[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":46},["ShallowReactive",2],{"gear-/gear/ice/tovolo-sphere-ice-mold":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"affiliate":6,"body":7,"brand":24,"category":25,"description":26,"extension":27,"featured":28,"image":29,"meta":30,"navigation":31,"path":32,"price":33,"publishedAt":34,"rating":35,"seo":36,"stem":37,"tags":38,"__hash__":45},"gear/gear/ice/tovolo-sphere-ice-mold.md","Tovolo Sphere Ice Molds (2.5-Inch)","https://example.com/affiliate/tovolo-sphere-ice-molds",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":20},"minimark",[10,14,17],[11,12,13],"p",{},"Large-format ice is not an affectation — it is functional engineering. A single 2.5-inch ice sphere has dramatically less surface area relative to its volume than a standard ice cube tray produces, which means it melts more slowly, dilutes your spirit more gradually, and keeps the drink cold without watering it down before you finish it. For a well-made Old Fashioned or a whisky served on the rocks, the difference between standard ice and a large sphere is a materially better drink from first sip to last.",[11,15,16],{},"Tovolo's sphere molds are the practical answer for home bars that want this result without the investment in a commercial directional freezing setup. Each mold produces a single 2.5-inch sphere from a two-piece silicone assembly that aligns reliably and releases cleanly after a brief thaw at room temperature — about 30 seconds out of the freezer is enough. The silicone is food-safe and odor-neutral, which matters because ice picks up refrigerator smells rapidly. A set of two molds running continuously produces enough spheres for a serious evening of whisky drinking if you start freezing a day ahead.",[11,18,19],{},"The spheres produced by consumer silicone molds will have some cloudiness at the center — caused by dissolved gases and impurities freezing inward from all surfaces simultaneously — but this does not affect flavor or melt rate in any meaningful way. If optical clarity is a priority, directional freezing tools are available at higher cost. For most home bartenders, Tovolo's result is more than satisfactory and the molds are dishwasher safe, stack flat in a freezer drawer, and last indefinitely without degrading.",{"title":21,"searchDepth":22,"depth":22,"links":23},"",2,[],"Tovolo","Ice","Silicone sphere molds that produce crystal-clear 2.5-inch ice balls — the format that chills a whisky or Old Fashioned while melting slowly enough to preserve the drink across a full 30-minute sip.","md",false,"https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0808/9862/1474/files/22039-200_01_S2-Tennis-Ball-Ice-Molds_SILO-3.jpg?v=1765995892",{},true,"/gear/ice/tovolo-sphere-ice-mold",22,"2026-02-20",85,{"title":5,"description":26},"gear/ice/tovolo-sphere-ice-mold",[39,40,41,42,43,44],"ice","ice molds","sphere","large format ice","whisky","old fashioned","2IlNBt0ITlzXZCA50BHoTPwzwNiMAiIWAGk74lkl0uQ",1772793698647]