What is the best size ice to use? do you freeze small cartons of ice, use bag ice from the store or the half moon cubes from the refrigerator?
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I used half moon ice from my fridge, it's good but comes out like snow and makes the syrup hard to fall through iceBagged ice worked really well or carton ice, hope this helps :)
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We use ice from our commercial ice machine - half cube. They are a little smaller than bagged ice.
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We like to use the store bought ice bags since we usually use it for larger gatherings. We have used freezer made ice cubes as well.
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We use ice cubes but you could use a block of ice if you break it up. As long as it fits down the chute the machine will chip it up. I would not use crushed ice because that would make slush.
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I'm guessing loose ice would be a bad idea since it doesn't seem to be waterproof. Ice in a bag works.
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Do not under stand question , same as ice would . How long do you freeze ice
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I fill up zip lock bags a freeze and breakup and use. I also fill up small Tupperware containers and small water bottles. These stay frozen longer because they r bigger pieces.
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Instruction book says "You can use unsweetened frozen can be used in place of fresh. Partially thaw in refrigerator just until soft enough to crush (some ice crystals will remain).
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I do not use ice in the cooler. I use it primarily to bring home frozen goods from the market. The frozen goods remain in good shape even if they are in the container for one hour. Ice cream stays cold as well. If I were to add a coolant I would use blue ice blocks that do not have real ice.
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If I had to guess about a pound of ice. You have to keep in mind it makes 9 cubes at a time. It will take a bit to fill the bin and it will melt and the water is recaptured and re freezes it cannot store ice for a long period. It makes a batch of ice ever few minutes depending on the size of cubes you want. We find that we can make enough ice to fill an ice bucket and then we let the machine go at its regular capacity and have had ample ice for a small gathering of about 10 people.
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I have filled mine with a mixture of water, salt, and rubbing alcohol. This way the water can't freeze all of the way and the ice is flexible. After use, I just put it back in the freezer for the next use. The freezing process doesn't seem to hurt the liner of the bag, because it has not leaked at all.
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I used a ten pound bag of ice. Used 2/3 of bag and then added the rest when that melted. The ice cream was good but it makes a lot.
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We have not tried ice cubes, but doubt it would work the best. It comes with 3 plastic lidded containers that are the perfect size. We freeze and pop them out into a zip lock bag and freeze more so we have more than 3 ready when we want to make them. So ice cubes was never needed. Hope it helps.
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Sorry, I don't know, we haven't used ice in our bags. We use our bags for grocery store runs and use frozen food in lieu of ice.
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We use dry ice. It keeps the packs frozen. The packs themselves also last three hours or so for my mom. Ice won't re-freeze them but will cool them enough to be of use again
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I've been using store bought ice, it takes about half a bag to turn a quart of ingredients into ice cream. Better to make a few batches in advance if you're using trays!
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Hi, I LOVE this product! I normally use 2 1- gallon freezer bags. They freeze wonderfully and stay fresh in the fridge for weeks if they last that long:)
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I have a soft cooler that holds about eight "sodas" that fits in here perfectly with some room to spare. I haven't tried to just fill it with ice but I don't think it would work very well. There is nothing to insulate the ice from melting and it being black doesn't help either. A five dollar soft cooler is the way to go in my opinion.
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I used ice packs. They worked pretty well. A thought, though: I would keep a napkin or paper towel handy. Packs have a tendency to "sweat" as the day progresses and it helps to keep the bag clean.