Nugget Ice Maker Countertop, 33LBS/24H, Self-Cleaning Portable Pebble Ice Machine with Soft Chewable Pellets Sonic Ice, Buscket and Scoop, for Home/Kitchen/RV/Party/Camping/Office, Black

We bought this machine is for my elderly parent who eats ice all day long. She doesn’t have an icemaker in her freezer, so I would have to hassle with buying a bag of ice ($3.50) every couple of days…Then we would have to break it up with a hammer so they’d be small enough to get into her mouth. That was a messy PITA that always destroyed the bag. Sucking on store bought ice is an invitation for a choking hazard. Plus, if you don’t have all of your teeth.. well, ice sucking .. sucks!!Still it is better than the traditional sized huge cube trays.And yeah, we have a ton of those silicone mold ice trays, and of varying sizes - I hate all of them. They’re difficult to pop the ice out of them and the precious freezer space required to lay them flat.Then there’s the waiting…Someone suggested we ease our “problems” by checking Amazon for a counter top ice maker..ugh. a, what? come again?smdh… right. yep. 👍🏻There are tons of choices but I needed *small sized cubes*, so that narrowed it down considerably.$200 is reasonable… considering what I’d been spending at the store …from these big companies with reportedly moldy machines…I have the undercounter Brondell Circle purifier for water filtration. If you’re still drinking tap water, forget this machine and invest in cleaning up your water instead. But I digress…This ice maker dispenses tiny sized ice cubes that are very easy to get into your mouth.it takes maybe an hour to make a batch from room temperature water.As the ice comes out, it will fill to one side of the basket, so slide the cubes over to the other side with the scoop to create room for more to dispense from the chute, or it will stop the ice making process. There’s no need to empty a partially full basket!An important tip, is to literally “tip the basket” before emptying it. Once full, prop on its side and let the water drain out before you put it into the bag for the freezer. You'll be shocked at how much comes out!The ice is "wet" at this stage, it is still soft. This is when you want to eat it, if you are a ice chewer. It's also a great time to throw it in the blender for making a daiquiri, frappe or smoothie.The machine comes with a couple of drawstring “ice bags”, which I quickly doubled up, because you still have to physically prevent the ice cubes from freezing into a solid mass…. they come out of the machine wet, but they'll freeze into solid rocks or chunks if you don't break them up soon, possibly a couple of times, after they hit the freezer for 10-30 minutes. It also depends how you position the fresh ice. This step of slamming the bag on the countertop is going to beat the included bags up over time.Tip-Put the fresh ice on top, then, lay the bag out as flat as you can in the freezer. You don’t want the wet ice water to drip down and solidify the singly cubed pieces below it- ah gravity…Set a timer for 10-15 mins then slam the bag on the counter to break it up or it will freeze permanently into hard, difficult to separate clumps... this is not the reason you bought a bullet ice maker.🤔Personally, I like to drizzle the natural (no dyes or chemicals, mostly Polish) european fruit syrups over a glass of them and make an ice cold drink right in my mouth as they melt!!Frozen fruit or fresh fruit, booze or not, this ice cube size is perfect for me and I wish I had one since forever ago!I think I am going to try a jack-n-coke slushie!! Will it hold its fizz? What about root beer then throw a scoop of ice cream on top?! Booze or not?!Buy this and let me know what you make with it!!!⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

I'm so glad I finally purchased this nugget ice maker. It's exactly what I was looking for. I don't have a lot of counter space and this fits nicely, and when I' not using it I can slide it back under the cabinets. The size is going to make it easy to travel with . The ice is chewable and keeps drinks colder longer than my traditional ice cubes. We love it.

Great ice machine, compact fits on small places. Makes small ice, my favorite ice to use. Ice is made fast. Fits in my RV.

My daughter loves this machine. It takes a lot less time to make sonic ice than my big expensive one. She even takes it to our cabin. So much smaller than mine

**Update: After repeated emails back and forth to customer service, including asking for pictures of "shaved" ice it was producing and "noisy machine" (how does a picture tell you that, I couldn't upload a video to them), they did finally send a replacement. So far (crosses fingers) it is working. It still makes "shaved" ice, usually on first batches after being turned back on or after a clean cycle; it then produces the normal wonderful "Sonic" ice. Yes it is noisy, noisier than I originally expected, but I'll put up with the noise to get my favorite nugget ice. All and all this machine was worth what I paid on a Prime Day sale, I would not pay regular asking price. I did update my review from a 2 star to a 4 star, knocking off 1 star for the bit of a hassle with customer service and the noise of the machine.I love nugget ice, think Sonic ice. I've had many problems with this machine. First it wouldn't make normal nugget ice instead it make more like shaved ice. I went through all the troubleshooting suggestions, emailed the mfg. Their canned responses were to do the things I had already done, then they asked for pictures. The shaved ice problem is intermittent, I can live with that, the biggest problem is the loud grinding, piercing noise that this icemaker makes, also intermittently. The normal noise level is a bit loud, I can live with that, a bit louder than my dishwasher when making ice. I'm not sure if it's the motor overheating or the machine freezing up since we use this machine continuously. But many times the noise is unbearable, I turn off the machine for at least 15min or more, as per their recommendations, and it will be fine for awhile until it does it again. I really regret buying this machine, as my daughter bought another brand and isn't having these problems. Supposedly this machine is in warranty, past the return date for Amazon, (I should have returned it immediately at the first problem I had, but I kept trying to work the problems). I do believe that this seller/mfg will make warranting this machine near impossible because of their customer service help thus far. I wouldn't recommend this product. When it's working properly, it's wonderful, but the headaches are numerous.

I ordered this machine on July 1st 2024. The machine started having problems making ice a couple months after purchase. I messaged customer service and tried the solutions that normally should have fixed the problem. When I messaged that it didn’t work they immediately said they would send a new machine . Within 7 days a machine arrived. If you are looking to buy a wonderful ice machine, with wonderful customer service this is your machine.

I have had this machine for a year and a half now! No problems what’s so ever! I’ve owned 3 of the more expensive machines and have had to have them replaced within a year due to compressor and motor problems. Not so with this machine. Keep it filled with water, clean it when it needs it and it will run perfectly for you. Not as noisy as the more expensive one either! Love the price and durability of this machine! With this said it does have a small hopper and it doesn’t have a side water tank but it does makes ice quickly and I just add water when I get my ice…. No problem!