2024 the best nugget ice maker review

Price: $214.99 - $159.99
(as of Oct 25, 2024 15:18:15 UTC - Details)

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Nugget Ice Maker

Bullet Ice Maker

Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11.81 x 9.06 x 12.99 inches; 21.1 Pounds
Item model number ‏ : ‎ HZB-15N/S
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ March 15, 2023
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Antarctic Star
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BYJ3WWTX
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ China

FAST ICE MAKING：Fill 1.1l of water into the water tank, maximum ice capacity can reach 34lbs in 24 hours. It won't make you feel anxious because of waiting, let you and your family have ice cubes all day long.
CHEWABLE NUGGET ICE: Chewing-block ice is made from crushed ice cut with blades, as opposed to traditional hard block ice which are chewable, brittle, ready fast and retains its flavor. The optimal melting speed preserves the original flavor of whisky and cold drinks.
QUIET AND USER FRIENDLY: It makes ice with low noise. The transparent lid allows you to monitor the ice making process. A considerate ice scoop holder, easy to find your ice scoop before making ice. Only need to press one button, helps you to quickly understand how to use it. When the water is insufficient or the ice basket is full, the indicator light will turn on.
SELF-CLEANING FUNCTION: Press “ICE/CLEAN” button for 5 seconds, the ring indicator light flashes white. It will run the cleaning procedure for 15 minutes and automatically exit. Press this button again during the cleaning procedure and it will exit immediately.
SMALL FOOTPRINT: This mini ice maker measures just 9.06 x 11.81 x 12.99 inches. Large Capacity Based on Small Footprint, Small Enough to fit on most countertop and easy to store when not in use. It takes up less space at home or in the office, barbeques, outdoor parties, or basement bars.
Reviewer: Priss Ann
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Easy to use, easy to clean
Review: This makes plenty of ice for our wants. It's not going to make it super fast, but it'll be faster than filling an ice tray or waiting for your fridge ice maker to get some ice. It makes tiny pellets, and makes roughly two cups of ice at a time. Perfect for us. We simply fill a two gallon freezer bag for some ready made ice and break it up with a rubber mallet when we want some. it does break up really well and doesn't stay in huge chunks. Whether it's for soda, water or an iced coffee, this has been fantastic ice.The machine did make some funky noises once. I turned it off, unplugged it for a little bit, then plugged it back in and started it back up. No issues since.Don't let it run constantly. It is a small machine and needs breaks. It does not keep the ice in the basket frozen forever. Hence the reason why we bag and store some, and make more as we need it. Having ready made pellet ice that isn't costing us a lot by the bag is fantastic and saves us a trip across town to grab more.I've had zero issues thus far, and filter water before I fill it. I do expect I will have to run a descaling cycle on it to clean, but it does have a self cleaning cycle I can run with descaler, then follow up with a couple rinse cycles. Much like I do with my single cup coffee maker.The ice comes out tasting great and doesn't leave anything behind in my drinks. It doesn't melt too fast and is a little more solid than some popular ice providers, which I love. I might have to get these as holiday gifts for my offspring, as they love pellet ice as well.For the price, portability and size, I'm really digging on this ice maker. Time will tell on lifetime of this machine, but if I get a good couple years out of it, it will have easily paid for itself in that time. Perfect on a budget.Edit: We're in September now, and it's still running like a champ. My husband and I enjoy cold, icy drinks every day. No running problems at all, and the ice doesn't come out tasting or smelling funky. I have yet to run a descale because I put filtered water through it. We run it long enough to fill a two gallon freezer bag, then let it sit and rest while we use the current supply. The bag goes in the deep freeze, and when we want some we smack it a little with a rubber mallet to break up the chunks that freeze together so we have a cup full of good ice.

Reviewer: Just Jeff
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Little Tiny Ice Pillows!
Review: So, I was asked to see "if Amazon has an icemaker." Of course Amazon does. The question is, does Amazon have the right ice maker for the right price?TLDR - Yes! It makes little tiny ice pillows just like Sonic. It's a little noisy. You're going to have to figure out how to store it unless you want to keep the machine running 24/7. But it makes little tiny ice pillows!The longer version of the story is as follows. I did A LOT of searching through Amazon to find the right ice maker. There are a bunch that talk about 'small nuggets' but they're not little Sonic-sized pellets. They're more like baby cubes or bullets. There aren't a lot of pellet/pillowed ice makers on the site that I could find until you start getting into the 'high' priced options.The Good - It's pretty darn easy to get your own tiny ice nugget production rolling pretty quickly. Open the box. Wipe down the insides per the instructions. Fill to the fill line. Plug it in and push the button. In about 30 minutes/hr you've got pretty full tray of tiny little nuggets. They're the perfect size for ice chewers and the people who very specifically like this type of ice.The Bad - Like I mentioned above, there are a bunch of ice machines on Amazon, and in varying price ranges. There are considerably less machines on Amazon that make tiny ice nuggets/Sonic-style ice. (And to be clear, it's not exactly Sonic's pillow-ice but it's close. See photo) There aren't a lot of 'affordable' options out there. This one was among the most price-conscious of the limited options, but definitely a lot more than regular ice maker 'value' options. Additionally, it's a bit noisy. I'm a WFH guy and stray noises from the other room can be a distraction. I wouldn't say it's loud, but it's noisier than the compressor on your refrigerator. Lastly, once you have your nice little ice pellets, you're going to have to figure out how to store them. You cant just put them in a tray in your freezer, they'll stick together. There are a bunch of 'hacks' online for what to do in this situation. I've taken to just doing individually pre-packed 'flat' ziplock individual serving bags. Take it out of the freezer, drop it on the counter to break up the little pellets, and boom, in the drink.All of that to say, it makes little ice pellets. That was the intended goal here. And it does it successfully without breaking the bank. It's not a perfect solution by any stretch, but for the dollar value buy... it's actually pretty great.

Reviewer: Thomas Ferguson
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: UPDATE: The manufacturer, Antarctic Star, contacted me and maybe it right.
Review: Update: the manufacturer contacted me and made it right. They stood up behind their product and we came to a solution. After talking with them it sounds like I happened to get a defective ice maker that slipped through quality control and that my experience is not typical. I'm revising my review to 4 stars because the manufacturer stepped up and fixed the issue, but I can't do 5 stars because I didn't receive a defective one. I think that is fair.Previous review:Warning - If you are looking to buy an ice maker like this, be forewarned that this is not the one you want to buy. In my experience, it will fail and break in only a few months and calls and emails to the manufacturer go unanswered.We really loved this little ice maker. It's small, compact, and pretty quiet. It make the perfect ice and pretty fast too. But only after a few months it has broken. It started making a horrible clunking and grinding noise that sounded like it came from the right rear corner area of the machine. It first I thought that maybe there was some ice stuck in there so I unplugged it and let the whole machine defrost overnight and then cleared it really well the next day. I filled it back up with water and plugged it in. All seemed normal and it started producing ice. I thought it was good to go but nope. Within a few hours it started making the same horrible clunking and grinding noises. Unfortunately it broke just outside of Amazon's return window, so now I guess I have a $200 paperweight on my kitchen counter. I have tried contacting the seller and manufacturer but I get now reply from them.