Kitchen

[granddi]

Do you have one? Any thoughts? Price seems to range from $100 to $700. I was surprised that some models dump the ice into a non-cooled bin so you must timely retieve the ice before it melts. 

[sann]

I'm seriously considering one.....

[beach-mom]

@granddi - We have K51203, the Igloo 26 lb. Countertop Ice Maker. We like it a lot and it does a good job. DH makes more ice every two days or so.

We have an older refrigerator/freezer and the ice maker has never worked properly. We had a repairman out, but it didn't help. So we finally gave up and went back to trays.

 I saw this one and ordered it. It makes a lot. Watch the video and see what you think.  

[Kachina624]

I would not consider one until they come up with a model that makes and STORES the ice.  Otherwise what do you do with what is not immediately used?

[Sooner]

@granddi A friend of mine had one and liked it.  I don't know details.  I know having enough ice is a wonderful thing.

[ECBG]

If I needed more ice, I would keep a large plastic bowl in the freezer and dump the ice bin every few days before I would give up counter space.

[software]

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@Sooner wrote:

@granddi A friend of mine had one and liked it.  I don't know details.  I know having enough ice is a wonderful thing.

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Same here, he'll run it long enough to get a small bin full, lasts him for the day.   He transfers the ice to his freezer, turns off the ice maker until the next day.  He lives alone

[kaydee50]

What's wrong with a good old fashioned ice cube tray?  We have an ice maker in our refrigerator but only because it was here when we moved in.  How much ice do you use??

[ChiliPepper]

@granddi 

I got mine last summer through Best Buy.

It was $ 125.99 I believe but I got it through a Summer/Labor Day sale for $ 89.99.

It's RED, not that that matters to anyone but me LOL!

As someone else mentioned, it makes ice but doesn't freeze the ice & keep it unless you keep it running. If you turn it off, the ice you made will eventually melt.

That is fine with me, I didn't want to spend the money for an icemaker/freezer.

It has auto shut-off, when it's full - it shuts itself off.

It makes 2 different size cubes; small or large.

If I'm done for the day & I want to keep the existing ice, I pour it into a plastic bin or bag & put it in my freezer.

It makes bullet tip shaped cubes which works way better in my Magic Bullet for my smoothies/drinks than the square ones from my ice cube trays.

Does it take up a little bit of counter space? Yes, but not a crazy amount.

Would it supply a large family or party? Probably not a large group - no. It makes ice about every 5 or 6 minutes but if people use a ton of ice each, it may not keep up. It way kept up with my DD & I though & she really likes ice.

Do I use it? Yes, way more than I thought I would.

Nothing like a nice, cool foot bath after working outside in this hot weather LOL!!!

And cold drinks too!

[kittyloo]

yes, we have one it's the bomb!  we had our downstairs in the bar, starts pumping out ice within 15 minutes. 

  we always just left ours plugged in, and had ice down there all the time. 

  As someone else mentioned, it's fairly large for a countertop appliance.  i personally wouldn't allow it to take up  that much real estate in my kitchen. 

Now it's up in our airbnb suite. i don't have anything negative at all to say about it.  we were luck enough to get ours on Marketplace (facebook) before we moved to the sticks. New it was a little over $100.   

  i like that it is portable, many now put them in their camper/5th wheel, and set them up outside.