Ice cube bags

[ffutures]

For work I need to make some sterile ice; basically, start out with boiled distilled water and freeze it in a clean container. Open ice cube trays won't do, so I want to get the special bags that are used to make cubes.

The problem is that the ones Waitrose sell leave the ice stuck inside the plastic pockets of the bag - it's difficult to get them out without contaminating them. But in the past (and I mean a LONG time ago) I've used bags like this that were designed so that the plastic separated easily, you shook or squeezed them and had a bag full of ice cubes that could just be tipped out.

I really can't remember who sells these; does anyone know? In the UK, of course!

Comments

[frandowdsofa.livejournal.com]

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/F/product/10942

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Yes, they're the ones. But they were about a third that price and I bought them in a supermarket. If I could only remember which one!

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Actually, I think I may have bought packs of 20, not 50, the first time.

Thanks, I'll order some!

[chuk-g.livejournal.com]

Would a tray that also had a lid be any good? We have Tupperware ones, I'm not sure if that's any help.

I guess autoclaving the ice after you take it out isn't really an option...

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Not really ;-)

Those bags should be fine - it's just a comparison of different ice (made with tap water, boiled water, water that's been exposed to the air for a few days, etc.) to see if bacteria really can be spread by ice cubes.