How much ice (cubes) does it take to fill it? Cups? Quarts? I'm wondering if my 4 ice-trays will be enough, or if it takes an ice maker to keep up.
485569
A lot. I have an ice maker and still had to buy bags of ice in the beginning
485570
An ice maker would be better than ice trays. You'll get frustrated with all of the emptying of trays and you won't get enough ice. I have two suggestions for you. An easy one is to just buy bags of ice. A large bag of ice will fill this up 2-3 times. The other suggestion is to augment with larger hunks of ice. If you want your ice to last longer, you can use some small plastic food storage containers and freeze water in them to make some bigger chunks. You can only use one or two bigger chunks and fill in with cubes, but the bigger chunks will keep everything colder longer.
485571
We have an ice machine that makes small cubes. I use a small bucket, about 1 gallon I would guess, to fill the machine. It usually lasts about 4 hrs.
485572
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.
485573
Not close. It take about four pounds of ice at a time. Although, as others have said, you could just use water to make-up the difference which would greatly decrease the time between refills.
485574
Yes your 4 ice-trays will be enough. Along with the water, it will fill up just fine.
485575
I think it would. I used my ice maker, but thinking back I believe 4 trays would be enough. Good luck!
485576
The amount of water to ice doesn't necessarily matter. If you put more ice in, you can go longer before adding additional ice. I'm sure two trays would last several hours.
1212607
It should make ice over a long day but it won't be as fast as your home freezer by far. I had thought of how to get cold drinks iced as well and came up with this solution. Try using popscicle maker molds. I kept popscicles frozen for days. You may need to pre-make them,though. Cheers.
2103009
It holds 4 oz food. So depends on what size your ice cube tray is. Its a perfect size for one meal for a baby!
1728991
It does make super fine ice. It's really nice. My only complaint is the water drainage is a little lacking but if you prop up the internal tray just a bit it drains well. Hope this helps!
2174276
depends on the size of your ice cubes.I have 4 rubbermaid iced trays and it fills my Rubbermaid bin..the Rubbermaid ice trays release the ice very easy a quick little twist and the ice is out..makes a nice duo....
646110
We always buy a bag of ice to use & it pretty much takes about all of it. Try to buy bag of ice that has small pieces in it. Don't forget you need ice cream salt too.
188075
If you only fill to the top of each cube (so they don't connect) you can fit 8-9oz. If you fill the tray to the top (so each cube is joined) then you can fit a full 12oz of liquid.
646114
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!
2037165
you do not have to make 4 qts,however, you may want to fill ice & salt to top so that your icecream will freeze better.you can always stop the freezing process to make a softer serve icecream. enjoy. to maximize the use of the freezer,fill it full to lines. you just will have more ice cream to enjoy & share
1977709
Just so you know, I adore this machine! OK, your question. Just ice cubes. The trick is you fill the ice cube tray and wait 20min. to make the drinks. Perfect consistancy every time!!
1899428
It makes ice rather quickly, about 10 cubes every 7 minutes or so (that's just a guess). Problem is the bucket the ice goes in is small, and once it's full it stops making ice until you empty it. So, if you stood there and babysat it, emptying the ice into your ice bin every 20 minutes or so, you could fill a large bin in less than 2 hours. The ice that comes out is only 32 degrees (and melting), and the ice bin in your refrigerator is usually around zero degrees so the ice will stick together as it cools down. My guess is one refill of water would be all you need to stock up your refrigerator.
2037168
We always make 4 quarts, but the Nostalgia manual says "up to 4 quarts" and I believe that you could make less if you wanted to. Regardless of how much mix is used, the key is to ensure that the ice/salt mixture stays above the level of the mix in the canister. This will ensure consistent freezing.
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see my Youtube Review. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaAeRlvsJG8 Its Not a freezer, but a well Insulated Box that holds about 25LB of Ice and keeps it for about a week. We have it Fill Up and then Shut it off for the week, or you can keep it on and have it make ice automatically when low. I do it my way because of Less wear and tear on Machine.
2078648
Each cube holds a half of a tablespoon of liquid. I love this ice cube tray...I even bought more since my first purchase. I make protein shakes every day and these little cubes make blending so much easier than big ice cubes. They fill and release easily.I see someone else said a teaspoon but I just measured mine to be exact and it is a half of a tablespoon or the equivalent of one and a half teaspoons. Hope this helps!
843632
I get 9 Large cubes in 15 mins. or less. Hope this helps. Awesome ice maker.
1854528
I used crescent shaped ice cubes also. They worked perfectly. Just don't push down too hard onto the handle to force the ice onto the blade. I always use what I call the "give it gas" technique. I push it down, then after 45 seconds or so. I let up and either clear out the chips or add more ice but I don't constantly hold it down. Also, don't listen to the person who says not to buy. I am a teacher and I used it every other day for 4 months as a reward during summer school , which I would consider more than average uses, and it still works perfectly. Read the instructions carefully and adhere to their tips and you will be fine. Different sizes of ice are fine, as long as they fit inside the chute. Another tip, when the ice tray starts to make a mountain out of ice and is blocking new ice from falling, shake it and let the ice settle back into a flat pile and then continue to crush it. Any other questions? Just ask!
1506974
It will take just about 1 gallon of water to fill and will use it with 2 baskets of ice or so. I'd say it takes less than an hour for a basket. As far a production quantity I'm not sure. I will say it is faster and produces a lot more than a typical ice maker in a refrigerator.