Product review (1 stars): Do not recommend! Ice smells/tastes funny and melts very quickly.
Does this machine make ice? Yes, but that's about all the positives I can say about it. The ice smells/tastes horrible - it has these chemically/plastic-like odor and taste, despite the fact that we've run several batches through, dried out the machine in between usages, etc. Also, this is my fault for not realizing beforehand, but this machine makes ice only, it does not store it. We don't have an ice maker in our refridgerator and thought this would be the solution. However, the compartment where the ice gets dumped is room temperature so the ice melts fairly quickly. You have to remember right away to dump the ice into the freezer for future use, but even still, it isn't super cold so the cubes tend to refreeze as a giant chunk. Not a fan of this machine!