Does it crush ice cubes?
1311967
Yes! I have had mine for about a year and a half - my ice cubes still get crushed into a snowlike consistancy! We make smoothies all the time.
1311968
NO!!! It says it does but the first time I tried, the metal cutter in the center broke. Kitchen aid, send me another jug and it got loose and impossible to fix the way it is made. Even mashing bananas would loosen the "cutter" and leak all over. It ended in the bin. I had bought it because it said it has a ice cube setting. The base is really heavy and strong, too bad the top is not of the same quality.
1311969
Yes but you cannot fill it to the top with ice cubes only crushes about half way
1354310
No..it is not like soft bullet..it does not crush easily but as like normal ice cube.
2197705
The one I tried did not shave or chop the ice. It was very loud. I would not recommend it for slushies.
2083265
Yes, it crushes ice well. It has 3 speed/power settings, and one of them is ice crushing. The only things I make in this blender are frozen drinks, and it does well with a bit of stirring with a short wooden spoon.
511925
Yes: It does essentially "shave" the Ice with a blade not "Crush" it by impact, However You do have the ability to control the thickness of the ice shavings by adjusting the blade on it's mount.Set it thin and you end with very fine shaved sno-cone ice, set it thicker and end up with little ice chipsperfect for serving shrimp cocktail and the like. You would not know this unless you had it apart far enough to remove the blade. It will do both well provided you set it properly. Unfortunately the manual does not cover this adjustment as I recall.
467860
The ice is slightly larger than Sonic ice. Probably the closest you will find in a home ice crusher. You can run the ice through a second time to crush it a little more if desired.
1349316
It crushes the ice to the size of marbles or so. About the same as any ice crusher built-in to a fridge. For softer ice, we run it through the machine a second time.
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.
223914
No, it will adjust a little to depth of cut for shaved ice but not like real crushed ice. For that you need either a towel and a hammer or a powerful polycarbonate pitcher blender.
1862187
Yes, very powerful. Crushes ice with ease, have made soups with heavy ingredients. Something really dense would be helped by making smaller chunks. I am very happy with this blender.
1058926
I don't know if it crushes large ice cubes. I have only used things like frozen raspberries and strawberries and blueberries. They work great.
893659
Yes. I used it last winter to break up thick ice in my driveway. Just be smart about the direction in which you apply force. Don't drive it straight down through the ice like a chisel. Instead drive the bar like a wedge between the asphalt and the ice mass. Follow the wisdom of Musashi and attack at the corners.
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.
1379220
I haven't tried this one specifically for ice cubes, but I do have silicone ice molds that work very well. Seeing as it's made of the same material, I don't think why it wouldn't.
1715852
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.
1614793
Yes it picks up 2 cubes if you are adept.Tongs are small. I prefer using my scope-easily picks up all the ice I want.
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.