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Meltdown Ice

Melt.
Mold.
Behold.

The perfect ice from the perfect device!

Minimize drink dilution without sacrificing chill power with ice balls made by the Meltdown®Solid Copper Ice Ball Press
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Beware the square. Cheer the sphere.

The sphere is the perfect shape for the ice in your drink. Compared to ice cubes, an ice sphere (ice ball), subjects 24% less surface area to the drink. This means less drink dilution for the same amount of chill power. Meltdown Is The Perfect Solution to Dilution Pollution.

Meltdown is the ultimate ice ball press.

Made from 99.8% solid copper, Meltdown makes exquisite ice balls. Copper is 1.7 times more conductive than aluminum and three times heavier. So, when you unleash Meltdown, the extreme conductivity and weight of the solid copper press boldly melts and molds the ice.

99.8% Solid Copper Construction

Meltdown is made from a billet of 99.8% pure, solid copper which is the ultimate material for conduction and weight, two keys to making an ice ball press work. Other ice ball makers are typically made of less expensive aluminum but copper is 1.7 times more conductive than aluminum and over three times heavier!

TrickleDown™ Cascade Grooves

As Meltdown performs, melting water cascades down the side walls within four TrickleDown grooves that are designed into the side of the Meltdown base. These grooves guide two “speed bumps” on the inside of the Meltdown cover as it descends. This design allows you and your guests to observe the ice cylinder-to-ice ball transformation in action while also serving to direct the meltwater.

CatchAll™ Base captures meltwater for easy disposal

As Meltdown transforms the cylinder of ice into a sphere and the runoff meltwater cascades down the sides, the water is captured in Meltdown’s CatchAll Base from which you can pour it out when the ice ball making process is complete.
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HoverCover™ Pinless Design for smooth operation

Ordinary ice ball makers utilize pins to guide their cover as it descends. These pins are susceptible to damage if the device is ever dropped. If at all misaligned, they can also cause an annoying and limiting back-and-forth chatter. Meltdown’s HoverCover Pinless Design employs a clever groove system to guide the HoverCover in its descent which is far more effective than problematic pins.

Comes with one Vamoose

The Mogul comes with one Vamoose Clear Ice Device. Fill with water to level line and freeze. Place this ice into Meltdown to create an amazingly clear ice ball.
price: $995 – $1,495 Monogramming Available ($300)
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Aluminum
All-Black
Aluminum
All-Black

All-Aluminum Wide Body Design

Lighter weight but still highly conductive all-aluminum construction with enlarged wide-base design for maximum conductive performance.

Catch-All Base

Channels and catches meltwater.

Pinless HoverCover Design for smooth operation

Same clever pinless groove system eliminates chattering and potential for damage

Comes with one Vamoose

Chubby comes with one Vamoose Clear Ice Device. Fill with water to level line and freeze. Place this ice into Meltdown to create an amazingly clear ice ball.
price: $995 – $1,295 Monogramming Available ($300)
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Copper Topper
Copper Topper
Copper Topper
Copper Topper
Copper Topper
Copper Topper
Copper Topper
Copper Topper

99.8% Solid Copper Hover Cover

You get the weighty performance of the solid copper HoverCover

All-Aluminum Catch-All Base

The all-aluminum base reduces overall weight yet still channels and catches melt water

Pinless Design for smooth operation

Clever groove system guides the cover’s descent, eliminating the potential for damage and chattering caused by pins

Comes with one Vamoose

The Copper Topper comes with one Vamoose Clear Ice Device. Fill with water to level line and freeze. Place this ice into Meltdown to create an amazingly clear ice ball.
price: $1,295 Monogramming Available ($300)
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PATENT PENDING

How Meltdown works

To use Meltdown, simply slide the HoverCover off, place the ice cylinder and replace the cover. Due to the weight and conduction, Meltdown begins the ice ball making process immediately with zero effort needed by you. In roughly a minute (assuming the device is room temperature), you’ll have a beautiful spherical ice ball that’s ready to be deployed into your drink.

Meltdown works best when it is at room temperature or warmer. If making multiple ice balls, either let Meltdown warm up between each pressing or run it under warm water until it is no longer cold.

Pinless design makes for flawless, long-lasting performance

Most ice ball presses use pins that emanate from the base onto which the top of the press fits and down which it travels. This is a simple way to make an ice ball press, but it has two potential flaws.

First, in many cases, you’ll get some “chattering” as the top of the press descends. This is because the ice does not melt uniformly, and if the pins are not perfectly aligned, especially over time, the top of the press catches on the pins. Second, If you ever drop your ice ball press, these pins are likely to get bent or be damaged as they are the weak point of the design.

Meltdown features a pinless design in which the cover rides in grooves built into the Meltdown base. This design is far easier to align and is not prone to chattering or accidental damage.

A cold, hard surprise made right before your eyes

As Meltdown makes an ice ball, meltwater is channeled down the sides of the device along four TrickleDown Cascade grooves designed into the sidewall. This allows you and your guests to watch the cascading meltwater and the ice ball making process in action and, at the end, see the ice ball revealed for use in your drink of choice.

The runoff water is captured in Meltdown’s CatchAll Base from which you can pour it away before making another ice ball. Because copper holds the cold, you may want to either let Meltdown warm some on its own or run it under warm water prior to making additional ice balls. Of course, you can pre-make and freeze ice balls, too.

Engraved Monogramming

Available on all Meltdown Models

The only thing better than a Meltdown Ice Ball Press is one with your initials (or the initials of the person to whom you are giving the Meltdown)!
  • Up to 3 characters can be engraved
  • Choose between Sans-Serif and Serif fonts
  • Letters will be 1.8” tall at center 1.5″ at ends