Amazon.com Review
This colorful Looney Tunes device not only amuses kids with its Marvin the Martian motif, but also delights them by turning out snow cones and fruit slushes with the turn of a crank. For adults, the device shaves ice for drinks and for bedding seafood and other chilled foods on a buffet. The device works simply: freeze water, juices, or soft drinks in the two 8-ounce ice cups (or use ice cubes); place ice in a chamber on top the device; and turn the crank to send a cascade of ice shavings into a container below. If the ice is flavored, it can be served immediately in snow-cone cups or little dishes. If the ice is unflavored, syrups can be mixed with the ice. Made of safe, nontoxic plastic, the device is easily operated by children. You can adjust the ice-shaving blade for larger or smaller shavings, but an adult must take care of that with a Phillips-head screwdriver. Cleanup requires hand washing in soapy water.
--Fred Brack