Shave Ice Machine or Snow Cone Machine
Jun/090
The snow cone or shave ice machine you choose will be the very important to your business fortunes. If you pick a shoddy machine then your business will likely die a slow death.The breadth of shaved ice and snow cone machines that will meet the heavy demands of any shaved ice or snow cone business is pretty big.
Your first decision is whether you want a shaved ice machine or a snow cone machine. Most people don’t realize that there is a substantial difference! If you need an explanation of the differences, please take a few minutes to review the information below. People ask all the time, “What is the difference between shaved ice, sno balls, and snow cones?” The answer is it depends on the texture of the ice and on where you live.
The most common name for a cup of finely shaved ice is called, just that, shaved ice. Throughout the United States, you may also see shaved ice sold as “Hawaiian Shaved Ice”, the most popular name used. In New Orleans, a cup of shaved ice is called a snoball (sometimes spelled snowball). In eastern North Carolina, some people call a cup of shaved ice, a shaver. Again, what you will call shaved ice will depend on where you live.
No matter what you call a cup of shaved ice, people will usually agree on two things. First of all, shaved ice consists of smooth, fine ice that holds syrup. Shaved ice is made with fine fresh snow that is shaved from either a cubed shaved ice shaver or a block shaved ice shaver. Ice is never crunchy. Second, snow cones are not the same as shaved ice. Usually, snow cones are made from hard crunchy ice that when snow cone syrup is added to the ice, the syrup goes straight to the bottom. Snow cones are made from snow cone machines that crushes ice cubes (bag ice) into small pellets. Snow cones are never made with block ice machines.
Look at some of the posts in this blog and you will see some very good machines and we will point out quality retailers.
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Hi! James here, thanks for checking out my site. I worked for 11 years as a tester for one of the biggest producers of these shave ice machines. I really wanted something to do and I figured sharing my knowledge of the best products and retailers would be helpful to some people. I hope you enjoy!