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48 of 49 people found the following review helpful.
Great Shave Ice Package
By R. Bahns
I think this is a great deal if you’re looking for fun and tasty treats. The machine functions noticeably better if the included ice molds are used. Ice cubes work, but they take much longer to shave down and you will get chunkier shavings (which do not hold the flavor as well). When using the ice molds, make sure to let the ice block sit out for five to ten minutes before shaving (“tempering”), and you will end up with icy shavings closer to a snow texture.
The included syrups are tasty, sugary and perfective for drizzling over your shaved ice. I would commend refrigerating your flavors, even though you don’t have to, to slow down how fast they melt the shave ice. The other accessaries are fun and would be great for a party, but I think reusable cone cups would be a better solution for day to day snacking.
Overall, I am very happy with this purchase. The machine works well and isn’t outlandishly earsplitting (quieter with ice molds), and may turn out a full cone of shaved ice in beneath 30 seconds. The texture isn’t what I experienced in Hawaii at the widely known and esteemed Waiola Shave Ice, but for the money, this is pretty close.
Tasty Tip: Place a ball of ice cream in a bowl and cover it with shave ice and syrup for a twist on this delicious treat.
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful.
A cool treat in next to no time
By Pamela Esser
MY 12 year old son asked for an electric sno-cone maker for Christmas. After comparing pricing, and features on numerous internet sites I found this to be the best fit. If you are looking for a fast way to crank out a cool treat in just a few minutes this is the thing for you. I wouldn’t suggest this for heavy use as it looks like the shaving blade will in the end wear down. This is perfective for a little family. It includes a set of two plastic round containers that need to be merely filled with water and frozen. You then insert one into the top and place the cover on and press down. I love that I don’t have to spend the energy or time to hand crank the ice. I likewise love that this set included everything we necessitated to get stared. After a quick wash, we where enjoying sno-cones within 5 minutes! I have seen a heap of other selections in the electric range but none at such a outstanding price! Just be prepared..it may be a little loud, as long as you aren’t making sno-cones around sleeping persons or at 2am you ought to be fine. Enjoy!
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
Exactly what I was hoping for
By J. Ruhl
I’ve expended rather galore time looking online for a good snow cone machine. I wanted a snow cone machine that just works and provides fine shaved ice quality that veritably absorbs the flavors. After looking through the mixed reviews of respective selections found on Amazon, I decisive to just go with this option and hope for the best. Fortunately, this snow cone machine works well and is precisely what I was looking for.
Operating the machine is simple – load ice into the machine, put the lid on and with resolute determination press down to get shaved ice. Inside the machine is just a single blade at the bottom with a narrow slit for the shaved ice to fall through. Inside the lid is a metal plate that spins whenever you press the button on top of the lid. This metal plate is supposed to spun the ice inside the machine while you apply pressure down on the ice so that the blade may shave it accordingly giving you a snow cone. This package comes with 2 ice molds to fabricate ice that looks like hockey pucks, which works the best in getting very fine snow-flake-textured ice. I was also capable to use regular ice chunks like the ones you get from a bag of ice, but the hockey pucks work the best. One hockey puck of ice may in all prospect make at least 6 snow cones. However, the moon-shaped ice cubes from my refrigerator do not work well since they just spun around while completely avoiding the blade. The blade is very sharp, but the machine is safe since the lid altogether covers the ice-shaving action.
The ice is so fine that a great deal of of it melts as soon as you pour on the flavored syrups. I commend compacting the shaved ice with a straw or spoon before adding the syrup. Since the ice is so fine, it is perfective for absorbing the flavored syrup and makes for a tasty and freshening snow cone. After familiarizing myself with the machine, I was capable to fill up a snow cone cup and a little over the top in less than a minute. My bestloved flavor by far is grape, but the cherry and blue raspberry flavors are good too.
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