637381 Fri Jul 17 12:00:58 -0700 2009 8 41 Cookware 0 4867818 I tried out the Hamilton Beach Icy Treats ice shaver, but the texture of the ice is more like a granita/slurpee than the Hawaiian shaved ice/Korean patbingsu I'm going for. Is it impossible to get ice that flaky from something that's not industrial-sized? Any recommendations? Fri Jul 17 12:00:58 -0700 2009 10697 AppleSister 1 4867849 http://www.amazon.com/Sababa-Snoopy-Sno-Cone-Machine/dp/B000R4GO3G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1247858011&sr=8-1 Fri Jul 17 12:13:53 -0700 2009 4867818 202198 ferret 1 4871400 In a word: No. None of the consumer models of ice shavers are capable of delivering the fine, fluffy quality of ice that a professional block ice shaver will deliver. Sun Jul 19 07:15:33 -0700 2009 4867818 84765 onocoffee 2 4886825 That's what I was afraid of. But some have got to be better than others! Fri Jul 24 07:43:31 -0700 2009 4871400 10697 AppleSister 1 4888416 I would think that you'd have better luck with something that didn't use ice cubes - I'm not sure how you'd get good shaved ice from irregular cubes. I got this one http://hawaiianshavedice.com/elshicemabic.html for a friend, and it comes with molds that you have to freeze the ice in - good sized cylinders, maybe 4 inches in diameter. The blade would then rotate around that disk of ice. I was pretty happy with the shaved ice from it - nice and fluffy, not lumpy like a snow cone. If you're really jonesing for a fix, it might be worth a try. Fri Jul 24 16:10:52 -0700 2009 4867818 17827 cyberroo 2 4896927 That is an excellent point. The machine we had growing up in Korea worked with frozen blocks that were shaved. Thank you for the link! Tue Jul 28 09:01:06 -0700 2009 4888416 10697 AppleSister 3 4899654 One thing to remember if you go that block route is to allow the block to "sweat" before using it. A wet block will give you better results and wear on your blade less. Wed Jul 29 06:53:50 -0700 2009 4896927 84765 onocoffee 4 4916740 That is very good to know! I just ordered the Hamilton Beach Snowman Ice Shaver from Amazon, based on cyberoo's comment about shaving blocks versus crushing cubes. Will let you know how it goes. Tue Aug 04 12:04:54 -0700 2009 4899654 10697 AppleSister 5 4935935 Just wanted to report that the Hamilton Beach Snowman Ice Shaver is MUCH closer to Hawaiian shaved ice texture than the Hamilton Beach Icy Treats machine. It's still not able to do what a commercial machine would do, but the shaved ice is quite soft and flaky. Can't wait to make patbingsoo! Tue Aug 11 06:50:32 -0700 2009 4916740 10697 AppleSister