Does anyone here have and use a portable, counter top ice maker for
extra ice needs during a party or large group gathering?

My ice maker make plenty of ice normally, but it seems the kids are
going through it before the night is up. I don't really know why since
most of our beverages and mixers are already chilled. Well here in the
south we do like our ice! Another option would be to run a small water
line out to the ice maker in the beer fridge out in the garage.

I'm sort of tempted to have a portable one if they're actually useful
and work well? We would probably find it very useful out on the back
porch or on the deck so that wet, bathing suited bodies don't need to
traipse back and forth into the house to get fresh ice.

Input welcome! Thanks in advance!
Goomba

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> I don't own one, but a friend does. I don't know the brand, but it's
> capable of producing ice much faster than the ice maker in the fridge. I
> know they bought a higher capacity model. Most all of them have a water
> reservoir that needs filling. I also believe some models offer the option
> to connect to a hose fitting.
>
Oh please Wayne.. wouldcha ask your friends for the brand and their
input?? Pretty pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee )

The more I think of this, I can see it being a handy item to have and a
good quality one can be loaned out to friends and family for their own
functions. My kids really enjoy hosting parties, and it might get more
use than just me.

On Nov 27, 3:26*pm, Goomba > wrote:
> Does anyone here have and use a portable, counter top ice maker for
> extra ice needs during a party or large group gathering?
Yes and posted details about a year ago

Do your own google on heller ice makers

Thing has been going 24 /7 3 times a week at about 20 kg out put of
ice every 12 hours
NO probs
>
> My ice maker make plenty of ice normally, but it seems the kids are
> going through it before the night is up.

Remember poor planning predicates poor performance No machine
will make up for lack
'of pre planning ( we live in up to 40+ C temps for days on end
and never run out of ice )
I don't really know why since
> most of our beverages and mixers are already chilled. Well here in the
> south we do like our ice! Another option would be to run a small water
> line out to the ice maker in the beer fridge out in the garage.

Is that done by BUBBHA's plumbing ?

Sorry but this post is just sooooooo out there ( to folk who
just do it )
That said if you can give temps , humidity and amount of ice
required within a 24 hour period
happy to send detailed response and possoble s CHEAP solutions

You know with the right mix of fertalisers you can maked about a
tonne of ice in minutes .
>
> * I'm sort of tempted to have a portable one if they're actually useful
> and work well? We would probably find it very useful out on the back
> porch or on the deck so that wet, bathing suited bodies don't need to
> traipse back and forth into the house to get fresh ice.

Know the situation ---- we have same problem here


to assist need to following

1 day time temps

amount in KG of ice required within a 24 hour period
3 how you intend to store pre made ice ( by what ever method ice
is made)

4 KG's per hour of ice to be consumed ( and how such as making
slurpies for the kids marguritas for thr adults etc )
5 iced drinks in tubs for evening BBQ and how many guests etc

To do the math properlyt will need average day/night temps
KGs of ice required
storage for pre made ice such as bath tubs, freezers < - 3 c ,
normal fidges (say +4 c )
average wind speed (this can be an asset actually ) If just simple
wet bags over tubs of ice out by the pool etc and drinks
in tubs and so forth

But HELLER typew ice makers (under $100 USD ) have paid for then
within 3 months (using 2kg commercial ice bags) that one buys at
the shops etc

>
> Input welcome! Thanks in advance!
> Goomba

On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:26:48 -0500, Goomba >
wrote:

>Does anyone here have and use a portable, counter top ice maker for
>extra ice needs during a party or large group gathering?
>
>
I recently researched those portable countertop icemakers... none work
very well. Unless you're willing to spring for a real commercial
icemaker, the type that is permanently installed and plumbed, you will
be wasting your money... those countertop thingies are toys r us
icemakers, they can't keep up with a party and they produce tiny cubes
and of poor quality... even the typical home ice maker in a fridge
produces poor quality ice and can't keep up with a party. The only
plus to those baby icemakers is that they take some of the load off
your fridge, it's really not a good idea to have your fridge working
so hard just to produce ice hour after hour during a festivity...
those icemakers do shorten the life of your fridge. And unless you
use enough ice to totally empty the ice container often it'll mostly
contain stale ice. You would be far better off investing in a couple
of large styrofoam ice chests and each time you host a party fill them
with bag ice from the corner convenience store... full size cubes,
high quality crystal clear, and at like $3/10lbs can't be beat... and
with the styrofoam chest you won't have folks constantly in your
freezer. I don't even have the icemaker in my fridge, four cube
trays produce more than enough for me and plenty adequate for a couple
three guests. When I know I will need more ice (or want better ice) I
buy bag ice... every stupidmarket and gaseteria convenience store
around here has a bag ice cooler near the check outs, last summer they
sold 5 lb bags for 99¢.... $3 worth is a lot of ice. How many times a
year do you host a party where you'll need a lot of ice, for a couple
three times a month buying bag ice is more than sufficient... any more
often then reach into your bra for your miser purse and spring for a
commercial icemaker... one of those tiny countertop ice makers won't
impress me, I'll just think you are too poor to afford a real
icemaker. And I don't want any of that cheapo ice cooling my 2nis.
LOL

"Goomba" > wrote in message
...
> Does anyone here have and use a portable, counter top ice maker for extra
> ice needs during a party or large group gathering?

Start filling containers or freezer bags with ice from you current ice maker
a week or two before your party.

Robert

In article >,
Goomba > wrote:

> Does anyone here have and use a portable, counter top ice maker for
> extra ice needs during a party or large group gathering?
>
> My ice maker make plenty of ice normally, but it seems the kids are
> going through it before the night is up. I don't really know why since
> most of our beverages and mixers are already chilled. Well here in the
> south we do like our ice! Another option would be to run a small water
> line out to the ice maker in the beer fridge out in the garage.
>
> I'm sort of tempted to have a portable one if they're actually useful
> and work well? We would probably find it very useful out on the back
> porch or on the deck so that wet, bathing suited bodies don't need to
> traipse back and forth into the house to get fresh ice.
>
> Input welcome! Thanks in advance!
> Goomba

When I need a extra ice, I purchase bagged ice and keep it out in the
large chest freezer...
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On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:46:35 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>A quick call almost found my friends going out the door for Black Friday
>shopping, but I was able to snag the brand the source for their portable
>ice maker. I've seen this thing work, and it's amazing. Here ya go...
>
><http://www.compactappliance.com/DIM1...-Portable-Ice-
>Maker/DIM1524W,default,pd.html?cgid=Appliances-Ice_Makers-Portable>

That sounds like such a good idea! I have a non functioning ice maker
in my freezer. It never did work well. We replaced it and the second
one leaked too so it's disconnected now and I wish I had an ice maker.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Omelet > wrote in newsmpomelet-8FDE71.17562627112009
@news-wc.giganews.com:

> In article >,
> Goomba > wrote:
>
>> Does anyone here have and use a portable, counter top ice maker for
>> extra ice needs during a party or large group gathering?
>>
>> My ice maker make plenty of ice normally, but it seems the kids are
>> going through it before the night is up. I don't really know why since
>> most of our beverages and mixers are already chilled. Well here in the
>> south we do like our ice! Another option would be to run a small water
>> line out to the ice maker in the beer fridge out in the garage.
>>
>> I'm sort of tempted to have a portable one if they're actually useful
>> and work well? We would probably find it very useful out on the back
>> porch or on the deck so that wet, bathing suited bodies don't need to
>> traipse back and forth into the house to get fresh ice.
>>
>> Input welcome! Thanks in advance!
>> Goomba
>
> When I need a extra ice, I purchase bagged ice and keep it out in the
> large chest freezer...


Same same.

And I just get the 'normal' ice for all purposes, drinking/chilling etc.

There is a brand of "Drinking Ice" available, made specifically for people
to use in drinks etc, and it costs a couple $$'s more than the 'normal'
ice, which people have been using for *decades*!!!

After having seen inside a butter factory, where umpteen different
varieties of butter are packaged, all from the same vat, I'd hazard a
guess and say that all the ice comes from the same water source!!



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


If we are not meant to eat animals,
why are they made of meat?

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Fri 27 Nov 2009 01:24:20a, Goomba told us...
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>>> I don't own one, but a friend does. I don't know the brand, but
>>> it's capable of producing ice much faster than the ice maker in the
>>> fridge. I know they bought a higher capacity model. Most all of
>>> them have a water reservoir that needs filling. I also believe
>>> some models offer the option to connect to a hose fitting.
>>>
>> Oh please Wayne.. wouldcha ask your friends for the brand and their
>> input?? Pretty pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee )
>>
>> The more I think of this, I can see it being a handy item to have
>> and a good quality one can be loaned out to friends and family for
>> their own functions. My kids really enjoy hosting parties, and it
>> might get more use than just me.
>>
>
> If I don't reach them today, I'll be seeing them early next week and
> will find out for you.


Do you owe them money...???


--
Best
Greg

On Nov 27, 11:56*pm, Omelet > wrote:
> In article >,
>
>
>
> *Goomba > wrote:
> > Does anyone here have and use a portable, counter top ice maker for
> > extra ice needs during a party or large group gathering?
>
> > My ice maker make plenty of ice normally, but it seems the kids are
> > going through it before the night is up. I don't really know why since
> > most of our beverages and mixers are already chilled. Well here in the
> > south we do like our ice! Another option would be to run a small water
> > line out to the ice maker in the beer fridge out in the garage.
>
> > * I'm sort of tempted to have a portable one if they're actually useful
> > and work well? We would probably find it very useful out on the back
> > porch or on the deck so that wet, bathing suited bodies don't need to
> > traipse back and forth into the house to get fresh ice.
>
> > Input welcome! Thanks in advance!
> > Goomba
>
> When I need a extra ice, I purchase bagged ice and keep it out in the
> large chest freezer...
> --

I notice that you are a brave lass when you get a tube shoved in your
mouth. Tube steak anyone? LOL. No seriously, when you take it up
the ass, I bet you take it dry. I suppose that's because you want
your screams of agony to fool your neighbours into thinking that you
are actually moaning in ecstacy.

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> Peace! Om
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On Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:08:20 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>Bear in mind that these units were not designed for long-term storage of
>the ice they make. However, they produce it so fast, you could make as
>much as you'd like to store in your refrigerator freezer, and only use the
>ice maker periodically.

Thank you for that insight. I was planning on transferring or using
it up as made, but who knows... I might have done otherwise! I found
one ice maker that made only 9 cubes at time, but it claimed to make
28 pounds in 24 hours. You'd need a loud timer if you were thinking
about doing it in the 24 hours immediately before your party.



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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:56:26 -0600, Omelet >
wrote:

>When I need a extra ice, I purchase bagged ice and keep it out in the
>large chest freezer...

So, you're rich and lazy! LOLOLOL

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Robert wrote:
> "Goomba" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Does anyone here have and use a portable, counter top ice maker for extra
>> ice needs during a party or large group gathering?
>
> Start filling containers or freezer bags with ice from you current ice maker
> a week or two before your party.
>
> Robert

Why! How clever!!
....except we're not talking about planned ahead events as much as
suddenly the kids all appear with their friends and they start making
lots of drinks or iced tea/soda. A couple hours later I'm unexpectedly
low or out of ice and want more quickly.
I don't want to go buy it. I don't want to store bags of ice for "in
case" because it usually gets stale and forgotten. I want a solution!

Goomba > wrote in
:

> Robert wrote:
>> "Goomba" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Does anyone here have and use a portable, counter top ice maker for
>>> extra ice needs during a party or large group gathering?
>>
>> Start filling containers or freezer bags with ice from you current ice
>> maker a week or two before your party.
>>
>> Robert
>
> Why! How clever!!
> ...except we're not talking about planned ahead events as much as
> suddenly the kids all appear with their friends and they start making
> lots of drinks or iced tea/soda. A couple hours later I'm unexpectedly
> low or out of ice and want more quickly.
> I don't want to go buy it. I don't want to store bags of ice for "in
> case" because it usually gets stale and forgotten. I want a solution!
>


Buy all the kids a 'freezer mug' each.


http://www.wickedcoolstuff.com/hosifrmug1.html



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


If we are not meant to eat animals,
why are they made of meat?

In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:56:26 -0600, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> >When I need a extra ice, I purchase bagged ice and keep it out in the
> >large chest freezer...
>
> So, you're rich and lazy! LOLOLOL

<g>

Bagged ice is cheap! And I don't use much. ;-)
Just been using it lately to put in ice bags for pain control...
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On Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:37:15 -0600, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:56:26 -0600, Omelet >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >When I need a extra ice, I purchase bagged ice and keep it out in the
>> >large chest freezer...
>>
>> So, you're rich and lazy! LOLOLOL
>
><g>
>
>Bagged ice is cheap! And I don't use much. ;-)

To use in drinks commercial bag ice is best quality; crystal clear,
made with filtered water (has no odor), and is inexpensive. Ice made
in home ice makers uses whatever water is in your home, is made slowly
so traps air and when saved is a magnet for odors. When quality ice
is needed and in quantity nothing beats the commercially made bag ice.
For all day backyard affairs chill drinks in coolers with block ice...
most places that sell bag ice also sell bags of block ice... and most
folks live a reasonalble distance from an ice house, check your yellow
pages (everyone should keep the ice house contact info on their fridge
in case of power failures and/or fridge goes kaput, most ice houses
also sell dry ice - will keep food in your dead freezer rock solid).
Owning an icemaker only makes sense if one will use up all the ice
made each day - saved ice is funky.

>Just been using it lately to put in ice bags for pain control...

Keep an assortment of reusable ice packs in your freezer.

In article >,
brooklyn1 > wrote:

> >Just been using it lately to put in ice bags for pain control...
>
> Keep an assortment of reusable ice packs in your freezer.

I can get all of those I want at work for free. We throw them in the
trash by the hundreds!
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