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Review for 1-cup, Extra-large Souper Cubes Freezing Trays (purchased the dual set). Overall, I'm impressed with this product. I wanted to find a more space-efficient way to store soup in the freezer and still keep it divided into individual servings. It delivered on this. Over three days, I made three different soups and froze them into cubes. I stored four cubes in a one-gallon freezer bag. Here's what I LOVED about these trays: 1—DESIGN: While I don’t have a point of reference, I really liked that the top portion of the tray is framed out. It provides a sturdy frame on which to close the lid. 2—NO LEAKS: I filled a compartment with water and put on the lid. Then I tipped the tray every which way. No water escaped. (I did this after using the trays in the freezer once.) 3—EASY TO REMOVE: The frozen soup popped out easily; I only had one set that required inverting each cup entirely. This was a little more work. But, overall, I just had to apply pressure from the bottom and the cube would pop out. (See last image.) 4—EASY TO CLEAN: Dishwasher safe. Cleaned up beautifully face down on the top rack. (See 3rd image.) See # 5 for an issue I experienced. Here’s what I DISLIKED: 5—STAINED: The minestrone stained the tray. (See middle image.) In between my marathon of soup freezing, I only washed each tray by hand with Dawn. I couldn’t remove the “stain” the minestrone had left. I wasn’t happy about this. Once I finished freezing all of the soups, I did put both the lids and trays on the top rack in the dishwasher and ran it through a regular cycle. They came out perfectly clean—stain free. (See first image) 6—REMNANT ODOR: After the first soup, a ginger-coconut milk chicken soup, a distinct frozen-food smell was left behind with a hint of the soup itself. While I don’t think this transferred to the subsequent soups, I don’t know if it might be problematic with other types of foods. Washing it in the dishwasher helped some but did not completely eliminate the odor. For the price of these, I didn’t expect this problem. NOTE: I have not used the trays in the oven yet. WHY THE 1-CUP? There’s just two in our household. The one-cup permitted us to have individual servings or combine cubes for a larger meal (i.e., more people). Let me know if you found this review helpful.