Yeah! I can actually see myself using this. I think if you put the ice directly from the device right into the blue center piece it won't stick together as much if at all, as in this case it was allowed to melt a little bit. The hemispheres are a nice size and shape and I don't like the larger cubes so this actually seems like it could be decent now. Large ice trays, while taking up less room due to stacking, take up more room overall whereas I could just stick this one container in my freezer and not worry about it being awkward since I don't really need more than one. I think for a single person or a couple, it would be great. I also just love gadgets though, so if you're more about convenience it's not great, but personally I'd consider getting one now.
Frying ice cream works pretty reliable. The idea is fast caramelization accomplished by short contact with very high temperatures, so the core actually stays frozen in most recipes. As you might have guessed, that only works with very high sugar products like, well, most ice cream.
Once they engineer away all of the flaws, go through countless hours of r & d, sleepless nights perfecting blueprints and dimensions, they’ll end up with their perfected ice genie: a dollar store ice tray.
I am impressed that they seemed to look at feedback and work on the issues. You can tell someone is trying to make this work. Changing the center to a cup to hold ice is a good thought. Still work to do but I’m rooting for them since they are working on it. I have higher hopes for version 3.
Changing the center to a cup was a great idea, but I’m sure that’s why he had a harder time getting it out. It actually had ice in the sides and not in a block at the bottom 🤣
Honestly, the Ice Genie can't be improved, it just needs to be reinvented... or perhaps un-invented. There's literally no use for its inferior design at all when you can get normal ice cube trays.
@@justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639 Indeed, was about to make some smart comment that "you could fill the centre of the ice-genie with your made lumps, and then start a new batch on the outside. Half maker-half storage - but then as you say, much denser/easier to just stack some icecube trays. I must be missing something.. I must.. I mean they bothered to new-and-improve it..
I disagree, part of me likes the idea of a cylinder rather than an open tray. Its about the footprint. Since I keep my freezer full, its hard sometimes to make a whole 3x12 patch of level freezer space. For me that would be the only benefit and reason for it to exist.
Honestly, my favorite ice try is a normal silicone ice try, one I got makes really good sized cubes, easy to clean, doesnt take much space. Sometimes things dont need to be completely overhauled.
When i saw the ice puck that formed my first thought was “wouldn’t having a bottom to the inner chamber stop that from happening?” It was nice to be validated by the redesign lol
Another good presentation, saves peeps from wasting money or the hassle of returning an item. It appears you have a background in selling. You give great presentations and I appreciate it. Good day!
Our fridge’s ice maker just broke and my mum is willing to spend 7K to buy a new one that has an ice cube maker. Let me clarify: the fridge itself is fine, just the ice maker is broken 😂
@@CallMeRabbitzUSVI I live in Australia so things are more expensive. Plus our current fridge is huge and we got it on sale so she doesn’t want anything smaller but they’re expensive as hell.
True, but it's also a real world scenario, whenever you take ice out of the freezer even for 30 seconds or a minute it will cause a minute amount of melting and the refreeze will stick them together
I love how no matter how crappy the item he is testing he tested in every way and gives it every benefit of the doubt and is always polite and tries to like everything. But I think one of the best mic drops I've ever seen is when he flips that ice tray over and smacks down all that ice laying there nice and neat. To me that was a challenge to every company that has any kind of an idea for making ice cubes. Will they accept the challenge?
I actually like the new one. I’ve had it for a little while now. I’ve never had the issue with the ice sticking together like you did. I think maybe you had that issue because you had the ice cubes out for a while before you put them back in the freezer and the they were wet from melting? You should try it again but don’t let the cubes sit out . Refill it right away and try it 🙂
It's less about the cylinder being more effective than stacking trays, and more about having the bin and tray in one single unit. If you crack ice trays into a bin (or zipper bag like I do), it DOES save room to have them in one unit. I'm not saying that this is a good design as it stands, it's not. But if they address the design flaws, it might be useful. The new version IS a great improvement over the old one.
@@juliebaker6969 - I guess the issue with the overall design and yield of the ice genie, is you have to make multiple batches just to have enough ice on hand, and considering the height of the ice genie you could stack multiple ice trays that have far more yield of ice.
The video sequel I didn't know I needed 😅. Although I think a regular ice tray is a much better option, I think in a version 3 they could make that inner chamber where you're supposed to hold the ice you've made squeezable as well so when your kept ice fuses together in the freezer, you can squeeze it back apart. And they should double down again on the size of the side ice chambers.
Yasss, sporting a Mars Volta T-shirt! Beto is a congressman here in Texas and was in that band. I always loved them! PS: Does anyone else find his videos relaxing? I like to throw on a playlist of these reviews after work and decompress. So, thank you for that. 💙
The Ice Genie is what brought me to your channel. I saw the commercial said "I wonder if it works?" I googled. Your video popped up and I've been a fan ever since!!
@@Freakinreviews Hi I would love for you to check out the micro touch titanium trim haircuter please. I want to buy it as a gift for my neighbor that is a very nice young man, I'm 63 years old and he's been helping I'm wheelchair bound and other neighbors also. Can you make that video for us. To see if it's as good as they say, thank you very much God bless you and your family always
I bought I silicone ice tray at Walmart for about $6. The cover has a seal which allows the ice cube tray to be placed in at angles, for full freezers, and the silicone allows you to remove or fill one cube at a time. For me it works perfectly, because I do not need multiple trays and do not have to worry if the tray is level.
Just playing devils advocate here, You did take a little longer than someone would normally take to free the cubes return them to freezer so the sticking together might of been exacerbate . The Ice genie MK2 does potentially hold 96 cubes in a fairly compact item which isn't bad if you have limited freezer space.
The only design flaw I've ever seen with a dollar-store ice cube tray is that they don't have lids. That can be solved by plastic wrap or tinfoil. If they sold an ice cube tray for $2 with a lid that snapped closed, I'd buy it.
In Finland we use ice cube bags. Which are clear palstic bags that have a inside shaped like ice cubes. These are one time use and you throw them out after usage. You can tie those to a knot and it will never overflow. Unless of course there is a hole in the bag.
No idea why they wouldnt make use of the massive gaping hole in the inner chamber, you could put another ice genie in there and nearly double your output
Rather than pop the ice cubes out, just pour your drink into the center cup for an ice-cold, UNDILUTED drink. Use a straw to drink from it, because if you drink from it like you would from a cup, the ice on the sides would have melted a bit and would leak.
Omg.....favorite ice makers are those large silicone square trays! You csn stack them too, then you have this massive, cool lookin ice square in your glass....ahhhh. It's the simple things 😊
I think the reason the ice fused is it began to melt when you were filming so when you re froze it, they stuck together. If you did it quickly before the ice melted it wouldn't stick.
My cubes get freezer burnt if I forget to bag them and you can crack the trays pretty easily and if you don't get a rubber bottomed one the ice can get stuck a lot of products dont need to be remade but we have a butter slicer a butter stick a butter shredder when we already have a butter knife
Well as for the ice sticking together, that has more to do with it melting on the plate before storing it back. The water between the cubes fused. I don't think thats a design flaw of the product, more about how the ice was handled in-between popping out and storing back into the freezer.
I got a couple of the original ones and that was a waste of $40. I’m glad you do these videos because I have started saving so much money. Thank you so much! I will stick to buying my ice or getting regular ice trays. I just wish they still made the metal ones we used to have when I was a kid those worked great!
Just like those portable blender folks, Ice Genie listened to critique and made a vastly improved 2.0. If you're watching, don't give up! You're _so close_ to awesomeness, keep iterating!
This brings me back to the very first video of yours I watched Ice Cube Trays comparison when I couldn't sleep at 4am not even sure how long ago that was but have been subscribed ever since
i like the first one, i use it a lot for my bong. since the cubes were small they'd fit easy in them, most ice cube trays make big pieces of ice so i like that the ice genie made plenty of ice.
I like mine but I also use cold bottled water for each batch because many reasons... If you already have it and have issues with blocked/refrozen cubes when doing more than one batch...try using cold/refrigerated water!!!
I think with any version of the ice genie is just beating a dead horse. I use a lot of ice and am happy with the dollar store version. It has to be said that you gave them (all versions of ice genie) a fair chance but they bit off to much to chew properly. Thanks for your great reviews. I enjoy them very much. Reading instructions is important and you are the only one I have seen that follows that concept. Thanks again.
You can probably pour water into the main cup and then add the displacement insert to make the process easier and less mess-prone. That being said, I'm going to stick with my low profile ice trays.
I've bought it.. But I discard the plastic container and pour water directly into the silicone until full. When it freezes I just hammer it away makes a lot and more abstract shape.
On the new one, put the water in to cover 80% of the bottom ball, then put the bucket in and lid on. The bucket pushes the water up so you don’t have to try and pour it into the rim. Freeze. Smack it on the counter 3 times to loosen bucket. Works like a charm and is less messy than trays.
First thing I thought when I saw the new one was making ice cream in it. Put milk and blended fruit (or chocolate) in the main chamber and salt in the smaller one, put the lid on and shake it. Maybe it would work, maybe not, but if you can get the milk to get cold enough (shaking it or rolling it makes it so bigger ice crystals don't form which makes it smooth). If you get a smooth texture you can then put it in the freezer and have ice cream balls.
It seems to me this ice genie is better for spaces that have chest freezers or places where a flat position ice cube tray is not useable. But the new one is a vast improvement from the old.
The new design allows for you to pour warm water inside the blue cup to help it break loose if you don't store the already made ice inside. But why? For any of them, why? It poorly solves a problem that absolutely nobody had. At least it makes for great reviews by my favorite "As Seen On TV" reviewer. Great video as always!
I have the original and in order to avoid the hockey puck you have to turn it over and seal the inner chamber from the bottom. There’s a groove it sits in and the best way to make sure it’s pushed all the way in is upside down
My favorite way to make ice in the freezer: fill up 3-ounce dixie cups with water, and put them in a bin. You end up with lovely big round cylinders of ice that are the perfect size for a mixed drink or whatever.
My original ice genie came w/ an inner cylinder. I use it all of the time because I don't use ice a lot. It only takes an hour to make the ice. To break the initial seal, I just lean on the whole thing against the counter. It's just enough ice for my 1 glass of beverage. Sometimes I'll make more than 1 batch and the ice stores nicely in the center cylinder. I don't seem to have the problems you show. The shape is great in my freezer because it's more compact than oblong ice trays that you can't put stuff on top of.
I have two different ice cube trays. The OG dollar store one and 3 square-ish silicone ones that make perfectly shaped cubes of ice. The cubes are smaller and idk how much by volume it makes in comparison to the dollar store one, but they're small enough to fit in a small-mouthed water bottle and they're easy to get out. You bend the trays at each junction to loosen them up and crack any surface ice that formed, and then you can pop them out from underneath the tray using your finger. My only qualm with the silicone trays is that the plastic lids (like the ice genie) do not fit well on the silicone. They pop off and the plastic actually bends and warps because of the cold, but the lid isn't required for the trays to work and they do just enough work to protect the trays from sticking to each other when stacking, which I guess is the only purpose of the lids lol They're relatively cheap and you can find them on amazon in various different shapes, sizes, and colors.
Put the water in first, then the center piece. It will overflow, but you don't have to mess with trying to pour it into the tiny crevasse and it will only overflow until you get down how much liquid you can put in.
Dollar store ice tray wins every time.
Seems like so much work just for ice...
Classic case of “if it’s not broken, don’t fix it”
@@johnlukecampbell3140 Absolutely.
I’ll put my ice maker in my freezer up against your silly ice tray 😁
You mean the ice tray that comes with the fridge 😂
Oddly, I find myself wanting to see them finally turn this into a good product. Keep at it, Ice Genie!
Once a company shows a shred of integrity, I'm totally behind them cheering. 📣
Yeah! I can actually see myself using this. I think if you put the ice directly from the device right into the blue center piece it won't stick together as much if at all, as in this case it was allowed to melt a little bit. The hemispheres are a nice size and shape and I don't like the larger cubes so this actually seems like it could be decent now. Large ice trays, while taking up less room due to stacking, take up more room overall whereas I could just stick this one container in my freezer and not worry about it being awkward since I don't really need more than one. I think for a single person or a couple, it would be great. I also just love gadgets though, so if you're more about convenience it's not great, but personally I'd consider getting one now.
No please don't encourage them. They should move on to other ventures
Even if they improved it, the idea is just so inefficient compared to a simple tray.
It's still fun to see you test it though 👍
Yes, lol overcomplicated solutions to simple "problems" which aren't even problems in the first place!
Yeah. Normal tray was easy and effecient. Why reinvent the wheel. Unless you can improve the speed of freezing... with new tech.
@@eugenehuman1945 fun fact these will freeze even slower since you have room temperature air trapped in the middle which needs to cool too
I just buy bags of ice. Lol
Maybe if you could nest them it’d be a bit more space efficient?
"This is the best part, and it's a design flaw" - I've heard about frying ice cream, but this is the first time someone roasting ice cubes
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I thought it froze the bottom to use it as a cup for the ice
Fried ice cream is good tho LOL
Frying ice cream works pretty reliable. The idea is fast caramelization accomplished by short contact with very high temperatures, so the core actually stays frozen in most recipes. As you might have guessed, that only works with very high sugar products like, well, most ice cream.
😂
Once they engineer away all of the flaws, go through countless hours of r & d, sleepless nights perfecting blueprints and dimensions, they’ll end up with their perfected ice genie: a dollar store ice tray.
This is hilarious 😂
The Ice Genie is back for blood.
All I thought of was that one part of Twisted Metal 3 when you face Darkside.
Blood does not freeze at the same temperatures (sorry, I'm being silly)
@@Avram42 blood freezes at just one degree lower than water. I'm not sure why I know that. Lol.
@@ohionative5237 Well if I want to be plucky that ignores elevation :)
@@Avram42 very true.
I am impressed that they seemed to look at feedback and work on the issues. You can tell someone is trying to make this work. Changing the center to a cup to hold ice is a good thought. Still work to do but I’m rooting for them since they are working on it.
I have higher hopes for version 3.
We don't need 3rd generation of "non existing problem solver"
Changing the center to a cup was a great idea, but I’m sure that’s why he had a harder time getting it out. It actually had ice in the sides and not in a block at the bottom 🤣
Honestly, the Ice Genie can't be improved, it just needs to be reinvented... or perhaps un-invented. There's literally no use for its inferior design at all when you can get normal ice cube trays.
They're trying to reinvent the wheel, but what they end up with is a cube with wavy sides.
Not to mention trays can be stacked! Making them space-savers.
@@justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639 Indeed, was about to make some smart comment that "you could fill the centre of the ice-genie with your made lumps, and then start a new batch on the outside. Half maker-half storage - but then as you say, much denser/easier to just stack some icecube trays.
I must be missing something.. I must.. I mean they bothered to new-and-improve it..
It's pretty much just an overengineered ice tray. It's damn near the rube goldberg machine of ice trays.
I disagree, part of me likes the idea of a cylinder rather than an open tray. Its about the footprint. Since I keep my freezer full, its hard sometimes to make a whole 3x12 patch of level freezer space. For me that would be the only benefit and reason for it to exist.
Honestly, my favorite ice try is a normal silicone ice try, one I got makes really good sized cubes, easy to clean, doesnt take much space.
Sometimes things dont need to be completely overhauled.
"if it ain't broke don't fix it"
Silicone ice tray FTW! I have 3 i have been using for several years now and they are awesome. Ice Genie.. just give up already!
When i saw the ice puck that formed my first thought was “wouldn’t having a bottom to the inner chamber stop that from happening?” It was nice to be validated by the redesign lol
My first thought on the new version is that people like me with hands that aren't strong, this would be painful in addition to bulky and inefficient.
I would think it would be impossible with smaller hands
Can always give it a good little smack on the counter
@@ericacole7102 Exactly. I'd say my hands are at most half the size of James's. And I have arthritic knuckles.
Kick it.
Another good presentation, saves peeps from wasting money or the hassle of returning an item. It appears you have a background in selling. You give great presentations and I appreciate it. Good day!
Watching this makes me appreciate the automatic ice maker I have in the freezer. 🤷🏼♂️
Lucky 😋
Our fridge’s ice maker just broke and my mum is willing to spend 7K to buy a new one that has an ice cube maker. Let me clarify: the fridge itself is fine, just the ice maker is broken 😂
@@PukingPanda 7k for a fridge?!?!! You can buy 8-10 Smart fridges for that price
@@CallMeRabbitzUSVI I live in Australia so things are more expensive. Plus our current fridge is huge and we got it on sale so she doesn’t want anything smaller but they’re expensive as hell.
@@CallMeRabbitzUSVI I hear it is hot in the upside-down bro
Im pretty sure it stuck together cause u literally had it sitting on a plate melting then refroze it all, but maybe I'm wrong.
No, you’re right.
I came here to post the same thing; you are correct!
Correct
True, but it's also a real world scenario, whenever you take ice out of the freezer even for 30 seconds or a minute it will cause a minute amount of melting and the refreeze will stick them together
I think the problem is more that when you fill the bucket with ice and then fill the outer tube with water you will always start the ice melting.
It's been a long time since I watched your channel. I love your reviews. Stay safe.
Welcome back Rob!
I love how no matter how crappy the item he is testing he tested in every way and gives it every benefit of the doubt and is always polite and tries to like everything. But I think one of the best mic drops I've ever seen is when he flips that ice tray over and smacks down all that ice laying there nice and neat. To me that was a challenge to every company that has any kind of an idea for making ice cubes. Will they accept the challenge?
Well, they certainly tried to improve it 🤣
I thought we agreed never to speak of this thing again!
I actually like the new one. I’ve had it for a little while now. I’ve never had the issue with the ice sticking together like you did. I think maybe you had that issue because you had the ice cubes out for a while before you put them back in the freezer and the they were wet from melting? You should try it again but don’t let the cubes sit out . Refill it right away and try it 🙂
Your reviews are awesome and kind of calming to watch, even over here in Germany :)
I just don’t think the overall design works since you can just stack ice trays. How is a cylinder more effective?
Exactly. That was mentioned in his first review as well
We don’t have the real estate in the freezer to have an ice tray we have a lot of frozen foods. Taller would be better for us.
It's less about the cylinder being more effective than stacking trays, and more about having the bin and tray in one single unit. If you crack ice trays into a bin (or zipper bag like I do), it DOES save room to have them in one unit. I'm not saying that this is a good design as it stands, it's not. But if they address the design flaws, it might be useful. The new version IS a great improvement over the old one.
The only thing I can think of is not having to worry about spilling water our of your tray when you put it back in.
@@juliebaker6969 - I guess the issue with the overall design and yield of the ice genie, is you have to make multiple batches just to have enough ice on hand, and considering the height of the ice genie you could stack multiple ice trays that have far more yield of ice.
I don’t know how I have existed all this time without owning an Ice Genie!
The video sequel I didn't know I needed 😅.
Although I think a regular ice tray is a much better option, I think in a version 3 they could make that inner chamber where you're supposed to hold the ice you've made squeezable as well so when your kept ice fuses together in the freezer, you can squeeze it back apart.
And they should double down again on the size of the side ice chambers.
Love these videos and definitely will continue to watch these videos for possible products to buy
Yasss, sporting a Mars Volta T-shirt! Beto is a congressman here in Texas and was in that band. I always loved them!
PS: Does anyone else find his videos relaxing? I like to throw on a playlist of these reviews after work and decompress. So, thank you for that. 💙
Amazing videos James! Great way to start the day.
The Ice Genie is what brought me to your channel. I saw the commercial said "I wonder if it works?" I googled. Your video popped up and I've been a fan ever since!!
Here we go again..... With that redemption of ice cube gig...!
I bet the crunching the genie Is so satisfying!
How can this possibly be better than the original
The bar was set pretty low the first time around.
@@Freakinreviews
Hi I would love for you to check out the micro touch titanium trim haircuter please. I want to buy it as a gift for my neighbor that is a very nice young man, I'm 63 years old and he's been helping I'm wheelchair bound and other neighbors also. Can you make that video for us. To see if it's as good as they say, thank you very much God bless you and your family always
@@aidamelendez9835 I guess you didn’t get the sarcasm of the comment lol Both products are pretty much useless / not helpful
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I'm sorry I'm 63 year's old and don't understand what your trying to say.
@@aidamelendez9835 ooof 😅
I bought I silicone ice tray at Walmart for about $6. The cover has a seal which allows the ice cube tray to be placed in at angles, for full freezers, and the silicone allows you to remove or fill one cube at a time. For me it works perfectly, because I do not need multiple trays and do not have to worry if the tray is level.
I am so excited for this update!
I wonder whether the ice cubes in the middle will not fuze if you put them back in before they start to melt?
Just wanted to say thank you for your channel. My kids love watching your reviews and we appreciate the family friendly content.
they tried taking a step forward but they slipped and fell backwards
I don’t know why I am so amused by watching your frustration with the ice genie. Great video!
Just playing devils advocate here, You did take a little longer than someone would normally take to free the cubes return them to freezer so the sticking together might of been exacerbate . The Ice genie MK2 does potentially hold 96 cubes in a fairly compact item which isn't bad if you have limited freezer space.
It isn't compact really, you can stack probably 5 ice strays and still have more space.
@@coffeemakerbottomcracked True but it has the advantage of being able to grab one or two cubes out at a time for a drink.
Reminds me of that line from COD4 :
"It's not hard to improve on garbage."
The original ice genie has been at my local thrift store for over a year and I just know that no one is ever going to buy it
Haven’t seen your videos in a year , feels good to be back
Ice genie engineers watching this "my life's work! How dare you!"
No way anybody takes responsibility for this monstrosity
I bet there's no such thing as an "Ice genie engineer" . Honestly, no engineer would come up with such dumb idea 😂
@@FredericoLaydner lol prolly not
Okay I've been watching for a while now and just saw the Mars Volta shirt you had on. Right on, man!
I feel like he doesn't buy these products. They just arrive at his house.
Sometimes they do
No comment regarding the products; your shirt is absolutely awesome.
The only design flaw I've ever seen with a dollar-store ice cube tray is that they don't have lids. That can be solved by plastic wrap or tinfoil. If they sold an ice cube tray for $2 with a lid that snapped closed, I'd buy it.
They should make regular ice cube trays with snap on lids. That is the only improvement that is needed.
They to do sell ice cube trays with lids. At least here in England they do. If you google it, you will find some cheap ones online.
In Finland we use ice cube bags. Which are clear palstic bags that have a inside shaped like ice cubes. These are one time use and you throw them out after usage. You can tie those to a knot and it will never overflow. Unless of course there is a hole in the bag.
i couldn't believe i watched the whole video!
if it's not because of the ice genie, it must be the host then. well done...
No idea why they wouldnt make use of the massive gaping hole in the inner chamber, you could put another ice genie in there and nearly double your output
_ICE GENIE ARE YOU LISTENING??_
That's a damn good idea.
That's where you're meant to store excess ice cubes
Rather than pop the ice cubes out, just pour your drink into the center cup for an ice-cold, UNDILUTED drink. Use a straw to drink from it, because if you drink from it like you would from a cup, the ice on the sides would have melted a bit and would leak.
The Mars Volta! Your shirt is the most impressive thing in this vid. Excellent review as usual. You're a kool guy.😊
I do really injoy your videos & learn ALOT. 😀
Omg.....favorite ice makers are those large silicone square trays! You csn stack them too, then you have this massive, cool lookin ice square in your glass....ahhhh. It's the simple things 😊
Without even watching the video, I can tell the answer is still a "No"...
Well, it is technically better than the original, so the answer is yes. But it’s still a very bad product.
A polished turd.
Even in our freezer's ice maker storage bin, the ice fuses together.
I think the reason the ice fused is it began to melt when you were filming so when you re froze it, they stuck together. If you did it quickly before the ice melted it wouldn't stick.
I remember the first video very dearly because it was the first video you made that I watched and enjoyed and obviously I subscribed right after! 😁
Idk why they keep trying to improve on perfection. Since when did the original ice tray become bad? It's yet to fail me
My cubes get freezer burnt if I forget to bag them and you can crack the trays pretty easily and if you don't get a rubber bottomed one the ice can get stuck a lot of products dont need to be remade but we have a butter slicer a butter stick a butter shredder when we already have a butter knife
Well as for the ice sticking together, that has more to do with it melting on the plate before storing it back. The water between the cubes fused. I don't think thats a design flaw of the product, more about how the ice was handled in-between popping out and storing back into the freezer.
“INTERESTING TRIAD OF ICE CUBES” 😂 😂 😂
I got a couple of the original ones and that was a waste of $40. I’m glad you do these videos because I have started saving so much money. Thank you so much! I will stick to buying my ice or getting regular ice trays. I just wish they still made the metal ones we used to have when I was a kid those worked great!
Last time I came this early I became a father
Love your channel. Your reviewing of items sure helps everyone. Thank u sir. Stay safe n well, you too Bailey, n your son.
I have arthritis in my hands. I would never be able to break those apart.
They’re gonna have a grip definitely or something to make it easier
well that stinks
The Mars Volta shirt made my day! Best band in the world! ❤️
Just like those portable blender folks, Ice Genie listened to critique and made a vastly improved 2.0. If you're watching, don't give up! You're _so close_ to awesomeness, keep iterating!
It’s winter, fill up some ice cube bags and leave them in a cooler outside
This makes me appreciate my old school plastic ice tray like never before!
From what you show, the Dollar Store has nothing to worry about.
proof that your channel is helping gadgets improve if they want to
If I need a lot of ice I’ll just buy a bag from the servo!
Tastes way better too.
Wtf is the servo?
@@reuploadify servo is a service station or garage. They all sell bags of ice.
I agree. Buy a bag of ice. Done! Took all of a minute.
Dude, i laughed out loud with that clump of ice!! LOVE your reviews!!!
They tried making something cheap and simple more expensive and complicated... so of course they will fail.
This brings me back to the very first video of yours I watched Ice Cube Trays comparison when I couldn't sleep at 4am not even sure how long ago that was but have been subscribed ever since
The misuse of the word cube in this video is troubling.
i like the first one, i use it a lot for my bong. since the cubes were small they'd fit easy in them, most ice cube trays make big pieces of ice so i like that the ice genie made plenty of ice.
The improvements worked. You couldn't hope for a better result - solid ice cubes and no waste.
Came for the ice genie’s revenge, stayed for that sick The Mars Volta shirt.
I like mine but I also use cold bottled water for each batch because many reasons... If you already have it and have issues with blocked/refrozen cubes when doing more than one batch...try using cold/refrigerated water!!!
I've never watched a single video from this channel but I have literally been staring at my phone with full attention for this entire video
I think with any version of the ice genie is just beating a dead horse. I use a lot of ice and am happy with the dollar store version. It has to be said that you gave them (all versions of ice genie) a fair chance but they bit off to much to chew properly. Thanks for your great reviews. I enjoy them very much. Reading instructions is important and you are the only one I have seen that follows that concept. Thanks again.
You can probably pour water into the main cup and then add the displacement insert to make the process easier and less mess-prone. That being said, I'm going to stick with my low profile ice trays.
I've bought it.. But I discard the plastic container and pour water directly into the silicone until full. When it freezes I just hammer it away makes a lot and more abstract shape.
On the new one, put the water in to cover 80% of the bottom ball, then put the bucket in and lid on. The bucket pushes the water up so you don’t have to try and pour it into the rim. Freeze. Smack it on the counter 3 times to loosen bucket. Works like a charm and is less messy than trays.
A new ice genie are the cubes bigger lol. Love the channel keep up the great work and stay safe in 2021
I never buy any of these products, but I always enjoy watching your videos James🤍
The original Ice Genie video, was the first video of yours I've ever seen. Time sure flies!
set your expectations low, and you'll never be disapointed
First thing I thought when I saw the new one was making ice cream in it. Put milk and blended fruit (or chocolate) in the main chamber and salt in the smaller one, put the lid on and shake it. Maybe it would work, maybe not, but if you can get the milk to get cold enough (shaking it or rolling it makes it so bigger ice crystals don't form which makes it smooth). If you get a smooth texture you can then put it in the freezer and have ice cream balls.
Not once have I bought anything I've seen on this channel..but this is just so interesting to watch.
Love the shirt my man! 🤘
I can't wait for version 3. The NEW AND IMPROVED ICE GENIE - THE ICE GENIE BARREL - Now with a built in churn
The ice genie video is actually one of my favorite videos on your channel.
It seems to me this ice genie is better for spaces that have chest freezers or places where a flat position ice cube tray is not useable. But the new one is a vast improvement from the old.
The new design allows for you to pour warm water inside the blue cup to help it break loose if you don't store the already made ice inside. But why? For any of them, why? It poorly solves a problem that absolutely nobody had. At least it makes for great reviews by my favorite "As Seen On TV" reviewer. Great video as always!
I have the original and in order to avoid the hockey puck you have to turn it over and seal the inner chamber from the bottom. There’s a groove it sits in and the best way to make sure it’s pushed all the way in is upside down
My favorite way to make ice in the freezer: fill up 3-ounce dixie cups with water, and put them in a bin. You end up with lovely big round cylinders of ice that are the perfect size for a mixed drink or whatever.
My local Dollar store now sells ice cube trays with the soft bottoms, so even if you can't bend the tray you still have a better option for less.
My original ice genie came w/ an inner cylinder. I use it all of the time because I don't use ice a lot. It only takes an hour to make the ice. To break the initial seal, I just lean on the whole thing against the counter. It's just enough ice for my 1 glass of beverage. Sometimes I'll make more than 1 batch and the ice stores nicely in the center cylinder. I don't seem to have the problems you show. The shape is great in my freezer because it's more compact than oblong ice trays that you can't put stuff on top of.
Solutionism at its finest. Creating a solution to a problem for a device we never needed.
I have two different ice cube trays. The OG dollar store one and 3 square-ish silicone ones that make perfectly shaped cubes of ice. The cubes are smaller and idk how much by volume it makes in comparison to the dollar store one, but they're small enough to fit in a small-mouthed water bottle and they're easy to get out. You bend the trays at each junction to loosen them up and crack any surface ice that formed, and then you can pop them out from underneath the tray using your finger. My only qualm with the silicone trays is that the plastic lids (like the ice genie) do not fit well on the silicone. They pop off and the plastic actually bends and warps because of the cold, but the lid isn't required for the trays to work and they do just enough work to protect the trays from sticking to each other when stacking, which I guess is the only purpose of the lids lol They're relatively cheap and you can find them on amazon in various different shapes, sizes, and colors.
Put the water in first, then the center piece. It will overflow, but you don't have to mess with trying to pour it into the tiny crevasse and it will only overflow until you get down how much liquid you can put in.
Your ice genie video was the first video I saw of yours! I cant believe it was that long ago!!!
Man...I don’t know how you avoid calling these things complete pieces of shit. You got some serious restraint. 🙌🏼