Does this product produce fine, smooth ice with no large chunks or pieces?
522065
Yes, the ice is finely crushed without yielding large chunks/pieces. I originally purchased this product to be used at my granddaughter's Frozen themed birthday party. It was such a hit and easy to set-up, use and clean that we put it to use often when entertaining guests as well as simple family time gatherings. This product is definitely one of my top 3 purchases of 2014.
522066
Yes, it does produces fine, smooth pieces of ice. I love this machine. Money well spent
1764463
I have had none of the problems reported here. I have made several flavors of ice cream and they have come out great. I have even added ingredients such as cherries when I made Chocolate ice cream. I believe the key to success is to make sure the ingredients are very cold when put into the frozen bowl. You do have to hold the lid down for the first few minutes until the mixer is moving smoothly, but then it works perfectly. It has to be eaten right after making the ice cream. I have never put it back into the freezer for later so I don't know how that works. Good luck if you try again.
939983
No, it does not. We have used in many ways and never had a problem (dry ice, liquid nitrogen, baking, and broiling)
511922
The machine I have only makes snow ice that is very fine. It doesn't make chunky crushed ice. If it does do it I don't know how to make it do it.
1879790
Hi Mark, I bought the blender about 2 months ago. No optional blade came with it. The standard equipment does easily break up normal sized ice cubes and frozen berries, however. -- Bruce
903646
You can make homogenous ice cream mix cum blend,( ingredients per your choice) of right consistency to covert it into smooth (without crystals) end product------Delicious Ice Cream.)
265922
Inner fillet is very smooth. I like to use it in my drinks so I will have no clumps.
1907887
You know what? I've only used the ice block a couple of times. We're always in a hurry to have some shaved ice so we use ice cubes (ice maker) from our freezer. We just open the top and throw the ice cubes in there. It works well for us. We love this machine. The quality of the shaved ice is nice. I have learned to put a little empty cub under the opening after we are finished to catch any remainders of melting ice. We don't have to clean it up that way. Hope that helps!
1349313
The ice is larger chunks not shaved, you can get pieces as large as a quarter (most pieces range from 1/8" to 1/2" in diameter with the tiny pieces from the crushing process mixed in.) But before buying be sure to read all of the problems with the thing breaking, it is not a reliable product.
1658081
simple ice trays and btw it doesn't work too well either, it takes forever for anything to freeze completely..we have ice pops for the kids that I put in about a week ago and they are still not frozen.
574306
Yes it does, in addition to ice cream, frozen yougart, sherbet and Gelato. Very easy To use and very easy to clean up. One recommendation is to make multiple batches at a time. Most base ingredients are the same it is the "flavors" that are different. Example I made today Honey & Tyme ice cream, Chocalate Bourbon Gelato and Avocado ice cream this morning. Each make about 1 1/2 quarts of ice cream and we are having company for Mother's Day tomorrow, this will be dessert.
296330
The ice will melt in less than an hour. I would not use this unit to make ice with though because it does not produce finely shaved ice. The ice is not much more than crushed ice you can get out of some refrigerators. VERY crunchy, and not in a good way at all. This unit does however look good, so I just make a bunch of ice with a real ice shaver and fill this unit up with that ice.
2256620
The top ice chamber shaves the ice and sends it to the bottom. The ice is perfect for snowcones. No chunks. Makes good frozen drinks. Best I've seen for shaving ice, but there may be some more out now as I have had mine a while. You can use ice from your icemaker if you let it set out for 15 minutes, otherwise use bagged ice.
1231596
I continue to be amazed by how smooth and frothy everything is that comes out of this. I once made a green smoothie with spinach and apples and it was fine. WHOLE lemons come out frothy and smooth, too, but it doesn't eliminate the PULP (which is an advantage over juicers). Bottom line: no chunks.
368749
I have found that after this product has frozen the materials separate as you have found. In my experience once it warms up and it is shaken well, as the instructions describe, it is fine and it works like new.
1575767
I have used cube ice and small blocks of ice and still get the same result. It has a good grinder on it. You just can't over fill it or it won't grind the ice.
545099
No chunks at all, but there is pulp. I drink it pulp and all, but my husband likes to use the strainer that comes with it.