The answer has always been that I just keep using the same plastic ice trays that I owned before I started Fake Plastic Fish. I know, I know. I don’t like to put food in plastic because of possible chemicals leaching. But it’s my understanding that chemicals leach more from plastic when it is heated and that plastic interacts more with fats in foods. So I figured freezing water in plastic was safe.
Is it? I honestly don’t know. And since so many people have asked about a plastic-free option for ice, I decided to try out the stainless steel ice cube tray sold by Fake Plastic Fish advertiser, NoPlastic.Ca, a Canadian company that sells all kinds of plastic-free home alternatives. I asked the owner Ramin to send me a tray to review, and here it is:
We had a metal ice tray like this when I was growing up. I think ours might have been made out of aluminum. My mom hated it and was happy to switch to the new plastic trays because she had a problem lifting up the lever to release the ice. But I had no problem at all with this one. I used a towel in both hands, holding down one end with my left hand and lifting the lever with my right.
Beth Terry writes about finding alternatives to plastic and tracks her own plastic consumption and plastic waste at www.FakePlasticFish.com. Why Fake Plastic Fish? "Because if we don't solve our plastic problem, they could be the only kind of fish we have left." Please stop by and leave a comment!
Ken O. says:
That looks neat.
What did people do before refrigeration? I suppose they took occasional ice block deliveries from the milk delivery man. And before that?
Most people in the world still don't have access to refrigeration but they seem to be doing well.