Silonn Nugget Ice Maker Countertop - 36lbs 24H Chewable Pellet Sonic Ice

This ice maker is AWESOME! Had another one previously, and it was loud, clunky, and didn't hold the ice for very long. This one is quiet, keeps ice well, is easy to refill, clean, and makes ice very quickly as well as takes up less space on the counter. A little more expensive, but well worth the money.

I LOVE this little ice maker!! 🧊😂 It’s super easy to use, doesn’t take up a ton of counter space, and makes ice way faster than I expected. Perfect when you’re constantly running out of ice or just don’t want to keep buying bags. Plus the color is so cute! Definitely one of those purchases I didn’t realize I needed until I had it. Also easy to move around! 😂🙌🏼

I love this ice maker! Ive never owned an ice maker so I have nothing to compare it to, but I am beyond happy with my purchase. I got home late this evening from work and it was on the porch in the upright position. I did not see that its supposed to be upright for 24 hours before plugging it in until after I had it plugged in and making ice. Im hoping that didnt harm it, but its been making ice for a couple of hours and everything seems fine. It's started off kind of slow, a piece of ice here, a piece of ice there... but once it got going it really pumped out the ice. I used the scoop to move the ice around in the basket a couple of times because it will get backed up before the basket is full. It stops with a green light to let you know the basket is full. I pushed some ice around and it started producing more almost immediately. I saw a few reviews that complained about the noise, but im not finding it any louder than a fridge or deep freezer. I took a video but not sure how accurate the noise level is with my phones microphone. Its really not worth waisting anymore time talking about it other than to say dont sleep with it and you should be fine. I got this because Im a fan of ice water and energy drinks poured over ice (There's a 4th of July Monster that is so good over ice!). I also like to chew a bit of ice with each sip. This thing makes the perfect ice for it. Its like Taco Bell or Sonic... even the ice they use for patients in hospitals.. its perfect ice. Pros: Its an ice maker that makes perfect chewable ice and it doesn't break the bank to buy one. Cons: Really, the only con I can think of after a couple hours of use is its not a freezer. So the ice it makes has to be used or tossed, otherwise the ice will melt, drain into the reservoir and be remade. I imagine this would put a lot of strain on the ice maker and burn it out before its time. Plus, the ice would start tasting funky. I highly recommend to anyone that likes ice and likes to chew it.

This ice maker makes the perfect crunchy little pellet ice and was just what I was looking for. The price point was a little high imo but reasonable compared to some others I’ve seen. It makes plenty of ice to keep up with mine and my daughter’s ice addiction! 😊 I’ve only had it a few weeks and so far haven’t had any issues but I will say this thing runs constantly so I worry I won’t get a very long life span out of it. It isn’t overly loud but loud enough since I work from home and my office is in an open floor plan where the ice maker is easily heard all day. Not a big deal but worth mentioning if you prefer silence while working. I make sure to use filtered or distilled water and so far haven’t had any issues with buildup or lime scale and we have a lot of that in our area water. All in all I think it is a great middle of the road option if you love pellet ice and want one in your home. It is fairly compact and doesn’t take up too much space.

I was really worried to pull the trigger on a nugget ice maker after reading across so many reviews of so many models that people tended to experience breakdown in 6 months to 2 years regardless of the price point. I landed on this one based on how many reviews were from longtime owners reporting the durability even after significant use. Only time will tell, but I am somehow more hopeful than if I had bought a $500+ unit that also required frequent filter changes etc. This thing is already awesome. Cleaning was super simple, the form factor is great for my apartment, the removable water tank and ice basket makes it super easy to empty and refill, and the texture of the ice is perfect. It’s not whisper quiet but the sound it makes is more the wind of the fan than a mechanical hum. I am easily annoyed by that kind of thing and I had no issue. The surprise star of the show was the app. Mine came with no manual in the box so I did have to do some digging to find it (it’s called SmartBQ) but it lets me fully control it, pair it to voice enabled assistants like Siri and Alexa with just a few taps, and set up scheduled so I wake up to fresh ice for my lattes. It also loads the full manual with cleaning and startup instructions.

I have to be completely honest and I admit that this is a harsh review. . . I am not impressed. For context, please let me explain my use case and where I feel this ice maker fails: To increase their longevity, save wear and tear on the compressor and water pump, and also to discourage mold growth and mildew, I prefer not to run countertop ice makers continuously. For fire safety, I also prefer not to leave them running unattended. Instead, for the reasons mentioned, I run them for only one day twice per month (every two weeks) followed by sanitizing and then I let them air dry until the next use. I run multiple nugget ice makers at the same time and then bag the ice from each full basket and put the bag in the freezer. I take it out later and tap the bag gently on both sides several times with a small flat mallet to loosen the ice nuggets and keep them separated. I then collect all of the frozen ice nuggets into commercial ice bags and make several bags of nugget ice just like what you would buy in the store. Because I have several nugget ice makers, I can get it all (2 weeks worth) done in one day. The ice from this Silonn nugget ice maker (model SLIM43B-US) is crumbly, ill-formed, and only partially frozen. It has a softer consistency and there is a significant amount of what I call debris -- broken bits, slush, and irregular shaped pebbles. This type of ice does not lend itself to bagging and storing as it is so wet that it melts together and forms big lumps (rocks) in the freezer and loses its nugget shape, what little there is of it. This makes it nearly impossible to store for later (collect, bag and then freeze). I also noticed that the ice melts rapidly when a beverage is poured over it, instantly watering down the drink. The design of this ice maker sacrifices the quality of the ice in favor of the production speed. It rapidly and continually spits out soft, wet bits of ice. This completely defeats the purpose of buying a “nugget” ice maker. Other, cheaper nugget ice makers sold here on Amazon make better ice -- consistently well-formed, evenly shaped, firmly frozen nugget ice without debris (bits and pebbles) in the mix. This ice maker might work fine for someone who just wants to have ice ready on the counter and plans to scoop it right into the glass and then pour a beverage over it. Personally, however, I am disappointed in the performance for the price. You might be too. Other notes: The entire machine is made of cheap flimsy plastic and will eventually crack from age and stress. I don’t think it is built for longevity. One accidental drop on the floor of the ice basket or the water tank and it will likely be cracked or chipped. Due to the cheap all plastic housing, the ice is not kept insulated like other ice makers. This means that water condenses on the outside of the water tank and is constantly dripping down the sides when in use. This ice maker automatically runs a defrost clean cycle after 4.5 hours of continual use. This means it flushes tank water through all of the metal parts that freeze the water to make ice -- the auger and the extruder holes that form and release the ice nuggets. The warm water flushing through the machine brings the temperature down of all of the cold mechanical freezing parts. Water also pours down the ice basket like a waterfall. This effectively interrupts the ice making cycle and the mechanical parts have to reach a chilled state all over again. This interrupts the ice making process for about another hour while the machine recovers and begins starts making ice well again. Until it fully recovers, it rapidly spits out wet malformed bits all over the ice in the ice basket. This is a hindrance not a feature. For context, other nugget ice makers only run an automatic cleaning/defrosting cycle when a freeze up is detected -- the auger struggles to turn, the thermostat detects the temp has dropped too low, or the ice extruder holes freeze up and the ice is stuck. It will then flush the machine to defrost before restarting the ice making process. The fan is on the side of the ice maker right next to the water tank and ice basket rather than on the back like every other ice maker I have ever owned. This hot air blows right next to the water and ice basket. This is a poor design choice IMO. The ice is not kept insulated like other ice makers. This means that water condenses on the outside of the machine. Water is constantly dripping down the sides of the water tank when in use. As far as aesthetics, if not using the timer functions, there is always a big pointless double zero “OO” on the display. There is nothing sleek about this ice maker. It looks and feels cheap. There are much better ice makers here on Amazon that sell for much less. Do yourself a favor and invest in one of those instead.

I love my new Silonn Nugget Ice Maker! I got it a couple of months ago and purposely waited a few months before reviewing it. This ice maker did not disappoint at all! As soon as I cleaned it and plugged it in, it went to work spitting out ice. It works well and the ice is perfect for drinks or chewing (iykyk). It's just as good as the ice you get from sonic (similar to hospital ice) but better because I now have an unlimited supply! I literally leave this thing on all day and night and it hasn't skipped a beat. I fill it up when I leave for work and there's always a bucket full of ice waiting for me when I get home. I use spring or distilled water in my machine and I run the cleaning feature at least once every two weeks. I haven't had any problems with it to date. The machine is not completely silent but it also isn't noisy. It doesn't take up too much counter space (I have a small kitchen with limited counter space so that was importantly for me) and it comes with a scooper and a hook for the scooper. The ONLY con I can think of (if we can really consider this a con) is that the suction cup that holds the hook onto the machine sometimes fails and lets the scooper fall off of the machine. But I can't even really count that as a con because it doesn't affect how the machine works at all! If you're in the market for an ice maker for your family this is the one! It easily provides ice for my family of 3. The ice that it makes is great and the machine looks good.

This has been a great little machine and we have used it continuously ever since we bought it, day and night. So fast and we use a lot so it supplements our refrigerator, ice maker and does a great job. Was a good and Handy investment.