SenCre Countertop Ice Maker Review: Fast Ice, One Catch
Nine bullets of ice in six minutes — just don't expect it to keep them frozen.
SenCre's countertop ice maker makes 9 bullets in ~6 minutes and runs quiet, but it won't keep ice frozen. We read the buyer reviews — here's the verdict.
Bottom Line
If you burn through ice all summer and you're sick of refilling trays, this SenCre does the job for about half its list price. Just treat it as an ice maker, not a freezer — move the cubes to cold storage or they'll melt. Quiet enough for most kitchens, quick enough for guests, small enough to stash. For the money, reviewers make it an easy call, as long as you buy it with eyes open.
**First ice in six minutes, and it holds that pace**
The pattern across owners is refreshingly boring. Fill the 1.5L tank — three or four water bottles — hit go, and the first nine bullets arrive in roughly six minutes. The two-size button earns its keep: small cubes for iced coffee that won't water down, large ones for coolers. For daily drinks and the odd party, buyers say it keeps up without stalling.
**It makes ice; it won't keep it**
This is not a freezer. There's no refrigeration inside, so the ice melts in the basket unless you move it to cold storage. Owners who get that — many bag their ice and stash it in the freezer — love the thing. The ones who expected it to hold ice on its own end up annoyed. Read that note before you buy.
**Quiet, well-built, and the occasional dud**
It runs quiet enough to leave on during a call, though the clatter when a batch drops carries in a silent kitchen. One buyer in a hot room added colder water to keep output steady. The build reads solid — stainless shell, one-touch self-clean — and most report months of trouble-free use, with only a small slice describing a unit that quit. At $99.99 (as of Aug 2026), reviewers mostly call that a bet that paid off.
