Countertop ice maker
6So I have been camping with the wife and kids since June 18th. What we have noticed is that our 5th wheel is missing an ice maker. The wife really wants to buy a countertop ice maker. So Meh how about selling one? Would anyone else buy a countertop ice maker?
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She already has an icemaker. Go out and buy her a bag of ice, dumbass. Don’t make her tell you twice.
@mike808 that’s an ice getter
@unksol Tell that to the French and Spanish who make groceries, not get them. Also native New Orleanians and Cajuns, to no surprise.
@mike808 idk. You could maybe argue the act of taking food and packaging it for sale and selling it is"making groceries" . For the store. They didn’t make chicken. Or ice. They made groceries out of those things.
If you’re going to the store you’re getting something
You’ve got no leg to stand on in English. You know the thing we speek.
I could go for an ice maker if it we’re meh priced .
@smerk85 me too, except I’d spell it were instead of we’re.
@baqui63 - We’re all meh here.
That’s even more niche than the crap they currently sell. Where would they find one on deep discount/discontinued
Unless you’re willing to really put forth some money most countertop ice machines don’t have a temperature controlled section to hold the ice, they just have an ice bin - which holds the ice until it melts and then the water gets put back into circulation and remade into ice.
In a home environment, this is fine, the house ambient temperature is about 70 degrees and the ice is able to maintain integrity and you can get an actual bin of ice.
In an outside camping, barn, or otherwise less climate controlled environment, the ice is going to melt almost as soon as it’s created and therefore you never actually get enough ice to be of any use.
Even the $400-$500 Opal that makes the elusive Sonic ice just has a regular bin to hold it - not temperature controlled.
Try camping in Alaska next time.
Most countertop ice makers make these little thimbles of ice and then, yes, just shove them into a bin to melt. They say that they make 20 pounds of ice a day but that’s not a usable number unless you need a dozen thimbles of ice every thirteen minutes. The bin holds enough for two or three cups, and if you empty it it’s gonna be an hour or so before it’s got an appreciable amount in it again.
People who have terrible tap water love them, though. My mother in law used one with bottled water for years until she moved over here.
I bought one years ago from Goodwill for like ten bucks. Cleaned it up and played with it for a little while, then sold it to a couple to use in their trailer office for like $85. That was after taking it to another lady’s house who wanted to buy it until she saw it and then said it was too small for her. So I figure with all the hassle I about broke even.
If you need one and are clear on its shortcomings, sub-$80 is a good deal for one. If meh got one and could sell it for $70, I bet they would sell quite a few.
To go in the opposite direction from cheap, this unit from Home Depot makes ice faster (40lb/day) and it creates clear cubes. They still go in a bin but that’s going to be true of every countertop ice maker.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/NewAir-Premium-40-lb-BPA-FREE-Countertop-Freestanding-Portable-Ice-Maker-with-Clear-Ice-Cube-and-Ice-Scoop-Stainless-Steel-ClearIce40/304165060
It’s $232 but compared to the $140-150 units that make the thimbles I would think this is a better buy.