does this machine make fine snow ice or just regular ice like chip ice
522573
It depends on how much pressure you apply and how good your ice cubes are. It is adequate for the snow cones I make to sell.
385075
If you are asking how does the machine work, the answer is, you get two plastic cups that are in the shape of a hockey puck. You freeze them and then put into the machine, press the top of the machine and it rotates and shaved the ice puck in the form of shaved ice. Very simple to use and you can make the frozen puck in any flavor you want, as long as it will freeze. Hope this helps.Good luck....have fun
1445699
I think it depends a bit on your ice. If I use my "drier ice" from my freezer it tends to be finer. If I use bagged ice or ice that is starting to melt just a little bit, you will get the courser ice of traditional snow cones. So you can get either one. You will be happy with this machine.
156240
I wouldn't call them ice chips. They are more like regular crushed ice. Not as fine a texture as a snow cone but, in my opinion, very nicely crushed. Hope this helps.
1745377
We love this machine it makes it almost like snow in fact my kids have made snow balls with the ice that comes out. It makes a lot really fast and I have not been able to put the machine away it is always on my cupboard since we use it so much.
2197705
The one I tried did not shave or chop the ice. It was very loud. I would not recommend it for slushies.
1969935
The machine's main compartment is like a freezer pack... you put it in the freezer and it freezes. You put the ice cream mixture in, it churns and chills and becomes "icy" as it churns over about 20 minutes. Then you place it in the freezer (in it's final container not the machine) and you have ice cream. Timing all depends on your recipe and how dense you like your ice cream. I tend to let mine sit over night because I like a very solid dense ice cream. This machine is fantastic and one of the higher quality ones for the nice price! I am friends with the righter of an ice cream cook book and even she swears by it. There is NO easy "home owner" does it all in one ice cream maker. They all require several steps and freezing. Hope this helps
511921
This machine has a fixed spinning blade that shaves the ice. It does NOT crush ice at all. It produces a fine snow. I hope this helps you.
2165753
That's actually happened to me! To the best if my knowledge, the machine doesn't produce as small and fine an ice as is needed for a proper snow cone. Melting it slightly by pouring the syrup on top causes it to melt back into chunks
1733377
I don't know the specifications (HP or whatever) because I gave this to my granddaughter for her birthday and don't have the box to look at, but it shaved the ice very easily and didn't have a problem at all. We made a lot of snow cones that day, and they have used it since with no problems. Great little machine.
1793110
I'm sorry, I can't answer your question, I bought this ice maker and gave it as a gift.
687640
Ours made "fine" shaved ice. The kind of ice you start with does seem to make some difference. The crushed ice from Costco seemed to make a softer shaved ice than the crushed ice from another store. But both were "fine" shaved ice.
1445698
As others have stated it is not shaved ice but not as coarse as traditional machines. It is adjustable (the blade).
2244421
I have found that this machine chips ice just great and we use it for a lot of different kinds of drinks. We have also used it to make snow cones and other types of ice related things because I am a diabetic and can not use the store bought items as they have a lot of sugar which I am not allowed to have.
112420
No. You can use regular ice cubes, or freeze ice in the supplied plastic containers. You put the ice in the machine and press down on the top, and shaved ice comes out the bottom into a bowl or the supplied paper cones.
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!
1913086
It is similar to the soft shaved ice in Hawaii. I was pleasantly surprised it was not like the ice chips in snow cones. My kids have eaten shaved ice everyday since receiving the machine.