Any time I’ve ever made ice at home the ice cubes are opaque – this is the case in different houses. But ice I get in restaurants, cafes and bars the cubes are always clear.
Anyone know the reason?
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Cloudiness is often due to entrapped air dissolved in the water that form microbubbles as the water freezes.
Fill a glass bottle with water, it will probably have some initial cloudiness, but that will rise to the top and dissipate.
Now wait an hour or so, bubbles will form on the sides as more air comes out of solution. Thump gently to knock those bubbles out, then carefully pour into an ice tray, the ice will be much clearer.
The main culprit is your faucet aerator, which, as its’ name implies, mixes air into the water stream.
Restaurant Ice machines don’t use an aerator.
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