Frozen cubes are a pain

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  1. marlinman

    marlinman Zoanthid

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    Is it just me or is it a royal pain to get some of these frozen cubes out of their packages. I feel sorry for the women who have to get them out especially with long nails. I know this is petty but come on... Someone has to come up with a better method. Could it be that my freezer is too cold? Anyhow, anyone with the same feeling about this?
     
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  3. WuWu

    WuWu Feather Star

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    Lol just push them from the clear side you don't even need to remove the foil
     
  4. Night-Rida

    Night-Rida Finback Whale

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    cut foil side with knife, and push the other plastic side with your thumb.. also can run the package under some warm water for a few seconds before doing that..
     
  5. stepho

    stepho Panda Puffer

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    Longer nails would make it easier I think. You can trace around the cube with your finger nail to cut the foil then push it through from the other side. Is that how you do it?

    I don't recommend this. I used to do it but sometimes the foil peels back to far and uncovers another cube.
     
  6. marlinman

    marlinman Zoanthid

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    LOL!;D Honestly I've been doing this for years. I do like the idea of running warm water over them first. I really think that my freezer is too cold also.
     
  7. UnderTheSea

    UnderTheSea Feather Duster

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    Just push it out from the side without foil. You don't have to cut the foil, pushing it should break through the foil.
     
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  9. marlinman

    marlinman Zoanthid

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    I don't think I want to use a knife in case it slips...
     
  10. jakeh24

    jakeh24 Pajama Cardinal

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    i just use scissors. i cut off 1 cube then slice the foil open and push it through from the plastic side.
     
  11. kcbrad

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    haha I hate getting the frozen food ready! It's so annoying. I let the food sit out for a couple minutes and then the cubes easily push out of the package.
     
  12. Barbarossa

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    I generally go after the entire package with a big hammer. Once it is smashed into tiny pieces, it comes right out. This is America, there is no such thing as too much force.