Best ice machine on Reddit

147 reviews from r/ACL, r/restaurantowners, r/Kneereplacement and 11 more subreddits

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Hoshizaki

4.4

(13)

"The Hoshizaki IM-500SAA is a solid choice for your cocktail bar upgrade."

"Names to know for underbar machines"

"Check their sites, decide on cube style and output needs."

"Best"

"Amazing quality and produce crystal clear, massive ice cubes"

"Get a Hoshi"

"Nice"

"Hoshizaki."

"Hoshizaki makes a bit more reliable machine, that provides reasonable ice."

"Hoshizakis are very slimly smaller but they go longer."

Game Ready

4.3

(11)

"It is pretty amazing. If you can afford to rent that or get your insurance to do it, that would be the best option."

"The one I'm lent is a Game Ready and it’s heaven sent."

"I really like it and it was nice to have something to keep."

"Game Ready Ice Machine is perfect for rentals."

"Game Ready."

"The Game Ready system combines cryotherapy and compression, making it a worthwhile investment."

"My PT had one as well and wow it was nice."

"I rented the game ready. It was great, but was pretty expensive."

"I rented the game ready for 2 weeks and loved it."

"Very active at ice, rock, alpine climbing, riding 1x&2x centuries. Use for R knee and there is magic between the circulating 33F water and periodic compression."

Breg

4.6

(9)

"I loved this thing and it helped manage my pain significantly."

"It has icing and compression. It was pretty expensive but well worth it in my opinion."

"Can’t recommend using frozen water bottles over ice enough."

"I ordered the Breg ice cube for my surgery, and it was a great purchase at $175 compared to $300 for rental."

"Convenience and comfort"

"The Bregg Polar Care Cube is effective for post-surgery recovery."

"The vpulse was basically unused and I like the wrap around effect of the cooling pads."

"It worked well, and it’s what most of our total joint replacement patients use at work."

"It provides intense cooling and can stay on round the clock."

Polar

4.9

(8)

"It's awesome for recovery after ACL surgery and for various injuries."

"You can put 6 bottles of frozen water in the cooler instead of ice. It’s a great machine."

"I’ve used it every day since surgery and it was probably my best investment to date."

"The polar active ice machine was great!! Total game changer."

"I attribute using it religiously post to not needing pain meds, 20 on, 10 off for the first 7-10 days post."

"I love it! It's straightforward, basically silent, and keeps water ice cold for 12+ hours."

"My PT recommended Polar!"

Manitowoc

4.5

(8)

"Commercial-grade options. Various sizes and capacities available for larger volume needs."

"Reliable"

"Exponentially better customer service and lead time on units, longer lasting than almost anything else"

"Works great"

"Hands down"

"Love my Manitowoc Q270"

"A commercial model, like the Manitowoc SM-50A, is under $2k brand new."

"Temperamental"

Donjoy

5.0

(7)

"It's been reliable and effective, and 1/3 the price of the game ready."

"I also got a DonJoy Iceman which I used a ton during the first about 3 weeks."

"Economical and durable enough for day-in/day-out use after surgery."

"I have a DonJoy Iceman that worked well for me for 3 surgeries so far."

"The shoulder pad provides a lot more coverage and has been worth it for me!"

"It's been worth it for me!"

"Worth every penny"

Ice Machine

4.3

(6)

"This little ice machine was my absolute life line."

"I love it, I'm almost 3 weeks post-op and still use it every day after work."

"If you’re also thinking about an ice machine for the future, I recommend checking out *Ice Machine Clearance*. They offer both rentals and sales of ice machines at great prices."

"Buy one off Amazon."

"Rental machines are regularly serviced, alleviating repair worries."

NICE

5.0

(5)

"NICE Machine is fantastic. It refrigerates the water itself so you don't have to change ice."

"I loved the NICE. One bottle of water a week, compression. I’ve used it for all six knee surgeries."

"It is fully self-contained so you do not need to fill it with ice ever. It has a timer for icing intervals and can also do compression."

"It cools the water itself and has multiple cooling and compression settings!"

"Rented NICE machine for $250 for 2 weeks. Totally worth it."

Ice-O-Matic

4.8

(5)

"Been good to me"

"Good"

"Simplicity"

"It does something ridiculous like 50lbs/hour at peak."

"Look at getting an Ice-O-Matic."

#10

DonJoy

4.8

(4)

"Used the machine 24/7 after surgery with lots of protein and healing on scheduling."

"I used the DonJoy Iceman3 and it worked out great."

"I felt it was worth every penny. Not to mention I can use it for other body parts later as I start getting back into sports in a few months."

"It's simple to use and I can always see when I have to switch out the ice."

#11

Cryocuff

4.5

(4)

"Cryocuff has been a god send for me."

"Cryocuff is awesome, I still use mine 3 months post op."

"The Cryocuff isn't fancy but it does exactly what it's supposed to do."

"A friend of mine used Cryocuff a few years ago and swore by it."

#12

GameReady

4.3

(4)

"It provides compression along with the cold therapy."

"It’s the best one by a mile."

"There's higher end stuff like the GameReady I've heard great things about but it's quite expensive to rent."

"It does look like a fantastic system but it is quite pricey & it's a rental only option."

#13

Ossur

5.0

(3)

"The Ossur Cold Rush machine does the job effectively."

"I've been using Ossur and it has been great. Stays cold for a very long time."

"Works great"

#14

Scotsman

4.3

(3)

"Exponentially better customer service and lead time on units"

"Nice"

"Look at getting a Full-cube Scotsman."

#15

Kold-Draft

4.3

(3)

"I love and swear by Kold-Draft full-cubers, but have learned how to fix and maintain them myself over 31 years in the industry."

"Yes. It certainly is pretty. But functionally, cloudy ice is less dense and tends to break into shards while shaking."

"Kold-Draft has been around for a hundred years and is known for full cube icemakers."

#16

COOLMAN

5.0

(2)

"Wife had something similar after rotator cuff surgery."

"This product is great for post-surgery recovery!"

#17

Amazon

5.0

(2)

"Used Gatorade bottles filled with a mix of water and isopropyl alcohol frozen as ice, which stayed colder for longer."

"They seemed colder"

#18

Wilprep

4.5

(2)

"It's ETL Listed, super reliable, and makes clear ice fast."

"Wilprep offers reliable commercial ice machines with a focus on quality and performance."

#19

Kold Draft

3.0

(3)

"Gold standard for bar ice"

"Kold draft is great but the machines have fluctuated problems."

"Not a Kold Draft"

#20

Hoshi

4.0

(2)

"I’m also shopping for one and am leaning towards a hoshi."

"If you are going to go with the big cubes, get a Hoshi, not a Kold Draft."

#21

Nice1

4.0

(2)

"Has an internal condenser so no ice needed and cold levels adjustable."

"The Nice1 is similar to the Game ready but you don't have to keep refilling with ice."

#22

1.0

(3)

"Do NOT get an ITV ice machine. I've had mine just about 2 years, and it's been nothing but repairs the whole time. Twice it's gone down, and we've been without an ice machine while we've had to wait weeks for parts."

"I've regretted it since, day 1."

"Do not get an ITV, ice maker"

#53

Countertop Ice Maker

2.0

(1)

"The ice cubes from these machines are not ideal; they tend to be very thin and melt quickly."

#54

Commercial Ice Maker

2.0

(1)

"Even commercial ice makers require plumbing and have a large footprint, and their ice cubes are also thin."

#55

Commercial

2.0

(1)

"Requires plumbing and has a large footprint, but still produces thin ice."

#56

BrewJacket

2.0

(1)

"The chilling power of the unit seems insufficient for maintaining lager fermentation temperatures."

#57

Sub-Zero

2.0

(1)

"Sub-par ice"

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