When you want a few cubes to toss in your drink or chill a bottle, there is nothing better than just opening up the box, reaching in and having the ice at the ready. You can have that convenience with an ice-making machine. Automatic and efficient, these are handy devices to have around to improve you quality of life and relaxation.
Deluxe Ice Machine - £149.74
This portable ice machine is perfect for home use and an ideal solution for dinner parties or get-togethers. Simply fill with 2 litres of water and in 10 minutes you'll have some ice cubes to cool your drinks.
Easily transported from room-to-room, this little gadget is lightweight and compact, making it ideal to provide ice on demand for any event.
Throw away the ice cube trays and buy yourself one of these. It'll provide you with 12-15kg of ice in 24hours without pushing up your energy bills.
An essential for any home, barbeque entertainer or party host.

Ice Appliance Combo - £299.95
This baby is the big brother of portable ice machines! So, if you want to make ice, cold or hot water all at the touch of a button, this machine is for you.
Place this funky bit of kit in your home or office, fit any type water bottle to it and get ice, cold or hot water on demand in minutes.
Small and handy, this is ideal for home entertaining, bbq's and parties. And it'll store ice constantly so you've got cubes on demand.
A handy alarm will let you know when it needs more water too!

Foster Commercial Ice Machines - From £679.99
Need something a little more powerful? Foster has created the answer with a range of commercial ice making machines.
These industry ready ice makers will churn out from 20kg to 215kg of ice in 24 hours! After every cycle, the ice production tray is flushed to ensure there is no build up of limescale, meaning these machines pretty much clean themselves and leave the produced ice free from impurities!
Ice is produced at temperatures of -15 degrees and below and stored in bins ranging from 6.5kg to 150kgs!
Perfect for any commercial business, including restaurants, hotels, bars, nightclubs and more! And with inlets at either side they can be plumbed into the wall at either end for your convenience.

Entertaining is especially problematic when it comes to keeping your guests well supplied with ice for their beverages. One choice is to start making up trays of cubes in the days before and event, then finding a place to store your stock of made ice cubes. Another option is going to the market and buying the bags, and still finding a place to store them so that they are ready as needed. Both those choices are a lot more effort than you should have to put out. In today's world of new conveniences, you have another option with a portable ice-making machine.
It used to be the only home automatic icemakers were integrated into your refrigerator. That option would often drive up the price of your appliance, make the units larger and require a plumbed water source to be functional. Now you can have a smaller size unit, which is very handy since you can take it from room to room. You can even take them out of doors for the ultimate convenience. Though small in size, these ice making machines really deliver what you want and where you want it.
The current ice making devices are fully automatic. Add water, plug them in and walk away. This is not like waiting for ice cubes to freeze up in your fridge compartment. These units typically use a different system of producing ice that will have your first batch out in minutes instead of hours. Using the same process as an industrial machine at a restaurant or pub, the ice-making machine will keep turning out pounds of ice in hours. Some will even alert you automatically when the water reservoir needs to be topped off so that you, or your guests, are not left holding a warm beverage.
Today's technology has also made these units very energy efficient. By using the ice-making machine only when you have a need, you also get an energy savings. Rather than having a device that is using energy twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, you can control what is going on based on your need. When they are in operation, they are very efficient units that churn out a steady supply of ice for you to use, and do so with minimal amounts of energy spent.
Having an automatic ice-making machine is an excellent way to improve your own relaxation, and that of your guests and friends. These are a fast, efficient and convenient way to have a little more fun in your life. Whether it is in the study or by the barbecue, a portable icemaker is great to have around. They are handy little units that have a place in your home.