what kind of ice can be put into the machine? cubes only or small blocks of ice? thank you.
1575762
We freeze our ice in to-go containers, like you would get soup in from Chinese takeout. Using these "blocks" makes the snow cones more like shaved ice. The only down side we have found is ice buildup behind the cutters because it is very fine and can get packed in there.
1575763
We use cubes or bagged iced that we purchase at the grocery store - great product!! use it for church outreach
1575764
I can load it up with ice cubes and it grinds them just fine , the motor is very strong in this thing
1575765
We use ice cubes but you could use a block of ice if you break it up. As long as it fits down the chute the machine will chip it up. I would not use crushed ice because that would make slush.
1575766
Hi there, you can use an ice tray or larger cubes.. Such as frozen reused yogurt containers.... Even a little larger.. It works very well.
1575767
I have used cube ice and small blocks of ice and still get the same result. It has a good grinder on it. You just can't over fill it or it won't grind the ice.
966280
I dont think so. We used bagged. I think a shaved ice machine uses blocked ice.
989990
Most likely, the mouth is pretty big. I'd say you can put in ice from your standard ice tray length-wise fairly easily, but blockier, more cube-like ice, maybe not.
1854526
We've used all different shapes in ours. As long as it isn't bigger than an normal ice cube, it should be fine.
448830
yes, my ice is about that size. sort of crescent shaped. we can put 2 pieces at a time in it.
237473
hi, i normal use a butter contanier but you can use almost anything. i normally buy blocks of ice from a local snow cone stand and break it in half
939879
It has to be smaller size ice like what you would buy at a gas station (cubed or crushed). The f llsize ice cubes from trays, it will only break into larger chips.
1783527
I have not used it with ice cubes. I can't imagine that ice cubes would work as well as the ice forms it comes with. The ice would most likely by more course.
1793112
It makes three sizes of cubes. They resemble the shape of a 'U' and are small, medium and large with the largebeing approximately an inch around. I really like this ice maker. This is my second...the first lasted over 8 yearswith daily use.
612157
small, medium and large ice "cubes", but they look more like mushroom caps. :) Very slight differences in thickness of the walls of the ice.
1798125
The lid doesn't seal tightly so the cubes would likely clump up into one ice block. I use mine on the counter for coffee.
809340
Yes...there is a reservoir that the melted ice runs into.....the machine works great....
841479
If I had to guess about a pound of ice. You have to keep in mind it makes 9 cubes at a time. It will take a bit to fill the bin and it will melt and the water is recaptured and re freezes it cannot store ice for a long period. It makes a batch of ice ever few minutes depending on the size of cubes you want. We find that we can make enough ice to fill an ice bucket and then we let the machine go at its regular capacity and have had ample ice for a small gathering of about 10 people.
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Yes. Just take some cubes out of icebox and chunk in. If the blade is not shearing as you would like, you must disassemble the machine. (not hard, just screws.) If you are a little handy, you can do it.
1349311
I LOVE this ice crusher. The ice comes out hard for me b/c I use my own frozen ice cubes. If you go to the gas station and buy their ice, it's softer and smaller cubes. I love this machine, it has a five star rating from me. As another person said in a review, not to over stuff it w/ ice cubes. If this should happen just rock the machine side to side gently. I hope this helps you.
1727045
It can use all three types of ice. We buy the bagged ice from the gas station of grocery store but we have used regular ice made in the ice trays in the freezer.
1045797
Hi...we haven't actually used it yet....the party is this coming Saturday. Based on my guess, we should be able to put approximately 24-30 in there along with a couple of bags of ice.