New And Improved Ice Genie: Better Than The Original?

By request, today I'm testing out the new and improved Ice Genie to see if it works better than the original. Here is a short update on this product after 1 year: • 10 Product Review Upda...
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#icegenie #gadget #icecubes

[@valengreymoon5623]

Dollar store ice tray wins every time.

[@mitchwatkins5911]

Seems like so much work just for ice...

[@johnlukecampbell3140]

Classic case of “if it’s not broken, don’t fix it”

[@valengreymoon5623]

@@johnlukecampbell3140 Absolutely.

[@urban1337]

I’ll put my ice maker in my freezer up against your silly ice tray 😁

[@erikkupculik7268]

You mean the ice tray that comes with the fridge 😂

[@ivanpetrov5255]

"This is the best part, and it's a design flaw" - I've heard about frying ice cream, but this is the first time someone roasting ice cubes

[@suepoch3931]

Ô I

[@henrymendez5464]

I thought it froze the bottom to use it as a cup for the ice

[@Ghost1170]

Fried ice cream is good tho LOL

[@fgregerfeaxcwfeffece]

Frying ice cream works pretty reliable. The idea is fast caramelization accomplished by short contact with very high temperatures, so the core actually stays frozen in most recipes. As you might have guessed, that only works with very high sugar products like, well, most ice cream.

[@bu3asalli]

😂

[@JasonMahipat]

Once they engineer away all of the flaws, go through countless hours of r & d, sleepless nights perfecting blueprints and dimensions, they’ll end up with their perfected ice genie: a dollar store ice tray.

[@INTOTHEFOLD]

This is hilarious 😂

[@FriedChairs]

Oddly, I find myself wanting to see them finally turn this into a good product. Keep at it, Ice Genie!

[@andie_pants]

Once a company shows a shred of integrity, I'm totally behind them cheering. 📣

[@MagneticProductions1]

Yeah! I can actually see myself using this. I think if you put the ice directly from the device right into the blue center piece it won't stick together as much if at all, as in this case it was allowed to melt a little bit. The hemispheres are a nice size and shape and I don't like the larger cubes so this actually seems like it could be decent now. Large ice trays, while taking up less room due to stacking, take up more room overall whereas I could just stick this one container in my freezer and not worry about it being awkward since I don't really need more than one. I think for a single person or a couple, it would be great. I also just love gadgets though, so if you're more about convenience it's not great, but personally I'd consider getting one now.

[@NyanyiC]

No please don't encourage them. They should move on to other ventures

[@GadgetAddict]

Even if they improved it, the idea is just so inefficient compared to a simple tray. It's still fun to see you test it though 👍

[@coffeemakerbottomcracked]

Yes, lol overcomplicated solutions to simple "problems" which aren't even problems in the first place!

[@eugenehuman1945]

Yeah. Normal tray was easy and effecient. Why reinvent the wheel. Unless you can improve the speed of freezing... with new tech.

[@Essence1123]

@@eugenehuman1945 fun fact these will freeze even slower since you have room temperature air trapped in the middle which needs to cool too

[@theamazingcj2748]

I just buy bags of ice. Lol

[@Purplesquigglystripe]

Maybe if you could nest them it’d be a bit more space efficient?

[@choffman9915]

Honestly, the Ice Genie can't be improved, it just needs to be reinvented... or perhaps un-invented. There's literally no use for its inferior design at all when you can get normal ice cube trays.

[@cujoedaman]

They're trying to reinvent the wheel, but what they end up with is a cube with wavy sides.

[@justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639]

Not to mention trays can be stacked! Making them space-savers.

[@goldcd]

@@justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639 Indeed, was about to make some smart comment that "you could fill the centre of the ice-genie with your made lumps, and then start a new batch on the outside. Half maker-half storage - but then as you say, much denser/easier to just stack some icecube trays. I must be missing something.. I must.. I mean they bothered to new-and-improve it..

[@paulghignon4092]

It's pretty much just an overengineered ice tray. It's damn near the rube goldberg machine of ice trays.

[@brianm.595]

I disagree, part of me likes the idea of a cylinder rather than an open tray. Its about the footprint. Since I keep my freezer full, its hard sometimes to make a whole 3x12 patch of level freezer space. For me that would be the only benefit and reason for it to exist.

[@Lvl1Warlock]

The Ice Genie is back for blood.

[@hardoncrimefromRS]

All I thought of was that one part of Twisted Metal 3 when you face Darkside.

[@Avram42]

Blood does not freeze at the same temperatures (sorry, I'm being silly)

[@ohionative5237]

@@Avram42 blood freezes at just one degree lower than water. I'm not sure why I know that. Lol.

[@Avram42]

@@ohionative5237 Well if I want to be plucky that ignores elevation :)

[@ohionative5237]

@@Avram42 very true.

[@roygilmore2968]

I am impressed that they seemed to look at feedback and work on the issues. You can tell someone is trying to make this work. Changing the center to a cup to hold ice is a good thought. Still work to do but I’m rooting for them since they are working on it. I have higher hopes for version 3.

[@coffeemakerbottomcracked]

We don't need 3rd generation of "non existing problem solver"

[@angiericouard792]

Changing the center to a cup was a great idea, but I’m sure that’s why he had a harder time getting it out. It actually had ice in the sides and not in a block at the bottom 🤣

[@ZanadoRandel]

Honestly, my favorite ice try is a normal silicone ice try, one I got makes really good sized cubes, easy to clean, doesnt take much space. Sometimes things dont need to be completely overhauled.

[@thederpinator6636]

"if it ain't broke don't fix it"

[@RPI79]

Silicone ice tray FTW! I have 3 i have been using for several years now and they are awesome. Ice Genie.. just give up already!

[@Shermmy]

My first thought on the new version is that people like me with hands that aren't strong, this would be painful in addition to bulky and inefficient.

[@ericacole7102]

I would think it would be impossible with smaller hands

[@joeyaikman9736]

Can always give it a good little smack on the counter

[@laurahubbard6906]

@@ericacole7102 Exactly. I'd say my hands are at most half the size of James's. And I have arthritic knuckles.

[@federicoalcini]

Kick it.

[@AnnaMorgause]

When i saw the ice puck that formed my first thought was “wouldn’t having a bottom to the inner chamber stop that from happening?” It was nice to be validated by the redesign lol

[@cujoedaman]

I thought we agreed never to speak of this thing again!

[@trevorshumate]

Well, they certainly tried to improve it 🤣

[@Mark-iv7np]

Another good presentation, saves peeps from wasting money or the hassle of returning an item. It appears you have a background in selling. You give great presentations and I appreciate it. Good day!

[@10191927]

I just don’t think the overall design works since you can just stack ice trays. How is a cylinder more effective?

[@James-ip5gz]

Exactly. That was mentioned in his first review as well

[@ayjamay]

We don’t have the real estate in the freezer to have an ice tray we have a lot of frozen foods. Taller would be better for us.

[@juliebaker6969]

It's less about the cylinder being more effective than stacking trays, and more about having the bin and tray in one single unit. If you crack ice trays into a bin (or zipper bag like I do), it DOES save room to have them in one unit. I'm not saying that this is a good design as it stands, it's not. But if they address the design flaws, it might be useful. The new version IS a great improvement over the old one.

[@reuploadify]

The only thing I can think of is not having to worry about spilling water our of your tray when you put it back in.

[@10191927]

@@juliebaker6969 - I guess the issue with the overall design and yield of the ice genie, is you have to make multiple batches just to have enough ice on hand, and considering the height of the ice genie you could stack multiple ice trays that have far more yield of ice.

[@Cmb8787]

I actually like the new one. I’ve had it for a little while now. I’ve never had the issue with the ice sticking together like you did. I think maybe you had that issue because you had the ice cubes out for a while before you put them back in the freezer and the they were wet from melting? You should try it again but don’t let the cubes sit out . Refill it right away and try it 🙂

[@urban1337]

Watching this makes me appreciate the automatic ice maker I have in the freezer. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Striker9]

Lucky 😋

[@PukingPanda]

Our fridge’s ice maker just broke and my mum is willing to spend 7K to buy a new one that has an ice cube maker. Let me clarify: the fridge itself is fine, just the ice maker is broken 😂

[@CallMeRabbitzUSVI]

@@PukingPanda 7k for a fridge?!?!! You can buy 8-10 Smart fridges for that price

[@PukingPanda]

@@CallMeRabbitzUSVI I live in Australia so things are more expensive. Plus our current fridge is huge and we got it on sale so she doesn’t want anything smaller but they’re expensive as hell.

[@MrYeet-ip4qj]

@@CallMeRabbitzUSVI I hear it is hot in the upside-down bro

[@davidwatson6472]

I don’t know how I have existed all this time without owning an Ice Genie!

[@Monox1de7]

Im pretty sure it stuck together cause u literally had it sitting on a plate melting then refroze it all, but maybe I'm wrong.

[@DiamondLifeLA]

No, you’re right.

[@StephenRHayes]

I came here to post the same thing; you are correct!

[@mscartee]

Correct

[@alexkidd3d]

True, but it's also a real world scenario, whenever you take ice out of the freezer even for 30 seconds or a minute it will cause a minute amount of melting and the refreeze will stick them together

[@jukka-pekkatuominen4540]

I think the problem is more that when you fill the bucket with ice and then fill the outer tube with water you will always start the ice melting.

[@MsBezen]

Your reviews are awesome and kind of calming to watch, even over here in Germany :)

[@Winged-Lens]

Amazing videos James! Great way to start the day.

[@aquabluerider4393]

Love these videos and definitely will continue to watch these videos for possible products to buy

[@MrScubajsb]

I love how no matter how crappy the item he is testing he tested in every way and gives it every benefit of the doubt and is always polite and tries to like everything. But I think one of the best mic drops I've ever seen is when he flips that ice tray over and smacks down all that ice laying there nice and neat. To me that was a challenge to every company that has any kind of an idea for making ice cubes. Will they accept the challenge?

[@chirslimon9859]

Dude, i laughed out loud with that clump of ice!! LOVE your reviews!!!

[@robjacks2748]

It's been a long time since I watched your channel. I love your reviews. Stay safe.

[@Freakinreviews]

Welcome back Rob!

[@CanadianPro7th]

How can this possibly be better than the original

[@Freakinreviews]

The bar was set pretty low the first time around.

[@aidamelendez9835]

@@Freakinreviews Hi I would love for you to check out the micro touch titanium trim haircuter please. I want to buy it as a gift for my neighbor that is a very nice young man, I'm 63 years old and he's been helping I'm wheelchair bound and other neighbors also. Can you make that video for us. To see if it's as good as they say, thank you very much God bless you and your family always

[@CanadianPro7th]

@@aidamelendez9835 I guess you didn’t get the sarcasm of the comment lol Both products are pretty much useless / not helpful

[@aidamelendez9835]

@@CanadianPro7th I'm sorry I'm 63 year's old and don't understand what your trying to say.

[@CanadianPro7th]

@@aidamelendez9835 ooof 😅

[@snowcattish]

The Ice Genie is what brought me to your channel. I saw the commercial said "I wonder if it works?" I googled. Your video popped up and I've been a fan ever since!!

[@NoeDactyl]

I remember the first video very dearly because it was the first video you made that I watched and enjoyed and obviously I subscribed right after! 😁

[@D-allmyty]

Here we go again..... With that redemption of ice cube gig...!

[@daan8695]

I am so excited for this update!

[@daan8695]

I wonder whether the ice cubes in the middle will not fuze if you put them back in before they start to melt?

[@bwynn3296]

Love your channel. Your reviewing of items sure helps everyone. Thank u sir. Stay safe n well, you too Bailey, n your son.

[@kebby8251]

Just wanted to say thank you for your channel. My kids love watching your reviews and we appreciate the family friendly content.

[@andie_pants]

Just like those portable blender folks, Ice Genie listened to critique and made a vastly improved 2.0. If you're watching, don't give up! You're _so close_ to awesomeness, keep iterating!

[@pinkopat]

The original ice genie has been at my local thrift store for over a year and I just know that no one is ever going to buy it

[@ShinalaCerberus]

This brings me back to the very first video of yours I watched Ice Cube Trays comparison when I couldn't sleep at 4am not even sure how long ago that was but have been subscribed ever since

[@_RYEN_]

Love the shirt my man! 🤘

[@kirbsplayer2098]

I feel like he doesn't buy these products. They just arrive at his house.

[@racheloaks4876]

Sometimes they do

[@GribbleGob]

they tried taking a step forward but they slipped and fell backwards

[@selfaware7617]

Okay I've been watching for a while now and just saw the Mars Volta shirt you had on. Right on, man!

[@sanahlis5322]

Your ice genie video was the first video I saw of yours! I cant believe it was that long ago!!!

[@alankohn6709]

Just playing devils advocate here, You did take a little longer than someone would normally take to free the cubes return them to freezer so the sticking together might of been exacerbate . The Ice genie MK2 does potentially hold 96 cubes in a fairly compact item which isn't bad if you have limited freezer space.

[@coffeemakerbottomcracked]

It isn't compact really, you can stack probably 5 ice strays and still have more space.

[@alankohn6709]

@@coffeemakerbottomcracked True but it has the advantage of being able to grab one or two cubes out at a time for a drink.

[@thehoff3189]

Ice genie engineers watching this "my life's work! How dare you!"

[@ajfergy5569]

No way anybody takes responsibility for this monstrosity

[@FredericoLaydner]

I bet there's no such thing as an "Ice genie engineer" . Honestly, no engineer would come up with such dumb idea 😂

[@thehoff3189]

@@FredericoLaydner lol prolly not

[@partlycloudyhi78]

I don’t know why I am so amused by watching your frustration with the ice genie. Great video!

[@projectskii7557]

Haven’t seen your videos in a year , feels good to be back

[@mariawilcox3237]

I do really injoy your videos & learn ALOT. 😀

[@JacobLicky]

“INTERESTING TRIAD OF ICE CUBES” 😂 😂 😂

[@Dansco195]

I bet the crunching the genie Is so satisfying!

[@tequilamokinbrd]

The video sequel I didn't know I needed 😅. Although I think a regular ice tray is a much better option, I think in a version 3 they could make that inner chamber where you're supposed to hold the ice you've made squeezable as well so when your kept ice fuses together in the freezer, you can squeeze it back apart. And they should double down again on the size of the side ice chambers.

[@endymallorn]

The only design flaw I've ever seen with a dollar-store ice cube tray is that they don't have lids. That can be solved by plastic wrap or tinfoil. If they sold an ice cube tray for $2 with a lid that snapped closed, I'd buy it.

[@brenthaymon280]

They should make regular ice cube trays with snap on lids. That is the only improvement that is needed.

[@Leanne_w]

They to do sell ice cube trays with lids. At least here in England they do. If you google it, you will find some cheap ones online.

[@jukka-pekkatuominen4540]

In Finland we use ice cube bags. Which are clear palstic bags that have a inside shaped like ice cubes. These are one time use and you throw them out after usage. You can tie those to a knot and it will never overflow. Unless of course there is a hole in the bag.

[@CrimsonHiroX07]

Without even watching the video, I can tell the answer is still a "No"...

[@nickfbutler]

Well, it is technically better than the original, so the answer is yes. But it’s still a very bad product. A polished turd.

[@Murder.Muffin]

The Mars Volta! Your shirt is the most impressive thing in this vid. Excellent review as usual. You're a kool guy.😊

[@dawnmeier2834]

Thank you so much 💓. I love your reviews ❤💖💕♥

[@lynnleigha580]

Idk why they keep trying to improve on perfection. Since when did the original ice tray become bad? It's yet to fail me

[@hopelessheathen8190]

My cubes get freezer burnt if I forget to bag them and you can crack the trays pretty easily and if you don't get a rubber bottomed one the ice can get stuck a lot of products dont need to be remade but we have a butter slicer a butter stick a butter shredder when we already have a butter knife

[@christydavis2359]

I have arthritis in my hands. I would never be able to break those apart.

[@williamkirklin6120]

They’re gonna have a grip definitely or something to make it easier

[@aljaberhk]

well that stinks

[@juliaweathers6735]

I got a couple of the original ones and that was a waste of $40. I’m glad you do these videos because I have started saving so much money. Thank you so much! I will stick to buying my ice or getting regular ice trays. I just wish they still made the metal ones we used to have when I was a kid those worked great!

[@MrWoowootila]

I bought I silicone ice tray at Walmart for about $6. The cover has a seal which allows the ice cube tray to be placed in at angles, for full freezers, and the silicone allows you to remove or fill one cube at a time. For me it works perfectly, because I do not need multiple trays and do not have to worry if the tray is level.

[@afrobeat4576]

It’s winter, fill up some ice cube bags and leave them in a cooler outside

[@Sydney2for2]

If I need a lot of ice I’ll just buy a bag from the servo!

[@andie_pants]

Tastes way better too.

[@reuploadify]

Wtf is the servo?

[@Sydney2for2]

@@reuploadify servo is a service station or garage. They all sell bags of ice.

[@shannondore]

I agree. Buy a bag of ice. Done! Took all of a minute.

[@bySterling]

This makes me appreciate my old school plastic ice tray like never before!

[@frozedokkanbattle]

A new ice genie are the cubes bigger lol. Love the channel keep up the great work and stay safe in 2021

[@ericcarranza7553]

Last time I came this early I became a father

[@iinventedrunescape]

No idea why they wouldnt make use of the massive gaping hole in the inner chamber, you could put another ice genie in there and nearly double your output

[@andie_pants]

_ICE GENIE ARE YOU LISTENING??_ That's a damn good idea.

[@ShivKumar-rm5yp]

That's where you're meant to store excess ice cubes

[@Altamirana713]

Rather than pop the ice cubes out, just pour your drink into the center cup for an ice-cold, UNDILUTED drink. Use a straw to drink from it, because if you drink from it like you would from a cup, the ice on the sides would have melted a bit and would leak.

[@todd-makes-videos]

I have an automatic ice maker, yet I still watched. Keep up the good work!

[@kjcircle1664]

Awesome video bro👌🏼.

[@Dobj319]

From what you show, the Dollar Store has nothing to worry about.

[@casekocsk]

They tried making something cheap and simple more expensive and complicated... so of course they will fail.

[@rebareebs]

Yasss, sporting a Mars Volta T-shirt! Beto is a congressman here in Texas and was in that band. I always loved them! PS: Does anyone else find his videos relaxing? I like to throw on a playlist of these reviews after work and decompress. So, thank you for that. 💙

[@ICARUS_I]

The ice genie video is actually one of my favorite videos on your channel.

[@mrthanksgivin9720]

first :) love your vids james!

[@1BYEBYE1]

I think the reason the ice fused is it began to melt when you were filming so when you re froze it, they stuck together. If you did it quickly before the ice melted it wouldn't stick.

[@kaylaaa6351]

I've never watched a single video from this channel but I have literally been staring at my phone with full attention for this entire video

[@rjjm88]

No comment regarding the products; your shirt is absolutely awesome.

[@Hunt2EatWild]

The misuse of the word cube in this video is troubling.

[@jervinsevilla6677]

I was one of the people who requested

[@Elesthor]

The original Ice Genie video, was the first video of yours I've ever seen. Time sure flies!

[@ya_boi_nugget863]

Not once have I bought anything I've seen on this channel..but this is just so interesting to watch.

[@hsolustri]

Awesome shirt. Awesome band!

[@randomcraftinggamer]

I like mine but I also use cold bottled water for each batch because many reasons... If you already have it and have issues with blocked/refrozen cubes when doing more than one batch...try using cold/refrigerated water!!!

[@ruthcastillo5806]

“Look at this! Cmon now get out of here!” Lol I’m a fan officially good job sir 👏

[@BensonBoy2019]

ice genie was my introduction to your channel. i was going to buy it then i saw your review. xD

[@b3lial]

Love the MARS VOLTA shirt!

[@lizbarbarick3200]

Thanks for sharing!!❤❤❤

[@bonuscats9669]

Nice shirt, gotta love The Mars Volta!

[@5udimax]

Reminds me of that line from COD4 : "It's not hard to improve on garbage."

[@e1cie1o]

Love the Mars Volta shirt!

[@willo7979]

i couldn't believe i watched the whole video! if it's not because of the ice genie, it must be the host then. well done...

[@michelemiguel1978]

I loved the new and improved part!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@jacquelinejensen5360]

I bought the original ice genie & found it to be difficult as you did. But, I use it daily as an ice bucket & love it. Yes, the ice cubes I put in it do stick together but because it is silicone I can roll it across the counter, apply a little pressure & the ice separates easily.

[@Valspartame_Maelstrom]

another stellar band shirt! what’s your favorite TMV album? de-loused is for me..also is one of the best ever prog albums imo.

[@she_sings_delightful_things]

Omg.....favorite ice makers are those large silicone square trays! You csn stack them too, then you have this massive, cool lookin ice square in your glass....ahhhh. It's the simple things 😊

[@herrcobblermachen]

Thank you for validating my terrible experience. I thought I was just misusing the thing or that mine was defective. Now the question is what the heck can I use this thing for

[@a1cjdc]

Thank you for your videos.

[@keltieem]

I’m so invested in this ice journey

[@allyfrasier6306]

😄This totally gave me the giggles. Thank you 😉

[@karthi8264]

Nice review

[@carminevelvet]

I love the Mars Volta! Sweet shirt

[@mirnagutierrez2830]

Oh my God.🤭 Thanks very much for the demostration

[@prudies.3375]

Oh, now this, I MUST see!

[@tonyk3887]

I got the OXO Good Grips No-Spill Ice Cube Tray!👍 I love it! It won't spill if it's tilted a little.

[@aaronderobles8224]

Awesome Mars Volta shirt!