NewAir - 12" 28-lb Portable Ice Maker - 3 Ice Sizes - Silver

Got this a month or so ago and has been a great unit to help with the ice supply during summer BBQs and stuff instead of having to grab bags of ice. This machine just kept popping out fresh ice for drinks and that was awesome!

We like this ice maker and it meets our needs because we don't need large quantities of ice. It takes a bit of time to make the ice so you need to plan ahead. It takes an hour to fill the little ice cube holder inside the unit. That's enough to fill about a 32 oz glass for an example of the volume. I am okay with that, we just let it keep going and stick a ziplock of cubes in the freezer. The ice cubes are hollow as they drop off the freezing rods- I've never used hollow cubes before! But the medium size is plenty big and they do not melt right away. There are three sizes, just haven't used them all yet so can't comment. Small probably freezes much fast than medium. I expect large would take way too long for me to wait. The ice does not melt too quickly- so happy with that. It's bigger than I thought it would be, but worth finding a place for it! I am really happy we purchased it!

A very sturdy machine with a huge capacity. Makes ice quickly. Vents are arranged so that you can put one side flush with a wall, which is a nice change from other machines that require the entire back end totally unobstructed. Has a nice internal layout that makes it easy to clean. My one issue with the machine, however, is the side-mounted drain hole. This means the entire machine has to be tipped over in order to drain properly, which is both dangerous (especially when mounted on a higher counter) and time-consuming, as it upsets the coolant, requiring it to sit, unused, for several hours until everything has settled, again. Other models I've used in the past have had their drains mounted at the bottom of the machine, which would have been nice for something that weighs more than a child. Ah well.

It makes my wife happy so that makes me happy. Makes ice quickly but it also starts thawing immediately so you need to get it to the freezer. Overall a great purchase

Pretty useful machine for small household. Makes ice pretty fast throughout the day.

Works perfectly but the small drain plug cap came off and I can’t find a replacement so I can’t fill it with water.

Wonderful Ice Maker. We have had it running non stop since March 2020. Our freezer makes only a traditional amount of ice for my family. Right now there are 4 adults but we had up to 6 adults for lengthy periods of time last year living with us. I am very impressed with how fast it makes ice. It is larger than I thought but I cleared off what was going to be a temporary space in the coolest part of the kitchen. Well, we know how that went down in 2020. Every Thursday, I just bag up the ice and let all the water run through, then do my cleaning. We use bottle water to make the ice which helps to insure having any deposits are a minimum. If the sun is shining, I prop open the clean ice maker lid and out it goes to catch some germ killing rays. My husband did not originally want it but I saw it as a basic necessity like toilet paper when this whole pandemic started. Now, our control panel is out on our refrigerator and zero ice. We are waiting for the magic chips to come from China to fix it, don't worry the fridge is still working. It will be at least a month or longer before we get it repaired meanwhile this little baby will keep us in ice. Yesterday, my husband said this little machine was the best thing we bought all year. I think so too.

Used this on camping trip and it worked great. Makes ice in like 8 minutes just as stated. Would recommend it for anytime ice is needed.