This countertop ice maker is ready for summer snow cones — and it's only $200 ($90 off)

Why isn't your homemade ice as good as the ice from certain restaurants? Sure, it's all made from mere water — but the shape and hardness of ice has a lot to do with texture and perceived taste. Those ice trays that most people have in their freezers don't yield the optimal quantity, texture and taste, but the Nugget Ice Maker can produce snow cone-ready ice in just seven minutes (and up to 34 pounds of ice in 24 hours). You can pick one up for yourself right now for just $200, thanks to a $90 coupon.

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Nugget Ice Maker Countertop

$190

with coupon

This countertop ice maker puts the one in your fridge to shame, producing up to 34 pounds of crystal clear ice per day. You can get drink-worthy ice in just seven minutes, all with the touch of a button. 

with coupon

$200 at Amazon

There are a lot of benefits to a countertop ice maker, with speed and efficiency topping the list. If you have an ice maker in your freezer, it might produce ice in seven minutes — but not likely. And you certainly can't freeze water in that short of time. The ability to get ice nearly on-demand is a great benefit to this gadget, but there's another: minimal noise. The loud crash-bang of traditional ice makers can be distracting, but the Nugget Ice Maker is significantly quieter when in operation.

"Makes ice super fast!" one fan noted. Another said that it "fills a bucket in 18 minutes." So many of the customer reviews talk about the speed that we could fill this story with reviews (but we won't!) Said one, though: "In an eight-hour day, it was able to make enough ice to fill one of the ice bags that came with it."

It's easy to operate too. Just press the button to begin the cycle. You can easily see the level of water in the reservoir through the case so you always know when to refill it. You can also press and hold the "Ice/Clean" button for five seconds to begin an automatic, self-cleaning procedure. It takes care of the finicky part so that you aren't scrubbing away at distant corners of the machine with a Q-Tip.

"Very useful and helpful," one shopper raved. "This ice machine helped get us through the summer while our kitchen was under renovation and we had no water connection to our refrigerator icemaker. We put filtered water in the unit and ran it all day filling our refrigerator/freezer ice basket. The ice is made quickly and a terrific medium firmness if you are one who enjoys chewing on ice and don't want to damage your teeth."

The small size of this gadget makes it even more appealing. It measures 8.66 x 11.3 x 12.68 inches. While not the smallest appliance, it's no larger than a stand mixer — and it's a lot better than trying to find space in your freezer for a giant bag of ice! The company offers a 12-month warranty if something goes wrong, too.

"We go through a lot of ice and our freezer isn’t hooked up to the plumbing to make ice, so we buy bags of ice all the time at $2.50/bag here in Alaska," said one unintentionally ironic fan. "That adds up. So I bought this and it makes perfect ice, fast. As it fills up a basket we place it in our big freezer to solidify a bit more then dump into one of the bags that was supplied. Will pay for itself within a month!"

Another traveler chimed in with, "Used it nonstop for months and it works fine. My fridge ice maker broke and this was a affordable alternative for me. Plus, I use it in my RV when I go on road trips."

Don't need one that large? This one is smaller and is available in four colors — silver, red, white, black and a gorgeous mint green:

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FZF Countertop Ice Maker

$100$110

Save $10 with coupon

This mini ice maker can churn out up to 26 pounds of ice in 24 hours.

Save $10 with coupon

$100 at Amazon

The reviews quoted above reflect the most recent versions at the time of publication.

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