Is There an Easier Way to Add Ice to a Quick Stir Pitcher?

[babywings76]

My mom keeps complaining about her new QSP. She wants to add ice to her water and avoid using an ice bucket. She has to keep the paddle rack down yet open the lid enough to get the ice in there. Is there a simpler way to do this that she's not realizing? She wishes she could take the lid off, fill it up with ice and water and then put the lid back on. But then the plunger won't be able to go down.

 

[AnnieBee]

Does it matter that the plunger won't go all of the way down? Unless there is a ton of ice in it, the plunger will go down most of the way, and as the ice melts, bits of it will get small enough to float through the gaps up to the top...

Otherwise, how does she put the ice in? If she can scoop ice with a cup it wouldn't be that hard to put in with the plunger down/lid up like you described... Instead of holding the handle on the lid, hold the lid itself so that the plunger is all the way down, then you have a BIG gap for throwing ice in with the other hand... Does this make sense? (I just got my pitcher out of the fridge to practise with!).

 

[Jolie_Paradoxe]

I just make sure that the plunger is in down mode, but halfway in. I top the plunger with ice and then drop into the pitcher. That way the ice is above the plunger and you can still close the lid and have the handle down.

HTH