Has anyone else seen this happen? Whenever I fill up my ice cube trays, they are brimming with water. When they freeze, they are even more brimming, so I have nice big ice cubes. Now, the only thing I use ice cubes for is scotch, so a couple of ice cube trays will last me several weeks.
It seems that over the period of a couple weeks, my ice cubes always go from huge (after freezing) and slowly start shrinking. Obviously, my freezer is below freezing temps. So logic would dictate that there is something in the ice cube other than water that is evaporating... but this doesn't really make sense. I mean, the ice cubes shrink to less than half of their original volume. Any ideas? I just found this curious so I figured I'd pick your brains with it too.
If it matters for the sake of discussion, I do use tap water for my ice trays, and our taps are fed by a well. The water is softened and filtered, but it is well water nonetheless.
It seems that over the period of a couple weeks, my ice cubes always go from huge (after freezing) and slowly start shrinking. Obviously, my freezer is below freezing temps. So logic would dictate that there is something in the ice cube other than water that is evaporating... but this doesn't really make sense. I mean, the ice cubes shrink to less than half of their original volume. Any ideas? I just found this curious so I figured I'd pick your brains with it too.
If it matters for the sake of discussion, I do use tap water for my ice trays, and our taps are fed by a well. The water is softened and filtered, but it is well water nonetheless.