The easiest way to crack ice might be to wrap it in a tea towel or napkin, or pile it into a plastic bag, and slam it to shards with a mallet or rolling pin, while pretending it's a former flame or your landlord.
Michael Dietsch is a barfly, boozehound, book hoarder, jazz fiend, and technographer. He has two cookbooks and writes about cocktails for Serious Eats.—crushed, cracked, and whole. This week, we'll go into a wee bit more detail about cracked ice and how to make it.
Why would you want to use cracked ice? Perhaps your whole ice cubes don't move smoothly in a mixing glass when you stir, or they're too bulky to be crushed in a blender. Or maybe you just like the texture of cracked ice in a beverage. The easiest way to crack ice might be to wrap it in a tea towel or napkin and slam it to shards with a mallet or rolling pin, while pretending it's a former flame or your landlord.
But if you just want to crack three or four cubes to stir a martini over, or you're looking to impress a date or guest with your flashy technique, try this nifty method forHold the bar spoon in your dominant hand, with the inside of the bowl of the spoon facing you. Whack the outer bowl of the spoon against the cube. Turn the cube in your hand so another face is exposed and whack again. Your spoon should strike the ice like so:You'll wind up with small shards of ice, larger slivers, and still-larger chunks. That's fine. The small shards will melt into your drink while you're stirring, providing dilution, and the slivers and chunks will stay pretty solid, providing chill.
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