Insignia™ - Portable Nugget Ice Maker with Auto Shut-Off - Stainless Steel
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- Insignia™
- SKU:
- NS-IMN44BS4
- UPC:
- 600603298097
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- New
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You'll never run out of ice with the Insignia NS-IMN44BS4 Portable Nugget Ice Maker with Auto Shut-Off. This ice maker stores up to 3.5 lbs. to supply all the cold drinks at a large gathering. It creates small, chewable ice pellets in 12 minutes, letting you enjoy the restaurant-style ice you love right at home. An extra-large 2.3-quart water tank recycles melted ice, so you can refill it less often. A digital touch control panel makes this portable ice maker easy to operate, and the lighted bin makes it easy to see how much ice is ready to use. Match the ice maker to your kitchen décor with a black and stainless-steel design that will attract all your guests. Become the best party host with a portable ice maker that keeps up with the drinks and your guests' expectations.
Dimension
Product Height : 16.5 inches
Product Width :9.8 inches
Product Depth :16.1 inches
Product Weight :31.6 pounds
Features
Small, chewable ice pellets Enjoy ice pellets like those served in restaurants.
Removable basket Offers easy access to large amounts of ice.
Auto shut-off Ensures ice production stops when the bin is full to prevent overflow.
LED lighting Lets you easily see how much ice is inside the basket.
Fast-working system Produces your first ice in about 12 minutes.
3.5 lbs. (1.6 kg) storage capacity Gives you plenty of ice for any occasion.
Digital touch controls Makes using this ice maker simple and easy.
Drip tray and ice scoop Makes it easy to pour ice into individual glasses and keep your countertop dry.
Extra-large water tank Holds up to 2.3 qt. (2.2 L) of water.
Self-recycling water system Filters and reuses melted water, eliminating the need for a drain.
Auto cleaning mode Keeps the ice maker in good working condition.
Textured top Provides convenient storage for glasses or bottles.
Stable standing design Four rubber feet keep the ice maker stable on your table or countertop.
Stainless steel and black design Easy to keep clean and looks great in any kitchen.
TUV certified Tested for safety complies with the requirements of national, regional, and international regulations.
What's Included
Insignia Portable Nugget Ice Maker with Auto Shut-Off
Ice scoop
Drip tray
User Guide
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Great ice , great price
Does a great job. Works as well as the previous owned Opal ice maker
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Good Ice Maker . Great Ice....
I got this unit as an upgrade to the entry level insignia one witch fail in less than a year. This ice maker is overpriced but it is more economical then its competition. It's make good ice fast and in nuggets similar to sonic ice witch is for my kids who love it which to be honest that's the only great thing about it. I need this in my home but for the full retail price it wouldn't be with it for me.
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Fastest way to get the "good ice" at home
I've had the Insignia portable nugget ice maker up and running in my kitchen for the past week. I have a few minor annoyances with it, but when I stop to think about its marketed use as a fast producing, portable ice machine, I think this ice machine works exactly as intended. In the box is the ice machine, removable ice drawer, ice scoop, and drip tray. After washing everything, setup is simple, remove the ice drawer, fill with water to the max line, insert drawer, and turn on. Note, it is recommended to run a cleaning cycle prior to first use and every three days post setup. A few other observations, the machine either needs to be placed within ~18" of a sink or moved every time you clean, as it drains through the two tubes that are attached to the back. To drain after a clean cycle, you detach the tubes from the holder, let the tubes drain via gravity (needs to be lower than the machine), and then reattach the tubes. I run RO water and typically clean it once a week, this has worked well for other portable ice machines, and seems to work well for this design. The stainless steel and black design of the ice machine is nice, it blends in well with the appliances, and sits next to my coffee maker without taking up a lot of space. The stainless steel handle is durable, and so far hasn't shown any scratching or pitting with frequent use. The bottom is black, so drips aren't as noticeable as they are on stainless. Due to the fan on the side, there does need to be side air flow versus placing it in a cubby or using it in a built in configuration. The counter space footprint is very reasonable at 16" deep and 10" wide. As far as performance goes, when considering this is meant to be a portable machine, I really like it. A few minor call outs are: there is not an external water tank (however it is plumbed to add one if desired), so its easy to move about, albeit a bit heavy / bulky at 32 lbs. It's also somewhat noisy, think older dishwasher level hum. Filling the water tank, which sits directly under the ice drawer, is a bit of a pain. Due to the shape of the machine, you can't easily dump a pitcher or measuring cup. If you had something shaped like a two liter bottle, that would likely be the only way you could fill it up in one attempt. However on the positive side, it was producing ice within the first 15 minutes, and it has intuitive controls and drawer lighting. I wanted to detract a star due to the noise and the annoyance of not being easy to fill, but when you consider this as a portable machine, those really weren't in scope of how this was intended to be used. I did find that if I let it run overnight, the ice drawer filled up and the auto-off kicked in, the ice melts in the drawer and would drip water and overfill the drip tray when opened the first time. Again, not an issue if you're running it and using the ice before it turns off and the ice starts to melt. Overall, I do think this is a 5 star machine, take it with you to a party, set it up for when the entire family comes together, or use it on occasion in the home bar. I don't love it as a machine to run full time due to the noise and the fill design limitations, but still those are minor aspects if you do chose to run it full time. The upside is this is an economical machine, it produces the "good ice" rapidly, and it takes up limited space.
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Happier with this one v. GE opal junker
Haven't seen how it holds up past a year so giving it a 4. Our GE opal lasted barely over a year & was a piece of junk! We are much happier with the Insignia. Bonus being cheaper & on sale when we bought this 3+ months ago. Kept the side tank from the GE opal to hook up to this one but have found we really don't need it. There's still about half of the ice that hasn't melted overnight when I turn it back on in the mornings. It's making ice again within 10 or so minutes! Very happy with this nugget icemaker!
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2nd times the charm. We hope.
This is our second one.. Truly hope it lasts longer. The first quit freezing in the first month. We had to package it up and take it to a store where they reordered another. Shipping was good. When the ice maker was working made really great ice. It is a little louder than expected. But we love it.
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Great nugget icemaker at fraction of the cost!
Used both Opal and Insignia, while the Opal is great, I'm much happier with this one at a fraction of the price. Makes good solid ice nuggets. Machine is definitely louder than the Opal, but we live with a lot of highway noise, so it isn't an issue for us. Once we got used to the sound of the ice dropping, we don't notice it much, it reminds us that ice is being made. Solid product at a great price, especially if you catch it on a deal like we did, could be less than $300. Great deal! Thanks Best Buy!
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Better than most
This Insignia icemaker is better than other icemakers I have owned of similar size and cost. The setup, cleaning and start-up instructions are clear and helpful. After a couple of cleaning cycles according to their instructions, the machine started making ice in 12 minutes after completing the cleaning process. However, the ice is made slowly and it took over another half hour to complete making ice from the initial cycle, so plan on running the icemaker well in advance of the time that you will require it. Insignia refers to the style of ice as "nugget" and chewable. It is indeed similar to the nugget-style ice found at fast food restaurant franchises such as Sonic or Raising Cane's, not the cube style ice made by competitive icemakers of similar size and price. Insignia recommends running a cleaning cycle every three days. Since I plan to use this as a back-up to my refrigerator icemaker, I will probably perform a cleaning once a week so I will keep white vinegar on hand as well as the distilled/filtered water for making the ice cubes. So far I am very happy with this icemaker and look forward to it lasting longer than the last one I owned.
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Excellent ice maker
Excellent product, ice starts to fall within 10 minutes.
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This Ice Maker Rocks or At Least Nuggets
This ice maker is great. My girls and I love it and it is fun to use. It could have some enhanced features like a water input funnel, because it drips a bit when you take the basket out to put in new water. It’s got a pretty blue night light and makes bite sized nuggets. It’s a little noisy, like making popcorn very slowly, but not to distracting. Takes about 10-12 minutes for a full tray. The ice scoop and water tray are nice additions. Serves its purpose well. Recommended.