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Gazz
May 29, 2012, 5:30:54 PM5/29/12
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time for a new fridge freezer, would really like one of those with an ice
dispenser on the door, no probs running a water line to it if needed,
BUT we have a small kitchen with a standard 60 inch wide fridge freezer in a
slot between the wall and cabinets, no way to make the hole big enough for
an american style unit, and there's only 2 of us so we don't need that size
either,
i have seen a couple of units, one by LG, other by beko, but i was wondering
if anyone knows of any more, even better if someone has one and can tell us
of any potential problems.
there are a fair few with just the chilled water dispenser, but we want ice
on demand, and do not want a seperate ice maker taking up one of the very
few worktops,
and yes i know you can buy a kilo of ice for a quid, or 70p for a pack of 20
or so ice cube bags... or use a tray, but we figured as we need a new fridge
freezer anyway, may as well try and get the type we always wanted.
dispenser on the door, no probs running a water line to it if needed,
BUT we have a small kitchen with a standard 60 inch wide fridge freezer in a
slot between the wall and cabinets, no way to make the hole big enough for
an american style unit, and there's only 2 of us so we don't need that size
either,
i have seen a couple of units, one by LG, other by beko, but i was wondering
if anyone knows of any more, even better if someone has one and can tell us
of any potential problems.
there are a fair few with just the chilled water dispenser, but we want ice
on demand, and do not want a seperate ice maker taking up one of the very
few worktops,
and yes i know you can buy a kilo of ice for a quid, or 70p for a pack of 20
or so ice cube bags... or use a tray, but we figured as we need a new fridge
freezer anyway, may as well try and get the type we always wanted.
Tim
May 29, 2012, 6:22:23 PM5/29/12
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side by side doors are about 6" *deeper* than standard fridge freezers so
make sure you check the depth before you buy.
Tim
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Tim
May 29, 2012, 6:37:30 PM5/29/12
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Tim Streater <timst...@greenbee.net> wrote:
> In article <79782049360022831.882472...@reader80.eternal-sept
> ember.org>,
> Ice maker is a great waste of internal space. We got a Beko 700 wide FF
> which has a twist/turn ice tray which slots in. Fill with water, when its
> frozen you twist it to break the bond of the ice cubes with the tray
> (twists at the front and not the back), then the ice falls down into a
> tray below. Now I have a tray of ice and the next load busy freezing.
> Takes next to no fridge space and no farting with a water supply.
... And is the "poor man's" option. ;-). We have an American style fridge
freezer with integral automatic ice maker and I don't regret buying it one
tiny bit. More or less "unlimited" ice whenever I want it without faffing
around with ice trays. Worth every penny.
Tim
> In article <79782049360022831.882472...@reader80.eternal-sept
> ember.org>,
> which has a twist/turn ice tray which slots in. Fill with water, when its
> frozen you twist it to break the bond of the ice cubes with the tray
> (twists at the front and not the back), then the ice falls down into a
> tray below. Now I have a tray of ice and the next load busy freezing.
> Takes next to no fridge space and no farting with a water supply.
... And is the "poor man's" option. ;-). We have an American style fridge
freezer with integral automatic ice maker and I don't regret buying it one
tiny bit. More or less "unlimited" ice whenever I want it without faffing
around with ice trays. Worth every penny.
Tim
Frank Erskine
May 29, 2012, 7:04:55 PM5/29/12
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On Tue, 29 May 2012 23:28:52 +0100, Tim Streater
similar ice molishing arrangement which I rarely use, and mainly rely
on quid packs of ice "cubes" (strange defintion of a cube as a sort of
hollow cylinder!).
--
Frank Erskine
<timst...@greenbee.net> wrote:
>In article
><79782049360022831.882472...@reader80.eternal-sept
>ember.org>,
> Tim <timdow...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>In article
><79782049360022831.882472...@reader80.eternal-sept
>ember.org>,
> Tim <timdow...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>Ice maker is a great waste of internal space. We got a Beko 700 wide FF
>which has a twist/turn ice tray which slots in. Fill with water, when
>its frozen you twist it to break the bond of the ice cubes with the tray
>(twists at the front and not the back), then the ice falls down into a
>tray below. Now I have a tray of ice and the next load busy freezing.
>Takes next to no fridge space and no farting with a water supply.
Likewise I have a Siemens stainless steel FF about 600mm/2' with a
>which has a twist/turn ice tray which slots in. Fill with water, when
>its frozen you twist it to break the bond of the ice cubes with the tray
>(twists at the front and not the back), then the ice falls down into a
>tray below. Now I have a tray of ice and the next load busy freezing.
>Takes next to no fridge space and no farting with a water supply.
similar ice molishing arrangement which I rarely use, and mainly rely
on quid packs of ice "cubes" (strange defintion of a cube as a sort of
hollow cylinder!).
--
Frank Erskine
andrew
May 30, 2012, 4:59:19 AM5/30/12
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larkim
May 30, 2012, 9:59:39 AM5/30/12
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Dave Liquorice
May 30, 2012, 12:32:52 PM5/30/12
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On Wed, 30 May 2012 06:59:39 -0700 (PDT), larkim wrote:
> I always wondered who actually bought ice; is it really so hard to put a
> tray in the freezer?
And unless you live fairly close by or take a pre-cooled cool box
> I always wondered who actually bought ice; is it really so hard to put a
> tray in the freezer?
with will have melted enough by the time you've got home to end up as
a solid block in your freezer.
I have bought ice once when travelling around Florida, used it to
keep the cool boxes cold that contained my food and drink. Lot easier
than trying to get cold blocks frozen overnight.
--
Cheers
Dave.
John Williamson
May 30, 2012, 1:23:00 PM5/30/12
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On 30/05/2012 14:59, larkim wrote:
> I always wondered who actually bought ice; is it really so hard to put a tray in the freezer?
Anyone who's having a party. Our local off licence does a roaring trade
> I always wondered who actually bought ice; is it really so hard to put a tray in the freezer?
in bags of ice cubes on hot or bank holiday weekends. It saves planning
ahead for a week or two and using your freezer.
--
Tciao for Now!
John.
scorched
May 30, 2012, 1:57:51 PM5/30/12
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"Dave Liquorice" <allsortsn...@howhill.co.uk> wrote in message
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years though ;)
Spose he needed the horse & cart to lug around the freezer.......
And salt, and the knife grinder, and.........
I'll get me coat.
Tim
May 30, 2012, 2:31:06 PM5/30/12
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Tim Streater <timst...@greenbee.net> wrote:
> In article <849959165360023672.136859...@reader80.eternal-sep
> tember.org>,
> Tim <timdow...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> bit like the Tardis in reverse: large on the outside, wasted and/or
> little space on the inside.
It all depends on what value you place on instant crushed ice at the press
of a lever. I was happy to lose freezer space (which only leads to hoarding
things for too long) in exchange for instant crushed ice.
Tim
> In article <849959165360023672.136859...@reader80.eternal-sep
> tember.org>,
> Tim <timdow...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Tim Streater <timst...@greenbee.net> wrote:
>
>>> Ice maker is a great waste of internal space. We got a Beko 700 wide FF
>>> which has a twist/turn ice tray which slots in. Fill with water, when its
>>> frozen you twist it to break the bond of the ice cubes with the tray
>>> (twists at the front and not the back), then the ice falls down into a
>>> tray below. Now I have a tray of ice and the next load busy freezing.
>>> Takes next to no fridge space and no farting with a water supply.
>
>> ... And is the "poor man's" option. ;-). We have an American style fridge
>> freezer with integral automatic ice maker and I don't regret buying it one
>> tiny bit. More or less "unlimited" ice whenever I want it without faffing
>> around with ice trays. Worth every penny.
>
> We looked at so-called American-style fridges, and concluded they're a
>> Tim Streater <timst...@greenbee.net> wrote:
>
>>> Ice maker is a great waste of internal space. We got a Beko 700 wide FF
>>> which has a twist/turn ice tray which slots in. Fill with water, when its
>>> frozen you twist it to break the bond of the ice cubes with the tray
>>> (twists at the front and not the back), then the ice falls down into a
>>> tray below. Now I have a tray of ice and the next load busy freezing.
>>> Takes next to no fridge space and no farting with a water supply.
>
>> ... And is the "poor man's" option. ;-). We have an American style fridge
>> freezer with integral automatic ice maker and I don't regret buying it one
>> tiny bit. More or less "unlimited" ice whenever I want it without faffing
>> around with ice trays. Worth every penny.
>
> bit like the Tardis in reverse: large on the outside, wasted and/or
> little space on the inside.
It all depends on what value you place on instant crushed ice at the press
of a lever. I was happy to lose freezer space (which only leads to hoarding
things for too long) in exchange for instant crushed ice.
Tim
ARWadsworth
May 30, 2012, 4:17:12 PM5/30/12
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the freezer on top of each other.
And everyone knows a full frezer is more economical to run <ducks>
--
Adam
chris French
May 30, 2012, 8:15:43 PM5/30/12
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In message <nyyfbegfubjuvyypb...@srv1.howhill.co.uk>, Dave
Liquorice <allsortsn...@howhill.co.uk> writes
it home before it has chance to start to melt. We have 2 shops within a
couple of hundred metres that sell it, or I can get it delivered with
the grocery delivery.
I quite often buy the bags of ice, (though also use the ice bags that
you fill, as can load up the freezer with those, but not sure it is
cheaper. Supermarket costs: 2k g of ice costs about £1, the ice cube
bags about 13p a bag, making I think 20 cubes. but lots of energy surely
in keeping the ice frozen and shipping in around the country)
I can't be arsed to faff around with trays anymore, though the kids like
doing it.. I have to find somewhere flat in the chest freezer that is
pretty full of stuff. the it tips over. you need a few in there or we
see to run out before it gets refilled. Getting blocks out of some trays
is a pain, they break etc.
--
Chris French
Liquorice <allsortsn...@howhill.co.uk> writes
>On Wed, 30 May 2012 06:59:39 -0700 (PDT), larkim wrote:
>
>> I always wondered who actually bought ice; is it really so hard to put a
>> tray in the freezer?
>
>And unless you live fairly close by or take a pre-cooled cool box
>with will have melted enough by the time you've got home to end up as
>a solid block in your freezer.
>
Yeah, but you live miles from the shops :-) But yes, you do want to get
>
>> I always wondered who actually bought ice; is it really so hard to put a
>> tray in the freezer?
>
>And unless you live fairly close by or take a pre-cooled cool box
>with will have melted enough by the time you've got home to end up as
>a solid block in your freezer.
>
it home before it has chance to start to melt. We have 2 shops within a
couple of hundred metres that sell it, or I can get it delivered with
the grocery delivery.
I quite often buy the bags of ice, (though also use the ice bags that
you fill, as can load up the freezer with those, but not sure it is
cheaper. Supermarket costs: 2k g of ice costs about £1, the ice cube
bags about 13p a bag, making I think 20 cubes. but lots of energy surely
in keeping the ice frozen and shipping in around the country)
I can't be arsed to faff around with trays anymore, though the kids like
doing it.. I have to find somewhere flat in the chest freezer that is
pretty full of stuff. the it tips over. you need a few in there or we
see to run out before it gets refilled. Getting blocks out of some trays
is a pain, they break etc.
--
Chris French
scorched
May 30, 2012, 8:29:39 PM5/30/12
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"chris French" <newspos...@familyfrench.co.uk> wrote in message
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orange/lemon ade?
S Viemeister
May 30, 2012, 9:35:58 PM5/30/12
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On 5/30/2012 2:31 PM, Tim wrote:
>
> It all depends on what value you place on instant crushed ice at the press
> of a lever. I was happy to lose freezer space (which only leads to hoarding
> things for too long) in exchange for instant crushed ice.
>
There's an ice-maker in my fridge, but we've never bothered hooking it
>
> It all depends on what value you place on instant crushed ice at the press
> of a lever. I was happy to lose freezer space (which only leads to hoarding
> things for too long) in exchange for instant crushed ice.
>
up. I have some ice-cube trays, somewhere...but I can't remember the
last time I used them.
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Rod Speed
May 31, 2012, 5:29:44 AM5/31/12
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Tim Streater <timst...@greenbee.net> wrote
> scorched <a...@b.com> wrote
>> Scuse me but, what do you all use ice for? Weakening scotch or cooling
>> orange/lemon ade?
> For G&T and for soft drinks on hot days.
Don’t bother with ice for either and we have much hotter days than you lot
do.
Not stupid enough to put them in scotch either.
> scorched <a...@b.com> wrote
>> Scuse me but, what do you all use ice for? Weakening scotch or cooling
>> orange/lemon ade?
Don’t bother with ice for either and we have much hotter days than you lot
do.
Not stupid enough to put them in scotch either.
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chris French
Jun 1, 2012, 8:11:23 PM6/1/12
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In message <timstreater-BDA3...@news.individual.net>, Tim
Streater <timst...@greenbee.net> writes
>In article <$QeFarCv...@blackhole.familyfrench.co.uk>,
>(hence no trouble finding somewhere flat) and has small levers on it
>which twist it to break all the ice cubes free. In twisting, the tray
>is also turned over so the cubes all fall out into a small tray below
>(which also has its own slot). As I refill at the same time, I have ice
>in the lower tray loose and ready to use, and more freezing above.
>
>Without a mechanism like this, one would have all the problems you list
>above.
>
Sounds nifty, was that included with the freezer?
--
Chris French
Streater <timst...@greenbee.net> writes
>In article <$QeFarCv...@blackhole.familyfrench.co.uk>,
>chris French <newspos...@familyfrench.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> I can't be arsed to faff around with trays anymore, though the kids
>>like doing it.. I have to find somewhere flat in the chest freezer
>>that is pretty full of stuff. the it tips over. you need a few in
>>there or we see to run out before it gets refilled. Getting blocks
>>out of some trays is a pain, they break etc.
>
>None of these problems affect my small ice tray which has its own slot
>
>> I can't be arsed to faff around with trays anymore, though the kids
>>like doing it.. I have to find somewhere flat in the chest freezer
>>that is pretty full of stuff. the it tips over. you need a few in
>>there or we see to run out before it gets refilled. Getting blocks
>>out of some trays is a pain, they break etc.
>
>(hence no trouble finding somewhere flat) and has small levers on it
>which twist it to break all the ice cubes free. In twisting, the tray
>is also turned over so the cubes all fall out into a small tray below
>(which also has its own slot). As I refill at the same time, I have ice
>in the lower tray loose and ready to use, and more freezing above.
>
>Without a mechanism like this, one would have all the problems you list
>above.
>
Sounds nifty, was that included with the freezer?
--
Chris French
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