Summer Geek Brainstorm: How to make large quantities of edible ice at home?

One into the summer heat into the dog, happen to see someone asked "how to make a large number of edible ice at home", pen point gentleman to open the brain hole.

As long as the equipment is strong, it is not difficult to make ice. But at home, it is not very good operation, the refrigerator is too small, there is the best freezer, and at the same time, the ice production should also consider the hygiene problem and whether the ice is convenient.

So the problem is broken down as follows: large-capacity containers + refrigeration equipment + drinking water + aseptic environment → take ice → crushed ice.

1, ice containers and refrigeration equipment

The reason for the ice grid is that the traditional refrigerator freezer space is limited, and of course, the ice grid alone can not meet the large number of ice.

Therefore, you need to provide additional containers to do water storage, in fact, choose the right water storage is not troublesome, ordinary PP material, large measuring cups, and even the pro-goods Ikea with a lid PP plastic box can be used, it is recommended to use containers with volume scale, so that it is better to grasp the amount of water added.

It is not recommended to use glassware, even at low temperatures available is not good, mainly to take the ice when the trouble of ice crushing, container broken risk is also high, which is the fundamental reason for choosing PP containers.

In addition, the refrigerator freezer inch by inch (unless your refrigerator is updated to a super large house, congratulations, you can not look at this paragraph), if not, then the water storage device should be limited to the length, width and height in the freezer drawer can be put into the freezer shall prevail, the container shape is four-square is preferred, the space utilization rate is high, the demand for ice production most of the placement of a few also do not waste space in the freezer.

Another is that if the family has a freezer is better, to buy a home freezer in the family of five or six is quite common - as a foodie, in Zhang Da Ma such field to jerk low-priced cold-chain goods, stocking up on meat to place the seafood is a common thing, and some meat friends jerk meat can be called crazy. The refrigerator is also put on cold drinks, freezer is the meat eaters' comfort zone. However, small households to buy freezers is not cost-effective, there is money to try with ice function refrigerator, but believe me, you have to prepare a lot of money, because sold to the country these refrigerators are super expensive.

btw, with a freezer, the ice container can be bigger than a refrigerator user can imagine. In the summer, they get a shaved ice machine set up a stall to sell ice drinks, in fact, some meat friends have started to make their own barbecue stall, shaved ice and barbecue meat fly, beer **** flower hair a color, you know.

2, drinking water and sterile environment:

If you do not have a water purifier at home, you can directly buy a farmer's wife three punch and other drinking water, large capacity, a large bucket can be purchased, thrifty point usually boil water to cool to room temperature, can be taken at any time. Sterile environment is very important, refrigerator freezer clean deodorization, container cleaning need not say more, or the ice will not be clean or even have a great odor, and finally can only be reduced to a cold compress cool supplies. Don't fill up the water, the volume of water becomes larger after freezing, leaving a margin. The lid should not be completely covered tightly, so the IKEA kind of sealing effect in general is still quite good.

It is not recommended to use the kind of disposable ice packs Taobao goods, basic health standards can not be guaranteed, whether the ice pack material is safe without chemical pollution you believe I do not believe. Now the food industry is too arrogant, people have lost part of the sense of hygiene, some Amoy goods only look at the convenience, almost completely ignoring the safety and health, it is not good.

3, take the ice and crushed ice: the larger the ice, the more difficult to do, the pen point Jun experience to the guys a trick.

Take the ice: frozen ice box to the room temperature environment, put a basin underneath to prevent the water from overflowing and spilling everywhere, a few minutes on the outside wall of the container to raise the temperature, the purpose is to let the ice and the outer wall melting separation, anxious on the hair dryer can be swept. Afterwards, find a larger clean container, or a large basin with several layers of plastic wrap, the container of ice pour out.

Coarse crushed ice: this step is more troublesome, the larger the ice only the more laborious, the tool with a wooden hammer is the best, a wooden stick, baseball bat followed by a hammer, the most inferior, but the hammer head should be wrapped, for example, I was wrapped in plastic and then add a number of layers of plastic wrap. Make a flood of power to swing a sledgehammer can be, the large ice cubes crushed into a fist to the size of an egg ice cube, take out some continue to crumble, the remaining first put back into the container to be used. In fact, a friend also recommended a bar with a stainless steel ice crusher, but against the large block of ice does not seem to be very good.

Fine crushed ice: home has a blender, grinder, ice crusher of course the best. If you don't rely on equipment you can only switch to manpower. Manpower way: food-grade self-sealing bags filled with small pieces of ice on the plate, continue to swing the sledgehammer. Soymilk machine is also possible, but the consumption of soybean milk machine ice note do not choose the mode with heating, it is best to be able to customize the grinding time, or you hit out will be warm water.

Note: 1, made of ice or crushed ice in the refrigerator or freezer do not store for a long time, it is best to update a few days, now used (the first day of freezing the next day to use) is of course the best, the main thing is to place the contamination, after all, your refrigerator freezer can not be completely for the production of ice and freezing of different ingredients is easy to trigger the ice contamination. 2, the non-professional family ice is not much special equipment, the need for manpower and guest! Tools, so crushed ice to pay attention to the tools, utensils of health, pay attention to the safety of the use of appliances, do not drink to ice drinks to eat cold, to do themselves to the hospital, my buddy has been so stupid to him as an example.

In addition, because the home equipment and tools conditions are different, ice know-how is also varied, the above method is for reference only.