Ask any bartender, and they’ll tell you that quality cocktails need a quality ice cube. Traditionally, large, square ice cubes are a favorite in high-end cocktail and whiskey bars, but sphere ice is building in popularity. While sphere ice cubes certainly have a unique look, they were not easy to make. Automatic Round Ice Cube Maker Machine aim to fix that!
Hoshizaki’s new IM-50BAA-Q sphere Ice Cube Maker is one of our latest offerings here at Easy Ice. We choose Hoshizaki commercial ice makers because they are reliable and produce the clearest cubes on the market.
Today, FirstBuild has launched the funding phase for its Forge Clear Ice System — billed as an at-home icemaker “unlike any appliance available today.” Though the brand admits that clear ice “is the gold standard for connoisseurs of fine bourbon, whiskey and other spirits,” FirstBuild suggests that the Forge system is “revolutionizing the way clear ice is made” thanks in part to its “world’s first heated ice press.”
This round ice cubes machine can make ice cubes in just a few minutes, which is convenient for you to make a drink at home. The whole round ice cubes machine is easy to clean. This is a round ice cubes machine that uses a unique technology. With machine cubes, it can be easily moved to meet your needs.
Bring one of the hottest beverage trends home with the Automatic Round Ice Cube Maker Machine that automatically makes batches of three or six slow-melting Craft Ice™ per day. No more messing with expensive and time-consuming molds. Open up a new world of high-end drinks and keep soft drinks, lemonade and iced coffee tasting their best.
Why Use an Ice Cube Maker?
Sphere Ice Cube Maker may be new, but sphere-shaped ice has been one of the best types of ice cubes for bars for years. Initially, bartenders could only make an ice ball using a mold or device called a Japanese ice press, which slowly melts ice into a round shape.
With automatic Ice Cube Maker, bartenders can get up to 50 lbs. of sphere ice a day. This specialty ice is conveniently dispensed throughout the day into an ice bin. Bartenders don’t have to pour water into molds or wait for the ice to melt in a sphere-press before serving it in customers’ favorite drinks.
Sphere ice is a unique twist on square-shaped ice cubes, but they’re more than just a way to elevate cocktails…
Ice Cube Maker Produce Ice that Keeps Drinks Cooler, Longer
Quality cocktails and spirits need to be savored, which is why drink enthusiasts everywhere prefer large, slow-melting ice for drinks.
Whiskey stones, metal cubes, and plastic, water-filled ice cubes are all designed to cool a drink without watering it down. However, a little water is not such a bad thing, and most drink enthusiasts will agree.
Scotch drinkers commonly pour a bit of water into their drinks, even when served straight up. According to many scotch lovers, the water helps bring out the flavor of the spirit. On the other hand, too much water will dilute the drink.
Large Automatic Round Ice Cube Maker Machine have been a staple in whiskey and cocktail bars because the ice they produce melts slowly and keeps drinks cold. Customers can savor their drinks without having to worry about diluting the flavor.
Round ice is becoming popular because they melt even slower than traditional square cubes. The reason why this type of ice cube melts slower all boils down to science.
Ice Cube Maker Produce Ice That Makes Drinks Appear Fuller
The larger the cube, the more liquid it displaces, causing the liquid to rise in the glass. This effect makes drinks appear fuller than they actually are.
Since round ice fits in a round vessel better than a square cube can, sphere ice can take up more space in a glass. The cube forces the liquid to rise, making it seem like there is more liquid in the glass.
Bartenders can pour a “full” drink with less product, saving bar owners money in the process.
Round Ice Reduces Product Loss
Round cubes, like crescent and sphere ice, allow the liquid to cascade down the cube and into the glass. As a result, more liquid stays in the glass – saving bar owners money in the process.
For example, Hoshizaki’s flagship Automatic Round Ice Cube Maker Machine is their signature crescent ice. These rounded cubes are designed to limit spills and splashes when bartenders pour a drink.
Pouring liquid onto a flat surface, like a square cube, can result in the liquid “bouncing” off the flat surface, splashing small amounts of liquid out of the glass.
An Ice Cube Maker is the Best and Fastest Way to Get Sphere Ice
Sphere ice is all the rage – and for a good reason! Customers and drink aficionados love sphere ice because it’s slow-melting and elevates the look of their favorite cocktails.
Ice Cube Maker are great as bar ice makers or restaurant ice machines because their employees don’t have to waste a lot of time pouring water into molds or wait for a Japanese press to fully melt cubes. The IM-50BAA-Q from Hoshizaki produces 50 lbs. (500 spheres) of 1.8″ diameter ice balls.
The IM-50BAA-Q sphere Ice Cube Maker measures just under 40″, making it ideal for underbar or undercounter use. The automatic ice machine gives bartenders a replenishing supply of ice without calling on a barback for assistance.
The Hoshizaki IM-50BAA-Q is available in our one-of-a-kind ice machine subscription program. We include the ice machine and professional maintenance and cleaning twice a year from our experienced ice machine technicians. Our machines stay in the best working order to deliver ice to your customers.