@carl669 I think that beef jerky compensation for being the guiding force behind a poll question is a very reasonable request. But don’t be surprised if they send you more ice trays.
@carl669@mfladd if I can’t get beef jerky for having the idea to get beef jerky, then I don’t see a poll question earning any. But it never hurts to ask.
I might even trade my ice maker for more beef jerky. I did hear an ice maker could get me snacks.
Turn the tray upside down and run warm water on the bottom of the tray for a few seconds. It will loosen the ice cube without noticeably melting it. Put your hand under the tray to catch the cube in case it falls out. If it doesn’t fall out, you should be able to easily pop it out. And try not to run out of batteries in the fridge.
@heartny Good idea about the batteries in the fridge. I think I’m just going to get a fridge and put all the batteries in there. Wait were we just talking about ice cubes or something?
Run a little water on the bottom of the tray and it will fall out.
Ice makers break (the one in the house we bought has a plastic bag enmeshed in it!) and then they leak. Oh, and they take up precious freezer room that could be devoted to ice cream.
@andyw Yes ice cream. Far more important than keeping in there ice, TV dinners, vegetables, meat, cookie dough (oh wait, cookie dough might make the list)…
@blaineg It is a Fridgidaire, but it is older, as it came with the house. I doubt that the plastic bag was original equipment and if it was it was an extra cost option!
I know at least two people who had bad water damage from the pipes leaking that lead to the ice maker, hence my hesitancy (not to mention the ice cream). I turned off the supply line in the basement for ours. But if you like them, that is fine with me. Virtually every refrigerator I see in homes has one.
1a. i. Open refrigerator and select one of the many batteries properly stored therein.
ii. Utilize said battery for whatever blunt force is necessary to release recalcitrant ice cube.
iii. Deposit ice cube in desired beverage receptacle.
iv. Exercise proper battery storage responsibility and replace multi-function battery in designated refrigerator compartment or area.
v. Congratulate yourself on your MacGyver-like savvy while enjoying your pleasantly chillier beverage.
@mehcuda67 And as a side benefit when you run warm water over your tongue to get it unstuck from the ice tray you will solve your getting the ice out of the ice tray problem as well.
@Kidsandliz - Use liquor instead of warm water and as a side benefit you will solve your remembering-why-you-wanted-ice-in-the-first-place problem as well.
Do you not know how ice cube trays work? They are plastic. You pull one out of the freezer, gently twist it by the two ends so that it flexes slightly, and then all your ice cubes are loose.
… does everyone else just stab at them with a fork or something?
@InnocuousFarmer some of us can remember metal trays with levers. Yeah, we’re ancient. You might be able find a picture of one in a TG&Y or Woolworth’s catalog.
@hchavers I’d order a couple of those if I wasn’t sold on having a silicon cover to keep out the freezer smell… I guess I must have a little hipster in me.
Ice tray, HA HA HA HA thats funny, these new inventions called refrigerators tend to have Ice makers in them, heck they even sell ice making machines, or if your really in a pinch and live in a state with snow go out side and grab some, just not the yellow, its not lemon flavored, your welcome. Otherwise, when I am in the RV I have aluminium ice trays or I buy bagged ice, don’t microwave the aluminium.
Remember that we have an ice maker, and throw that stupid tray in the trash.
@Pony What?
Hey I can say I have an ice maker in this one without the threat of violence.
@Ignorant but it was a polite threat of violence.
@Ignorant I thought it was a threat of snacks.
@blaineg @Ignorant there will be no ducking snacks.
Aww… I love purple.
@Barney
/image super-intelligent shade of the colour blue
Oh well done meh! Pinging @carl669 for his input
@mfladd recognition is the best form of compensation.
nah. fuck that. I want more beef jerky.
@carl669 I think that beef jerky compensation for being the guiding force behind a poll question is a very reasonable request. But don’t be surprised if they send you more ice trays.
@mfladd oooh ooooh who has @carl669 address… we need a
toilet paperingice cube tray avalanche to arrive at his house.@carl669 @mfladd if I can’t get beef jerky for having the idea to get beef jerky, then I don’t see a poll question earning any. But it never hurts to ask.
I might even trade my ice maker for more beef jerky. I did hear an ice maker could get me snacks.
Turn the tray upside down and run warm water on the bottom of the tray for a few seconds. It will loosen the ice cube without noticeably melting it. Put your hand under the tray to catch the cube in case it falls out. If it doesn’t fall out, you should be able to easily pop it out. And try not to run out of batteries in the fridge.
@heartny Good idea about the hand underneath the tray-I forgot to put that in.
@heartny Good idea about the batteries in the fridge. I think I’m just going to get a fridge and put all the batteries in there. Wait were we just talking about ice cubes or something?
Run a little water on the bottom of the tray and it will fall out.
Ice makers break (the one in the house we bought has a plastic bag enmeshed in it!) and then they leak. Oh, and they take up precious freezer room that could be devoted to ice cream.
@andyw Yes ice cream. Far more important than keeping in there ice, TV dinners, vegetables, meat, cookie dough (oh wait, cookie dough might make the list)…
@andyw Everything breaks, would that be a reason to not have a car, or plumbing?
Icemakers can be some of the easiest things to fix. Though I’ll admit your plastic bag icemaker sounds like a ridiculously bad design. What brand?
@blaineg It is a Fridgidaire, but it is older, as it came with the house. I doubt that the plastic bag was original equipment and if it was it was an extra cost option!
I know at least two people who had bad water damage from the pipes leaking that lead to the ice maker, hence my hesitancy (not to mention the ice cream). I turned off the supply line in the basement for ours. But if you like them, that is fine with me. Virtually every refrigerator I see in homes has one.
@andyw @shahnm FTFY.
Meh poll person: “Holy crap look at the time! I overslept again”.
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Meh poll person: “Zzzzzz…”
For the lazy: "Don’t worry. Just steal something from the forums. The rubes will never know. Ha ha ha ha ha ha… "
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@shahnm They forgot rule #1 of plagiarism:
@Kidsandliz @shahnm Be careful you don’t travel through time…
Shahnm: Good idea, Mediocrebot!"
You left off an important poll choice:
1a. i. Open refrigerator and select one of the many batteries properly stored therein.
ii. Utilize said battery for whatever blunt force is necessary to release recalcitrant ice cube.
iii. Deposit ice cube in desired beverage receptacle.
iv. Exercise proper battery storage responsibility and replace multi-function battery in designated refrigerator compartment or area.
v. Congratulate yourself on your MacGyver-like savvy while enjoying your pleasantly chillier beverage.
/giphy MacGuyver
man… this is a great poll question. I wish I would have thought of it.
Stick my tongue on the ice cube so that I can recreate the ‘Christmas Story’ flag pole scene in the comfort of my own kitchen.
@mehcuda67 And as a side benefit when you run warm water over your tongue to get it unstuck from the ice tray you will solve your getting the ice out of the ice tray problem as well.
@Kidsandliz - Use liquor instead of warm water and as a side benefit you will solve your remembering-why-you-wanted-ice-in-the-first-place problem as well.
@Kidsandliz @mehcuda67 Naw, just pull hard, I’m sure the ice cube will come out.
Push the button again and listen to the ice maker strain. Sorta like when your on the throne pushing on that last bit.
Fire. Always fire.
Ice maker. Haven’t had trays in 20 years.
Do you not know how ice cube trays work? They are plastic. You pull one out of the freezer, gently twist it by the two ends so that it flexes slightly, and then all your ice cubes are loose.
… does everyone else just stab at them with a fork or something?
@InnocuousFarmer some of us can remember metal trays with levers. Yeah, we’re ancient. You might be able find a picture of one in a TG&Y or Woolworth’s catalog.
@hchavers My parents had those. They worked well.
@hchavers I’d order a couple of those if I wasn’t sold on having a silicon cover to keep out the freezer smell… I guess I must have a little hipster in me.
@InnocuousFarmer twist? now you’re just being ridiculous. smash on counter. what lands on counter is mine. what lands on floor is dog’s.
@carl669 Guess that’d work too. Equitable.
@hchavers @Kidsandliz In slow motion, with vintage elevator music:
of course they’re not gone, they’re hip. Williams Sonoma has an Onyx 18/8 stainless model for only $29.98 …
Ice tray, HA HA HA HA thats funny, these new inventions called refrigerators tend to have Ice makers in them, heck they even sell ice making machines, or if your really in a pinch and live in a state with snow go out side and grab some, just not the yellow, its not lemon flavored, your welcome. Otherwise, when I am in the RV I have aluminium ice trays or I buy bagged ice, don’t microwave the aluminium.
/giphy yellow-snow
