ZHANG XIAO QUAN Hand-cranked Shaver Ice and Snow Cone Machine, Manual Shaved Ice Machine Household Protable Small Slushie Machine - BPA Free

My son loves his snow cones. This easy to use shaver makes it convenient to get snow cones sooner than waiting for the snow cone guy.

I love this hand-cranked shaved ice machine! I used this to produce shaved ice for the Filipino dessert, halo-halo. This dessert is prepared by layering sweet beans, ube, jackfruit, plantain, flan, etc., followed by shaved ice, a few teaspoons of evaporated milk and scoops of ube ice cream. To use this shaved ice machine to produce fine, fluffy shaved ice, you want to use a big block of ice (such as the one from the included ice mold). If you use ice cubes, you will get chunky shaved ice. For my halo-halo, chunky shaved ice works well. This shaved ice machine is super-easy to use. Open the lid, put the ice into the canister, secure the lid and start turning the handle. The shaved ice falls into a small clear container. One small but nice feature is the rubber ring located under the shaver. This rubber keeps the shaver from slipping as you turn the handle. Fighting the heat this summer will taste good with the ZHANG XIAO QUAN Hand-cranked Shaved Ice Machine. Enjoy all your favorite shaved ice treats (like halo-halo) with this easy-to-use shaved ice machine. I highly recommend it!

Compared to the Basswood manual ice shaver we bought this one is much lower output, harder to crank, only makes very fine shavings not best for snow cones, and is much harder to open and close.

you cannot use regular ice cube !! you can only use the small block of ice that came with this product.

These are amazing! So quick to make treats!