Refrigerator w/ non-crescent ice maker

[mrb627]

Anyone have a refrigerator where the ice maker makes true cubes or barrels rather than the crescent ice cubes?  I was looking at the Electrolux but the reviews are horrible.  Any other makers to consider?

 

Malcolm

 

[tomturbomatic]

That is the old GE icemaker's style of cubes. Someone who liked iced beverages a lot preferred this shape because he said they did not freeze together in the glass like the crescents when the contents of the glass got low (less alcohol allowed freezing, I guess). In the winter, I only use ice for boo-boos and for cooling hard cooked eggs.

 

[cornutt]

My wife had a fridge with that GE icemaker when I met her. The problem with it is that once hard water has crudded up the tray, the ice cubes won't fall out when the tray flips, and there's no way to get the tray surface slippery again.

The only ice machines I know of that don't make crescent-shaped cubes are commercial machines. My stepfather has a Scotsman that makes the barrel-shaped cubes, but it has had so many problems with the drain freezing up that he quit using it.

 

[amyswasher]

My mom had a Kenmore avocado frig with cubed ice maker (mid '70s). The thing broke alot when she first got it. After multiple repairs, it worked flawlessly for 10 years, then we left it with the new owners of the house. My dad still has extra parts in a cabinet somewhere.

 

[mrb627]

Samsung

From the pictures attached to the display unit of the Samsung french door unit, the cubes look to be just that, cubes.  No crescents.  Does anyone with a Samsung have an opinion on it?  I am very hesitant to consider an LG or Samsung anything.

 

Malcolm

 

[retromania]

....and we had a 1967 Frigidaire that made sort of cushion-shaped cubes. That frige was repaired once and then finally replaced in 1988. Just don't make 'em like that any more.

 

[magic clean]

There

are several Whirlpool, KitchenAid and Maytag s x s refrigerators that have "small" ice crescent ice makers. The ice crescent is flatter or lower in profile. So much so; there is little need to crush.

 

[a440]

Samsung

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">I have had a Samsung Side by Side for about 6 years.  Love it!  Twin Cooling.  Never had any issues with it.</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">The cubes in the ice maker are squares.  Don't know if the ice makers in the newer models are still like this.</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">The refrigerator keeps vegetables fresh forever it seems. It makes a big difference to have no air exchange between the freezer and fridge side.  </span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">I keep the Fridge side set at 34 and the Freezer side set at - 4. </span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Although I have enjoyed my Samsung Side by Side, I have heard less favorable reports of the French Door or "Quattro" models.</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Brent</span>

 

[tomturbomatic]

Actually, you can make the molds slick again. You can buy food grade silicone in an aerosol can at most appliance parts stores. Turn off the ice maker after it has dumped the cubes BEFORE it has a chance to fill. Spray each of the molds LIGHTLY, let them dry for a few minutes, then restart the ice maker without the bin in place so that you can catch and dispose of the first batch of cubes which will have the excess oil on them.

 

[a440]

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">I was thinking of a refrigerator that I had in the early 1990's.  It</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">was a Magic Chef.  The ice was my favorite.  It was round balls.  </span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">I can't for the life of me remember how it did this.  The ice balls were about</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">dime size.</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Brent</span>

 

[retromania]

A440: Get out of town. That's sooo funky! AND I did not know Magic Chef ever put out a refrigerator. I'm still learning.

 

[rp2813]

I find crescents annoying.  They tend to form a dam at the top of the glass when tipped.  For that reason, when it was time to buy a new fridge I wanted one with the crushed ice option.  It's the only way of getting around the dam(ned) problem.

 

[polkanut]

Andy,

We have a Magic Chef fridge circa 1996.  Ours doesn't have an ice maker, and we didn't want one because it is just one more thing to go wrong.  The fridge is most likely just a rebadged Maytag.

 

[retromania]

I seeee. It should be a pretty decent frige then. I dump ice trays because like the big cubes. Don't melt as fast.

 

[laundromat]

Cubes

LG has different models, mostly side by sides, that have the old Frigidaire style flex cube ice makers in select models that actually flex the non crescent ice CUBES into the bin. Because it flexes and doesn't release them using any type of heat, it saves energy and the cubes stay seperate instead of sticking together once they're released into the bin.They make many of Sears sxs and BM refrigerators too.

 

[a440]

Flex Tray

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">My Samsung Side X Side does the exact thing.  Turns the tray over and twists it a little.  The cubes then fall out to the bucket.</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Very fast and interesting sound.</span>

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Brent</span>

 

[nmassman44]

We have a Samsung fridge with the bottom freezer. Its about 6 years old now and not one issue with it. Mine does not have the automatic ice maker. I am the ice maker. The trays are easy to twist and refill and they are one unit. This fridge is spot on for temps. We keep the fridge compartment at 34 F and the freezer at 0 F. The new Samsungs are very nice. We also have the dual cool system and it does make a difference. Very energy efficient.

 

[mtn1584]

I am with you Malcolm........................

I am sorry, there is no way I would ever buy an LG made fridge, I might buy Samsung, but never an LG. I like GE Profile refigerators. I also like Whirlpool. For me it would be onw or the other.

 

[mrb627]

Whirlpool

I do like the new Whirlpool's with the ice maker in the door.