Nostalgia Snow Cone Machine – Retro Table-Top 8 Oz Snow Cone Maker Makes 20 ICY Treats– Countertop Slushie Machine Includes 2 Reusable Plastic Cups & Ice Scoop-Vintage Blue

When my son first said he wanted sno cones at 5th birthday party, I thought, "Oh, great!" We have a little hand crank toy/machine that actually works fairly well for what it is, but it takes so long to even make one cone! So, I looked into renting a machine. I could have rented an industrial-sized sno cone maker (the kind you see at fairs) locally for $40, but I'd have had to pick it up and return it during business hours and still get all my own supplies, including syrups from them in gallon quantities. But, I was thinking, I'd do it anyway because it was my son's only birthday request aside from a green lantern cake. But, then I got on Amazon and found that we could own this well-reviewed machine for less than the cost to rent it! So, I bought it. It worked wonders! We served at least 20 large sno cones in the same number of minutes...that includes the time it took each kid to decide on which flavor(s) they wanted. It exceeded my expectations. We used bagged ice and we let the ice melt for a bit to become translucent as suggested. And, in fact, found that pulling ice from the cooler where we'd stored drinks worked exceptionally well. I think when we make them at home next we'll pull ice out of the freezer (ice cube trays) and put a little water over it before using. The machine isn't soundless, but I also didn't think it was too loud. Operation is easy - you only have to turn the plastic cover - kind of like some blenders I've seen that won't operate without the cover on, so it turns it into a safety feature at the same time. Also, the bucket holds a fair amount of ice. The whole white top comes off so it's easy to remove excess water/ice when you're ready to clean up. The little scoop that comes with worked out fine, but I ended up using my hands a lot to pile and shape the sno cones. I didn't really want to store another gadget, but I'd rather have this taking up place than the hand-crank machine that I have to throw all my weight into. This stays, the other one goes!

This thing is great. I bought it while I was in college just for fun, I had a little extra money. I was skeptical at first because it was pretty cheap, I only thought it would last a little bit, but this thing is a TANK. I use it almost every day, it’s super super easy to use, the ice is very consistent and it’s just a cute look! One thing that shocked me is how airtight the cage is. I’ll forget to clean it sometimes and all the ice will melt, but it will never drip out. You take the top part off and throw a towel in it and it’s clean. Super easy. Ive taken it to a few friends grad parties and made snow cones and it just powers through with no problems. You can make about 4-5 snow cones in one go. They recommend not using it for more than 5 minutes consistently but I haven’t hade any issues with that. One issue I continue to run into is the ice won’t push down onto the blades. The first few times it was pretty annoying but I figured out if you just push down on the chamber it works perfectly. But overall the value for the money is amazing. I would’ve guessed it was about $200. Only problem is the ice not pushing down by itself and the fact that it’s a little smaller.

This is hands down the best little ice machine. My friend bought one for our school fundraising in summer. I had gone through many ice machines much much more expensive and each one failed me well within a summers time of use. I was a bit worried the price on this was low as we are taught you get what you pay for ..that doesn't apply to this.AT ALL. We used this machine 4 days a week and ran it about 1.5 hrs to 2 hrs non stop at a time. I highly recommend this. And this seller was amazing we received it days earlier then stated. One downfall is it is on the small side however u can make it work. As i stated. .i served 150 kids 4 days a week very quickly. Kids loved it ,the texture was perfect not super chunky it's shaves nice ...and and that it's not industrial size it's perfect for partys. Its hardy,it's a great price IT WORKS,and kids love itI am about to buy one myself. Ps if your looking for flavor ideas. We used organic frozen grape ,lemon and apple concentrate juice....don't add water . The town coffee shop donated the syrup bottles and pumps it worked perfectly .... it's a healthy treat everyone can enjoy. Yes yes yes

So, I would definitely recommend getting a bag of ice or having crushed ice or even just smaller ice. The big cubes from the fridge just were having a hard time being shaved. You could do it. It's just they didn't fit as well so it wasn't working as nicely. Once we crushed it up just a little bit so they were smaller pieces it worked really well. It is a tad bit on the loud side. I saw that in reviews and figured I'd go with it anyway. My kids had closed their ears anticipation but then they're like oh it's not so bad. So I don't think the sound is that big of a deal. The door is a very tight fit. It took a little bit of tugging to open it. But maybe over time that'll loosen so that's probably a really good idea that it is tight. Very quick and easy to assemble. The little trade just slides onto the side. The top part the piece is fit in together and then it's a safety mechanism it won't turn on until you have everything spun into place. It was pretty easy to clean considering it was just ice and water. We do not put any thing else other than ice in here. We add all of our flavorings after. And honestly it makes a lot more than I thought it was going to. I know it says 20 but holy buckets does this hold a lot of ice. I had waited on this purchase cuz I wasn't sure and then a deal came up and I am very glad that I got it. Guess now the kids's birthday parties and movie nights are going to be extra special. I'm very happy

This was definitely worth the money! Bought it for my grand daughter's birthday party. It was easy to use and made the ice perfect for the sno cones. We used Kool-Aid to make the different syrups and it was a big hit with the kids. She's used it several times since and it still works good.

Absolutely perfect. So easy to use.

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Love it. Makes snow very fast. With 1 ice cube tray you can make about 5 snowcones. Great for kids partys. Well worth it. Easy maintenance.

Genial.

Works great, shreds the ice perfectly. Great size not too big not too small.

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