The Crushed Ice Option
There’s a division in our household. A division between Kristin and I. She’s a die hard advocate for all things crushed ice and I, on the other hand, have nothing but disdain for it. I just spent fifteen minutes in a fight with our refrigerator door. I despise the crushed ice option. I hate it with all that’s in me. I don’t like crushed ice, I don’t like the sound that it makes while it’s crushing and I don’t like the time it takes to crush. But the thing I hate the most is when all the crushed ice gets stuck in the little thing that the ice falls through and builds up, and stays there.
See here’s the thing. Once that ice gets stuck between freezer temperature and kitchen temperature something bad happens. It starts to melt a little and then freeze a little and eventually turns to a solid baseball sized rock of ice. The unknowing, thirst subject then presses the lever to get ice and there’s nothing. Nothing but the loud, grinding sound of metal and ice. By the time said thirsty subject figures out what’s going on a large amount of crushed ice has now built up behind the solid, melted piece and that large amount of ice is no longer crushed ice, but a fine icy powder.
It’s at this point the frustrated, thirsty individual is forced to reach up into the place where the ice should be falling and loosen the now frozen rock of ice. Once loosened guess what? A five gallon bucket of ice powder is freed and then pours out filling not only the cup but pouring out all over the kitchen floor. All I’m saying is ice was made to be cubed.
What about you? Are you a crushed ice or a cubed ice person?
that hurt me… real deep…
CUBED ICE, FOR THE WIN.
I HATE crushed ice. I don’t know the purpose of it either. And the thing I dislike the most about is how when you drink something with crushed ice every sip has little tiny pieces of ice in it, so you have to bite every sip. It’s annoying. Cubed ice serves its main purpose of making your drink cold without getting too in the way.
I’m a crushed ice fan…more specifically, Sonic ice. (Did you know you can buy it by the bag?)
Cubed for sure. I don’t like the little surprises in my drink that comes with crushed ice.
cubed, crushed is not consistent. Some pieces are tiny and some are cubed size, it messes me up while I drink…although I do like Sonic ice but I don’t consider that “crushed”
I’m with Kristin on this one….crushed all the way.
Regarding the mess that sometimes could possibly, in a remonte way, just may result – it’s just water, right? I mean, it’s not like it is maple syrup all over your pergo or something.
I also concur with Andrea – Sonic ice is the ideal (it gives the uniformity that nate wants). I had a bag of it in my big freezer at all times this summer!
you mean to tell me you don’t like crushed ice in your margaritas…?
Cubed.
I’m definitely a crushed ice girl. But Steven takes the cake. His family is obsessed with ice. They will fill up the entire cup, I mean….to the brim with ice. It’s hilarious. Steven can’t handle not having ice. Our ice maker is the same as your guys’, although it has frozen so many times that the rotator doesn’t work anymore and we now have to stock our freezer with ice.
cubed, easy.
but i’m not a big fan of chewing ice like some people are. i just like it to cool my drink and that’s all. so cubed ice does the trick the best. and it’s not as messy.
I find it very interesting, that according to these remarks, the women here prefer crushed and the men prefer cubed. Hmmmm, well except maybe Ran ???? What does that say?????
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I love, love, love what I call Rabbit poop Ice. Oh so good. It is what I craved when I was pregnant!
At home I usually go with regular because the crushed ice makes such a mess. H
Cubed..all the way.
Crushed ice. I’m the only one allowed to use that option on our frig. It jammed right after we got it and my husband banned the use of it. I just ignore the ban. I’m a rebel that way.
Health Camp in Waco has the most amazing crushed ice.
Not to be high maintenance, but I’m a no ice person. I’ll just take some cold water that’s been in the fridge.
Gotta say, crushed…especially because the kids like to eat the ice by itself. This way they are less likely to choke on it… Plus, my hubby likes the ice like you do,cubed, and I just do this to aggravate him. Sort of a payback for leaving his dirty clothes on the floor in front of the hamper instead of in it.
crushed. its the acceptable option.
I bet you’re “crushed” about this post aren’t you Kristen. Yeah I know bad attempt at humor.
I’m crushed also. Wow two bad ones in a row. I’ll stop now.
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Crushed, but only in water. Everything else should just be cold. The ice does nothing but water down your wonderfully tasty drink.
Cubed ice gets in the way, you try and take a drink and instead of water you get a wall of ice blocking 90% of the water flow.
Plus, I know how to use an ice crusher without breaking it
Though I do hate the noise.
I’m a cubed man, myself.
My wife is on the crushed side.
It’s a divided household.
I could go either way, although I believe that a cube of ice will keep a drink cold longer than the equivalent in crushed. So, I guess I’m with the cube..
Crushed please.
I don’t generally like ice all that much but, if crushed ice were an option I think I’d go for it. I have to agree with your lovely wife on this one. We have no icemaker, but if we did, I’d use crushed. (My favorite drink is crushed ice, 7up and cranberry juice. mmmmm, yummy!)
Cubed. But of course most nights it’s going in an adult beverage, in which crushed ice would be out of the question. So again…cubed.
Even though I would not mind cubed, I prefer crushed s’il vous plait. Why? For instance if one is extremingly thirsty, crushed ice will do the trick in a jiffy!
No ice for me either, my teeth are too sensitive. Unless I have a fountain drink from a restaurant and use a straw, then ice is okay.