These cubes hold meaty flavor
Becky commented about freezing homemade baby food in ice cube trays. A favorite non-water use of mine is freezing stock. After you've boiled all the flavor out of your leftover bones, let the stock cool and then pour it into trays. It'll keep for a while, plus the cubes make it easy to measure out. Punching up a sauce? Two cubes will do. Making soup? Drop in a whole tray. Got other clever ice cube tray hacks? Share in the comments. /mg
In honor of The Sporkful's sixth anniversary, we're re-releasing our first episode ever, in which Dan and former co-host Mark Garrison debate all things ice cubes.
Dan was scarred by tequila at a young age and hasn't been able to drink it for years. Now, he sets out to overcome his aversion and learn to appreciate good tequila, with help from an expert.
Ice should be constructed and deployed with the same consideration you'd give to any other beverage ingredient. I explained why, and how, on NPR the other day. Click through to hear and read the segment.