Frigidaire Counter top Portable, 26 lb per Day Nugget Ice Maker Machine (Red Stainless Steel)

This is the second ice maker I've had. This one by far is much quieter. It seems to hold enough water and it makes ice very quickly. According to the manual you should store your ice in the freezer. So I have been dumping baskets of ice into a bucket in the freezer. I quickly found that I need to be able to break them apart quite often because they go in kind of " wet " and therefore freeze together into a solid lump. Other than that I'm very happy with this. It's small, lightweight, doesn't take up much room on the cupboard and functions wonderfully.

Ice maker works great. I make 2 or 3 one gallon freezer bags and keep in freezer to use as needed.

Not knowing much about countertop icemakers, I turned to my Consumer Reports subscription and discovered that this unit was listed as a "CR Recommended" machine. Unlike many of the units, this one has about twice the water capacity than most of them out there. It also makes ice extremely fast. I had pictured having to have the unit turned on all the time and really didn't want that. It turns out they tell you to transfer the ice to your freezer which is exactly what I wanted. So in the matter of a couple hours it makes enough ice to fill our in-door ice hopper and we drain the machine and prop the lid open so it will dry out. A hopper full of ice last us a few days. One of the negatives of this and probably all of these units is that it produces wet ice which will freeze together in your freezer (see pictures) however they break up easily with a butter knife or even the ice dispenser itself seems to be able to break it up. Why the wet ice? If you look at my second photo you will see several metal rods poking down. These have freon passing through them and get very cold. Water is pumped from the reservoir directly below the basket into an upper tray. The compressor turns on and the rods get super cold. Ice forms and in less than 10 minutes the compressor turns off, the water drains back down into the reservoir and the ice on these rods slips off into the tray. The air in the unit really isn't cold so the ice is wet. It then gets pushed into the tray and it starts all over again. The manual says the ice will last in the tray 18 hours but I move the full tray into our freezers hopper as soon as it is full where it sticks together. I think this explains why you have to smash commercial ice bags to break them apart as they are probably made the same way. I love the fact it was recommended by CR and the familiar Frigidaire name...as opposed to XFUNDUICE or something silly like that. I also love the price point, especially since some of the other CR Recommended units were over $700 and there was one that had the same exact rating number that was over $300! It comes with a 1 year warranty but for something like $30 you can extend it 2 years. That is probably not a bad deal but I had a hard time spending 30% more since it will pay for itself (based on purchasing ice from the gas station as we have been doing) in a few short months. Oh, and shame on the well known appliance company that won't stand behind our 2020 covid-built refrigerator with built-in icemaker. The only reason their repairman is lonely these days is because they refuse to honor warranty claims.

Overall happy with the purchase. Our fridge ice maker is broken and can't easily be repaired, we this is a decent alternative. We are a family of five, but only 2 people in the home are regular ice users. PROS: -Makes ice fairly quickly. -Generally attractive looking on the counter. -Not silent, but the noise is not problematic. -Small plug on the bottom makes it easy to drain it out from underneath by pulling it out a bit over the edge of the counter with a cup underneath when done making ice, but water is still in the well. (You can tip it over and spill the water out as well, but it says that it's best to keep it flat so the refrigerant fluids inside the machine stay settled.) -Ice in the tray that melts drips directly into the water well, which going back into the ice-making cycle. CONS: -Main downside (which I think it going to be similar with most products at this price point, but do your own research), is that the unit itself is not a freezer. It's just an insulated box, so once the ice is made, it will slowly start to melt. Melted ice, as noted above, drips back into the well so it will keep melting and making new ice if you leave it on all the time unless you are using the ice in real time. I have been running it for a day or so and when I walk past it throughout the day, I empty the ice basket into a container in my freezer to build up a supply for a few days. -The number of ice cubes per session is kind of small, maybe enough for two tumblers, but it only takes about 10 minutes per session. -It needs to have some space around the back and side of the unit from the wall (I think it says something like 6 inches) so air can circulate to keep it working efficiently. Not great if you only have a tight space. Hard to say how critical that is. Final verdict: I don't regret the purchase, but I wish it were able to keep the ice frozen once made.

This Frigidaire ice maker has been a great Christmas gift for my family it’s easy to use, produces ice quickly, and handles everyday demand with ease. It’s especially handy for holiday hosting, summer BBQs, or just making sure cold drinks are always ready without running to the store for bagged ice.

Cumple su función, no siento que haga casi ruido, si tiene dos medidas de hielo pero es muy poca diferencia. Estoy feliz con mi compra. En la foto se ven los 2 tamaños de hielo.

This is beautiful BUT is only 114 voltage, has an American plug, and requires a transformer. Because of the massive amount of space needed for everything, I had to return it.

I wanted to reach out and share how much I love this new unit. It is absolutely wonderful and has freed up so much space in my freezer. I used to keep a large container full of ice along with several ice trays, but with this countertop icemaker, I have significantly more room. It is incredibly efficient and just keeps making ice. I think I have only had to fill the water reservoir twice. If the ice isn't used right away, it simply melts back into the reservoir and the machine uses that water to make more ice. I am very happy with this purchase!

Funciona muy bien, trabaja prácticamente día y noche y súper confiable. Me sorprendió gratamente. Detalles a considerar, solo fabrica los hielos, no los mantiene congelados. Antes de una reunión debes prender la máquina al menos una hora antes para que tenga su compartimiento lleno, la máquina se encarga de fabricar más hielo y llenarlo nuevamente. Produce una carga de 6 hielos pequeños cada 6-8 minutos, con dos cargas llenas un vaso mediano, recomiendo tengas almacenado en tu congelador para que no te haga falta, es muy buena máquina pero es pequeña.

Me encantó. La uso todos los días y la encuentro conveniente. Es muy silenciosa y ocupa poco espacio. Tengo otros productos de la misma marca y confío que este dure igual por mucho tiempo