The Best Ice Cube Trays of 2024, Tested & Reviewed

W&P is a brand known for creating kitchen accessories that are quality-made and stylish, making them beautiful and functional additions to your everyday routine. Their Peak Silicone Everyday Ice Tray has a thick silicone design reinforced with a steel frame for easy, spill-free transporting. The tray makes 12 1.25-inch ice cubes that can be individually popped out (instead of cracking and dislodging a whole tray) with a push of the silicone cube base. The tray has a secure top, which keeps liquids within and prevents rogue cubes from falling out once frozen. 

During our testing, we liked this ice cube tray’s flexible but firm shape, which made it easier to fill and transport to the freezer without spillage. While we liked its convenient cover, which protected the liquid while freezing and kept freezer odors from leeching in, we wished it snapped on more securely. The cubes made using the tray were nice and solid, without any bubbles or hollow spots in the middle — though we noted they were a bit cloudy and had a thin layer of freezer burn on top if we overfilled the tray. This tray is compact, dishwasher safe, and easy to wash and dry by hand. Overall, this ice cube tray is ideal for a couple or small household that won’t go through more than 12 cubes a day. It’s sleek and stylish, so it made opening our freezer every day feel a little bit more fun.

Material: Silicone, steel | Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.6 x 1.6 inches | Number of Cubes: 12 per tray | Cube Size: 1.25 inches | Cube Shape: Square

If you want to create ice in bulk for a cocktail party, you can’t go wrong with this collection of four trays from Jrisbo. Each silicone and plastic design creates 14 cubes, meaning you can crank out 56 cubes at once. Your purchase also comes with several handy accessories, including four metal straws, an ice scoop, metal ice cube tongs, and a plastic storage container that holds your trays as they freeze and keeps your cubes ready for drinks.

While testing this collection of trays, we liked how easy they made the process of creating large batches of ice at once. While the cubes created using these trays were on the smaller side, we found them to be the ideal size for nonalcoholic drinks like water or seltzer. Because this set comes with so many moving parts (four trays, serving utensils, a box, and a lid), there was a lot to wash at once, but scoring plenty of bulk ice made it worth it. These trays made it more difficult to remove the cubes than other silicone designs on our list. However, getting the hang of the necessary twisting maneuver was easy. 

Material: Silicone, plastic | Dimensions: 10 x 4 x 1 inches | Number of Cubes: 14 per tray | Cube Size: 1.73 x 1.18 x 1 inches | Cube Shape: Rectangle

We recommend this ClearlyFrozen pick for cocktail enthusiasts serious about ice and looking to achieve crystal-clear cubes. As the name suggests, it’ll help you mold pristine ice that looks great in a spring cocktail or mocktail. The multi-piece design comes with a silicone tray, as well as a larger container and foam surround, which help you achieve directional freezing, causing the ice to crystalize downward and pushing the dissolved air — which is what makes normal ice cloudy — through the holes in the bottom of the mold, leaving clear ice above.

Testing this ice cube tray was a multi-step process. To start, you’ll fill the included foam box with around two inches of water, then insert the mold and fill it with water to the fill line. You then place the entire unit inside your freezer until frozen, which takes about 24 hours for best results. The brand recommends using unfiltered water to achieve the best results, and the entire process takes a decent amount of time, not to mention a great bit of freezer space. Still, the results were impressive and this is a worthy splurge for cocktail connoisseurs or anyone willing to put in the effort it takes to achieve luxe cocktail ice.  

Material: Silicone, plastic, foam | Dimensions: 12 x 6 x 6 inches | Number of Cubes: 10 per tray | Cube Size: 2 inches | Cube Shape: Square

Spend any time at a bar that takes their cocktails seriously and you’ll notice a trend: Square is where it’s at. If you regularly play bartender at home, consider adding Cocktail Kingdom’s square ice cube tray to your home bar cart. Made from soft but durable silicone, this flexible tray makes freezing perfectly square cubes — and removing single cubes at a time — a cinch. The food-grade rubber won’t impart any flavor or odor to your ice, so you can sip your spicy margarita while enjoying the pure flavors of your tequila and lime. 

During testing, we loved how this tray easily cranked out straight-edged squares that looked impressive but required little effort. They froze fast and solid, and while they weren’t crystal clear, they weren’t super cloudy either. Unlike some of the other silicone tray options on our list, this one doesn’t have a frame support of any kind and, because of that, it can be a bit difficult to carry while full of liquid to your freezer without spilling. The lack of structure also makes popping out cubes a two-handed job, but that didn’t bother us. This tray makes 15 ice cubes per batch. That’s one of the highest capacities on our list for a single tray. 

Material: Silicone | Dimensions: 7.35 x 4.5 x 1.5 inches | Number of Cubes: 15 per tray | Cube Size: 1.25 inches | Cube Shape: Square

Something about a perfectly round sphere of ice defies logic and instantly wows a crowd, making Tinana’s Crystal Clear Ice Ball Maker the pick for anyone looking to impress as an amateur mixologist. This design is just as functional as many of the higher-end sphere ice gadgets on the market, but far less expensive than pricier pieces that routinely ring up at three times the cost. While making spherical ice takes much longer than traditional cubes (24 to 36 hours, to be exact), this mold is otherwise pretty hands-off, so you won’t have to walk through multiple steps or confusing accessories to make gorgeous globe ice a reality. 

This four-sphere silicone mold took top honors during our hunt for best sphere ice molds, and we loved it so much we had to include it here, too. All you need to do is fill the molds with water and place them within the larger insulted cube that helps prevent the ice from absorbing any lingering odors from your freezer. Wait 24 to 36 hours, peel away the silicone mold, and you’ll have four crystal-clear, perfectly round spheres to level up your go-to whiskey cocktail or Scotch on the rocks without diluting the flavor or concentration too quickly. 

Material: Silicone | Dimensions: 8.46 x 7.48  x 7.3 inches | Number of Cubes: 4 per tray | Cube Size: 2.5 inches | Cube Shape: Round

Not all freezers have the space for multiple ice molds. Whether yours is filled with bulk meat or your favorite pints of ice cream, you can save space for the important stuff by opting for OXO’s space-saving ice tray. Like many OXO products, the design of this tray is packed with innovative features, like a thinner-than-average design and easy-stacking shape. A handy silicone lid prevents water from spilling out of the tray, regardless of what angle you stash it at.  

While testing this tray, we were impressed by how little it disrupted the flow and storage throughout the rest of the freezer. These trays can be stored in many ways, from stacked atop one another to at precarious angles, ensuring you can sneak them into your freezer no matter how little space you have. The included silicone lid was a handy addition and it successfully kept liquid from leaking into the rest of the freezer, though it did take some fiddling to attach it securely. To remove the cubes, you do the traditional twist and crack method to the plastic tray. Another perk? The whole thing is dishwasher-safe. 

Material: Plastic, silicone | Dimensions: 15.5 x 5.7 x 1.1 inches | Number of Cubes: 14 per tray | Cube Shape: Arched rectangle

One of our favorite ways to store leftovers is by batch-freezing them. Souper Cubes’ silicone freezer trays are a great way to save extras or batch-cook meals without crowding your freezer with bulky food storage containers. Simply put whatever you want to freeze into the 2-cup silicone molds (this buy comes with two trays, giving you four 2-cup molds in total), allow it to freeze, then easily pop it out and stash it in its frozen rectangle form in a gallon freezer bag until you’re ready to eat. 

We loved that these Souper Cubes could freeze anything to perfection, from soups and stews to spaghetti, pesto, and pancake mix. During testing, we found that food popped out of the molds easily and without freezer burn, thanks to the included lid. While the molds aren’t meant for storage, they stack easily. All the parts were easy to clean, and nothing beats the convenience of defrosting just individual portions at once instead of a whole batch of food. 

Material: Plastic, silicone | Dimensions: 11.5 L x 5.5 W x 2.5 H inches | Number of Cubes: 2 per tray | Cube Size: 4.125 x 4.25 x 2.25 inches (2 cups) | Cube Shape: Rectangle

People typically fall into two camps: One group loves having a bevy of ice cubes in their beverage so they chew on them in between sips or swish their iced coffee around intermittently; the other group is more purist, with a less-is-more attitude that translates to a desire for fewer ice cubes. If you fall into the second camp, you’ll want to shop for a tray that makes a literal iceberg that will melt slowly and keep your drink chilled to perfection — and this extra-large silicone tray from W&P does just that. 

This ice cube tray has similar features to the Everyday Tray, including a flexible silicone mold, a firm steel frame, and a convenient storage lid. While W&P’s Everyday Tray makes aproachably sized cubes that measure in at 1.25 inches, the Extra-Large version freezes up hefty square blocks that are 2.25 inches. They’re a great option for anyone looking to chill their sip without the clinking of a ton of ice, or anyone looking to whip up impressive cocktails. That said, these cubes didn’t freeze clear like some of the other options on our list, a factor that may dissuade ice (or cocktail) purists in the long run. 

Material: Silicone | Dimensions: 6.4 x 6.4 x 2.4  inches | Number of Cubes: 4 per tray | Cube Size: 2.25 inches | Cube Shape: Square