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cynfulcynner
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Joined: Mar 24, 2002
Posts: 1800
From: Ocean Beach, San Francisco
|  Posted: 2006-05-13 12:19 am Permalink
I need to buy one of those! I can't wait for bridal registry any longer!! 
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Mike the Headhunter
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Joined: May 24, 2004
Posts: 189
From: Wastelands of western NC
| Posted: 2006-05-22 9:18 pm Permalink
Janet! Dr.Scott! Janet! Brad! Rocky!
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and there's my two cents.
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TraderJonah
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Joined: Mar 29, 2006
Posts: 18 | Posted: 2007-01-03 10:02 pm Permalink
I'm thinking about retiring my handcrank crusher, has anyone tried the Deni 6000?
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Rum Balls
Grand Member (7 years) 
Joined: Oct 04, 2004
Posts: 828
From: Portland, OR
| Posted: 2007-01-04 07:41 am Permalink
I picked up a Deni 6000 last summer fairly cheap, and it's OK...but not great. It takes a while to crush a cupful of ice, and it works better when crushing the smaller "cocktail ice" cubes, rather than the bigger full-size ice cubes.
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pappythesailor
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Joined: Jul 07, 2005
Posts: 1563
From: Mass.
| Posted: 2007-01-04 08:04 am Permalink
I like stuff crushed the old-fashioned way:
http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2005/can-crushing-p1.php?vid=5035
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GentleHangman
Grand Member (4 years) 
Joined: Jun 23, 2006
Posts: 350
From: Stuart, Florida
| Posted: 2007-01-04 2:01 pm Permalink
Me two!
I'm still using the Lewis Ice Bag and mini-bat my father passed down to me in 1967 (though I've had to resew the seam a couple of times), and it still works as originally designed - no improvements needed!
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TraderJonah
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Joined: Mar 29, 2006
Posts: 18 | Posted: 2007-01-04 7:53 pm Permalink
I think pappy was refering to bags of a different sort
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I dream of tiki
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Joined: Jan 12, 2004
Posts: 494
From: Pittsburgh, PA
| Posted: 2007-01-22 11:48 pm Permalink
I recently discovered that its near impossible to rent an ice crusher in South Florida. And to purchase a commercial one will set a person back almost a thousand buck. Whew!!!
Has anyone had any luck finding a reasonable priced slightly larger scale ice crusher? For the project I had to seek the ice crusher, I ended up purchasing the Waring IC70 Pro Professional Ice Crusher. Its not indented for restaurant use 'Cuz it can't take the daily strain. But for a large party of people and the need to crush 15 lbs worth, it was the best option I could find. Heard it did okay, but the crushed ice seemed just fine when the final product came out in the drinks.
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AceExplorer
Grand Member (2 years) 
Joined: Apr 03, 2008
Posts: 304
From: Deep in the Jacksonville Florida jungle.
| Posted: 2012-06-20 6:47 pm Permalink
I've had the Oster sit-on-top-of-blender ice crusher for YEARS, found one for a buck in a thrift store, brand-spanking new in its original box. And there are always a few on eBay for around $25-$30 if anyone is interested... I now have a refrigerator that crushes ice for me, which is not very consistent in terms of particle size, but it works fine. So I still keep the Oster blender attachment crusher around as a novelty and for when I take my bar on the road to The Hukilau. It works great, is powered by the blender, and let me tell you that this is a serious high-quality vintage ice crusher. It's also nice to see how Oster has kept the same mechanical attachment format for so many years. I'm using a $19 Osterizer blender from Lowe's which I bought 6 years ago and thought would be a good "starter" blender, but it's lasted all these years, through many parties and many drinks, and I never have any problems with it. You can't beat this combination of vintage Oster ice crusher and Osterizer blender from Lowe's. Get 'em both while you can!
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[ This Message was edited by: AceExplorer 2012-06-20 18:54 ]
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