Many people love eating ice directly without using in water, juice or inside the blender.
And that’s how they know their ice has a bad taste and nothing like an actual ice.
You’ll never notice the taste of the ice when combined with water or juice but as soon as you crush from your teeth you’ll notice that immediately.
In this post, we’ll talk about the reasons as to why your ice has a bad taste and how we can resolve it with a few simple hacks.
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Why Does My Ice Taste Bad?
Here are the 5 reasons why your ice is in bad taste:
1. Dirty Water (Or Tap Water)
You might be using the dirty source of water or perhaps direct tap water which you didn’t like the taste of already.
2. Dirty Ice Tray
You forgot to wash the ice tray thoroughly before refilling the water. The leftover residue on top of your ice tray might be another cause in your bad tasting ice.
3. Dirty Water Filter
The filter that you’re using might be the cause of the bad ice taste. If that’s the case consider changing your water filter to solve the issue.
4. Old Ice Cubes
Sometimes all you need to do is to refill fresh set of ice cubes in the freezer. Try doing this, and you might feel the difference if that was your issue.
5. Unwrapped Ice Tray
There are some ice trays available in the market which comes with the lid to cover the top. This way all the smell from other food can’t be absorbed in your ice cube and thus giving you a fresh and pure ice flavor.
Hacks You Need To Know About…
Another way to beat the bad taste in your ice is by making custom mild flavored ice cubes which are not only refreshing but can be added in any drink you’d like as it as mild flavor and will it completely change the flavor of your drink instead it’ll enhance the flavor of your drink.
Hack #1: Honey + Mint Flavor
This cube is on a sweet side. If you love sweet more than the sour than consider making these delicious ice cubes. You can add small parts of mint leaves in it as well or just add the extract to make the crystal clear cubes instead.
Hack #2 – Cucumber + Lemon
This cube is on a sour side. If you love sour more than the sweet considering making these delicious ice cubes. Refreshing taste of both the lemon and cucumber will really give you a feel of joy.
Wrapping It Up
These are a few reasons why your ice has a bad taste. Make sure you follow the steps discussed above and diagnose which one is causing the most problem in your case. Get rid of that specific problem after diagnosing it and voila you’ve made it!