Ice Shaver and Snow Cone Machine, Premium Portable Ice Crusher with Free Ice Cube Trays - BPA Free

The media could not be loaded. I echo what most reviewers have said about this ice shaver. This is one of those cheap and simple things that is just works, effectively and efficiently.I needed a blender to make this simple dessert called scramble. I needed to crush ice. Actually i bought a cheap hamilton blender for about $30. Then after purchasing rather than search for “ice blender” i searched “ice shaver”. Now the hamilton had kixed reviews and i understand that it is for smoothie but it does have a crush ice settings. But i was still doubtful.I ended up purchasing this ice shaver also after reading all the reviews. And the hamilton i didnt even took out the shipping box and it went straight to ups to be returned.This ice shaver efficiently shaves ice in perfect soft fluffy texture. Best of all it’s mechanical, no electricity need (which also means it is quiet).I would wane potential buyers though that if you are thinking of getting extra ice trays, make sure you get smaller ice trays, same size as the ice tray that come with this shaver. The reason is that inside the shaver there is a divider to keep the ice innplace while the bottom bladed floor rotates to shave the ice. I included a pic on this review of what the i side looks like since not a lot of people posted this part and not even the stock photos show this.If you are simply looking to shave ice THIS is the tool for it. If you’re looking to make smoothie, i think it is possible you’ll just need to mix it, pour it in the ice tray then once frozen, drop the cubes in the shaver and shave along!

If I could, I'd give this guy 100 stars. Cheap, easy to use, super compact, no battery or charger needed, just add homemade snow cone syrup (berries, sugar and water) to solve your heat emergency -- for pennies. Replacement blades are pretty cheap too. The only energy it needs is your arm spinning the crank, and even that took much less effort than I thought it would. You will not serve a banquet of guests with this small unit, but a handful of people can be holding frozen treats within minutes. You could make the kids each shave their own, I'm guessing elementary age kids and up are big enough to do it. We're adults, so we slurp our snow cones from wineglasses; if I still drank alcohol I'd be rushing this thing into cocktail production.

Started thinking about Shave Ice the other day, and thought, why don't I just make my own. So, after a quick search on Amazon, this unit is about half the price of most of the others, so I decided to give it a try. It arrived this morning, and here's my thoughts on it.First off, the big question is, how fine does it grind the ice. In my opinion, this is a bit too course for shave ice, and possibly even a tad bit too coarse for a snow cone. Basically, the output is similar to rock salt that one might use on icy winter sidewalks. When I squirt some flavored syrup on it, most of it tends to filter down into the bottom of the cup, because the larger ice crystals will end up coated, but can't absorb it, so the reduced surface area of the ice doesn't hold the syrup well. It still tastes good, just not as good as a proper shave ice would.As for ease of use, I was actually surprised at how easily it cranked. I was half expecting some degree of difficulty or clumsiness as I cranked, but it was really easy and fast (not anymore difficult than a child's Jack-in-the-box toy). Of course, I'm sure various factors could affect this, such as how much air is captured in the ice, size of ice cubes, etc. But, for my half moon shaped ice cubes from my Whirlpool refrigerator's ice maker, it made short work of it.Cleanup, as expected, is easy. I mean, you're cleaning ground up ice out of it. Dismantle it into it's three main parts and give it a quick wash in the dish sink.For the lower cost, this is certainly worth the price, in my opinion, as long as you understand what you are purchasing. I'm dinging it one star for the coarse grind of the ice, but otherwise I have no complaints.

ALL THE STARS!! We love this snow cone maker. This is a really fun and safe way for littles to help make a cool, summer treat. Adult supervision still required, but there are no blatantly open blades, the device is fairly quiet, and children can EASILY shave the ice. No electricity needed, so it can be taken on camping trips, to the lake, etc., and it is inexpensive (around $20)! Instead of buying the syrups, you can use Koolaid mix (or similar) with raw cane sugar to make your own flavored syrup. Children are empowered and learn independence when they can help with everyday tasks. My son just turned 4, and this was very easy for him to use. This is a definite WIN on every level.

I was looking for an ice crusher, and ended up with this. It does not crush the ice, it shaves it. But it does a really, really good job. If you wanna make shave ice, this thing is for you! It’s pretty easy to use and makes perfect shave ice.

Well I really wanted electric but decide to give this a try. You can’t beat the price and it comes with a free ice tray. I find it easy to turn the handle to grind down the ice but it takes a little more effort to press down the ice and the amount of ice you can put in it is maybe a total of 6 cubes. I don’t find that it makes too much noise. It’s much more functional than other snow cone makers. It’s definitely more stable. It’s not going to want to tip over and there is a silicone ring on the bottom to keep it from sliding. The area below is much bigger to make a lot of shaved ice. The shaving part just easily lifts on and off and you can just eat right out of the bottom part…Just add syrup. The free ice tray was wonderful to use. It’s a soft silicone tray. The cubes came out pretty easy. However, after using it for three months, the ice cube tray developed a bad smell. I have no idea why. The smell leeched into the ice cubes, that’s how I found out. Yuck!Overall it’s a pretty good deal if you have no other way to shave ice and I’d pick this over any other manual shaver.