A futile search for ready-made root beer popsicles in my small town, and desire to control ingredients in other flavors (apple juice, orange juice, grape juice, peach juice, and lemonade) led me to search for and order this popsicle mold. Reading reviews and asking questions helped us have success on our first filling/freezing since no instructions for use accompany the kit (place mold in a cake pan or other sturdy dish befor filling and while freezing, as the silicone is wobbly and can easily spill when full; fill molds nearly to the top"”within 1/8-1/4"; don't push popsicle sticks as far as they can go or you'll have too short a handle to hold; freeze overnight"”probably at least 8 hours). You'll want to order more popsicle sticks right away as those should be discarded after a single use. The kit comes with cellophane bags, but we're storing the unmolded popsicles in snack-size ziplock bags (long versus wide, so short zipper relative to length of the bag) and leaving the bags in the freezer to be refilled, for less plastic waste. Very tasty and the finished popsicles look just like some you could purchase at a grocery store. This mold is so much easier than the ones we used to use (a tray that held individual plastic molds with reusable plastic handles for a total of over a dozen individual pieces needing to be kept together and washed before the next batch of popsicles could be made). The price is well worth the investment, no more buying popsicles in warm weather and getting them home only to discover they've melted and lost their shape. The popsicles slide out easily when made with beverages listed above (haven't made any dairy/creamy popsicles, so can't comment on the molds' ease of use for those).

This product works well overall, however it takes a bit of getting used to on how much water to put in and about 1/3 of the cubes break in half so you loose the cylindrical shape of the cube.

I got this last night and have already started my second round. There are two trays so I did one with water and did one for coffee and obsessed! Round two is freezing now and I'm so happy I purchased these.

I don't use a lot of ice cubes... correction, I didn't use a lot of ice cubes before, but these are great, and they fit in my thermos so well. The treys are easy to use and kind of fun too (I happen to be easily amused by some things). I will probably buy another set soon to keep up with my ice cube use.

I like the round ice balls these make! These are so fun! Good buy!