This product has been great to use and solves the small-scale ice problem There is a lot of attention to detail in the design and performance that work well. For instance, the electronic sensors eliminate the mechanical ice sensor that would be prone to breakage or just being in the way. The upright footprint works well fitting under cabinets wile minimizing counter space Some caveats from my experience. 1 the first ice is ice, but not super cold ice — if you put it in a room temp drink it melts quickly. I recommend letting it run to let the first ice cool the chamber. I often put cold water in it give some cooling to the chamber 2 even the large cubes are small and hollow. That means high surface area which is both an advantage and disadvantage 3 note that this device isn’t really going to supply a group with ice. It’s great for two. 4 it does put some warm air (it must to work). So, put it on the covered porch if that is a problem 5 I find it perfect for the RV. I crank it up first thing and ice is ready just about when I am! Nothing like ice in your drink when it’s hot out. Or for a margarita! 6 it is (obviously) sensitive to ambient temp. It produces much more ice it’s cool and the water you add is cool. 7 many of these ice makers look basically identical, perhaps from the same factory. Whatever, I really like it and have used it continuously without any problems

I’ve sent this same link to about 4 people & all of us love our ice maker! We even purchased one for work. I’ve had mine for over 2 years & it runs about 4 hours every day. I accidentally left the machine plugged in for consecutive days & it still works great! Easy to add water, easy for my toddler to get her own drink with easy to use handle, easy to clean. Great purchase!

Easy to use, makes ice fast and isn't too loud. We transfer the ice to our broken ice maker in our refrigerator and the ice comes through the dispenser perfectly - and we only have to make ice every couple days to refill our ice bin in the fridge. The only downside is the process to drain the water but this is a necessary step with any countertop ice maker to avoid mold.

I love the convenience of always having ice without opening the freezer! Ever use a refrigerator icemaker and you get those semi-circular ice pieces that form a dam in your glass and cause the drink to spill all over your chest and floor? No worries with this amazing icemaker! The ICE comes out in hollo cylinders that chill your drink but don't impede the flow of liquid in any way!!! It comes with a very convenient scoop that stays on the icemaker so you never contaminate your ice when filling a glass. It has a low water sensor, but is very easy to keep filled and you just have to turn it off and back on after filling. As the ice melts, it refills the reservoir, then is pumped back into the machine to make more ice. After the bin is full, it stops dispensing ice until that top layer is removed. It produces a new batch of ice every 6-8 minutes and fills the bin in less than 30 minutes. There is a choice between small and large, but the small seems to melt a lot faster so I keep it on large. I can fill 2 16 oz glasses with ice from a full bin. I use Zero filtered water like distilled water, so there is no concern about scale or need for anything more than the occasional cleaning Setup was super easy, and I have it right next to the filtered water pitcher to make filling easier It's on the island in the kitchen on the far end away from the stove. Now for the less desirable things... it's very noisy. A lot of reviews mention it being too noisy. After growing up with a grandfather clock, I got adjusted to the icemaker noise quickly and it doesn't bother me. A small price to pay for the wonderful convenience of always having fresh ice. It may not be for people that like a quiet house. If the power goes out, the machine will stay off and you have to turn it back on to keep making ice. It's ideal for 2 people and we've never run out of ice; however we had some visitors and it could not keep up with 5 people. We had to use ice from the freezer to keep up with the demand. I love this icemaker and highly recommend it! I'm sorry that some others haven't had good luck with it. I don't know how long it will last, but for the price, even if it quit today after 5 months I would just buy another one because it is so easy and convenient!

Like so many others here have mentioned, our fridge’s ice maker is on the blink so my wife suggested this particular tabletop ice maker to fill in while ours was down. Like most probably are, I was skeptical but the price was right and I’ve now seen exactly how quickly this little dude makes ice! I’m telling ya, this thing outperforms way beyond my expectations and will continue to be used once the dad-gum original ice maker is fixed? This thing dumps 9 small thimble shaped ice cubes about every 5-7 minutes and fills the cube holding tray about every hour or so. As plenty of others have mentioned the ice is very soft and great for crunching but if you place the cubes in gallon bags and store them in your freezer they will freeze more firmly and won’t tend to melt so easily in your drink. If you can keep up with it throughout the day and night, it will make enough ice for at least 3-4 people. But you must empty the ice bucket tray when it’s full or it won’t make ice no mo! Until emptied, every hour 🕐 I will say that it's a bit on the noisy side and the compressor continually runs until the tray is full and shuts off. But we have it sitting in a room adjacent to our kitchen so it’s not a problem for us. I checked the specs on several other ice makers being sold but narrowed it down to the one my wife suggested? Bottom line though, if you need a lot of ice for more than four then I suggest you look at something larger but this unit, at least so far, has proven to work very well and believe you will be pleased as well! 🫵🏻 I read the reviews and compared this unit to several similar others but (so far) I’m extremely pleased with this portable ice making machine