Comments on: Spherical Ice, Etc.

By: Deas

Deas — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:45:40 +0000

Tudza – you can still buy the glacier ice cube trays at lots of stores. I just like the sphere. Besides, if you pour less liquid in at a time, it does a great job of cooling things down. But you’re right – the smaller cubes have a greater surface area (especially the machine-made ones with dimples in one face), so they cool faster. But of course, as you noted, that means they dilute the drink faster too…since that’s how ice works and all. Ha ha. I’m curious to try frozen cubes of juice to use with my juice. Frozen spheres of juice would be cool too, though. No dilution, just cooling. Hmmm…but I bet the sugar would concentrate out of its suspension during freezing, like salt does. Or does sugar not do that so much?

By: Tudza

Tudza — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:05:01 +0000

One big ice cube vs many smaller cubes. The smaller ice cubes would present more surface area, so I would expect they would cool the drink better. They would also melt quicker.

Advantage – My scotch is not watery

Disadvantage – My iced tea is a bit on the warm side.

Is glacier ice no longer a fad?

By: Deas

Deas — Sat, 24 May 2008 10:10:08 +0000

Alex – if I make it to the store first, I’ll get ‘em for you. Ha ha. But I don’t know when that’ll be…

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 24 May 2008 02:20:29 +0000

Woah, hold the presses! It’s like a single, huge sphere of ice that sits in the glass? I want one.

If I send you the money for it, can you send me one the next time you find yourself in the position to acquire one?

Also, I want one that makes those ice “cones”, the ones you can often see in soju advertisements, but I’ll put that on hold for later.

Alexs last blog post was: Knee-deep in terms

By: Deas

Deas — Wed, 21 May 2008 05:26:56 +0000

Sure, you can send cilantro. And sure, I’ll teach you tortillas if I get it figured out. Ha ha. Kathy loved the musical, too, Mom. She bought the Japanese soundtrack and everything.

By: Mom

Mom — Wed, 21 May 2008 00:41:50 +0000

Can I send cilantro to you, or is that banned? Also, I would love a spherical ice tray. Can I get one here, or do I need to wish for one from you for Christmas or my birthday?
If you perfect the flour tortilla, teach me how. Although, it may be less expensive here to buy them since we don’t have a shortage.
Miss you! Glad you are doing well. How did Kathy like the musical?
Love,
Mom

By: Deas

Deas — Tue, 20 May 2008 23:25:32 +0000

Yes, indeed. It is closing at the end of the month. So I have 3 days of Mexican lunches left. Sigh. Uncool. But I will learn to make tortillas. No worries.

By: Nic

Nic — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:01:07 +0000

Hang on. Is that place in Imabari closing? Or do you have another favorite Mexican place that I don’t know about?

I have been scratching my head recently wondering WHY for the love of PETE Combinis and supermarkets seem to have all these wrap and tortilla things recently, but you can’t find a simple bag of tortillas on sale anywhere. At least not anywhere in Niihama :[

Nics last blog post was: Tuk tuk? Tuk tuk! Tuk tuk. TUK TUK.