Can You Make Bar Quality Pebble Ice At Home??? Opal Nugget Ice Maker Review

[@djraptorx]

Also a good idea if your fridge doesn't have an icemaker. $380 is a lot cheaper than a new fridge.

[@ernieforni3221]

I did not know that sonic sold pebble ice. Learned something new.

[@Gintoo24]

OMG!!!! I just ordered and received this machine, however I ordered the one renamed/co-branded by GE Profile (same machine you show here but with GE Logo), and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT! This one has an addition water tank that magnet sticks to either side of the main unit. It was under $600 with tax. So far the noise is a light humming. Not too bad. No more 70 mile round trip visits to SONIC. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this.

[@Vladimir_Lemon]

What happened to your hand at 5:17? :^)

[@Tempirius]

My guess is there's a boom mic in the shot that's composited out and his hand was in that area

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

Yeah we composite out the hood vent in my kitchen...LOL.

[@mightytom1]

So you're saying this machine is not a true Scotsman?

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

I say the ice is actually better than the ice a Scotsman makes, it’s bigger ice so it melts a bit slower.

[@JacobBradley00136]

At least its not a straw-man either

[@mightytom1]

Jacob Bradley Might be an appeal to authority, though.

[@Gintoo24]

Better, less expensive, and my FAVE kitchen appliance right now. Can't imagine living without it!

[@robert_ash]

Just added this to my xmas list! Great product review, and the book reviews, too! Keep ‘em coming.

[@ronromano2483]

I picked up one with the extra reservoir to make more ice. Yes it runs a bit loud, but that's the only knock against it. Made many drinks the first day and they kept temperature for longer, probably due to the quality of the ice. I picked it up from GE and they added an extra year of service with it. Great machine, there's some cost to it, but it's worth it!

[@Wisdom-Nuggets-Tid-Bits]

Quality of ice??? Ice is ice.

[@kdcyyz]

You could keep it in the garage next to the chest freezer to speed up the bagging process, and handle the wife's noise abatement issue. Then just keep the ice in the house as needed. Just an idea...

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

Yeah that’s the plan it just gets a bit dusty in the garage so we gotta figure that out....

[@BigBirdKori]

Appreciate this review. They’re $2K AUD / $1291 USD Hopefully the new ones out are improved. (Side reservoir, noise etc…?)

[@cancelchannel3394]

What's the price, where do you find this ice maker ? 2 most important points to mention "/

[@cindybodie8801]

Is the ice clear?

[@parthsethia4223]

Very nice and intriguing... definitely

[@hermanpesina6328]

If anyone lives near a sonic drive thru they sell bags of their pebble ice it's ausome. One of those secret menu things.

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

Yup, we haven't tried it yet though.

[@Podraxify]

Great video as always but I'd really like to know. How loud is it when it's running?

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

Podraxify it’s pretty loud. It’s one of the downsides of the machine.

[@COMPNOR-97]

So do you make regular shaken cocktails with this?

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

No you’d do pebble ice cocktails with this :)

[@rockthebuilder]

I have a pebble ice cube tray that I picked up for 99 cents. It works well but youre limited by the tray nature of it. It would take me awhile to build up that much pebble ice

[@joshsmith7865]

I have a Ninja food processor/blender so I usually just put what regular ice i have in that and beat the crap out of it to get some crushed ice. Works pretty well. SUPER noisy though.

[@peledeldan3021]

You should install some shelves for those books & bottles 💪

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

Peled Eldan I really should. The books are getting crazy

[@jamesmorse2169]

Now that you've had the ice maker over a year, do you still recommend it? Seeing lots of bad reviews about longevity and related service/support. Also, the GE branded version looks a little different from the one you have in the video.

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

Yes I recommend it but you do have to take care of it. I think a lot of those bad reviews are due to people setting it up to continually make Ice all the time and it burns out. I set it to make ice, collect the ice in a bin and store in the freezer until I run out. In the times it not using the Ice, I drain the machine of water. Every month I clean with a 5:1 water to bleach solution and run the cleaning cycle. Doing that I have had not one problem

[@edwinborrerohc]

Is it really worth it for commercial applications? How much can it made in 24 hrs?

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

No. This machine would not work for commercial applications. Commercially you’d need an industrial ice maker like a Scotsman...

[@explorebc4x481]

Maybe post a clip of it running.

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

Yeah. It occurred to us after the fact

[@defyiant]

Always been looking at this ice machine didn't know if it was good enough for the tiki drinks I like to make.

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

It's good. It's pricey, but it's worth it. On sale right now, and if you use our affiliate link that would be great :) amzn.to/2XV21RH

[@jarrettnelson6444]

The Educated Barfly please post an update in a few months. I loved this machine while it worked. We had 2 separate units break on us before we gave up. Their build quality and customer service is terrible for the price of this machine

[@stwp1986]

Literally just unboxed this yesterday (random gift)...was wondering about whether it worked well

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

congrats to you , that's a nice random gift :)

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

Opal Ice Maker amzn.to/3oRw2yl

[@bilalmediaofficial1]

Keep updating us bro

[@definefilms794]

Do you? Or can you use this ice to shake or stir cocktails? Or does it dilute too fast?

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

We use it when we do whip shakes, but usually better to use rocks or ice pieces when shaking and stirring to control dilution.

[@dlow1383]

This thing still working fine for you? A lot of bad reviews about it breaking quickly.

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

Yep. Still going strong. Absolutely no complaints yet

[@sonjaspicer9590]

Now that you have had this for a few months, have you experienced any of the issues that I am constantly reading about in the negative reviews?

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

No, it has been running beautifully and still going strong. Best buy we've made. But, we don't run it all the time. We run it and make a bucket or two of pebble ice that we keep in the freezer and empty and turn the machine off in between use. Plus it is a little noisy to have standing around on idle.

[@dexteraguirre2814]

Yeah I didn't see the ice close up lol

[@DonsGameplays]

not available in germany :(

[@XrayEnraged]

Bei Amazon gibt es 10x Eiswürfelformen 1x1x1cm aus Silikon mit insgesamt ca. 1,6l für 25€. Wäre eine günstige Alternative.

[@fiddler4035]

I don't make enough cocktails to really justify this... yet. Maybe I'll splurge on it sometime because this thing looks awesome! Thanks for doing the review, I've seen this before but didn't know what to make of it.

[@putchiecorporation]

U even didnt show the ice looks

[@ryan7555]

Wait...there’s a Mrs. DiMonriva?!

[@coreykuruma5916]

Has anyone noticed that Instagram will start promoting ads for things you talk about even if you don’t search for it or have the microphone function on? I’ll be talking about something and the next thing I know, ads start popping up on my IG feed. Maybe Leandro has been talking about ice with Marius a bit :)

[@FJLC93]

Answer: yes, for the low price of one arm and one leg

[@colinwiener3268]

Or... you know... Just take a mallet and crush regular ice 🤷‍♂️

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

See that’s not the same thing, crushed ice works much differently in a cocktail than pebble ice does...then again this is a test for how deep you really want to go in your cocktails...

[@colinwiener3268]

The Educated Barfly it was part question when I formed the comment. Also, I’m a 17 year old guy who just got into it and is eager to learn more. Thus: what is the difference?

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

Colmag how are you into cocktails at 17 years old? Or are you in a place where the drinking age is 18? But to answer the question crushed ice is well crushed and a lot of it will meat on contact with spirits this creating more solution without chilling as much whereas pebble ice is uniform thus melts more slowly and chills more efficiently

[@colinwiener3268]

The Educated Barfly Thanks for the reply! And yeah I live in Germany and I just got sick of Coke and Vodka on every party.

[@schmorbulle]

The amazon reviews mostly say this machine breaks within a couple of weeks. Even though it might be amazing at the start, I wouldn't spend so much for such little lifetime.

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

We'll put this through its paces and we'll report back. And if it does die on us, we'll be sure to mention that in the videos.