Product review (5 stars): I love this ice maker so much I want to marry it! (just kidding)
I got my ice maker today, unboxed it, cleaned it, filled it with water, and turned it on. I can not say enough good things about this product! It makes the ice super-fast, and my children absolutely love watching the ice form and get pushed into the catch tray through the clear window. The first time, it took the maker about an hour to tell me the ice basket was full, but after that, it's been quicker. It's been running continuously for the past four hours, and all I hear is the shuffle/thump of the ice being pushed into the catcher. Our freezer is always stuffed, so making ice the old-fashioned way with cracking easy-to-break and hard-to-crack ice cube trays was a labor, and it takes so long to freeze! And since our refrigerator is also full of of the time, most of our beverages are room temperature, so we use a LOT of ice! (Family of six.) I was buying bags of ice at $2 a piece, every day. This little darling will have paid for itself in about 3 months! Also, it's not heavy, not that big, and super portable! I love it! Best kitchen appliance I have bought in a long time.