does it crush ice well
749956
Yes, the most I've done is 6-7 cubes for smoothies, but it got through them well.
749957
Very well. My wife is on on diet where she has to have smoothie every day. Works real well.
448829
I can tell you that it can. In my case the ice maker overfills the ice maker and the ice sometimes comes out with 3 or 4 pieces stuck together and if you put them in the chute stuck together they have a chance of getting stuck. After the first time of having to poke inside and break them apart I can fill the chute up but never with pieces of ice stuck together. After buying the less expensive hand crank ice crusher and fighting the suction cup on the bottom and the grease that starts oozing out of the side of the crank side of the unit, this machine is a dream machine. No more thumb blisters.
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.
548984
I would not recommend this blender. If you're wanting it to crush ice it will destroy the blades. There is no warranty. I had this less than one year and the manufacturer would not replace it. I went back to my old Osterizer.
180715
yes, this is EXACTLY what I do with it. I also add ice, and use the ice crusher blade.
447731
Haven't tried to crush ice, so don't know f for sure. It has done well w/frozen strawberries, so it would likely do fine w/ice.
296330
The ice will melt in less than an hour. I would not use this unit to make ice with though because it does not produce finely shaved ice. The ice is not much more than crushed ice you can get out of some refrigerators. VERY crunchy, and not in a good way at all. This unit does however look good, so I just make a bunch of ice with a real ice shaver and fill this unit up with that ice.
102922
You probably don't want to try this to crush ice. You can use it for soft, cooked potatoes to make mashed potatoes.
759877
I am not sure - think I read in manual not to be used to crush ice. Great for making smothies, sauces and chopping veg for soups, etc.
939880
Yes, the motor is powerful enough. I have not had any problems adding small amounts of ice to my juice drinks.
1907887
You know what? I've only used the ice block a couple of times. We're always in a hurry to have some shaved ice so we use ice cubes (ice maker) from our freezer. We just open the top and throw the ice cubes in there. It works well for us. We love this machine. The quality of the shaved ice is nice. I have learned to put a little empty cub under the opening after we are finished to catch any remainders of melting ice. We don't have to clean it up that way. Hope that helps!
1421261
I don't think it would last long if you did. We only used it a few times. It was difficult for the blender to crush ice for slushies.
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.
1150023
I checked the instruction book but it didn't say-So I tried it. If you put a few cubes at a time it does crush ice.
102920
A Quality heavy duty product, but I cannot say for sure if it will crush ice . I am checking with Mfg for you and will let you know as soon as I hear from them. Michael @ Tablesettingsofdeal.com
1694230
I want to purchase this blender for smoothies. Does it crush the ice and frozen fruit very well?
21278
It blends ice well. HOWEVER, the longer I own this blender the more disapponted I am. If you use the high speed the carafe WILL jump off the base. You have to hold it down. And I have to plug my ears it's so loud. Using the low speed is quieter but it certainly doesn't blend completely unless you are blending only liquids! There will be lumps, even from old bananas. The smoothie button is very effective - spinning one way and then the other to make sure all ingredients mixed well, to include the ice.