Product review (5 stars): An ice munchers dream!
I purchased this portable ice maker for myself. In the box, it was large, heavy and cumbersome.  I got it out of the box and managed to heft it onto the countertop, next to my sink.  You have to wait four hours before you can use it so the refrigerant can settle.  During that time, I washed the basket, scoop, and inside of the unit with warm and mildly soapy water. I suggest letting the unit stay open during the four hours to help the plastic odor dissipate. After four hours had passed, I filled up the water tank up to the bottom of the plastic basket. (You put the water in the front portion, underneath the removable ice basket.) I plugged in the machine and the "add water" light came on. Whaaa???  I pushed start and the machine attempted to begin but shut itself off because of the "add water" light.  I added more water so it was slightly higher than the bottom of the basket and added some to the top where the icemaker mechanism was and then I pressed start again.  I was happy to see the machine stayed on and within 7 minutes I had medium sized ice cubes.  The medium cubes are slightly over 1 inch long with a hole in the middle. A gallon of water made enough ice cubes to fill three gallon sized zippable freezer bags.  The unit stopped making ice when the water level dropped too low.  At that point I turned it off and drained it because I had enough ice to last me for the week. Do the first batches of ice taste "plasticky"?  I think they do, but they can be thrown away.