I have three metal ice cube trays from my grandparents. Because they're retro I thought they were cool and wanted to keep them. I've been using the trays even though I have an ice maker in my freezer. It can take a while for the ice maker to fill the bin since it makes 6 cubes at a time, so I just use the trays to fill the bin faster.
One thing I noticed is you don't want to fill the trays all the way up. The ice will freeze over the dividers making it harder to release the cubes. And you'll want to use a towel or pot holder when handling the tray - the metal gets COLD! (This also means that metal trays make cubes faster because the metal transfer the heat from the water more quickly than plastic or silicone.)
I've never seen metal ice cube trays in stores, but since you can find just about everything and anything on the internet I did a Google search and found these sites where you can buy them:
http://berktree.com/aluminumicecubetray.aspx
http://www.thekitchenstore.com/alicecutr.html
http://www.homebrands.com/079-040054.html
http://www.ikitchen.com/079-409163.html?CS_003=740477&CS_010=079-409163
http://www.shop.com/Aluminum_Ice_Cube_Tray-8908519-p!.shtml
http://www.thetickletrunk.com/products.php?id=204&name=Ice_cube_trays [Coming Soon]
The prices vary from around $7 to $16.
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Metal ice cube trays totally bring back memories; mainly, of struggling with them!
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