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Hamilton Beach 68050 Icy Treats Ice Shaver, White |  | Brand: Hamilton Beach
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $25.99
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Seller: sheltonlisting
Rating:  47 reviews
Sales Rank: 11639
Color: White
Batteries Included: No
Size: Medium
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.1
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 11.9 x 11.9
MPN: 68050
Model: 68050
UPC: 040094680504
EAN: 0040094680504
ASIN: B000JCGUDK
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Make your favorite icy treats in minutes | | • | Add ice cubes from your freezer | | • | Shave ice into your own dish or use included mixing bowl | | • | Fun recipes included | | • | All removable parts are dishwasher safe |
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Product Description
This handy Ice Shaver makes snow cones, slushies, margaritas and other frozen treats quickly. Whether conquering the sweltering heat, hosting a party, or having fun with the kids, the Icy Treats Ice Shaver from Hamilton Beach will make frozen concoctions fast. Snow cones, slushies and icy drinks are all easy to make using soda, juice or fruit. This cool appliance uses ice directly from the freezer and will shave into either a bowl from home for snow cones, or into the included mixing bowl for other icy treats. Fun recipes are included for the whole family. Why not choose something refreshing like apple juice or strawberries to make a healthy treat for the kids? All removable parts are dishwasher safe and the bowl includes measurement markings so icy drinks will turn out great every time. Features Include:Make your favorite icy treats in minutes Make slushies, snow cones, margaritas, and more Add ice cubes from your freezer Shave ice into your own dish or use included mixing bowl Fun recipes included All removable parts are dishwasher safe
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 47
 Love this Snow Cone machine! June 4, 2007
Mom to Four
25 out of 25 found this review helpful
We have purchased several snow cone machines over the years and this is my favorite!!! Each Spring, I make snow cones for 4 classrooms full of children (over 100 children). Using the Hamilton Beach Icy Treats Maker, this has been our best year! Also, we often will do snowcones out in the driveway after school and we'll have a dozen or so kids stop by.
I purchased two of these machines and had them running side by side in the classroom. I was able to make snow cones for 25-30 kids in 20 minutes. I love the cup/bowl that catches the ice. If you have leftover ice or want to make ahead, you can throw this bowl in the freezer to use the shaved ice later. Also the easy on/off on this machine is nice. If you put in ice that is the right size (some store bought ice is too big), then there shouldn't be too much trouble with jamming. Once or twice I had to arrange the ice because a larger piece was stuck. I LOVE that most of this machine goes straight into the dishwasher! Also, seems very safe to me. The kindergarten class was running both machines and had no trouble!
Great design and fairly quick results! June 27, 2008
J. McDonald
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
I'm not sure why a few other reviewers had problems with this item. It works perfectly for me.
Great design;
- Large container for collecting the shaved ice (with auto-stir).
- Very few parts to clean, and they all go right into the dish-washer.
- Uses regular ice cubes right from the freezer.
- Two settings (slushies and snow cones).
Like most ice shavers, you're going to have the occasional "jam", but it's quickly and easily taken care of. Not a big problem AT ALL! You can make enough shaved ice for two to three snow-cones in just a couple minutes.
If there was anything at all that I could see someone complaining about, it would be the noise. It does make a loud grinding noise as it shaves the ice. But hey, you're GRINDING ICE... what do you expect?
The Hamilton Beach Icy Treats Maker has the appearance of a real kitchen appliance, while other ice shavers in the same price range seem more like "toys". Keep in mind, this is an inexpensive device and isn't perfect. However, I believe the overall operation, design and end result (great snow cones and slushies) make it MORE than worth the asking price!
A note about the type of ice cubes I have used. I simply make ice cubes in a standard tray in the freezer (regular old semi-square cubes). These work great! If your cubes don't seem to work, you can pick up ice cube trays at most 99 cent stores, which might give better results. If you have really bad luck, and your cubes don't seem to want to grind, try letting the cubes set in the machine for a few minutes before turning it on. Also, if it jams, try moving the "slushies" and "snow cones" knob back and forth while the machine is running. Sometimes that will free up any ice that has accumulated near the blade.
I'm thinking about creating a few cubes from soda, fruit drinks, etc. The shaved cubes will already be flavored (and I can mix different types together)!
Lots of fun to be had with this excellent product! Also, I'm sure it has to be a lot healthier to be eating snow-cones than ice cream!
JM
 Way Too Much Work! June 1, 2007
Mindy J. Boyd
14 out of 17 found this review helpful
I love this idea and with three young kids I figured it would be a hit. But what a frustrating appliance. It grinds so very slowly and stops every few seconds because the ice jams it. You have to stop it, open it and take out the turning wheels and unjam the ice then reasemble then do it all again a few seconds later. It only grinds about a tablespoon before jamming again. All in all it took about 40 mins to grind up enough ice for four sno cones. What an unpleasant experience for me and the kids.
we love it June 30, 2007
T. Funk (Moose Jaw, Sask,Canada)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
we bought this ice shaver tonight, and we just love it, it is very easy to operate, all parts come apart easily, they are all dish washer safe. We have no problem with jamming, and we just used regular ice from the freezer.
Worked better then I expected May 14, 2009
Tracy G. (Charlotte, NC USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I read the Amazon reviews before buying this product. Some said the product was great, others said it jams frequently and is very slow - so I was not sure what to expect.
I was pleasantly surprised.
1) It used ice cube from our Fridge ice maker without jamming
2) It produced shaved ice quickly
3) It was very easy to clean.
I am glad I bought it.
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