Icee making in the house?

[CanOWorms]

I want to have a cherry Icee when I'm home. Anyone know if it's possible to get some kind of Icee machine?

 

[MichaelD]

Sure. Lots of places will rent one. Check the Yellow Pages. I highly doubt the $100/day will be worth the 3 or 4 icees you will consume, though. Good luck, icee man!

 

[gopunk]

somebody needs to invent a consumer icee machine... cost maybe 100-500. that would be nice.......

 

[SendTrash]

hmmm. Icee is suppose to be special and only for certain events

 

[RalphWiggum]

Asian supermarkets usually sell hand powered shaved ice machines. That would probably work for your Slushee consumption needs.
oops, your from Nashville eh? It'd probably be easier for you to rent one then find an Asian supermarket.

 

[HOWITIS]

they sell those hand powered things everywhere. i had a snoopy one back when i was about 6. i think they still make those...

they are many diff brands of these things, go get one. look in the toy department.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

this is along the same lines as soft serve ice cream machines. my fathers business sells and services this type of stuff. even if you could afford the machine, i doubt you would want to pay for stuff you would throw out. like with the ice cream machines you have mixes that have to be thrown out at the end of the cycle if it isnt eaten, cant just leave that stuff in there. icee machines probably do the same thing with their mix. it's good for about a day and that's it. i had a snoopy one like the guy above mentioned, good stuff

 

[flavio]

There are both hand and electric powered crushed/shaved ice makers for the home. You can find one for a decent price.

Getting an authentic ICEE flavor might be a little harder.

 

[KBrinks]

or be like the bullys on the simpsons and steal one from your local quickie mart

 

[Murphyrulez]

Is an Icee the same thing as a Slurpee?? Like you get at 7-11?? I love those. I don't like the shaved ice things... But a Slurpee is all over it.

Paul

 

[loup garou]

Icees are not made with shaved ice. The liquid is poured into a machine that turns it and chills it, eventually freezing the water in it into tiny ice particles. That's why they're so much smoother than similar drinks made with shaved ice. What you need is a daiquiri machine, but those cost up to several thousand dollars. My uncle has one, and let me tell you, it makes the most amazing frozen margaritas on the planet!

EDIT: You could also look to see if any convenience stores that sell Icees or restaurants that have frozen drinks are going out of business in your area, and try to buy their machine(s) off them cheap.