Does it crush ice cubes?
1311967
Yes! I have had mine for about a year and a half - my ice cubes still get crushed into a snowlike consistancy! We make smoothies all the time.
1311968
NO!!! It says it does but the first time I tried, the metal cutter in the center broke. Kitchen aid, send me another jug and it got loose and impossible to fix the way it is made. Even mashing bananas would loosen the "cutter" and leak all over. It ended in the bin. I had bought it because it said it has a ice cube setting. The base is really heavy and strong, too bad the top is not of the same quality.
1311969
Yes but you cannot fill it to the top with ice cubes only crushes about half way
511926
It shaves it into snow for snow cones. I don't know why it says ice crusher because it doesn't crush. It only shaves. It works really well for snow cones. We have loved ours.
658959
Yes, it will crush ice, though I would advise against it because this will put greater strain on the motor and the plastic strainer inside (thinner plastic & metal mesh). I have done it a couple times and worked well, occasionally having to reverse the motor to clear out bigger chunks. Mine can't handle icetray cubes. If you want ice crushed I suggest getting one with higher rpm rating and larger grinder opening. To put in perspective, I had to tak several breaks making 16 oz of carrot juice because the motor kept overheating. Yet it's great for greens.
567383
No!!!!! I hated this grinder. I actually gave it one star after trying to use it. It actually grinded metal into the food, so I threw it away pronto. I don't recommend it at all! A blender works perfectly. I make purées in large batches and freeze in ice cube trays. Keep in ziplock bags in the freezer, then u have individual servings to thaw.
1907889
It does not close. You are supposed to press down on the top to press the ice block onto the shaving blades. It does not close and do that job for you. I assume you are using frozen ice blocks you made in the plastic mold that came with it. It does not work with ice cubes.
1008691
I would say yes, although I have not tried that but it will do shaved ice, so it makes sense to me that you could do that. It pulverizes frozen fruits for smoothies, so again, I would think that the system is quite efficient.
517752
No, it does not. You would have to let it cool down and then put ice in it (or vice versa).
1906790
Yes. It works well on nuts, bacon, and other crunchy foods. I would not recommend it for ice.
417996
no! it doesn't really work. save your money. a blender that crushes ice will work much better.
447732
although it says it does, I can't verify - I haven't tried it. Consumer Reports stated it did a nice job of turning ice into snow, but that's from them, not me. Sorry, I just haven't tried it yet.
703705
Yes it will crush ice but you have to be careful with it. It will easily burn out the motor as I found out with my first Cuzen. Don't know that I would recommend it for that purpose only on a daily basis.
815168
Yes. Mine blew up when I was putting ice cubes in it. My older bottle from another company was able to handle when I stuck a cube a little big at the top and force it in. This one shattered. You get what you pay for.
1000271
Technically it does but all it amounts to is a very shallow bowl shaped area at the top where you put the water in. I haven't used ice in mine but it MIGHT hold an ice tray's worth of cubes, that's about it.
1485540
Not that I am aware of. It should make ice until you manually cut it off by pushing the arm all the way up until it locks in place.
1125570
It crushes ice no problem . You can get It small enough for blended drinks and smoothies. Smoothies do get a bit frothy though
1379220
I haven't tried this one specifically for ice cubes, but I do have silicone ice molds that work very well. Seeing as it's made of the same material, I don't think why it wouldn't.
254147
Yes indeed it works very well with ice cubes and frozen fruits. I am sure you will enjoy your use of it and find that it truly lives up and may be supersedes its advertisements.