I like the crystal ice cubes, I'm tired of the white bitter-flavor ice of my fridge. Is it possible with this ice maker?
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To answer your question, I must address your concerns about "white" and "bitter-flavor" separately. Yes, these ice cubes are white, not crystal clear. The white color is from air entrapped as the cubes form on the refrigerated rods. The entrapped air makes the ice cubes "soft" and easily chewed if you are inclined to chew ice. We love this consistency. These ice cubes do not, however, have a bitter flavor. As I stated in my review, you must clean the ice maker when you first use it to get rid of the slight "new plastic" taste, but after that the ice does not have any bad flavor. We love this ice machine! Hope this helps.
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May need to change filter. I have this piece of crap fridge. Ice maker quit working right after warranty expired. Ice maker is a well known problem to Frigidaire and they will not do anything. Better of buying cheap brand with old type ice maker.
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Yes, but it only makes a very small amount of slushy, and the cubes can leak easily. I would invest in a Slush Mug instead. I have this and the slushMug and I like the slush mug better. :)
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I would say so. So far - my cubes have not had any odd taste at all - whether made the day before or weeks before. At one point I think I left it in there full of ice for about two months - and the only issue I had was that I had to use a butter knife to crack them apart inside the blue bucket when I finally did use them. But the taste was fine. Really must be the silicone. : ) I should add that I always fill it only with filtered water as well - not sure if that makes a difference...
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I do not think you can. You can buy filters fairly cheap. Search on internet. Do you have the in-refrigerator ice maker? If so does it work? Mine quit few days after warranty-expiration. Piece of junk.
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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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Yes, I've had the same experience as another poster who said that the ice cubes end up making the liquid they're in taste like soap, it is a very bad taste. I've tried cleaning the product but that doesn't seem to help at all. Going to have to discontinue use.
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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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Yes, waiting until the ice loses its frosty appearance helps. Also if the ice cubes are small to start with I have trouble getting them to shave correctly. I'm talking about the approximately 1/4" yhick cubes you get from some ice machines. Barry
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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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The ice from my fridge fits. Ice from a plastic cube tray might not fit if it is the big squares.
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It can use that type of ice, I've used ice cubes from my refrigerator and it worked just as good as with the molded ice. Although, since it's several different pieces the top part will move around a lot so make sure you press down and hold it in place and it won't move much. Other than that little detail, "ice cubes" will work.
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Yes! I worked at a place where we made shaved ice using torani syrups. They are very good in shaved ice & sno cones.
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I have never tried, only used this with melted chocolate...it is a medium sturdy plastic so I think you maybe able to do it but keep in mind your ice cube will be a half mold of the figure. sorry not a huge help.
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I wouldn't. I did it with another one and it broke. Fnd the silicone long and skinny ice trays. They work for it or crushed ice.
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No, there is a place built in the machine that you just pour in the water. Turn it on and make ice cubes. You can use it any where there is an outlet. Mine has worked perfectly.
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I purchased and received this said same ice maker last week. did the install myself.. You need to make sure that you have an inline filtration system installed. Mine is working great with no plastic taste. Feel free to e-mail me with any questions. chasesouth@rusticfence.com