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Residential "slush" machine? Noozer 08-05-2005
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Posted by Noozer on August 5, 2005, 9:20 am


Just wondering.. the wife and I love Slurpee's, but an ice shaver just
doesn't cut it at home.

Is there a residential version of these slush machines out there?




Posted by Jack on August 5, 2005, 7:19 am


Below is the link to plans for what appears to be the greatest
residential slush maker ever.

It is basically a 5 gallon drink dispenser (Like you see on football
sidelines, orange gatorade things) with a (new) garbage disposal
mounted underneath, add a little PVC plumbing and you have one whopper
of a slush maker. Just add the ice, water & drink mix and turn it on.
The disposal grinds ice. The neat part is that you can put a
recirculation pipe into the system so the ground slush gets
recirculated, so you will get a nice, smooth consistancy.

I have never built one myself, but it looks like it would work!

http://www.geocities.com/acmetequila/



Posted by Doug Kanter on August 5, 2005, 2:31 pm



> Below is the link to plans for what appears to be the greatest
> residential slush maker ever.
>
> It is basically a 5 gallon drink dispenser (Like you see on football
> sidelines, orange gatorade things) with a (new) garbage disposal
> mounted underneath, add a little PVC plumbing and you have one whopper
> of a slush maker. Just add the ice, water & drink mix and turn it on.
> The disposal grinds ice. The neat part is that you can put a
> recirculation pipe into the system so the ground slush gets
> recirculated, so you will get a nice, smooth consistancy.
>
> I have never built one myself, but it looks like it would work!
>
> http://www.geocities.com/acmetequila/
>

I love it!!!!!




Posted by John Gilmer on August 5, 2005, 8:07 am



> Just wondering.. the wife and I love Slurpee's, but an ice shaver just
> doesn't cut it at home.
>
> Is there a residential version of these slush machines out there?

If you just want to grind ice for an "snow cone" you can get a gadget from
Wally World for about $20. They have a more expensive one for a little
more and the main difference is that the cheaper one says you have you use a
special mold for the ice. I found in practice that you don't need the
special round ice block but can get away with ice from the ice maker.

The "Slurpee" machine has a metal cylinder that is kept well below freezing
temperature. A rotaing set of knives keeps scraping off the ice as it
forms. I have never seen a "home version" of these machines. You might be
able to get a used one someplace.

>
>




Posted by Doug Kanter on August 5, 2005, 10:40 am


A top quality blender works nicely.

> Just wondering.. the wife and I love Slurpee's, but an ice shaver just
> doesn't cut it at home.
>
> Is there a residential version of these slush machines out there?
>
>




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