Do you think that this could be used to make large ice cubes for large pitchers for a party?
2026278
Probably! It would be a gigantic ice brick though. It holds up well against extreme temperatures.
2009398
I wouldn't. It doesn't seem sturdy enough, you may damage the blades inside. You should look into blenders!
1783527
I have not used it with ice cubes. I can't imagine that ice cubes would work as well as the ice forms it comes with. The ice would most likely by more course.
1565617
I don't think that would work. The best way to do baby food portions is in a regular ice tray or popsicle mold. About the dozenth time I use this to make ice, there were cracks in the blue cylinder. I guess it couldn't stand up to the power of frozen water. Wouldn't recommend this again.
1027046
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.
814626
I think you can. You would have to have a sizeable quantity though. It's like a blender on steroids but it has to have enough to work with.
816019
Yes - it is large enough. I use mine to mix 1.5 oz of protein powder, 12 oz liquid, plus some crushed ice without any problem. If you are using powder be sure to shake REALLY HARD, or else a few lumps may remain.
1438574
Edgar, I'm so sorry it took me so long to read this question. Each cube was about half size of normal square ice cube. I used it for wine cubes, which does not work at all by the way... very messy lol! They would be perfect for regular ice.
1156701
Unfortunately, no. As I stated in my March 2013 review...The larger pitcher is a great idea for making bigger batches of drinks, however, it does NOT fit all Margaritaville machines. We have the DM0500 and the jumbo pitcher, with the lid on, is too tall to be placed under the ice chute. A lower profile lid would possibly allow it to fit and function properly. The pitcher alone, without the lid, fits under the ice chute. The lid would probably have to sit no higher than 3/8" above the pitcher to be able to be placed under the chute. We have tried everyway we can think of to get it into place and can't. How about a different lid design Margaritaville?? Unfortunately, no. As I stated in my March 2013 review...The larger pitcher is a great idea for making bigger batches of drinks, however, it does NOT fit all Margaritaville machines. We have the DM0500 and the jumbo pitcher, with the lid on, is too tall to be placed under the ice chute. A lower profile lid would possibly allow it to fit and function properly. The pitcher alone, without the lid, fits under the ice chute. The lid would probably have to sit no higher than 3/8" above the pitcher to be able to be placed under the chute. We have tried everyway we can think of to get it into... » Read More Unfortunately, no. As I stated in my March 2013 review...The larger pitcher is a great idea for making bigger batches of drinks, however, it does NOT fit all Margaritaville machines. We have the DM0500 and the jumbo pitcher, with the lid on, is too tall to be placed under the ice chute. A lower profile lid would possibly allow it to fit and function properly. The pitcher alone, without the lid, fits under the ice chute. The lid would probably have to sit no higher than 3/8" above the pitcher to be able to be placed under the chute. We have tried everyway we can think of to get it into place and can't. How about a different lid design Margaritaville?? « Show Less
890625
You can use this to ice about anything! It has a medium to thick consistency. I think that it tastes pretty well. Obviously, it is not as good as making it from scratch, but in my opinion, it is well worth the time saved! I plan on using this for future birthday cakes that I make.
1137524
Yes! That's primarily what we use it for - making health drinks with frozen fruit. It's better than a traditional blender in my experience.
1565621
You are better off with a regular ice cube tray. This is a great product, but not for that use. The ice cube tray functionality of it is really only a sideline extra to what it really is and can do.
417994
Yes, but it only makes a very small amount of slushy, and the cubes can leak easily. I would invest in a Slush Mug instead. I have this and the slushMug and I like the slush mug better. :)
31778
You probably could, but it's quite a process to put this together unless you're going to make a substantial size batch of anything. And there is a fair amount of clean up involved. A food processor would probably work better.
1727041
It can use that type of ice, I've used ice cubes from my refrigerator and it worked just as good as with the molded ice. Although, since it's several different pieces the top part will move around a lot so make sure you press down and hold it in place and it won't move much. Other than that little detail, "ice cubes" will work.
1996335
Yes, very easily. We fill ours with ice cubes then add water. It works very well.
1223921
Yes I use mine to crush ice. sometimes you have to shack it because ice gets wet and sticks but it also does that in a blender