Ice makers are the ultimate extra. While considered a home luxury appliance by some, these specialised refrigerator add-ons are now leaving the kitchen. They’re heading into recreational vehicles, redefining road comfort values, and introducing a “clink-clink” of high-living comfort to your beverages while you’re on the road. Here are a few tips that will help you get the best out of your ice maker for your RV.
Select a Compact Form Factor
Unless you own a bus-sized motor home, counter space inside your RV is limited. That’s unfortunate because you want to make buckets of ice for you and your family when the evening barbeque comes around. Purchase a compact ice maker that has a small footprint. The appliance should be equipped with a relatively large capacity but still be able to easily fit the available countertop space.
An Ice Generation Champion
If that first tip is holding you back, remember that capacity limitations aren’t a deal breaker, especially if your appliance can make ice quickly. Select a model that has capacity and ice generation power. That way, your camp site guests won’t have to wait around impatiently for a drinks refill. Remember, however, standalone portable ice makers don’t necessarily have a dedicated water line. In other words, remember to manually fill the water.
Portable Insulation Feature
On the road or at the RV Park, there’s no guarantee of electrical power, which is part of the fun when you’re a road warrior. Unfortunately, a substandard electrical appliance doesn’t enjoy power starvation. If your ice maker is removed from the power, make sure it’s equipped with a superior interior insulation jacket. The best refrigerated appliances for your RV keep ice solid for days, not just a few hours.
Luxury Extras: Ice Quality
If you’re a drink’s mixologist or simply a fussy beverage consumer, think about an appliance that’s designed to make different kinds of ice. There are models that generate different ice sizes, plus appliances that generate clear ice cubes or cloudy ice chunks.
Powered by as little as 120 Watts of electrical energy, the best ice makers for your RV also feature some purely practical extras. They’re lightweight, manufactured from durable materials, and indented with a handful of intelligently situated controls. Built with a handy internalised ice bucket, the machine should still be selected so that it fits the size of the counter space. Of course, having said that, the capacity of the appliance is augmented when the unit has enough water freezing smarts to continually generate buckets of ice.