Antarctic Star Nugget Ice Maker Countertop with Soft Chewable Ice

I absolutely loved this nugget ice maker! The ice is small squares and exactly the kind of Sonic-style ice I was hoping for. It makes ice quickly and has been perfect for everyday drinks.I really like that it comes with a basket and scoop, and the removable top cover makes it easy to access and clean. The auto-cleaning feature is also a huge convenience. The stainless steel silver finish looks sleek and fits nicely on my countertop without taking up too much space.Overall, this was a fantastic addition to my kitchen. If you love crunchy nugget ice, I highly recommend it!

One of my most favorite items I’ve purchased from Amazon this icemaker is a game changer. It constantly makes ice as you take out ice. The cubes are perfect.

I really like this ice maker. It is super quick and easy to use. It is noisy but we don’t mind it. It’s not noisier than the dishwasher or the washing machine.The add water and ice full lights don’t seem to work/come on ever but that’s pretty minor. EDIT: apparently I just hadn’t run out of water or filled the ice entirely!

My wife loves it. She has it in her office at work. I think it’s a little loud but the ice is small, like Sonic ice.

Arrived today. Bought to replace our Frigidaire model the quit working. A lot quieter than the other. Works well. Filled with water, Plugged in, and had ice within 20 minutes. Sleak design and really easy to use. Fast delivery. Will update after a few weeks of use...

Majes great ice. Really quickly. We don't run out of ice anymore. And it's the chewable kind so my son doesnt go to Sonic and ask for another large cup of ice. He loves it. Honestly at night I have to bag it up and put it in the freezer. So we use that for smoothies.

Makes ice similar to sonic and works well in soda. Not loud while using. Compact for apartment kitchen. Also the excellent customer service

There is no water line and if you add water to the ice maker, without checking the level first, unlike other models, the water can flow out the sides, below the edge of the ice bucket.The ice bucket itself actually makes up the front top portion of the ice maker, seated on the sides of the reservoir and the lid is made of the same material. There is very little insulation surrounding the ice bucket, unlike most of the other countertop bullet ice models on Amazon. This means the ice melts very rapidly compared to all of the other ice makers that I have purchased (total of four).I bought this model for the sole reason that I was tired of fighting the basket to clean the gross buildup of mildew in the water collection bucket. This model does have a lid that lifts all the way up (though it is extremely difficult to get it to open and I was worried I would break it). I still appreciate that smart feature though.I've had two Newair models (one 26lb model and one 49lb model). I have also had another smaller 26lb model and a 50lb Wynter. All of those models had very thick housing and lid, and the bucket sat down inside the housing, which helped insulate the ice and slowed the melting. The ice from this water is quickly sopping wet.The cubes are two different sizes. The large size setting for the ice bullets, is what the medium size was for the other ice makers I have had. I tried to keep up on making enough ice, emptying the bucket and dumping it into an ice bin in the freezer. Unfortunately, the ice quickly freezes into an impossible brick. So plan on using an ice pick. If you use a lot of ice, this is not the model for you. We are keeping a glass carafe of filtered water ready beside the machine, because we go through a lot of ice.This one is about 2/3 or possibly half the size of the 50lb model I had. It's even significantly smaller than the 26lb model. If your counter space is at a premium, this is the smallest one I have owned and probably one of the smallest available on Amazon. Very small footprint for an ice machine. That said, if you have been disgusted with mold or sludge in other machines, the cleaning features might make up for lack of capacity.The cycle for the self-cleaning is 30 minutes. I really wish the manufacturers of the larger machine would take note of the design on this that allows you better access to clean that water collection bucket. I will keep this model for that reason alone. But if one of the larger, better insulated models gets that same lid design function, I will drop this one in a heartbeat.Another positive about the lid design is that, even in the fully open position, the lid stays open on it's own. Lid slamming was definitely a thing with all the other models I have owned. They would stay open on their own, but only if you were careful not to accidentally shove the ice maker too far back where the cabinet caused the lid to not be able to sit fully open, causing it to slam back shut when you tried to get ice.Overall, it's an attractive, space age, looking machine, with a better lid design in one respect (cleaning access), worse in the insulation and worse in that it's messy (we have overflowed it twice in the first four days). Noise level is no better or worse than any of the others I have had. You have ice dropping onto hard plastic. Every time it drops ice it's going to be loud. You get used to it and we don't notice it now. It's jarring when you are not used to it. The water filling is very quiet, compared to other models. It still makes a stressed sound when it's trying to suck water if the water level is too low which happens a lot more with this one than the others that I have owned because of the much smaller (less than half) capacity of the reservoir. It does make ice pretty quickly and there is a red light when the bucket is full, which helps somewhat to keep the water reservoir full. Does not make ice noticeably faster than other models. The water also drains really fast from the reservoir after cleaning. It's painfully slow in the other models I have owned.Better than ice trays, not as good as the 50lb models. 4 stars for how far the lid opens and ease of cleaning. 2 stars because I have had to sop up a lot of water due to overflow and also because of the poor insulation. 3 overall. I would recommend it if you need a small ice maker with a tiny (for an ice maker) footprint and if you don't want to drink that sludge from mildew due to being unable to adequately clean the water collection bucket.