Post #730095 by Swanky on Wed, Oct 22, 2014 6:46 AM

On 2014-10-21 16:15, theregoesnorman wrote:
Hi folks!

I presume this should go in this thread? Please let me know otherwise.

I haven't seen any discussion related to which (if any) ice crushers are the most quiet and apartment friendly - any/all thoughts?

I have a Deni 1 speed, and every time I use it my wife rushes out with a concerned look. I'm pretty sure it's because of the ice crusher. I'm pretty sure my neighbours aren't too excited about the sound late at night either...

When I went to Trader Vic's in Bangkok, they had a Cone Of Silence on their blenders. Try as I might, I haven't found any commercial products along these lines - pointers anyone?

Cheers!

My vintage one is as quiet as a wood chipper!

Perhaps you should pre-crush? One of the advantages of my vintage Oster is you can put the chipper over an ice bucket and knock out a huge amount fairly quickly.

Other option I have employed mainly by accident (over-bought for a party). We have a deep freeze in the basement and I keep a bag of Sonic ice in there. Ice pellets. If you don't have a Sonic, you may be able to get it by the bag at the grocery store's seafood section. There are places around with pellet ice and if you have the space in a freezer, you can keep it on hand. If you try to crush your own and store it you'll just have an iceberg as it will just fuse together once frozen.