Post #779332 by AceExplorer on Tue, Aug 29, 2017 11:33 AM

On 2017-08-29 11:22, jokeiii wrote:
It shoots the crushed ice down into a tray salvaged from an ancient fridge that fits PERFECTLY under the chute. In sum, no appreciable mess thus far.

Cool "actual-use" feedback, and a good innovation to use a salvaged tray... And I know what you mean about the spring-loaded door being a pain. I guess it's designed to prevent ice from potentially flying up and out of the machine, or to make it less likely you'll put fingers in there.

I ran mine A LOT - crushed a whole ice tub from the fridge all at once. The inside of the machine got so cold that powdered ice started building up in the nooks and crannies. That's actually what melted and made a mess. So - to modify what I described earlier - it's only messy if you use it and let it sit on the blender. But it's NOT messy if you use it and then set it down in a sink or something. But it works great!

Of the three that I have, one is an early model and looks quite different from the streamlined ones which are most common. Someday I'll have to pull mine out and take pics just for grins.