I like the idea of a scoop but was wondering how hard it is to get ice out as the level gets low.
1957851
My wife uses it at a school cafeteria and said she doesn't let it get low. She then said " It's really nice ". Hope that helps ya.
1957852
It's really no problem, when level is very low, you could just slant it a bit, although I really haven't needed to do it
1957853
Scoop reaches adequately to retrieve ice as it melts. I don't remember if it reaches bottom of bucket.
1957854
With three cubes of ice left at the bottom of the bucket it was easy to scoop one at time (one-hand) or tilt the bucket and scoop all three. I've gotten lots of compliments on this bucket. Everyone wants to know where to purchase--not just for looks but they like the scoop as well as how long the ice keeps.
357146
It could be used that way, but it would not hold a lot with ice and it runs the risk of leaking, as other users have mentioned. I have not had any leaking issues though!
988565
drill a hole i the wooden handle and then can be hung on a peg or nail. About the only thing I can think of ....Or, I suppose you could drill a hole in the scoop itself and hang it up that way. I simply stand mine up in a tall cupboard. I hope that helps.
237472
I had to find plastic buckets and round containers to make my ice. The small buckets work best but are hard to find and expensive if you buy new. I tried plastic food containers from WalMart but they cracked apart quickly. One trick is to lay a straw or small popsicle stick on the top of the water and the water freezes to a more solid clear ice. Don't ask me to explain but it works. Not for commercial use.
1785554
It's very easy. The top part makes is so they won't all pop out if you gently press the tray. Then you just peel back the top and fish out one ice cube or however many you want. Personally, I dump them all in a plastic bin after they freeze. It's a really great tray. I have 3.
171681
Yes it is very easy. Just wait until the ice cream is slushy but be sure it isn't too hard. There is an opening in the top, or you can stop the machine for a minute and take the top off. It is good machine and worth the money.
1009249
It is NOT strong enough to dig out ice cream that is frozen HARD. I use it to get ice cream from the carton but mine isn't frozen completely solid. Hope this helps.
1052365
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.
1100694
The scoop is in there probably buried, but it's 2 scoops per 8 oz then i put a little ice in it as well with a banana,spinach,or what ever I fell like
560422
It's actually pretty hard to simply pop out because the ice cubes are so thick. I had to flip it upside down and melt it a little with water first and then push the ice cubes out individually.
107882
It feels solid all the way down. We have a freezer unit that we run colder than the refrigerator freezer so ice cream from the freezer unit is always much harder. I would be surprised if this scoop can break like the last one we had that broke out of the handle. I am comfortable using as much force as I need to.
299935
The scoop is made of very durable plastic which keeps it lightweight and very slick on the snow so you can slide up and over the snow bank to dump the load. The edge is metal to cut through the snow banks and frozen snow. Hope that helps.
1140547
I think the shape is more like a canelle. The cookie scoops have a release and this does not, so not much better than using a spoon. So I wouldn't buy it for that purpose. As said, great ice cream scoop!
1832240
I haven't used this since last summer, but I believe it took a couple of minutes for each one. You have to hand hold the ice each time.
921781
It's really easy ! I use a funnel and also I poke a small hole using a bottle opener so some air can circulate while pouring. Good luck !
1140859
I just installed this ice maker and am having the same issue. The ice comes off in a big block and does not separate without beating on it with the scoop. Still does not completely separate. We have reduced the temperature and it is a bit better. Going to reduce the temp a couple more degrees and see if that is the fix.
540878
I freeze water in a large round ice cream bucket and then run some water over it and the Ice block slips right out and plops into the critter cooler. I keep mine outside too, and refill about every 4 to 5 days. I love it.