For an indoor bar or kitchen that wants clear cubes for drinks and has no floor drain. Marvel’s Professional MPCP415 costs less and carries a longer warranty for the same ice.
Town Appliance $4,279
A sturdy, lower priced 15 in machine for top hat gourmet cubes where a floor drain is available. Hoshizaki covers the whole machine for two years.
- 35 lbIce a day
- 27 lbStorage
- CubeIce type
- Gravity onlyDrain
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- Two years of parts and labor on the whole machine
- UL approved for outdoor use
- Low price for a 15 in gourmet cube machine
- Needs a floor drain unless you buy the optional pump
- Its rated output is modest for the price, and higher only in a cool room
How it scores
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Specifications
| Model number | AM-50BAK |
|---|---|
| Ice | |
| Ice type | Cube |
| Ice a day | 35 lb |
| Bin storage | 27 lb |
| Energy use | 9 kWh per 100 lb |
| Water filter | No |
| Install | |
| Width | 14.9 in |
| Height | 33.5 in |
| Depth | 22.6 in |
| Drain | Gravity only |
| Outdoor rated | Yes |
| Panel ready | No |
| App or remote monitoring | No |
| Warranty | |
| Unit warranty | 2 years |
| Sealed system warranty | 2 years |
Alternatives in this width
For a kitchen or bar that wants nugget ice in a 15 in cabinet slot with an app to watch it. Plan for a floor drain or buy the pump kit.
GE Appliances $3,599 Town Appliance $3,593.10For an outdoor kitchen that wants clear cubes and has no floor drain. It trades daily output for a cabinet built to live outside.
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