Product review (5 stars): Next best thing to crushed ice
Arrived quickly, boxed and inside a clear plastic bag. Sturdy yet flexible plastic. Has channels/slits so if you tilt it a bit the water flows around filling it evenly. Takes less than 20 seconds to fill. Use low water pressure or it will splash out. It makes a lot of perfect sized cubes quickly. If you fill it past the channel height the cubes get stuck together but can be easily separated. In my shake n take bottle I can add enough to quickly chill a drink and safely chop up the mini cubes. Only problem is it's a bit too tall and wide for my standard size ice storage container so I have to be careful dumping the cubes in until I get a larger container, but irregardless, I love the whirlpool mini tray, it's perfect and was definitely worth the price.