Product review (5 stars): An Ice maker that keeps the party going!
This is an awesome ice maker, perfect for any party or function, and the quality of it is something I have honestly come to expect from an Ivation product. I say that as an owner of quite a few Ivation items, too; recently, while prepping for a review, I stopped counting at 20 or so because they were literally in use all over my residence. That is because Ivation makes dependable products and also either takes existing products and makes them better or simply gives you original items. I like that and I also like the fact that their customer service has always been nice and helpful any time I have needed them.

After I received the ice maker, I thought that the weight was a bit hefty. After having placed it, however, you could see that this is not that heavy considering the amount of ice it can make and stability for the size of the product, which is equally interesting because the design of it is something that fist nicely into the area where my kitchen cabinets connect. It is well-made and the design reflects that - several people have asked me what it is, which made it an interesting centerpiece while testing, and I am sure the comments will keep coming at functions.

When it comes to function and output, this is easy to use and produces a lot. Functioning was easy, and walked through fairly simply.

After plugging the ice maker in and filling the resevoir with the maximum amount of water allotted, I turned it on. It has a nice LCD screen on the front with four buttons that are marked well and easy to understand, making the instructions easy and concise.

The snowflake button starts the icemaker, and there is a SET button that allows you to set the time. Push the SET button a second time for minutes to set the time on the ice maker. Afterward, push the SET button once more to turn on the automatic "on" switch, as well as to set the time for when you would like to begin making ice. For example, I set the time for  6:00 a.m. and turned the automatic "on" to start making ice at 6:15.a,m. When you push the set button a third time, it turns on the automatic "off" switch and allows you to set the time for the device to automatically switch off and stop making ice. Here, I set the time for 12:00 p.m. because I had a function at 1 and wanted enough ice for my guests.

From 6 that morning to 12 that afternoon, the Ivation model made a total of about 5 lbs.of ice, and it was so much cheaper than going to the store and buying bags upon bags.  I was able to make more ice and use it later on as well, and that came in handy.

It also has an up/down button to switch the hour and minutes and a select button for selecting the size of ice cubes you want to produce. The specs state that this can make 26.5 lbs of ice over 24 hour period, and I believe it. Additionally, it comes with a basket and scooper for the ice. I

Please note that this was supplied for sampling purposes and that I  am very pleased with the item so far. We  used it for two summer BBQs and for our child's birthday party, and it worked out nicely.  We are taking it to a community block party for Halloween, and we are looking forward to being able to serve refreshments with ice we can continuously produce.