Customer Reviews

Deni 6100 Automatic 70-Watt Stainless-Steel Ice Crusher

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My wife loves to crunch ice. We purchased a new refrigerator with an ice crusher, but the chunks were fairly large for crunching, with pieces about 1/2" to 5/8" in size. I was hoping that this unit would crush ice further to make more of a slushie ice. To my wife's delight, this unit crushes ice to a fairly uniform 1/4" and under piece size, perfect for crunching. The ice chunks end up soft and easy on the teeth, and, like a slushie, hold onto soda or juice for flavor. The unit is used two to three times a day and seems pretty rugged.

I have always wanted an ice crusher for my fresh brewed ice tea and now my new found martini recipes. Well this is one of the best purchases I've made on Amazon!

Yes, people complained about one ice cube at a time, that is not the case.

I have an ice maker and can put two to three cubes at a time and it crushes a large glass full within a minute! It makes perfect crushed ice and it's not loud like trying to use a blender.

I HIGHLY recommend this product for those of you considering the purchase!

Happy Summer drinking :)

While the Deni 6100 replaced a 50's hand-crank crusher, it is limited by the fact that it is not adjustable and crushes ice to a relatively fine size, smaller than our old hand style that had 3 settings. There is a spring-loaded trap door where you insert the ice cubes and sometimes it catches a cube, but is no big deal. Watch out for 'counter flooding' from where the crushed ice collects inside the the outlet (where you cannot see it). While most of the ice falls into a clear plastic container the ice that remains in the crusher can result in a considerable amount water dripping onto the base as it melts if you do not replace the container. Also, the shape of the container is a bit awkward, as it can stick. It looks rather space-age and is compact so it does not take up much space (although it is probably not an appliance that tends to find a permanent place on the counter). Oh, yeah! It is fairly loud and sounds like something is breaking (which it is).

IT'S SMALLER THAN WHAT I HAD EXPECTED, BUT IT'S WORTH THE FORTY BUCKS...

I purchased this ice crusher as a gift for my husband. I researched a lot of Deni ice crushers on many websites. I found this one on Amazon for the best price. I am delighted with this product. It performs great and is easy to use and to clean. I would recommend it highly.

I was ecstatic to receive this as a birthday present but was utterly disappointed! Yes, it does crush ice, but the short-comings of the appliance far outweigh its crushing performance. The trap door system of inserting ice cubes allows ice to shoot back out at you if you are not quick enough. Crushed ice gets stuck inside and continues to drip out 10 minutes after crushing.

The worst part was that I was finding little pieces of metal in the ice and the water smelled like metal--not safe or healthy!

This does chop up ice into sizes I want.

However:

You put a single ice cube in the machine. They suggest using the door lever so you can insert the ice. It immediately explodes during chopping. Apparently, you are supposed to, with lightning agility, replace a cap over the chute for the top of the unit.

Then you repeat this procedure.

Do not, under any circumstances, put a cube in with your face over the chute...you may end up with an injury.

Just my observation. It works...but beware.

The product crushes ice as stated, but they recommend only to crush 1 ice cube at a time. Can you imagine how long it takes to crush enough ice for 1 drink? By the time all the ice is crushed, most of what was already crushed has melted.

The problem with this product is that it will only crush one ice cube at a time, which information is not in the description. Needless to say it isn't good for making drinks in volume. Also, it has to be shut off before inserting each ice cube. A child should definitely not operate this product.

It only crushes one (!) ice cube at a time, which seems pretty foolish. Perhaps if you're patient you'll eventually have enough crushed ice, but I found the design too frustrating.