How the Five Compare on the Numbers
A freezer tray that comes apart is a different object from one that does not. Washing it is a different job, a cracked part is a replaceable part rather than a dead tray, and filling it is easier when the insert lifts out. So the useful question on this shelf is not how many cubes arrive but how many separate pieces do, and which of them the maker says will separate.
These five answer it very differently. CiCixixi names five separate items in one box and calls its trays detachable. KH866 publishes 18 slots that lift out and a detachable insert. NFK adds a storage bin to its trays and lid. Tvmania and LYQOQYL are plain trays whose only separable part is the lid, and both call that lid removable.
What the table cannot tell you is whether any separate part can be bought again. None of these five publishes a replacement slot, lid, stand or bin, so a detachable part is only easier to wash, not easier to replace. Four of the five publish no temperature figure at all, and two publish no figure for the tray itself, only for the box it ships in.
The Kits That Arrive in Pieces
CiCixixi Names Five Separate Items
CiCixixi publishes the longest parts list here. Its first bullet names two stainless steel trays, a sturdy stand, an easy release handle, premium ice tongs and an ice pick, and its title calls the trays detachable. That is five kinds of item against two on three of these picks, and it is the only pick that supplies a tool for handling the ice once it is out.
The stand is the part that changes the storage question, because the listing states that it holds both trays neatly in the freezer and stacks. It publishes 18 cubes per tray, a built-in lever on each one, food-grade 304 stainless steel, and 11.61 by 4.72 by 4.72 in with fields that agree. At 3.11 lb it is the heaviest pick here, against 0.6 lb on the Tvmania trays.
KH866 Takes the Slots Out One by One
KH866 is the only pick whose compartments come out. Its release bullet states a strong lever handle that cracks and releases the ice without twisting or banging, and then that the 18 removable slots allow smooth release and faster ice production. Its cleaning bullet states a detachable insert structure, which is the same claim written from the sink rather than from the freezer.
It also supplies six ice clips alongside the two trays. Its own sentence gives 28.5 cm by 12 cm by 3 cm, or 11.2 inches on the long side, and its dimension fields carry those three figures converted and in a different order, with the 11.2 in figure sitting in the height slot. It publishes food-grade 304 stainless steel and 2.47 lb.
A Bin, a Lid and a Pair of Notches
NFK Adds a Storage Bin to the Trays
NFK is the only pick here that publishes a part for the ice rather than for the water. Its lid bullet states a fitted lid that blocks freezer odors and then that the included storage bin holds extra cubes for later use, which turns four trays into a supply rather than a batch. Nothing else in this group ships a second container.
It is also the only pick that says how the lid opens, stating side notches that make it easy to lift, and it gives two release options, a press on the soft silicone bottom or a twist. It publishes 48 cubes in total and 12 per tray, the higher of the two totals published here against 30 on the Tvmania set, a cube of 1.7 by 1.1 by 0.8 in, and 0.88 lb.
Tvmania Publishes the Tray and the Cube
Tvmania is the plainest set here and the best measured. Its lid is the only separable part, and the listing calls it removable in the title and a lid that seals tightly in the bullet. What it does instead of parts is publish figures: 7.3 by 5.1 by 1.2 inches for the tray and 1.5 by 1.2 by 0.7 inches for one cube, in the same bullet.
It is the only pick in this group publishing a temperature range, stating -40 F to 428 F and that the trays can be microwaved as well as frozen, and compatibility with a dishwasher, a refrigerator and a freezer. It states 15 cubes per tray for 30 across the set of two, a twist and push release from the bottom, and 0.6 lb.
What a Removable Lid Does Not Cover
LYQOQYL Publishes the Lid and Very Little Else
LYQOQYL makes the same single claim as Tvmania and supports it with less. Its first bullet states a set of three silicone trays with removable lids making 15 ice cubes per tray, and its storage bullet states that the protective lids keep cubes fresh and prevent spills. Beyond the word removable, the listing names no part and no mechanism.
It is the only pick here with no cleaning method and no temperature figure. Its temperature bullet says the tray withstands extreme freezer temperatures while staying flexible, which is a sentence with no number in it, and its release bullet offers flexible silicone rather than a lever, a press or a twist. It publishes 0.6 lb and a box of 5.12 by 1.18 by 7.28 in.
Where the Published Figures Argue With the Words
Two of these five publish no figure for a tray at all. NFK and LYQOQYL both carry empty dimension fields and a box figure instead, and the LYQOQYL box reads 1.18 in on one side, which is thinner than three stacked trays with lids on. That figure is the carton, and this page quotes it only as the carton.
The KH866 fields are the other case worth naming. They read 1.2 by 4.7 by 11.2 in while the maker’s own sentence gives 28.5 cm by 12 cm by 3 cm, so the three figures are the same measurement with the long one filed as a height. Two of these five weigh 0.6 lb each, so no weight ranking separates the Tvmania and LYQOQYL trays.
Which One Fits Your Kitchen
You want every part the job needs. CiCixixi names two trays, a stand, a release handle, tongs and an ice pick, with detachable trays and a lever on each. It publishes 18 cubes per tray and 11.61 by 4.72 by 4.72 in.
You want the compartments out for washing. KH866 publishes 18 removable slots and a detachable insert, with a lever handle and six ice clips. Its own sentence gives 28.5 cm by 12 cm by 3 cm, or 11.2 inches on the long side.
You want somewhere to keep the cubes. NFK publishes four trays, a fitted lid with side notches and a storage bin for extra cubes, with 48 cubes in total at 12 per tray and a cube of 1.7 by 1.1 by 0.8 in.
You want the figures before the parts. Tvmania publishes 7.3 by 5.1 by 1.2 inches for the tray and 1.5 by 1.2 by 0.7 inches for a cube, with -40 F to 428 F. Its removable lid is its only separable part.
You want three trays and nothing to lose. LYQOQYL publishes three silicone trays with removable lids at 15 cubes per tray and 0.6 lb. It publishes no tray figure, no cleaning method and no temperature number.
What We Could Not Verify
Six things a reader who wants a tray in pieces would want, and no listing among these five supplies.
- A replacement slot, lid, stand or bin sold separately by any of these five.
- Whether the KH866 removable slots can go in a dishwasher once they are out of the insert.
- A temperature figure from four of these five, where only one publishes a range.
- A figure for the tray itself from NFK or LYQOQYL, both of which publish only a box.
- Any cleaning instruction at all from LYQOQYL, where the other four name a method.
- Whether the NFK storage bin has a lid of its own, since only the tray lid is described.
