Fred Cool Shooters Shot Glass Mold
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Fred Cool Shooters Shot Glass Mold
Customer Review: Fred's First Failure?
Summary: 3 Stars
Well, that's a bit strong, but this is the first Fred or Fred and Friends product that I have found to be obviously inferior to a competitor's product, in this case the Lushology Shot Glass Ice Mold.
With an alternative available the nits to pick here are a little larger. Fred's mold produces only 4 shot glasses: Lushology's, 12. What's more because Fred's mold freezes upside down getting a level, flat bottom on Fred's shot glasses requires care not to overfill the mold AND care in placing it exactly level in your freezer. In contrast since the Lushology mold freezes right side up, any irregularities will be formed on the lip not the bottom. An additional problem that can only develop in the soft silicone Fred mold is an ice bulge into the shot glass, reducing the capacity accordingly, though this seems to be reduced by care in not overfilling.
All in all not quite what I have come to expect from the wackiness experts.
Note: If this is your first introduction to Freds or Fred and Friends products, then I encourage you to check out the others because NOBODY is producing cleverer (or wackier) products for your kitchen or party needs. A small sampling of those that made me stop and smile (and long for) follows:
Fred and Friends Gin and Titonic
Fred Cool Jewels
Fred Zing! Catapult Spoon
Fred and Friends Finger Food
Fred 12-Ounce Pick Your Nose Paper Cups, Pack of 24
Fred Party People Chopsticks/Utensils, Set of 6
Fred Toothpick Holder, Ouch
Fred Holy Toast Stamper
Fred ABC Cookie Cutter
Customer Review: Cool and Novel...But Messy
Summary: 3 Stars
This is a fun and novel idea but has only limited use.
Obviously, ice melts and that poses some problems with serving, using and disposing of them. Drinking them is fun, but they get your fingers cold, slippery and wet. And if you've made it out of juice instead of water, you get cold, wet AND sticky. After using them you need a way to dispose of them quickly, because your guests are left holding an empty, cold, melting shot glass that they can't really set down anywhere or reuse (unless they have a glass to put it in and use as an ice cube).
One idea is to present a shot of liquor/liquid that complements what they're already drinking, so they can drop the ice shot glass (with or without the shot) into the cup. But even this requires careful coordination to make sure the cups are large enough and their glass isn't too full. The shot glasses are surprisingly heavy.
The last problem to mention is when the alcohol melts through the ice shot glass and starts spilling out the bottom. Sometimes this happens quickly, spilling the alcohol out onto the counter where you're pouring, or onto your hapless guest when you're handing it to them. I recommend using already-chilled alcohol to help slow that down, and to serve the filled shot glasses as quickly as possible.
Overall, these provide exactly what you expect from an ice shot glass. They're easy to make, look neat, offer some novelty but aren't good for more than a quick impression and a few minutes before melting becomes a reality.
Customer Review: As stated a million times already. A good novelty.
Summary: 3 Stars
Pros:
-Works great as a shot glass and you can make many of them for a more entertaining evening.
-Plenty of room between the bottom of the ice glass and the bottom of the inside liquid to prevent leakage.
Cons:
-Good only for a couple of shots
-Can't really set them down anywhere because they'll get the surfaces wet. Careful where you guests leave em.
-When opening the box initially, this thing STUNK with chemicals. Even after rinsing several times, smell didn't go away. I suggest making the shot glasses and popping them out after no more than 24 hours in the freezer. Just pop em out and flip em upside down in the freezer so no dust get's in.
Other items:
-They are kinda hard to pop out each one out but that's not really something big enough to be a con unless your making 100's of these.
Customer Review: Fun, but not that great
Summary: 3 Stars
I got these for laughs, mainly, and that is what they are for. The shot glass is thick and melts quickly. I forgot one on the table after "putting it down" and it melted, obviously.
The disappointment stems from the shape of the glass you consistently get. We've managed one set of decent ones and a number of crooked and awkwardly shaped figures. Now, we do it by layers. I 1/3 of an inch at a time.
It's a fun party item and a good gift, but you can live without it easily and save the $7.
Customer Review: Its Good if your only making 4
Summary: 3 Stars
For a fraternity party i made about 300 of these. The only place they dont melt is in the freezer, even in bags deep inside large coolers of ice these little guys melted to the point of uselessness. If your only maing 4 they are very impressive and add quite a bit of novlety. On average the shot glasses should last around 20 minutes at room temperature, handling room temperature alcohol. It also helps if you put these in the freezer for at least double the suggested time ( 8 or so hours)