The bin of the ice maker. Even my stand-alone ice maker had its own storage.
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I think we need some clarity here. Most people think you're talking about the ice makers that are built into freezers and only a few of us think you're talking about ice makers that go on your counter as a standalone machine.
Counter machine. It seems like they usually have an included ice bin to keep it in
I transfer several "full" batches of ice into a zippered gallon bag and store the ice in my freezer.
(a) The holding area for made ice is not kept cold.
(b) The ice maker remains active.
(c) The ice is not fully frozen.
This allows me to have more ice than I need at a given time, and lets my ice deep freeze so it is more effective.
I use disposable store brand gallon storage bags (not freezer bags), however i had a silicone ice storage bag at some point that i liked better because i could whack it on things and it didn't burst but the zip closure on it was an ass so i have up on it.
Yeah ziplocs is another option tho I think I'll want to use an actual tupperware type larger storage container for the output. I think I found one but I just realized that i have to choose if i want to use it to measure and be filled with/+pour the amount of water needed by the machine or as the output storage vessel.
I might have to try to find and buy another copy of it
The ice maker produces ice cubes, dumps them into a bin, then refills the freezing portion. As the bin fills, a device of some sort, typically a lever with a paddle on the end, is pushed up by the rising ice. Once the lever reaches a certain height, the machine stops making new ice. When ice is removed, the lever falls and allows more ice to be made. Thereβs no need for a secondary container unless you need more ice than the maker has room for.
So it "comes with" (includes to the extent theres no need to seperately purchase) the storage bin to put in the freezer?
There doesnβt seem to be a rule against links if youβd care to share some of the ones youβve been looking at.
We grew up without an ice maker.
Just got one this year.
The maker is built into our freezer, as it makes ice it dumps it into an included bucket in the freezer. When the bucket gets full, the ice stops being made until you remove some from the bucket.
Best investment we ever made.
The ice maker stops when it gets full or am I missing something?
Where do you keep all the ice when its done. 1) latger stockpile 2) working daily container
Like in a/the freezer(s) ofc but how do people manage that output
The machine shuts off when the container gets full and restarts once its down.
That's why I was asking if I understood the question
Ok but is that container removable and you just either 1) store all the ice in there or 2) a daily practical working store of ice that gets refilled from a larger (2) stockpile of generated ice
I would have thought people make a bunch of ice they 1) keep in a large container in their largest freezer and 2) there was a smaller more practical container they use to keep a daily/working amount of ice thats directly accessable and they refill it from 1)
Its removable for cleaning so its not quick or intuitive, I just keep the ice in there and keep the cooler blocks in the chest freezer for to go cooling.
I suppose it wouldn't be too big of a deal to keep extra ice frozen in a bigger freezer
So i dont really need to purchase a seperate storage vessel, the maker basically includes it? Thats a relief if I understand you correctly.
Just want to be ready to go when it arrives, none of this "sold seperatey" or need to buy seperate container bullcrap
I picked up an inexpensive snap-lid rectangular container to keep the ice in my freezer. It keeps a good amount of ice and when it gets low I make more!
It's a Betty Crocker brand. After the ice freezes I do need to bust it up a bit on first use, I use a meat tenderizer but that's because I don't have an ice pick.
Was gonna say, im prolly looking at a Rubbermaid/Tupperware/etc type deal for this