiled water contains less dissolved air and produces more transparent cubes. For flavored versions, place a piece of fruit (lemon slice, raspberry, mint leaf) in each compartment before filling with water, diluted fruit juice, or light syrup. Avoid very sweet pure liquids: they freeze less well and remain sticky when released. Allow about 4 hours of freezing for a full tray, more if the freezer is loaded. For cleaning, this model is not dishwasher safe — a rinse with warm soapy water is sufficient before each refill. Allow to dry completely before reusing to avoid limescale or pulp marks between different preparations.

For those who want a year-round supply of ice cubes, without planning their next drink an hour in advance.