This is the best investment that I have made in a long time. Kind of a crazy investment unless you love ice water as much as I do then it is worth its weight in gold! It was a little expensive for just a ice machine but this makes the most perfect ice in the entire world! Little chewable ice nuggets that are not to hard and not too soft. It makes ice very fast and keeps it ready for when you need an ice cold drink over ice. I would definitely buy this again for myself because everyone eats my ice but they never say how neat of a machine it is because they are jealous! lol I love my nugget ice machine!