Fits perfectly on my countertop, stylish and useful

Rule of thumb for this particular item, ice maker, yes. Ice keeper, no. When the tray is full, put the into a container ready for freezer. And maybe shut it off til the ice in the freezer is almost out. It does make ice pretty damn fast, but doesn't hold it like I was thinking. Get a bigger more expensive one if you want the ice to stay in the maker. Otherwise, works good.

Perfect for an apartment stop

For making ice . In my garage.

After many years our previous larger and must costlier portable ice maker needed to be replaced. This model is approximately one-third the cost of our old unit and we are pleased with it for the price. It is very quiet and produces ice rapidly. The only negative that caused me to give it four stars is: because of the units' small size, the water and ice holding area is much smaller than our previous machine and the large ice size is equal to the small size on our old machine, therefore, when full it only holds enough ice for one full glass - however rapidly re-fills in 15 minutes. I consider it best for use for a "one-person use".

I originally thought this would be a small ice maker based on the description, but it’s actually a decent size. It’s very easy to use, simply lift the ice tray, add water up to the marked line, place the tray back, and press the start button. The machine pulls in the water, makes the ice, and dispenses it onto the tray automatically. Super user-friendly! There are two ice size options: small and large. I tested both and prefer the larger size since the small ones are really tiny. The machine looks well-made and seems durable. It does make some noise while running, but once it’s full, it shuts off on its own. Keep in mind that this is an ice maker, not a freezer, so you’ll need to transfer the ice to a freezer to prevent it from melting. It takes approximately 8–9 minutes to dispense 9 ice cubes and a little less time for the smaller ones, which is pretty fast in my opinion. Just set it and forget it and come back in an hour or so, and you’ll have a full tray of ice cubes. There’s also a cleaning function that comes in handy, but I simply use purified bottled water. One thing I noticed is that the ice starts melting slightly after a few cycles. I usually wait for it to fill up, then store the ice in a ziplock bag in the freezer. Overall, it’s a great ice maker that works exactly as described. No complaints!

We have a 31-foot camper we keep set up on our property in the mountains. It's small fridge and small freezing unit will freeze an ice tray in about three hours. That means we run out of ice quick when it's hot outside and there's four or five of us there. We figured this little ice maker could do the job and so far, it's working out great. We just turn it on and leave it running until we have filled several gallon sized, zip-lock bags and stored them in the freezer. This is way better than trying to fill and balance ice trays. This ice maker is quick, making nine cubes every six minutes. Its operation is quiet, and it has a 1.5-liter water reservoir. As long as you keep it loaded with water and the ice basket emptied, it can produce over 26 pounds of ice in 24 hours. The machine is compact and has a handle for easy transport. There are controls for large and small cubes and warning lights for when to refill the water and empty the ice basket. It also offers a cleaning cycle that should be run after long periods of not being used to remove any bacteria that might have accumulated. The machine is smart enough to remain cold when the water runs out or the ice bucket is full. This means the ice can sit frozen all day or at least until you can offload it to your freezer for storage. The bottom line, this is a high-quality machine that can make ice continuously and fast enough for family use or storing up for parties. We've been using it at our camper on weekends and so far, it's been great. I can highly recommend!

This little guy works really quickly and is easy to figure out with just a couple indicator lights and buttons. We've gone though three nice refrigerators in 13 years because of dud ice makers (appliances are so cheaply made these days), and I got tired of paying for repairs that cost 1/3 the cost of a new fridge when they'd repeatedly stop producing. I initially got ice trays and molds, but the husband picked this up and its so much more convenient. We make enough batches to fill our fridge reservoir and its like we have a working fridge again! Random side note: I was raised by a commercial ice machine technician, so I've always been picky about my ice shapes--these little thimble shapes are really fun and I prefer this to nugget ice, which is what family members got with their countertop ice machines. The drain is conveniently located so just a corner needs to hang over a sink, and it's easy to plug and unplug. We plug this in and use for one day, then leave off for a few, and repeat. No issues so far with the on and off use. We're very pleased!