Some call it “the good ice”, others call it “sonic ice”. I now get to call it “Indecision Ice”!
I am a fan of crunchy nugget ice. You know the stuff, its airy and not solid which makes it simple to chew.
I will go out of my way to get it. I had often wondered how I could make the stuff at home myself, assuming the commercial machines were expensive.
I then ran into a nugget ice machine while visiting the IBM office in Austin and found it on Amazon – for $3,887.00!!! Well, no way I am spending that on myself.
I did some further research and found the Opal. At $500, its still expensive but hey, I can save money. Its been on my list for a while.
So I surprised Linda for our sixth wedding anniversary with a trip to San Diego. Great trip. Nothing nugget ice related happened but it was nice to get away! She is difficult to surprise mainly because I usually blow it or she does mental algebra connecting 37 different and independent data points to determine what is REALLY happening. But I pulled it off. I surprised her. I thought I was the only one with a surprise. My male ego was about to take a most wonderful hit on the surprise front.
We returned and Linda surprised me with the Opal! She had it shipped to Shelbie’s new In-Laws so I would not find it.
I am still floored!
It even has a bluetooth connection to a mobile app with which you can turn off and on the light, get status from the machine and set a schedule telling the machine when to make ice. Very handy.
Oh – and you can name the Opal, ours is now called “Indecision Ice”. See what I did there?