Product review (5 stars): Ice Maker is So Good I'm Buying Them for Gifts!
I absolutely love my ice maker!  I have worked it pretty hard over the last year.  In fact, my sister loves it so much that I purchased one for her birthday.  We live in the country where even with a water softener it doesn't get all the minerals out of the water.  So, I use gallon jugs of drinking water and refill them at the store.  Each time I make ice it uses around a half gallon of water.  Of course, depending on the size of cubes you make there may be differences in the amount of ice that is made.  For me, I use the largest cubes and  have about 3 gallon bags of ice.  (I would freeze the ice after making it.  It will stick together, so you may want to check it periodically; or, you can break it loose later.  Personally, I use the back of an ice cream scoop and break the ice loose).  One of my favorite things about this ice maker is that the ice is a softer consistency.  It crushes easily for smoothies, margaritas.  It's soft enough for kids with sore throats or just adding juice for a cool summer drink.  If you love eating ice; this ice maker is for you! .