Your glasses are safe.

In general, only stuff harder than your glass can scratch that glass.

Soapstone, or Steatite, has as Mohs hardness between 2 for carving stone and 5 for unusual soapstone with many hardening impurities. Glass is usually 5.5-6, so it is unlikely these rocks will scratch anything but that special plastic cup you use for your finest Chivas Regal Royal Salute scotch.

JOESHMO AND ALL THE OTHER SUCKERS WHO BOUGHT THESE BOGUS CUBES, NEED TO KNOW THAT GREAT WISKEYS NEEDS THE H2O TO BRING OUT ITS FLAVOR !
FROZEN AIRLESS DISTILLED WATER WORKS BEST !
DON'T BELIEVE ME ? DO THE RESEARCH !

not to mention these will break your teeth !

Leave that whiskey alone. What did it ever do to you?

I think Woot likes late night alcoholics... I'll drink to that!!

i'm gonna get technical on ya'll.

the stones can not possibly cool as well as ice. ice cools when it melts because it sucks up a bunch of heat when it changes states from a 32 degree solid to a 32 degree liquid. (to be specific it takes 334 times as much heat to change ice to water as to raise the temp of water 1 degree). it's called the "latent heat of fusion".

don't believe it? see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latent_heat

EddieAngel333 wrote:JOESHMO AND ALL THE OTHER SUCKERS WHO BOUGHT THESE BOGUS CUBES, NEED TO KNOW THAT GREAT WISKEYS NEEDS THE H2O TO BRING OUT ITS FLAVOR !
FROZEN AIRLESS DISTILLED WATER WORKS BEST !
DON'T BELIEVE ME ? DO THE RESEARCH !

not to mention these will break your teeth !

Yes... and no... it's all preference, a splash of water with these chilled rocks (or just using ice) produces a different flavor than straight. I take my Crown with Coke (a-cola) ;)

Thanks woot! for bringing these back for a second go-round. I missed them the first time. Now, in for 6. They are just cool and rugged looking. It's the perfect way to "glam" up the gift of a bottle of booze!!

Looks great! So you can choke on 'em while your drunk?

Spiky wrote:Hint: True about the glass, too. Try cleaning stuff.

Thanks for you "helpful" suggestion. I prefer things I clean to be just that... clean. Not to be sticky because they've absorbed something that is unable to be washed away. Now if only I could wash away i.d.i.o.t.i.c. comments...

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Whiskey Stones - Set of 9
$5.99 + $5 Shipping
Condition: New

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These things rule! I can't wait to break open my four roses super premium (Japan) and enjoy!!!

quarrelreef wrote:

I'm glad i woke up at 3:56 am to find i hadn't missed out on these yet!

People in glass houses shouldn't buy these...they may be tempted to throw them!

I saw these things at a party just the other day. I asked what they are and someone said Whiskey stones. I had never heard of them before but after they told me what these things were used for I was sold. Great idea if I do say so, you won't get ice melting in your drink anymore, and it will keep the drink cold for hours, or so it seems. I'll be looking forward to getting mine in the mail soon and trying them out -- hello JACK !!!

Too bad that the proper way to drink whiskey or scotch is with a little water and no ice. Water enhances the flavor and cold dulls the senses. Of course, if you just want to get pickled, it doesn't matter.

"Scotch on the rocks...and I mean ICE!"

DaveInSoCal wrote:This is a great deal. I see these all the time for $20 for a set of 9. In for 3.

DITTO! cant beat em for the price!!

jeffdoh wrote:Imagine if they took the incredibly reassuring "generally regarded as safe" and simply moved the word generally to the end:

"Regarded as safe, generally."

or:

"Regarded as safe. Generally"

Great stuff. I think I'll stay more assuredly safe by using the hardened water stuff...

I think you're confused. GRAS is an FDA rating, which basically means "it's been used in food so much with no reported problems, so we don't think we should bother testing it" http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodIngredientsPackaging/GenerallyRecognizedasSafeGRAS/default.htm

Basically, they're saying: putting these rocks in your drink has never hurt anyone, so we're not going to waste our time certifying them.

Pretty sweet. I missed out on them a few weeks ago and am glad they're back. I've been eyeballing them for quite a while now and didn't want to spend the $20 on thinkgeek. Now I got two (because you never know when you may need a gift for someone). Had to justify paying $5 for shipping on something that cost $5.99, right?

I bought a set of these on woot a while back. The good thing about them is that they don't dilute whatever liquor you are pouring on them. However they do change the taste (not for the better) and you basically have to use all 9 of them if you want it halfway chilled. they don't chill nearly as well as ice does. i wasn't really impressed with mine. i used them a few times and now they just sit in the freezer.

slappomatt wrote:more like whiskey tango foxtrot.

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Just itching to buy somethin,,,dont need rocks in my whiskey ,, what else can I use these for??

Bought 3 sets of these on home woot a couple weeks back. Was going to give 2 set as Christmas gifts. Used one set a couple times. After a couple of uses they are starting to crumble around the edges. Do not provide enough cooling for a shot. Going to give all 3 sets to my grand children as building blocks. They look like they would go good with Lincoln logs.

I have a set of these already. just ordered 3 more sets. Thanks Woot.

Wow... let's not forget what these really are - some cube shaped rocks. I'm not sure if this is even a step up from the 1980s plastic version. I mean even when those worked they weren't worth the effort.

I can't help but feel slighted that there is no Woot-off. The only explanation I can think of is that the Amazon overlords didn't want the competition.

This must be how that guy who guarantees "you're gonna like the way you look" got his gravelly voice!

Why wouldn't you just put your whiskey in the freezer or refrigerator?

I just imagine that i would be taking a sip of my drink and the rocks would come crashing down and knock out my front teeth...

In for two sets of *tea stones*

That whole boiling liquid in the face thing never really went down well, and I'm too impatient to wait 15 minutes after brewing a nice cup.

I took my pet rock and broke him into little pieces and use him in my whiskey. That way I am not drinking alone and I always have someone to talk to while I'm drinking

Ah, a nice stocking stuffer- missed out a few weeks ago. Looking forward to testing these out after Christmas.

georgefeeny wrote:I was so pissed off when these sold out last week. In for three, so I can piss someone else off.

yeah, what you said!

Has anyone tried using these to keep tea of coffee warmer longer? Seems like a better use than ruining my whiskey.

1>Will a Dyson vacuum these up if you get drunk and drop them on the floor?

2>I here some of these are not made of "rock" but more fragile limestone. Do you really want to get your rocks soft?

Dylistn wrote:Bought 3 sets of these on home woot a couple weeks back. Was going to give 2 set as Christmas gifts. Used one set a couple times. After a couple of uses they are starting to crumble around the edges.

Another buyer got his rocks soft! See, I told ya!

NO ROCKS FOR MY WHISKEY/SCOTCH ! ! ! you must not know how to drink. See how the master with the million dollar nose does it here

People! You're missing the best use for these: keeping coffee/espressos warm! I bought one for work, one for home, and one to give away. Man... I hope they actually work!

One thing i noticed with these over the ones from thinkgeek is the shape of the stones. The one from thinkgeek are perfect cubes, these were a little misshapen. At least in the 3 sets i purchased before but they're a great price.

I purchased two sets of these last time they were on here for purchase. They don't make things cold that are room temperature so don't try it. Just use ice. Also things that are cold it will keep cold for a half hour at best. When I first got them I rinsed them off like the instructions say then they dried for 3 hours and ever since they have been in my freezer. Needless to say I have 18 square pet rocks. Plus any avid whiskey/scotch drinker usually adds ice to there beverage not only to chill it but to mellow it a little. I personally enjoy a scotch on the rocks with a dash of lemon and a dash of lime and with the right amount of ice its a perfect blend. However, on these rocks all the juice sits at the bottom, it gets warm in a short time, and its so strong its just all together not enjoyable for me. Then again maybe you like piss warm scotch. ;-)

what;s wrong with getting rocks from the back yard and saving the $6.00 for another woot...?