Frozen Drinks – Now Everyday At Home

One of the fastest growing household and kitchen tools is the frozen drink machine. From the simple blender to the completely exotic, there is something for everyone and every occasion. This modern “revolution” has driven down the price of these machines while increasing their capacity and convenience. They are used for our kids, to entertain, for tailgate parties, weddings, or just sitting around the pool or patio.

There are many types of drinks that are being made with these drink machines. Healthy frozen blended drinks have become a large part of the heath and fitness push as our population ages and is more aware this important factor. Our methods of entertaining in our home or neighborhood has also changed. And the frozen drink with its tremendous variety and appeal has played an important part in it.

From Little League celebration parties to bachelor parties you can always find the right drink. And the they come in a large variety of names and types: Smoothie, Icee, Slurpee, Slushee, Snow Cone, Yogurt and Slush Puppie to Margarita, Pina Colada, Daiquiri… and the list of frozen drinks goes on and on.

So what do you look for when buying a frozen drink maker?

Lets Look At Some Frozen Drink Machine Features

Frozen drink makers have become more user friendly, with more features, and more convenient to use and cleanup. Some can make several different drinks and even the more expensive units can make multiple concoctions at the same time. There are also larger commercial type units that are now reasonably priced for home use such as a pool house or home bar type setup. Frozen margarita machines will not necessarily be a good frozen yogurt maker.

A few things to look for in your home frozen drink machine include:

• Will it make your favorite drink recipes
• More than one drink at the time
• Single or two speed, with or without pulse
• Ice shaving or crushing type action and blades
• Capacity of drink pitcher or hopper
• Ease of cleanup – dishwasher safe
• What type of drink dispensers are used
• How portable is the unit / battery power
• Company warranty or guarantee

There is a great deal of information on the different drink blenders provided by the companies as well as online. Also checking customer satisfaction reports is a great idea. Research shows that by doing investigations on products before purchase has dramatically reduced merchandise returns and is thus a key focus of most online businesses. A better informed customer is simply a better long term customer. And no one likes returns or customer dissatisfaction.

Highly Rated Frozen Drink Machines For Tropical Drinks

Margaritaville DM0500 Bahamas 36-Oz. Frozen Concoction Maker

Features Include:
* 450-watt frozen-concoction maker blends up to 36 ounces
* Dual motors for shaving ice and blending beverages; ice reservoir
* Manual shave/blend option for customized drinks; dishwasher-safe parts
* Shot glass, recipes, and instructions
* Measures approximately 14-2/5 by 8-2/7 by 18 inches

This is one of the best of the great family of Margaritaville units. The Bahamas is one of their more basic frozen drink machines but has a lot of good features.

Customer Review Pros: More than 80% of customers have rated it the highest rating with comments such as: served 12 guests without anyone having to wait; is a good smoothie machine; saved 10 times price in not pay $14 each at “the strip”; love the snow cones the most; no large chucks of ice left; and “worth every cent”.

Customer Review Cons: The bad comments were few but read like this: ice a little course; good blender but not worth the price; left chucks of ice in mix; and wish there was a carrying case for it.

Back to Basics SR1000BR AutoServe Smoothie Maker

Features Include:
* Auto-powered dispensing smoothies and other thick drinks easily
* Durable 430-watt/600-watt pulse-power for ice-crushing and smoothie-making
* Simple 2-speed and pulse operation provides precise control
* 56-ounce container capacity makes seven 8-ounce smoothies

This machine is from “Back To Basics” and has had mixed reviews from customers. It is advertised as a smoothie or soft serve machine. It is on the lower end of the price group but is still high than a conventional low cost blender. Here is what customers have said:

Customer Review Pros: Only about 20% of customers have given it the highest rating but most seem satisfied. Comments: no ice chunks, and that’s good; drinks are very smooth, love it; everyone loves it, its a big hit; and would recommend it highly.

Customer Review Cons: The bad comments were mostly like this: the spout is slow; don’t buy it for the spout, the autoserve is useless; and the bottom seal wore out in two months.

Slushie Party Package

Features Include:
* Create slushies at home! Fun and easy to use.
* Slushie kit includes Slushie Maker and 1 pint ea. Blue Raspberry, Strawberry, Lemon Lime syrup
* Simply combine premium syrup, water and ice
* Slush Maker can be used with ice coffee drinks, smoothies and many other

This frozen drink machine is from Hawaiian Shaved Ice. It has everything you need to make slushies right at home. This would be a great gift to give at a child’s birthday party.

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