Hawaiian Shaved Ice Kid-Friendly Electric Snow Cone Machine

We purchased our first one when the kids were young as a way to make snow cones and bring back memories our youth. It has served us well over the years and now that the kids are off in college, we bought them each one to take with them. Not only do they enjoy them as a treat, they love these when they are a bit under the weather. They will take the ice shavings and cover them with a bit of ginger ale. It really soothes a sore throat. As for the machine itself, yes, it is a bit noisy, but only while you are shaving the ice and that only lasts a minute or so. We use regular cubes from the automatic icemaker and they work fine. It is very easy to use, the kids did it all themselves. One word of advice, remember to put a little bowl under the slot after you are done shaving ice, because the unshaven ice left in the machine will melt and drip out. All in all, it is a great product that works well, is easy to use and is built to last. I hope it brings you as many great memories as it brought us.

This shaver is user friendly and it does as it's described. I made my first shaved ice treat with it and it was pretty good. I tried the Tiger's Blood flavor and it was very tasty. I am pleased with my purchase. And I expect that this product will serve me well.

I bought this to make Filipino halo-halo desserts. When I was a kid, my parents had a manual ice shaver. This is so much easier! We were able to use it straight out of the box with simple assembly. We used ice cubes from our freezer’s ice maker. I like that it won’t turn on unless the lid is secure and that my kids can operate it without me worrying that they’ll spray ice shavings everywhere. The only thing I don’t like is that it really loud! However for the price point and safety features, it’s a good value. I knocked it down a star for durability because it’s plastic and if you’re too ambitious with turning the lid, it can break. I wouldn’t put anything other than water ice cubes in this too, because it looks like it would be difficult to clean otherwise. TIP: when I see that the snow isn’t coming out, I turn it off and loosen the ice cubes a bit. Sometimes the ice cubes get too close together and they can’t move towards the blade.

Loveddd ! Works great ! Worth every penny ! My daughter loves it . She’s 8 and it’s so easy & safe for her to use on her own

Great machine for powder-like ice! It's a little loud, but, who cares?! It makes a bowl full of shaved ice in just a couple of minutes, and you can add any juice or flavored syrup you want. You can put your cup under it or use a bowl to catch the ice. We don't use the sugary syrups, but we use whatever no-sugar juice or fruit juice we have on hand. We also pour boxed juice on the ice through the straw on the box. Works good!

I read all of the reviews on other products before choosing this produect. LOVE IT !!!! Hope it lasts forever but I would buy another one if it every breaks. I wanted to make smoothies and didn't want chunks of ice.... This is perfect. fyi: I watched the little video made by one reviewer (the only negative review because he said it was loud... good demo video... and he actually likes it better than his other ice breaker.) In my opinion, not louder than any other product. Makes a nice little bowl of snowflake type shaved ice - perfect for smoothies, snow cones, etc. 5 icecubes make enough for one. (Room for more if you want) I spoon the shave ice into my smoothies and blend. (Note: I tried putting the shaved ice into the cup and then pouring the smoothie over - but noticed that it iced up and became a little harder.... so best to blend all together.) NOTICE: Instructions say to not run it more than 2 minutes or it could overheat. So just follow the instructions. Very easy set-up... and I just leave it out as I use it all the time. Doesn't need cleaning. - Just put an empty bowl under the spout when you're done to temporarily catch any left over drips from unused ice. (I am technically challenged :) so I couldn't figure out the simple instruction for turning the lid to make it work...but my friend was here and she did understand easily.)

This works great! Shaved ice fast. Durable well made and good size not to big or small. Good price and value two summers and counting still works great. Attractive device no noticeable leaking.

First, this is the best ice shaver I've had over the years, (about 4 total). Not too bad for the price. Next time, though, I am putting out the money for a stainless steel heavy duty model. The shaved ice is good, partly shaved, partly tiny chunks, and no issue with the finished ice. The process however, leaves a bit to be desired. As another reviewer mentioned, the first few times, there were bits of shaved plastic in the ice...not good. Secondly, using standard ice cubes, using this is painfully slow ... the cube ice does not "catch"on the shaver, so its a constant battle, opening the lid and repositioning the ice, and letting it run some minutes hoping for the ice to catch and shaving to be made. Commercial bagged ice worked a lot better, though not perfectly. Crushed ice works great, but, gee, kinda, what's the point? I am enjoying it, but won't purchase again or recommend.