Posted on 04/08/2025 11:15:24 AM PDT by DallasBiff
You might not think twice about those ice cube trays sitting in your freezer. I didn’t either until I learned what might be hiding in them. Those standard plastic trays that come with most refrigerators or that you pick up at the dollar store for cheap? They could be adding more than just ice to your drinks. Many older plastic ice cube trays contain chemicals that can seep into your ice and then into whatever you’re drinking. Kind of scary when you think about it, right? Let’s look at which ice cube trays you should avoid and what safer options exist.
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I was checking, and strangely you can still buy them new. And even in Aluminum. But they also have stainless steel ones. They are not cheap.
I remember that. Pull the lever and only a few cubes, but lots of shards all over the place!
And I was clumsy, too...so you can imagine. I didn’t have the common sense to walk over and do it over the sink!
> shards of ice
Yes, if you didn’t bend or break the dern handle.
I like the plastic ones better, but I don’t wanna be poisoned!!!!!! We’re all gonna die!!!!!!!!!!!
they also froze super quick!
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