T&T: Countertop Ice Makers

[Keith]

This sounded like a good idea, so I bought one a few years ago. First, it 
was just too damm big for my boat. Took up too much room and was always in 
the way. You had to be hooked to power or running the genset for it to 
operate. Frankly, if I'm  hooked to shore power I can probably go buy a bag 
of ice, or fill my little cooler at a hotel or ice machine somewhere and 
stick it in the freezer. Speaking of freezers, assuming you have one, good 
old fashioned ice trays will keep you in ice for drinks as long as you 
refill them as you empty them. The countertop ice maker is in the garage 
now, and only gets used once or twice a year, if that.


Keith
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Donovan" <trailersource at mindspring.com>

>
> The operative phrase here is "...put it in the freezer."  We used a
> Magic Chef doing the Great Loop and put the ice in the freezer as we
> made it.  Ready for anything, anytime.  The ice as it comes out of
> the icemaker is barely frozen, and will melt quickly.  We kept about
> 5-10 pounds in the freezer and would add it to the cooler as
> needed.  We usually ran the icemaker off the inverter while underway.