ICE! Seriously.

So Europe in general does not seem to be very into ice. Not only is there no icemaker in my freezer, there are no ice trays. There are also no ice trays in the stores nor are there bags of ice that you can buy.

I was discussing this with my Danish family at dinner last night, and Anette immediately runs to the kitchen and returns to hand me a pile of blue bags with a look of “oh well here you go”. I did not see any ice, so needless to say, I was pretty confused.

So here it is: the most AMAZING invention I have ever seen. My host dad Jørgen is always telling me about the great things Danes have invented (Lego, Skype, the little mermaid) and he has somehow never thought to mention this.

So here’s how it works. First, you fill the bag with water.

Then, it seals itself. I am not kidding. You just fill it up and when you turn it upside down nothing spills. Then you put it in the freezer.

Then you freeze it. After its frozen, you pull it apart.

Then you have a pile of ice that can be used to chill beverages of your choice. Im a little bit excited.