re: Best containers for making large blocks of ice

Ice can break lots of stuff.

A friend lives way up north and when they have a big rock in a field he uses water + ice to break it apart since he can't buy dynamite anymore.

Drill the holes in the summer/fall and then fill the holes with water and hammer in a thick wooden plug. The water freezes and breaks up the rocks then come spring he moves the smaller pieces.

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Use pocket knife to break into whatever size you want

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FIFY

Is this what you talking about Wick.


•Ideal to make ice for your fish and game, even your drinks
•Makes six, 4 inch cubes of ice
•$19.99 per tray

Instructions: 1. Fill to ½" from the top (allows for expansion) and place tray in freezer. 2. To dislodge frozen cubes, straddle the upright tray over the edge of a firm surface, like a countertop edge. 3. Press firmly on opposite corners of the tray and repeat on other two corners.
Alternatively: Wait 5-10 minutes or run water over the bottom side of tray.
IMPORTANT: Over-filling may make it difficult to remove cubes.

Dimensions: 10.33" x 15.08" 3.95"
Color: Blue
LINK

Ziplock bags would work too

Just fill up and freeze

I really do need to start freezing some slabs of ice for the fish boxes on the boat. It takes about 20 bags for a full day trip offshore. A couple of good slabs would go a long way in the bottom of each box.

Just use 1 or 2 gal ziplock bags. Fill 80% full to allow expansion and put in freezer. Easy peasy.

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A friend lives way up north and when they have a big rock in a field he uses water + ice to break it apart since he can't buy dynamite anymore. Drill the holes in the summer/fall and then fill the holes with water and hammer in a thick wooden plug. The water freezes and breaks up the rocks then come spring he moves the smaller pieces.

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Doesn't have to be frozen for water to break things. Egyptians used to carve grooves in rocks and jam really dry wood into them. The wood was incredibly dry, so when they'd pee on it the wood would expand and break the rocks up.

*NOTE* Heard this from a highschool history teacher. Never researched it myself.

Gallon milk jugs work great for me. And if you ever want smaller you take a hammer to the frozen jug and it'll break up.

I always put at least one cause the ice you buy in those ready-ice machines aren't frozen as cold. That's how they're able to make so much in a relatively short period.

add a straw sticking out the top. The ice will climb the straw rather than expanding the sides.

I use the 32 oz Powerade bottles for big coolers - there shape is more uniform than atorade bottles. For a small cooler the 20 or 10 oz bottles are good. I like bottles so there isnt alot of water at the bottom when the ice melts,

If I dont care about the ice melting into water at the bottom of the cooler or whatever, large fast food cups are good. Fill a plastic one almost full, add a straw so it doens bust and freeze. Pop it out of the cup for a large ice cube. We used those all the time for water coolers to take to the ball fields or hay field.

We had a big deep freezer at the camp and used to layer the bottom with big plastic dish pans. Then a few boards and another layer of dishpans. We did this for probably 15 years and I never remember a pan splitting.