How well does it work with regular ice cubes?
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Probably not well... That being said it does come with the correct molds to produce the correct sized ice blocks!
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I have not used it with ice cubes. I can't imagine that ice cubes would work as well as the ice forms it comes with. The ice would most likely by more course.
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It works best with the bigger ice shape made from the cups that some with the ice shaver itself .
1650212
Yes, when I use it to make smoothies I only use frozen fruit and my kids use it to make slushies using crushed ice. I've never used whole ice cubes but I don't think it'd be a problem. Hope this helps!
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It will work great with ice and it might sweat just a little depending what or where you are. At the gym I go to mine does not
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There are two sizes it makes. The largest one is probably no more than 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch in length. Each cube has a opening at one end and is hollow. The cubes are more like hardened slush than regular ice cubes and do not last very long in a room temperature or even chilled liquid. The other end is rounded as are the sides except for the opening side which is flat. The holding basket for cubes made is directly over the water level compartment so the cubes are very watery and start to melt if not removed immediately. The basket in the water holding compartment directly under the door lid on top of the unit is not cooled except by the cubes that are made and put into the basket by the device. Taking the cubes out of the device and putting them in our freezer as they are made is a small task, but once in the freezer each individual cube freezes solid and to each other also due to their watery condition so you have to use a tool or pick to separate them from each other and any others that were already in the ice cube container in the freezer. I did not find any other brand that was very much better except very large devices used mostly by dinning places. This device works, but don't expect regular frozen cubes nor the ease of storing them very long as a normal freezer would store them.
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I give the tray a slight twist and it loosens the cubes easily for removal. They ice comes out easily by "grabbing" the sides, but when the sides are not sticking up, you can simply push on one side of the cube and it slides right out of the tray. Very nice.
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Yes I fill it everyday with regular ice straight out of my ice maker machine and the ice last ALL day.
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We've used all different shapes in ours. As long as it isn't bigger than an normal ice cube, it should be fine.
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It all depends on the ice that we used and if the ice doesnt melts up together.If we use smaller ice chips, it can produce shave ice, but with regular ice cubes, it will be more like ice chips. But never less, it works great for snow cones and margaritas..
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Yes it works great with anything! I put ice in mine for my son. This is much nicer than the mesh one's becasue it is so much easier to clean!
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It can crush ice. You have to get accustomed to working it through the cubes.
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It does pretty good and if you have seficient ice I believe it would do well.
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Yes indeed it works very well with ice cubes and frozen fruits. I am sure you will enjoy your use of it and find that it truly lives up and may be supersedes its advertisements.
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I don't know if it crushes large ice cubes. I have only used things like frozen raspberries and strawberries and blueberries. They work great.
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It works on frozen fruit, so I suspect it will do okay with ice cubes -- if you take certain precautions. The motor is not as strong as a regular blender. You might have to "bounce" the hand blender a bit and make sure to have enough liquid in your container to help move things around. Otherwise the blade simply gets blocked and the blender gets hot.
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no! it doesn't really work. save your money. a blender that crushes ice will work much better.
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You are better off with a regular ice cube tray. This is a great product, but not for that use. The ice cube tray functionality of it is really only a sideline extra to what it really is and can do.
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I use full ice cubes when blending smoothies with the Ninja, and I use the system at least 5 times a day (we are bodybuilders and make shakes frequently). It literally demolishes the ice cubes in seconds. I can't give Ninja a higher recommendation---love it.