Does this shave the ice (like with a blade) or does it grind/crush up the ice?
145138
It shaves ice, however the hopper is very weak and strips out after a few uses
145139
It shaves with a blade, however the spiral piece that move the ice in a circular fashion towards the blade is plastic, and not very sturdy. Mine broke three snowcones in :-(
145140
I've had mine for many years and it still works and is in great shape. It has a spinning plastic blade and does the job it was designed for.
2128781
Yes, it comes with an attachment which it is for crushing ice that I use it regularly and does a great job. The attachment it used in conjunction with a Pitcher that has a cover so you may use it to store the ice as well. I love this unit one of my favorite kitchen gadgets.
511923
No Shirley This unit has a shaving blade that does a great job of making cones but it dose not crush ice. We use it to shave dry ice into powder and it does this better than another unit we have ever used.
619510
On YouTube there are videos of people doing it with various fp's. The length of time grinding is the trick there. I will say that I have easily over processed things with this unit. You could make cinder block butter with it. It is very powerful and the blades are super sharp and rigid. It cuts through ice w no problems.Hope that helps.
1445698
As others have stated it is not shaved ice but not as coarse as traditional machines. It is adjustable (the blade).
1730756
The blade appears to be the same as previously noted. (I too, use mine primarily for nut butters and sauces.) But I had to try it just to be sure it worked with ice :) Enjoy!
112161
I really couldn't say because I never used it for that, but I should think if it can crush Ice it should be able to grind grain.
626400
Added ice to bottom to test blades. They did a great job of crushing them evenly. I later added ice to the top of other smoothies. Worked great in this order as well. This blender is very powerful so crushing ice is child's play for it.
1550724
Yes it is automatic. Once it is turned on with ice in it it starts to spin the ice ,as it goes by the cutters it shaves the ice and you have the beginning of a pile of shaved ice. Grandchilden used it quite a bit last summer.
1987351
Yes it works great with ice. I usually have ice or frozen fruit in it after 6 months I still have not seen the blades get dull. For best results do not fill to the top it needs some room to move around
1550726
You add the ice in the top. Once you twist the lid on top closed, it starts to produce the shaved ice. My daughter is 8 years old, Her and her friends make them by themselves with no problems. Great item to have, kids use it year round!
1223921
Yes I use mine to crush ice. sometimes you have to shack it because ice gets wet and sticks but it also does that in a blender
230324
It appears to only come in one size motor I cannot find another motor size or model different. The design is similar to the Island Oasis machines that professional bars use. It shaves the ice into the blender and then the blender blades blend and cut the ice to make that super smooth drink like you get when you go out.
1989253
What does it do (or not do)? Are the blades turning in the right direction? Mine cuts through ice like butter.
511926
It shaves it into snow for snow cones. I don't know why it says ice crusher because it doesn't crush. It only shaves. It works really well for snow cones. We have loved ours.
522066
Yes, it does produces fine, smooth pieces of ice. I love this machine. Money well spent
180715
yes, this is EXACTLY what I do with it. I also add ice, and use the ice crusher blade.