Product review (5 stars): Easy to use and productive. Great product! I'm glad I finally committed and purchased after thinking about it for a long time!
I was really surprised by how much I like this. I'd been toying with the idea of purchasing a portable ice maker for several months and finally bit the bullet. I had looked at more expensive units but decided on this model because it was cheaper and I wasn't sure if we would even like using one. I was pleasantly surprised!
The ice tastes good and is a reasonable size. It's really easy to clean and use. The indicators lights tell you everything you need to know as you're making ice.
We are a 2 person household, but we use more ice than the average person. The capacity of this machine is pretty good- we set it up in the morning and seem to have plenty of ice throughout the day. The basket holds a good amount of ice before you need to empty it. We have a bin in our freezer that we move the ice to in order to keep it cold. The only downside is that once the ice is moved to the freezer, it tends to all stick together because it's still so wet. I think that's just because of the way that the ice is made- by sticking the freezer rods into a pool of water and then the ice forms around the rods within the water- so the ice is pretty wet. We just use a butter knife to break up the block of ice and it's no problem.