I'm pleased with this ice crusher - I've tried hand-powered 'ice shredders' that were useless, and ice nugget makers that were a waste of time - this was the machine I was looking for. It makes the perfect texture/size of crushed ice for a mai tai. Easy to use, no setup required, just put the ice cubes in the blade area and lower the lever. I did try using it for a snow cone, but funnily enough the ice chunks were too big for that. But it makes the perfect crushed ice for my purposes, so I am very satisfied with this product.