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    ICE melting question?

    This is driving me crazy

    I both make & bag ice @ home , and buy store ice for the wife .
    Both are stored in same chest freezer @ -8* . Placed in same ice chest
    Yet the store bought melts 2x faster,
    Yesterday I put 4 bags in the ice chest, 2 10lbs of each type , and today the store bought bags are 1/3 water in OEM bags , homemade ice isn’t

    Minerals in water? Or what? Shape?
    Last edited by S-3 Ranch; 06-25-2022, 05:32 PM.

    #2
    Yeah probably so if I had to guess. You got the special ingredient ice lol

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      #3
      Are cubes the same size. Or is one thicker than the other? We have 3 ice makers in our restaurant with different size cubes for different applications. I can see where a smaller or thinner cube would melt faster.

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        #4
        Originally posted by Gumbo Man View Post
        Are cubes the same size. Or is one thicker than the other? We have 3 ice makers in our restaurant with different size cubes for different applications. I can see where a smaller or thinner cube would melt faster.
        I hear what you’re saying , 1 is square, store ice is oval,
        I got “ sonic ice “ @ the ranch and it melts extra fast and is awesome for drinks
        Last edited by S-3 Ranch; 06-25-2022, 06:05 PM.

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          #5
          Density is your answer. Store made is done in a quick process, less dense ice results. Home ice takes longer to cycle, ice is more dense and takes longer to melt.

          I did sleep in a Holiday Inn last night, so I'm pretty sure i'm right!

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            #6
            Starting temperature?? Is one starting at 0° and the other is starting at -15°?

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              #7
              In the brunt of summer I supplement regular bagged ice with a few 1/2 gallon milk jugs frozen and it seems to keep the temps cooler and the bagged ice last a little longer.

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                #8
                That's a weird deal. I don't guess I've ever noticed one kind of ice melting faster than another.

                On a side note. I need to invest in an ice maker. My buddy got a small one the other day and that son of a gun makes 23 pounds of ice a day. It's a pretty cool little deal.

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                  #9
                  more air less water

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                    #10
                    Dunno the difference, but Ill go out of my way to by ice at a Brookshire Brothers. Their ice seems to last a lot longer. Not sure why, but it does.

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                      #11
                      I think colder the ice the longer it last.

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                        #12
                        Different process. Residential ice makers fill a tray and freeze based off a timer. Commercial ice makers run water over a frozen plate and harvest on thickness, usually. That ice is usually "wetter" from the process and tends to melt faster. I've serviced lots of commercial ice makers for reference.

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                          #13
                          Air/bubbles, even microscopic, or surface area are my guesses.

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by doghouse View Post
                            I think colder the ice the longer it last.
                            I agree. If it stays in the 31 or 32 degree range it stays solid for quite a while......

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by DedDuk View Post
                              Dunno the difference, but Ill go out of my way to by ice at a Brookshire Brothers. Their ice seems to last a lot longer. Not sure why, but it does.
                              I googled brookshire brothers ice, and it says they use lufkin water and then triple filter with sand , then charcoal, which supposed to make better density and tasting ice?
                              Learn something new every day!

                              The plant engineer says “”

                              "When it comes through it has a lot of chlorine in it and all kinds of other impurities that don't make quality ice,"

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