{"id":46900,"date":"2026-08-11T12:49:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T16:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?p=46900"},"modified":"2026-08-11T12:49:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T16:49:37","slug":"how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?p=46900","title":{"rendered":"how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ice maker makes &#8220;wet&#8221; ice, which hardens in the freezer, but as a lump, not nice little bullets or cubes.  so need to break the ice up, using a mini hammer from Princess Auto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-14-53.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"954\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"46904\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-14-53-954x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-14-53-954x1024.jpg 954w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-14-53-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-14-53-768x824.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-14-53-1431x1536.jpg 1431w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-14-53-1226x1316.jpg 1226w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-15-55-995x1024.jpg 995w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-15-55-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-15-55-768x790.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-15-55-1492x1536.jpg 1492w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-15-55-1226x1262.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-15-55-675x695.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-15-55.jpg 1543w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 995px) 100vw, 995px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8230;so use this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.princessauto.com\/en\/product\/8-oz-stubby-claw-hammer\/PA0009202698\/9202698\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Princess Auto mini hammer<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?tag=paul\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paul <\/a>bought me&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-14-56.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"996\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"46903\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-14-56-996x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-14-56-996x1024.jpg 996w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-14-56-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-14-56-768x790.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-14-56-1494x1536.jpg 1494w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-14-56-1226x1261.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-14-56-675x694.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-14-56.jpg 1523w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8230;smashy-smash&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-15-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"46901\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-15-05-764x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-15-05-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-15-05-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/how-i-break-up-ice-princess-auto-mni-hammer-2026-08-11-02-15-05-768x1030.jpg 768w, 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