SNOWIE - Little Snowie Max Snow Cone Machine - Premium Shaved Ice Maker, With Powder Sticks Syrup Mix, 6-Stick Kit, White

This snow cone machine is about 99.9% just as good as going to an actual snow cone stand. The ice gets turned into fluffy snow. It's so close to real snow that I don't even mind it's not. I love that I can take ice from my freezer ice machine and use it. My wife thought I would have to freeze a chunk of ice to shave. This machine is so amazing that I don't even care that it blows out my ear drums when I run it. Yes it's loud AF! But it shaves the snow so fast, you don't have to listen to it for very long. The machine is heavy and sturdy. The lid acts as the trigger to turn the machine on. If you're on the fence about purchasing, don't with this one! Buy it, you won't be disappointed!!! P.S, buy the flavor packs and extra bottles.

We bought this on a Black Friday sale after I saw it used by a popular instagram influencer. This has been one of the best purchases! We have used it for family and with friends and it is super easy and makes the best shaved, fluffy snow cones. So far has worked with ice straight from out freezer and store bought. It is super loud, so be warned. We have a snow cone station outside where we use it and it works out well! Bought the Hawaiian shaved ice syrups and they are great.

So far, So great. I read a lot of reviews. Based on customer service and texture of ice, I decided to take a leap. So happy I did. I LOVE this texture. I also love the size of the machine. Very functional.

I had been searching for about 3 weeks to buy a snow cone machine. I went through thousands of reviews looking for something that would work at home but would also be powerful enough to use for parties, birthdays, school events, ect... I finally narrowed my search down to just two different machines. The snowie and one other. The other machine was bigger and bulky but I knew would be powerful enough to do large groups. At the very last minute I noticed the snowie had went on sale and ended up getting it as well as saving over $100 plus got extra cups and syrups with it. I crossed my fingers and hoped for the best because I knew I had a school event coming up and would need to make at least 115 snow cones all at once with this machine. On the day of the event I went in set everything up and got to work pumping out snow cones. By the time it was all said and done I had made snow cones for the whole school aside from two 3rd grade classes who had other things going on that day. A total of around 230 cones I made in less than 2 hours. I bought 6 20lb bags of ice and only used 3. This little powerhouse pumped them out so fast and used such little ice to do so. I had bought 6 Oz cups off of Amazon to give an idea of sizing. The following week I had another school event where I knew I would be making well over 300 snow cones but was confident by then I wouldn't have any issues. This time I bought 9oz clear cups so we could make sure the syrups were soaking the whole way through to the bottom. I bought 10/ 20lb bags of ice this time and made about 450 snow cones this time and still ended up with 3 and a half bags of ice left over. The cups were full to the top and rounded just like you get from a snow cone shop. Again this machine pumped the snow cones out like it was nothing. It's a serious little power house and absolutely great. Definitely one of the best purchases I ever made. The fact that I can pick it up and carry it by the handle with one hand is also amazing. I can use it at home with ease or take it somewhere and be confident I won't have any issues pumping out a couple hundred cones. I know that the manufacturer says it's not really meant to be used for large group events however on the bottom of the machine it does state it is for at home or commercial use. I can't say enough good things about my little snowie machine it's absolutely amazing and super powerful.I only had 2 issues both of which are easy enough to deal with. The first one was every now and again a chunk of ice would turn and get stuck however the machine has a safety feature that stops the motor and won't let it run again until the ice is adjusted. I had no fear of being hurt at all and just stuck my hand down in there to adjust the ice and then continued on...you could easily use a spoon or something of that nature also to adjust the ice if you wanted to also. The other issue if you want to call it that is, it's definitely loud. However you can't really expect anything that is taking whole chunks of ice and grinding them into snow the consistency of powder to be quite. So I don't really consider that an issue.So if you are the person like I was hunting for a review that states how many snow cones you could make for a large gathering or event then look no farther. My largest group so far was about 450 using 9oz cups I went through 6 and a half 20lb bags of ice. I bought the gallon jugs of snappy snow cone syrup off of Amazon also 1 of every flavor plus extra Blue Raspberry and extra of 3 other flavors that are popular in my area and never ran out of flavoring either. Those bottles of syrup served 680 people and I still have plenty left I could do it all over again. I don't know if I would suggest trying to push the machine to do more than about 600 to 800 all at once but I'm pretty certain it would do it with ease if it had to. THIS IS THE MACHINE YOU WANT buy it and you'll be in love just the same as I am and thankful you went with the Little Snowie!

Is a great machine! Well made and easy to use. Kids loved it and could do themselves!

I enjoy having this around for the kids and dogs since we live in the desert. As previous reviews have mentioned, other shaved ice machines at this price point do not compare. It isn't perfect fluffy snow, but close enough for the price. I use small cubes from my portable ice machine and it works well compared to bigger ice cubes or chunks of ice. Took off a star because it is loud, louder than other appliances / blenders. I let my dogs out before turning this thing on. Also the plastic is thin and feels cheap. Other than that, still working on finding the perfect organic/natural sweeteners/syrups for these snow cones! Pro-tip - buy the 4oz flower cups, they fit perfectly so it isn't messy!!

Had it a few days and used it everyday so far. Instructions were easy and the entrepreneur kit has everything I will need for my summer pool parties. Can’t wait to get creative with my adult snowcone versions as well. The replacement syrups get pricy so with how many syrups the entrepreneur kit comes with makes it so worth it. If you’re reading this review, BUY IT!!! You won’t regret it.

Super simple and it works really well couldn’t be happier