Westmark Germany Stainless Steel Manual Ice Crusher

D. M.: Material ist sehr stark und qualitativ gut. Mein Partner trinkt leider nicht so häufig Cocktails wie ich. Nach Lust und Laune kann ich mir jederzeit Crushed Ice herstellen und es blockiert nicht gleich eine ganze Tüte Crushed Ice unseren Gefrierschrank. Sobald die Zange zügig zugedrückt wird, bleibt das Crushed Ice in der Zange drin und kann direkt in der Shaker oder Glas gekippt werden. Kann ich auf jeden Fall weiter empfehlen.

Germany on Oct 29, 2023

Gianluca: Fa perfettamente il suo lavoro, i cubetti di ghiaccio vengono frantumati nella giusta dimensione per il mojito... peccato si sganci con troppa facilità.

Italy on Aug 31, 2023

Jasmine: My husband always wanted one of these because his parents used to have one, that was about 40 years ago! When I found this one, I just had to buy it for him. I think the price was a little high for what it is, but it does work, and he's happy with it. He uses it to make martinis...he just crushes a couple of ice cubes at a time and it saves a lot of time. Easy to use once you get the two sides hinged together. It's a cool kitchen item and people always ask about it when we pull it out.

United States on Aug 07, 2023

chloe67: Enfin un ustensile qui broie les glaçons plutôt que les piler à un prix abordable.
Je n’ai aucune force dans les poignets mais il est très facile à utiliser. Pour ceux qui trouvent que la glace est broyée un peu trop grossièrement, ouvrez, re-disposez les morceaux et broyez à nouveau. Cela reste très rapide.

France on Jul 28, 2023

WJ: Nice product. I wanted something durable instead of other noisy electric solutions.
This fits the bill perfectly.
One minor side effect. The coating/paint will start to crack and flake after using it a lot. Sometimes a chip of paint will end up in the crushed ice. Which is why I only give it 3 stars. Without chipping paint it would get a 5/5.

Netherlands on Jul 12, 2023

Cat Lady: I really like that this ice crusher is so low tech. It seems durable and does exactly what it's meant to do, with a very satisfying *crunch* - although it does take a bit of strength to crush a solid cube by hand, and in my experience it will only do one cube at a time. For craft cocktails or iced coffee, it will do the job, but you would not be able to crush enough ice for a party, armed only with this.

My concern is whether it will be as durable as I hope, and I'm disappointed that there are no cleaning instructions. I want to know whether this is dishwasher-safe, even though it will only be used to crush clean ice cubes.

United States on Jun 22, 2023

GEH: This is sturdy, well made and does exactly what it says, but unfortunately calls for more hand strength than I have. Perhaps if the handles were longer there would be more leverage to exert more force, but as it is I ended up needing to apply the bit of cracked ice I managed to my poor weak hand. And since this cracks only one cube at a time, it's just not feasible for me. Other people very likely will have no issues. For me, I'd do much better to wrap several cubes in a tea towel and having a go with a meat tenderizer.

United States on Apr 30, 2023

Ian: Ugly but works well

United Kingdom on Aug 21, 2022

G.: Wonderful little invention! I live alone and it’s too much trouble for me to get the blender to crush the ice for my one or two drinks. Also, if it’s late I don’t want to be making noises when breaking the ice cubes. This is a great little tool. I’m a small lady, so if I can crush an ice cube with this, anyone can, just give it a few second and the ice will break.
- it does crush the ice one cube at a time.
-if it feels too hard, give it a few second and the cube breaks.
- it does come apart when you open more than 180 degrees, I don’t mind it.

I can’t say enough. Love it. So happy with it! -Cheers!

United States on May 20, 2022

C. Smith:

[EDIT: After a couple of weeks of use, I can't recommend this product. As I stated in the original review, it is good for "1 SMALL ICE CUBE" only -- and let me emphasize the word small. I am not weak, but even I have a lot of trouble and find it almost impossible to crush a "normal-sized" ice cube. To really work nicely, the ice cubes MUST be small, so small that is is hardly worth crushing them. SO I CAN'T REALLY RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT AND PLAN ON DUMPING MINE (any offers) -- but am going to leave the product with my generous 3-star rating.]

Three stars (it's OK) is a little generous, but two stars (I don't like it) is not fair. OK, I read a lot of the reviews and realized that I was getting a product that was only good for crushing ONE ICE CUBE. Well, guess what -- the ice cube had better not be a somewhat large/normal sized ice cube you get out of an normal ice tray -- because it will barely fit in the crusher and the handles are separated so far that it is almost impossible to get a good grip in order to squeeze and crush the ice cube (unless, of course, you are Andre the Giant, who is no longer with us).

This is a single drink only ice crusher -- i.e. I...

United States on Aug 01, 2017