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Pros:
a) Packaged really well. Unless someone really tried to destroy it, it should come in just fine. Nice job!
b) Easy to take all the pieces out, clean and put back together (hint: there aren't many parts, which is nice!)
c) They say ice in 6 mins... True but not enough to use. lol My attached video shows this. However, in 20 mins there was enough for one cup. Give it an hour and it'll be about full. It'll auto turn off as the ice gets stuck coming out of the chute so it thinks it's full but it's only about 2/3 full. That's fine. All ice machines will do this. Several glasses worth in an hour.
d) Very compact and pretty light.
e) Pretty quiet. You can hear it but there is a lot going on inside to create the ice. It's not loud enough to be a bother.
f) Delicious nugget ice! No complaints on size or taste!
g) Easy to drain, dry off and put away.
Cons:
I can't come up with any. How long will it last? That's the real question. Only time will tell.
Overall, here was my goal. I just wanted to use it for a day, bag up a bunch of ice, drain and dry and put it away until I needed more ice.
The reason for this goal was this... My first nugget maker was the GE Profile 2.0. Almost $600. I ran it 24/7 (I use a lot of ice). This was a mistake. Running it that much wore it out too quickly and also dirtied it up too easily. There was no good way to clean it other that hoping the "clean" setting actually did clean it. Well, it didn't. I don't think any can. You can't take any of them apart enough to make sure there isn't black gunk growing in all the guts of the machines. This nugget maker is easier to get too. The top lifts off and you can actually see the inside water tank and the big front tank and clean them both. Much better and a third of the price.
Will it make ice as fast? Heck's no. Can I make ice for a few hours and bag it up and put in the freezer? Heck's yeah.
I'm going for price now. I'll make ice, clean up the machine and put away for a week.
So far, this is a great buy!!
