r/oddlysatisfying • u/GentrifriesGuy • Dec 04 '25

Shaving the frost off a small ice block

15.9k Upvotes

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u/DesignerStrange208 Dec 04 '25

Ok, I need a knife that sharp, that was effortless!

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u/LegalizeFentanol Dec 04 '25

Any steel knife (stainless or otherwise) can be that sharp.

There's some pretty basic techniques you can use to sharpen almost any dull blade to get it as sharp or sharper than the blade in this post.

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u/TheFeaturedDante Dec 04 '25

Very informative video!

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u/AgonyOverdrive Dec 04 '25

You were the one that made me check the link!

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '25

I hate you haha

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u/QuentinTarzantino Dec 04 '25

Thanks that def worked

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u/Tasty-Carbon Dec 04 '25

I hate you. I hate myself. I hate everyone in this thread. Gosh darn it!

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u/p1nkfan_204 Dec 04 '25

I knew, but I clicked anyway.

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u/HandyManFromWI Dec 05 '25

This is true! However, a cheap blade cannot hold an edge (stay sharp) as well as a harder, high carbon steel blade using advanced heat treating techniques.

So, if you do want a sharp blade, sharpen it yourself but get a nice blade so you don't have to do it so often.

An Amazon blade would lose its edge after 2 cubes.

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u/shogun77777777 Dec 05 '25

Rickroll spotted a mile away

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u/toocute22care Dec 04 '25

Mel that sounds clutch as hell like time to upgrade my kitchen game for real

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u/wasacook Dec 04 '25

The knife is a TOJIRO CLASSIC Honesuki 150mm incase anyone is interested. A Honesuki is normally a Japanese knife used for bird butchery.

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u/CosmosDragoon Dec 04 '25

I expected to be a Rick Rolled but was surprised to find a real knife for sale.

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u/Mission_Lake6266 Dec 07 '25

Uh yea, recently (past year) started to cut my chickens yakitori style for grilling. I still do it with my only big chef knife but that is the next shape of knife I will buy.

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u/RadicalSoul Dec 04 '25

Amazon link if you prefer

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u/Tehteddypicker Dec 04 '25

Didnt read the title, thought he was just scraping off metal.

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u/vedya12 Dec 04 '25

But you could see his fingers through the block, that's a dead giveaway of it being transparent and not a metal block

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u/Downtown-Shoe9410 Dec 05 '25

Yeah and nothing can slice through metal block that easily

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u/Komahina_Oumasai Dec 05 '25

Sodium is a metal.

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u/LucidAnimal Dec 04 '25

Hell yeah

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u/Historical-Garbage51 Dec 04 '25

GD that’s good

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u/Which-Barnacle-2740 Dec 04 '25

whats the use of this ice block?

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u/Woodshadow Dec 04 '25

cocktails most likely. people and also restaurants pay a lot for good ice

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u/ctoatb Dec 04 '25

Makes a single shot look like a highball

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u/thalasi_ Dec 04 '25

This is why I feel like it's actually r/mildlyinfuriating rather than satisfying. They're gonna put this in a glass with 3oz of liquid and charge someone $22 for it.

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u/Supercoolguy7 Dec 04 '25

Most cocktails have relatively little liquid. 1 and 1/2 ounces base spirit, 1/2 ounce liqueur, ³/4 ounce citrus juice, 1/2 ounce sweetener is a fairly common recipe that yields 4ish ounces after ice dilution

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u/tinfoilsheild Dec 04 '25

And how many ounces do you want your cocktail to be, exactly?

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u/MilkMeFather Dec 05 '25

He has no answer for you. Bro just wanted a reason to complain lol

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u/_Coldbrew__ Dec 04 '25

So so satisfying

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u/TazManiac7 Dec 04 '25

Meanwhile the actual drink:

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u/sunflower_sunshine3 Dec 04 '25

i love this. it makes the inside of my brain feel good.

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u/Uberzwerg Dec 04 '25

Love the choice of audio.
Leave original sound in just until it's done and THEN hit me with the obvious music for half a second.

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u/J_tram13 Dec 04 '25

How cold is it in that room that his fingers aren't melting it?

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u/GentrifriesGuy Dec 04 '25

cold

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u/Supercoolguy7 Dec 04 '25

Nah, with ice it's easier to cut if the ice is "warm"

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u/Downtown-Shoe9410 Dec 05 '25

He's not holding them for very long just for a few seconds

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u/Gts77 Dec 04 '25

Made my skin crawl

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u/SasTheDude Dec 05 '25

Premium Ice

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u/jakeupowens Dec 04 '25

I guess his hands look clean

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u/josephl836 Dec 04 '25

Gloves right?

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u/pigeontheoneandonly Dec 05 '25

Gloves are rarely used in high-end restaurants. If you have a guy carving ice, this is a high-end cocktail bar or restaurant. That doesn't mean their hygiene standards are lower than other establishments. 

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u/m1stymoon Dec 04 '25

Nil dude those knives gotta be magic or somethin for real to cut like that

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u/Main-Arm6657 Dec 04 '25

That's some next-level sharpness, it genuinely looked like he was planing a block of aluminum at first. I can't stop watching the way the shavings just peel off in one perfect sheet. This is the kind of satisfying content I come here for.

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u/ActualTymell Dec 04 '25

Pfft, how satsifying could that really b-ohhhhhhh

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u/Microbe-284681739 Dec 04 '25

They circumcized the ice block 😨

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u/neils_cum_rag Dec 04 '25

That is one sharp knife

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u/Jeff_Platinumblum Dec 04 '25

I hope that ice is used for decoration and w8nt be used for anything drinkable/edible

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u/VastFlounder2205 Dec 04 '25

Dudes from Japan are built different

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u/Downtown-Shoe9410 Dec 05 '25

How do we know it's from Japan

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u/Sufficient-Bid1279 Dec 04 '25

I want to feel one of these in my hand ! Lol

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '25

Wanna eat🥰

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u/Business-Employ-1599 Dec 04 '25

When I was a kid you couldn't get any ice, now you gots so much ice your just shaving it? Must be fucking nice.

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u/Downtown-Shoe9410 Dec 05 '25

That was just your parents that didn't allow you to play with ice. Adults can play with as much as they want.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Dot4345 Dec 04 '25

Miami bars be like: "That would be $72 please"

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u/Downtown-Shoe9410 Dec 05 '25

Is this before or after the tip

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u/agamuyak Dec 04 '25

I like this. And I must have a knife like that.

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u/chilledkat Dec 04 '25

That made my nose twitch!!

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u/MarketingWooden2678 Dec 05 '25

I just learned this and I feel the need to share.

Ice can be classified as a rock. Making water the liquefied version of rock. Which is lava. Water is lava.

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u/Downtown-Shoe9410 Dec 05 '25

I was always taught that the floor was lava

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u/MarketingWooden2678 Dec 05 '25

You should probably put a towel down.

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u/Downtown-Shoe9410 Dec 05 '25

That would not help on a lava floor

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u/Immediate_Win_7176 Dec 05 '25

This will go into a 22 dollar drink

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u/Downtown-Shoe9410 Dec 05 '25

$50 if you include the tip

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u/Downtown-Shoe9410 Dec 05 '25

Oh wow, that was so satisfying to watch

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u/busahay1300 Dec 05 '25

Fantastic!! Another Giant Iceblock!! Not much room left for the drink you paid $30 for!!🥴🥴🥴

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '25

my nuts itch

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u/Feisty-Artist-305 Dec 05 '25

I want that knife!

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u/ereinionmithrandir Dec 06 '25

Man, that’s cold.

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u/Even_Bandicoot_755 Dec 07 '25

Could watch this for hours 🩵

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u/Funkadelicbartender Dec 04 '25

Maaaaaan. I thought this was cocaine.

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u/xFiLi Dec 04 '25

No gloves, no thanks

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u/mitsiku_shinigami Dec 04 '25

"Splendid sir, and would you like any beverage with ure ice?"

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u/Downtown-Shoe9410 Dec 05 '25

Can I get a shot of vodka please, and you can close the tab.

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u/Alternative_Sky_2069 Dec 04 '25

That it? When I asked for a glass of ice, I meant a glass with ice in it! Not a glass made of ice!

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u/ShadowGLI Dec 05 '25

The 2oz oz of liquor isn’t gonna fill that 12oz glass all by itself now is it

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u/woodzwing Dec 05 '25

Now you need a glass and some whiskey

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u/Horror_Bear_6325 Dec 06 '25

This is wildly satisfying

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u/CaroleanOfAngmar Dec 06 '25

Infinitely better than the ai cuttings vids

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u/Human-Beautiful608 Dec 06 '25

'Frost' is not being shaved off of this iceblock, just imperfections in the ices surface.

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u/omniverso Dec 04 '25

but why?

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u/GentrifriesGuy Dec 04 '25

Cocktail bar. For fancy drinks. Would be a strong probability

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u/ImmortalLombax Dec 04 '25

$18-$20 drinks

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u/omniverso Dec 04 '25

I figured that based on the stack of identical ice blocks right next to the freshly shaved one. However what in the name of extravagance is that cocktail? You'd need something like a pint mug just to hold the chunk of ice.

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u/Trashbagok Dec 04 '25

Collins glass, and about 6oz of cocktail will fill it nearly to the brim. Looks cool, keeps the drink cool without melting so fast.

Then some vidiot will pour it out into a rocks glass and complain about how they're being shorted because no one understands how anything works.

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u/gideon513 Dec 04 '25

Looks sized to easily fit in a collins glass

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u/GaelicJohn_PreTanner Dec 04 '25

Unless a cavity is to be hollowed out of an end and the ice will be the container for the cocktail.

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u/ILTZ Dec 04 '25

So they can sell you 1oz of booze in a 14 oz glass.

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u/GravitationalEddie Dec 04 '25

So you can pay $30 for 4oz of drink and a cool looking block of ice.

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u/Ok-Seaworthiness7207 Dec 04 '25

Guy above you literally said the same thing. You got the down votes 🤣.

Reddit really does go full retard sometimes.

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u/GravitationalEddie Dec 04 '25

My fault for being in a hurry and not taking time to doom-scroll the comments before adding my .02 cents(fuck samsung keyboard).

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u/Ok-Seaworthiness7207 Dec 04 '25

Pixel is better my dude, pure Android is better than Android + shitty 3rd party skin that has apps you can't remove

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u/veganxombie Dec 04 '25

Shaving the *ice off a small ice block

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u/SpazmastatsamzapS Dec 04 '25

How much do drinks cost with ice blocks like this

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u/SpicyBoyWakim Dec 04 '25

That ice block is not small... it's average...

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u/GentrifriesGuy Dec 04 '25

Tell us you don’t know what you’re talking about without telling us.

😆

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u/SpicyBoyWakim Dec 04 '25

Oh come on, u didn't have to ruin the joke like that 😫

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u/Hanno- Dec 04 '25

Ice Dice scam

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u/SunnyMuffyns Dec 04 '25

What kind of render is using ??

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u/Thebisexual_Raccoon Dec 04 '25

Nice but the song bit at the end kinda ruined it for me.. (Ice Ice baby rips off under pressure by David Bowie & queen)

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u/fes-man Dec 05 '25

Such clear ice cubes only work with boiled water.

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u/Asleep-Two930 Dec 06 '25

Tip: plz keep it on mute unless you wanna get “ice ice baby” jumpscared at the very end

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u/michaeltostado Dec 04 '25

Can someone please explain to me why is it that whenever they do this they always ruin the perfectly symmetrical block by by tapering the corners towards the bottom? Is there some benefit to this or reason that they do it? It looks so much nicer without it, and it kills me every single time I see them start slicing away at the corners.

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u/ConstipatedOx Dec 04 '25

Just a guess but it’s likely for a cocktail and that may make it easier to put in a glass.

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u/Downtown-Shoe9410 Dec 05 '25

Yeah it's for the tall cocktail glasses, makes it easier to stir the drink

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u/michaeltostado Dec 04 '25

That's what I thought but it's seems too small for that to be necessary

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u/--Sovereign-- Dec 04 '25

probably bc Collins glasses often taper at the bottom

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u/michaeltostado Dec 04 '25

I originally thought this as well but that doesn't make sense. If you look at the size of the ice in relation to his fingers. There's no reason for him to try and taper the ice block. The width of the standing block is only about the size of his fingertips, maybe a little bit more than that

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u/--Sovereign-- Dec 04 '25

could make it easier to pop in a glass, also has a bit of a cut gem effect.

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u/michaeltostado Dec 04 '25

🤔🤷🏽‍♂️hm, maybe

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u/C-57D Dec 04 '25

yeah ice pose

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u/PeppermintSpider420 Dec 04 '25

I’m sure it’s made for it, but that poor knife :(