ZENY Ice Crushers Machine Electric Snow Cone Maker Stainless Steel Shaved Ice Machine (Orange)

Bought a Hawaiian ice machine first. After freezing ice in their ice molds all day, I finally was able to make snowcone that evening. However, I soon discovered the machine came in broken. The motor would not turn. So disappointed. Then I discovered that the Company wanted me to pay for shipping their broken merchandise back to them for a refund. Anyway, saw this one and thought it looked sturdy and it used regular ice why not. It cost me $20 more than the Hawaiian product, but if it worked - than it would be worth it.Wow, was it worth it !!!!!! Wont ever go back to a cheap plastic snow cone machine again. This thing is built like a beast and works like one too !!!! Uses regular ice right out of my freezer door. Shaves it too snow like quality in just seconds (not ice chunks like the plastic ones). So easy to use. My 7 year old can do it with supervision of course. Take a red solo cup, fill with ice from freezer door and shave it. Ice shaves into bowl. Scoop ice up into cup from bowl. Add syrup and you have one great snow cone. And unlike those cheap plastic machines, no need too wait before doing it again. Made 8 big snowcones back to back. I'm sure this would function well for any kind of back yard get together/birthday parties.Yes, it makes a small mess, but dosent all snow cone machines. After all your shaving ice cubes into snowballs. I put mine on a drying Matt. Works great for keeping the mess down. The whole thing is stainless, but weighs only 9lbs. Easy to move around. The bottom has a plastic covering as not to rust out its feet. Easy to clean, just wipe it out. It is kinda bulky to store, but so far I've just kept it on my counter as I've used it everyday. I love this this beast!!!!!

Ordered this because me and the grandkids love snow cones. Made our first ones yesterday. I worked great! I came ready to go out of the box and with minimal instruction we were making shaved ice. And a little ice goes a long way too. I made three coffee cup size snow cones with around 20 ice-maker sized cubes. I had already purchased flavoring (banana, our favorite) and I just poured it on top. Delicious. So easy to use. Safety features are Great! When the ice pusher lid (I don't know what else to call it) is open, the machine automatically stops. It doesn't start again until the lid is completely closed. It takes a little muscle power to push the handle down to get the ice to shave but the kids were able to do it. Also, shaved ice is a little messy and doesn't always get directly in the bowl provided, you have to move it around a bit, but then its only shaved ice and wipes up easily. I am very happy with the function and price. And very happy with the shaved ice it makes. Would highly recommend.

Unit was delivered quickly. IT IS HEAVY! Wiped it down, read instructions, checked for blade problems and ran an empty test. No problems, no fillings, no shavings, no white grease. Added 1 cup of ice, turned on machine, brought down the handle/cover and instantly blade spun. LOUD! We're talking 2x as loud as my old shaver. But it's not so bad I won't use it. It turned the cup of plain cubed ice* into snow in seconds, not minutes, worth the noise. {*Note old shaver was hand held and required use of solid shaped cups of ice, not cubes, so they are a pain for taking up extra space in freezer.}The ice literally shot out into the bowl they provided. It even showered a bit on the cat waiting on the floor below. After comforting said cat, I grabbed some of the artificial cone flavoring we have and made the first snow cone/shaved ice of the season. Delivered to wife. We shared the sugary frozen mess over the next few minutes. When I returned the dish to the kitchen I realized that one of the other posters was right. This thing drops water everywhere. So now, I put a towel under the base.We've had shaved ice treats several times since and we're working on some more natural flavorings so we can eat healthier shaved ice; so far the purchase has been more than worth it - we're taking this to friends house this weekend to share there. And maybe providing shaved ice to neighborhood kids on a movie night!Thinking maybe trying with tequila and sour mix!

This machine is better than my first try at a snow cone machine by far. It's easy to press down the ice and powers through it quickly. This is the perfect machine if you only need this for a couple or small family.You can knock out 5 snow cones in a few minutes easily including syrup and packing the cups. It's also not too big so that another plus. I am contemplating buying a bigger size machine that can hold more shaved ice in it at 1 time.That is the biggest drawback for me with this machine because you have to empty the shaved ice pretty much after each fill up instead of just being able to do say 8 cones worth of ice at once and then packing the cups. I can get a 8 to 10oz cone before emptying for the next batch.It's not really a negative just an FYI depending on your particular use case. But if the bottom part is bigger than obviously that takes up more space which I don't really want.

We’ve had this thing for 6 years now and it’s still going strong. We pull it out every summer. Makes yummy fluffy shaved ice snow cones (we actually just put them in cups). We use the “Hawaiian Shaved Ice” syrups and it’s delish, especially with our fav “Tigers blood” flavor. Our whole family loves it, kids and adults. Summer is here, we’ve been using it again, used it just now and I randomly decided to come back and write a review about it. It’s that good. Enjoy!

We absolutely loooove this thing and we now eat snowcones more than we should 😂

Working great after almost a year. Jesus bless you!