An ice maker defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the vertical, lateral, and transverse directions (VI; LI; TI) being mutually perpendicular, the ice maker comprising: a mold body, a plurality of mold cavities defined in the mold body, the plurality of mold cavities comprising a first row of mold cavities extending generally along the transverse direction and a second row of mold cavities extending generally along the transverse direction and spaced apart from the first row along the lateral direction, each mold cavity of the plurality of mold cavities extending between a floor and an opening along a longitudinal axis, each mold cavity of the plurality of mold cavities enclosed by at least one sidewall between the floor and the opening, the longitudinal axis of each mold cavity oriented generally along the vertical direction; an ejector assembly comprising a plurality of ejector pads, the plurality of ejector pads comprising a first row of ejector pads corresponding to the first row of mold cavities and a second row of ejector pads corresponding to the second row of mold cavities, each ejector pad disposed proximate to the floor of a corresponding mold cavity of the plurality of mold cavities when the ejector assembly is in a low position; and a motor in operative communication with the ejector assembly, the motor operable to move the plurality of ejector pads upward generally along the vertical direction from the low position to a high position proximate the opening of each corresponding mold cavity, wherein each ejector pad is operable to eject ice from the corresponding mold cavity when the ejector pad moves from the low position to the high position; and wherein a recess is formed in the floor of each mold cavity and each ejector pad is configured to be received within the recess in the floor of the corresponding mold cavity when the ejector assembly is in the low position, wherein the floor of each mold cavity, including the recess formed therein, defines a solid and continuous surface, such that there is no inherent potential leak path for liquid water in the mold cavity. a mold body, a plurality of mold cavities defined in the mold body, the plurality of mold cavities comprising a first row of mold cavities extending generally along the transverse direction and a second row of mold cavities extending generally along the transverse direction and spaced apart from the first row along the lateral direction, each mold cavity of the plurality of mold cavities extending between a floor and an opening along a longitudinal axis, each mold cavity of the plurality of mold cavities enclosed by at least one sidewall between the floor and the opening, the longitudinal axis of each mold cavity oriented generally along the vertical direction; an ejector assembly comprising a plurality of ejector pads, the plurality of ejector pads comprising a first row of ejector pads corresponding to the first row of mold cavities and a second row of ejector pads corresponding to the second row of mold cavities, each ejector pad disposed proximate to the floor of a corresponding mold cavity of the plurality of mold cavities when the ejector assembly is in a low position; and a motor in operative communication with the ejector assembly, the motor operable to move the plurality of ejector pads upward generally along the vertical direction from the low position to a high position proximate the opening of each corresponding mold cavity, wherein each ejector pad is operable to eject ice from the corresponding mold cavity when the ejector pad moves from the low position to the high position; and wherein a recess is formed in the floor of each mold cavity and each ejector pad is configured to be received within the recess in the floor of the corresponding mold cavity when the ejector assembly is in the low position, wherein the floor of each mold cavity, including the recess formed therein, defines a solid and continuous surface, such that there is no inherent potential leak path for liquid water in the mold cavity.