Frequently Asked Questions about our reusable ice sculpture molds

Are the ice sculpture molds reusable??

YES!!! Icecraft's internationally registered patented moulding system and designs (registered in more than 23 major countries) and the quality materials and expertise used in their manufacture guarantee the purchaser years of use and the production of hundreds of ice sculptures from each Icecraft ice sculpture mould.

About Water Quality for ice molds

Water qualities vary around the world but almost all water supplies approved for drinking will give great results. If the water is very inferior, there are many inexpensive filters available (cotton, charcoal, carbon etc. through which to run the water when filling the ice sculpture moulds.) Crystal clear ice sculptures are usually only achieved by circulating the water with small pumps as it freezes. 99% of customers around the world are happy with the results they get without going to that extra trouble. Top hotels and establishments in over 110 countries are using these the normal, easy, 'fill & forget' way and are delighted with the results.

Freezer Rooms

 You must use a freezer room (or chest freezer for smaller pieces) - a cold room will only chill, not freeze. Freezing times vary according to the temperature setting of the freezer and whether the freezer doors are constantly being opened and closed - minus 20°C is probably the most common temperature setting. As a rough guide allow about 24 hours for moulds of lesser volume, 48 hours for medium size and 72 hours for the large ones. Filling the moulds with pre-chilled water (or pouring the water into the mould onto some crushed ice) will shorten the freezing time considerably.

Colouring Ice Sculptures

Colouring Ice Sculptures easily tinted by just adding a few drops of food colouring when filling the mould. It is best to keep the colour very light so that it 'fuses in' and retains the delicate icy look.

Enhancing your Ice Sculptures

The display of flowers, fruit, bottles of wine, even balloons - chefs will have a million ideas - they are trained for this. If you wish you may un mould the ice sculpture before fully frozen - the hollow thus made in the base allows you to light the sculpture from inside its base section.

Lasting Time on Display of ice sculptures

This is influenced by a number of factors such as
(a) The temperature setting of the freezer from which the sculpture came
(b) The distance travelled to the venue
(c) The conditions at venue - (air conditioned room or hot marquee in summer?)
(d) The size and configuration of the sculpture etc. However, years of feed-back from end-users indicates a very high degree of satisfaction as to lasting-time.

One hopes that some of the smaller pieces are seen at their best by the guests during the first couple of hours — others like the Sailfish and the Classic Swan will still look great 5 to 6 hours later.
Note: When your beautiful ice sculpture has cost you only about $5 to produce from an Icecraft mould, the pain at finally seeing it melt away is negligible!

Value of our reusable ice sculpture moulds

Icecraft reusable ice sculpture molds  are not a cheap item but they are exceptionally good value - we know of no other product in the world which can so quickly re-pay its purchase price - (usually about 6 turns of the mould will achieve this). Icecraft's moulds are covered by a 2 year guarantee but will continue to save money/create profits for years more after that with just minimal care.

Know-how - making an ice sculpture

So simple to use - ANYONE can do it! Just use commonsense - follow the simple instructions… Assemble the mould inner lining and the outer casing, fill with water - leave to freeze - remove from freezer and unmould. You can contact us 24hrs a day/ 7 days a week for helpful advice if needed.

Store Ready made ice sculptures

Sculptures can be made in advance from the 1 mould and stored in the freezer room. As long as the freezer room is efficient, these can be stored for many weeks and will remain in good condition if covered with plastic bags so that the air flow form the blowers/fans is not blowing onto the surface of the ice which can erode detail.

Litreages/Volumes/Weight of ice sculptures

We have a separate info sheet with the volume of all our pieces listed (from which you can calculate weight of ice also.)

Drip Trays for display of ice sculptures

Click here to view Icecraft's own range of attractive drip trays to suit all reusable ice sculpture molds.

Freezer Blankets

To wrap around and preserve the sculptures during delivery to a venue but is also handy within the hotel for draping over sculptures or seafood etc 'til the guests come in, preserving the detail and extending its useful display time. Just soak in water, then freeze. The freezer blanket is reusable.

Custom Ice Sculpture Moulds

We can give a quote on any design required. As a guide, if the design is not going to be included in our range, and remains exclusive to the client, then we cannot recover set-up costs over a large number of sales. Consequently the price is usually two to three times the cost of a standard mould. This covers sculpting, making of the master-mould, re-engineering if required after freezer testing and supply of the first mould. Any further moulds of that design are then provided to the client at a substantial reduction.

"Can I set up my own business producing and delivering the ready-made ice sculptures?"

Certainly. We ask no franchising or license fees to use the technology, no royalties, no minimum purchases of moulds, no obligations re your pricing structures etc. We offer advice and assistance all the way.