Although I am almost 50 I still enjoy cold treats. I decided to give this a try. My mom, husband, and I have been having a lot of fun with it. It can toss bits of fine ice over to either side but there's always a bit of a mess when in the kitchen:) We been using it for months now and I've not had a single issue with it. It seems to work much better when the hopper is full of ice than when it just has a couple of pieces. And it is plastic so don't go using it as though it's indestructible - - it's an inexpensive snow cone machine people not a high-end run all night until the booze runs out ice grinder!!

it's fast but the shavings come out a little on the chunky side. my old one did better at getting fluffy results, but it also took a lot longer.

I love that is very practicle, it is not bulky or heavy .works very well, it cuts the ice so perfectly and love it. The cleaning is easy and its a very fun for the summer. It very easy to use, just out of the box and you can used it.

It is much easier to use than the crank style snow cone maker. And it is safer because there aren't any exposed blades.

Bought this because we wanted traditional snow cones. It's retro, so cool "conversation piece". It's on the loud side, but works just like it's supposed to! Gave it a 4 just because of the noise.