Product review (4 stars): Not what I expected, but happy with the unit.
I didn't have any taste issues but I ran several batches of ice through it before I tried the ice. Its not as fast as I'd hoped and the ice cubes are pretty small, the mechanism that moves the ice is fairly noisy. I wouldnt want to try to sleep through that noise.

But it does what you'd expect, it makes ice and you can take it with you camping and no longer have to return to civilization to purchase more ice.