Hamilton Beach 68050 Icy Treats Ice Shaver, White
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Hamilton Beach 68050 Icy Treats Ice Shaver, White
Customer Review: Constantly jams, not stong enough
Summary: 1 Stars
This was my third try with an inexpensive ice shaver. Guess I gotta spend some bucks to find an ice shaver that actually works, although when I was a kid, I remember my Snoopy hand-crank ice shaver worked pretty good.
So my fridge makes crescent shaped cubes, like most fridge ice-makers. No go with those in this thing, so I used the 'crushed' setting on my fridge dispenser, and tried that instead. No go with that either. Maybe I read the label wrong, maybe this is a cheese shaver, cause it can't handle ice at all.
This thing jams within 1-2 seconds and uses a cheap stationary blade that can't hack it.
Customer Review: Much better than the one I use to own.
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a replacement for the machine that just broke after more than seven years. It was an old cheap $20 Rival that required a hand on top to operate and did not have much of a capacity. From that machine, this is much better. Both hand free and a larger capacity, and comes with a container with stirring rod for mixing the syrup at the same time. My only complaint so far is that it seems to clog a lot but I don't mind. I just like the idea of hands free so I can at least walk away and usually it will fix itself over time. Hopefully this will last as long as the other I owned. I feel that for ~$30, it is worth the money.Customer Review: Did not shave - Returning
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this machine for my wife. She was grateful until she tried to shave some ice. Using cubes from our icemaker, the results were terrible. Only a few tablespoons of slush after several minutes of running. Tried various numbers of cubes with the same results. So we tried the crushed ice from our icemaker... same poor results.
She bought some ice trays figuring that might be the solution. She froze some cubes and hoped for different results. Wrong again!!
I bought this machine because of the positive results I read here. But our machine is now boxed up to be returned for a refund.
Customer Review: Wow..a product that actually works as intended
Summary: 5 Stars
This hamilton beach ice shaver works like a dream and can make slushies really quick. No guess work, it tells you how much ice and how much liquid to incorporate right on the bowl, so even if your not to sure, you can make a great slushie. Ive gone through many slushie makers because during the summer i'm a big drinker of slushies...so ive tried several different products. This one is probably the best that i have bought. Works like a charm for me, and would definately buy it again. Would reccommend it to anyone who likes creating thier own slushie drinks or snow cones. great product.Customer Review: Great little ice shaver
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently bought this ice shaver. I have been very pleased overall with this product since I use it almost every day. The slushy ice isn't as fine as I had hoped but the ice does hold soda flavor at the bottom of a freezy mug for some time. The Icy Treats Maker is compact and that is great when counter space is limited. I use covered ice cube trays because my ice maker is lame and the cubes have a funny taste. I have not had a problem with ice cubes jamming the mechanism. I like it so much I am going to get one for my mother in law. She loves icy drinks too.