The Fusionbrand IceOrb, vertical ice cube maker, is the first vertical ice tray that makes, chills, serves and stores. The Iceorb will make 21 cubes of ice on its vertical wall and will store up to 51 cubes. Simply remove the inner bucket and fill the orb with water to the indicated fill line. Place bucket back in the orb (displacing the water), place lid on and pop into the freezer. Once frozen, again pull out the bucket, pop the ice cubes out of the wall and either use, or store inside the bucket. More ice cubes can be made at this time. The inside of the orb is airtight and therefore odor free! The orb doubles as a wine bucket or as a serving vessel. Use as a cooler to keep cold foods fresh while serving…great for ice cream. The lid can be placed under the orb to catch condensation. The orb is top rack dishwasher safe.
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Product Details
Product Length:
6.0 inches
Product Width:
5.0 inches
Product Height:
6.0 inches
Product Weight:
0.63 pounds
Package Length:
6.46 inches
Package Width:
6.14 inches
Package Height:
6.14 inches
Package Weight:
0.79 pounds
Average Customer Rating:
based on 144 reviews
Features
Make ice and chill, serve, and store foods all with one super efficient tool
Makes 21 cubes of ice on its vertical wall and will store up to 51 cubes
The inside is airtight and odor free; doubles as a wine bucket or serving vessel; use as a cooler to keep cold foods fresh while serving
Great for ice cream or dips; lid can be placed under the orb to catch condensation
Easy to clean, the orb is top-rack dishwasher safe
Customer Reviews
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55 of 56 found the following review helpful:
Once you figure it out, it's superior to normal ice trays Jun 01, 2009
By Michael Sung I can see how someone who follows the written directions to a tee, or someone who has limited hand strength, would find this to be a lousy product. It truly does require a little more elbow grease to release ice, but once you do, I think this is a superior product design, both in its ability to chill down bottles, and because you can freeze a second batch of ice while holding the first.
I think my method for punching out the ice bucket, which I can now do in under 10 seconds, is loosely alluded to in the written directions, but here's what I'd emphasize to would-be IceOrb owners:
1) MIND THE FILL LINE: it's almost imperceptible, but there's a little extruded text between the bottom and second-from-the-bottom "lumps" that will say "fill line". This prevents excess water from getting into the rubber lip holding the blue ice bucket in.
2) CRACK THE ICE AT THE TOP: When trying to remove a frozen tube of ice, start first at the top, and squeeze the rim at all 360 degrees. The instructions definitely tell you to do this, and there will be a cracking noise. Be sure to be pretty thorough about this:
3) PUSH FROM THE BOTTOM: Here's what the instructions don't focus on - focus all your effort on pushing the blue ice bucket out from below. Don't waste time trying to pull the blue bucket out from the top. Place both your thumbs on the bottom, and use your fingers to grip the now-hard lumps on the side of the Orb.
Hopefully, this solves the major "flaw" in the IceOrb. I really do think this thing is a cool design, people ask about it at parties, and it's great for bottles of wine (which go right into the space where the bucket was).
225 of 246 found the following review helpful:
Great way to make ice...once you get it. May 12, 2009
By J. Cooper Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RPFNTJE8KWN87 Entertaining instructions on how to use the ice orb!! This is a great item, makes great cubes...a little instruction is helpful!!
42 of 43 found the following review helpful:
Wonderful, but beware the fill line! Jan 15, 2009
By Troy Williams This is an excellent product. I was a little wary after reading the negative reviews but I really needed a compact Ice Cube solution so I decided to risk it. Worked perfectly! Here's the deal. The WRITTEN directions (ignore the graphical ones)on the box mention the "fill line." It should be called the "fill dash" as it actually is a dash between JUST TWO of the bottom row of "orbs." Find this dash! It has a small arrow pointing down to it and it says fill line. This "line" guarantees that you don't overfill. If you overfill, then I could definitely see how it could freeze the seal at the top. It would probably be the equivalent of encasing a traditional ice tray in ice after stacking.
Once the cubes are frozen, carefully work the top almost like you open a jar, working the silicon top ring away from the jar (just be sure to be gentle- the orb is silicon, the inner jar is frozen plastic). It's definitely a different type of product that wasn't completely intuitive, but the written directions will get you some great results. Love this thing!
64 of 71 found the following review helpful:
This thing, it makes ice. Oct 20, 2009
By tandemwiththerandom Yes, it does. But it won't give you any, oh no. Not giving up the ice! Loved the alien girls, they made it look so easy - talked me into giving it another chance. Squeeze to crack the ice, hold it at an angle, press exactly HERE - no dice. No ice. Use your thumbs and press up on the bottom - nope. Not giving up that ice. Squeeze harder. Really hard. Press and pull and twist. Working up a sweat now. Could really use some ice. Not happening.
Bang the thing on the counter. Press and squeeze some more. Brace with your feet. You're still not getting any ice. Run cold water over it. Run hot water over it. Bang and press and twist. Ice does not budge. Get a mallet. A propane torch. An ice axe and crampons. Rent a backhoe, rent The Jaws of Life, there will still be No Ice For You.
I think it is a thing those aliens sent to keep us totally occupied, like little ice-hungry monkeys, squeezing and pressing and sweating and grunting, while they take over the planet.
And I think it will work.
21 of 24 found the following review helpful:
Great Idea - Useless Product Nov 07, 2008
By Karl Draney I almost never buy anything without reading reviews. Unfortunately, when I purchased The Ice Orb there weren't any reviews yet available. The Ice Orb is a great idea, and makes great ice cubes, but it is extremely difficult to use. After filling and freezing the first batch, it is nearly impossible to remove the inner container, due to its having frozen to the outer one. For several minutes I tried gently bending, pulling, twisting and applying mild heat. Finally I exerted too much pressure and the inner container cracked. It was apparently useless before cracking, but with the crack it is impossible to use as intended. Worse, I sent fusionbrands a very nice email requesting help and they never replied. It's really too bad - the ice I was finally able to retrieve from my first (and only) batch was some of the best ice I've ever had. UPDATE: fusionbrands finally did reply to my email. They offered more detailed instructions on how to extract the inner container from the outer one, and they sent me a replacement Ice Orb. Unfortunately, even with the new technique it is very difficult to use. For me the Ice Orb is virtually useless.
based on 144 reviews
Once you figure it out, it's superior to normal ice trays Jun 01, 2009
By Michael Sung
Great way to make ice...once you get it. May 12, 2009
By J. Cooper
This thing, it makes ice. Oct 20, 2009
By tandemwiththerandom
