Hamilton Beach Snowman: Review

The Hamilton Beach Snowman is by far the best manually operated electric Ice Shaver that I have come across. Though this is a bit expensive at $20, it is really worth every single penny and it will never disappoint you. This does exactly what is expected out of it. The ice cubes are shaved evenly into fine smooth powdered ice like snow and not into mini ice balls like other machines. I am fully satisfied with the performance of this Ice Shaver and the uniform texture of the shaven ice with no splinters and hard hitting ice particles makers it more appealing.

I would highly recommend this and the younger ones will go crazy with the frozen drinks. This is an ideal summer gift and cools you with healthy frozen juices rather than going for the high calorie soft drinks. The ice comes out perfectly for making spine chilling cold adult beverages and margaritas. It is very user friendly equipment and gives the desired results every time. Though kids can use run this equipment it is not advisable for smaller ones to handle this because the razor sharp stainless steel blade is not guarded and this can curt the fingers. Cleaning is a breeze and you just need to be careful about the blade. The upper portion of the Ice Shaver is equipped with the powerful motor and while cleaning this part the bolt has to be removed and the metal disc washed separately.

I do admit that it makes little amount of ice compared to the ice crushed in the blenders but there is a difference in the quality of the final output. This is right enough for a family and if you want more snow ice then run it in different batches. Moreover the ice is so fine that if it had come in bigger capacity I am sure that the ice would have melted by the time the drink is prepared. It takes only a minute for a single batch. All you have to do is to introduce the ice cubes in the compartment and hit the button. Sometimes you really have to press the button hard.