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 enlarge | Brand: Margaritaville
Buy New: $299.99
Rating:  76 reviews
Color: Pearl white, green
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 16
Dimensions (in): 14 x 10 x 18
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MPN: DM1000
Model: DM1000
UPC: 027045668897
EAN: 0027045668897
ASIN: B000CR3YHM
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 If you make lots of Margaritas, READ THIS June 4, 2008
bjjmh
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
As a caveat, I make a lot of margaritas...frozen and on the rocks. I live in TX, and we generally make the margaritas a bit on the strong side.
I plugged this machine in and got started (which was easy to do) and quickly realized:
1. Using a liquid margarita mix and tequila and other ingredients, per the instruction manual, the machine makes a very watery and weak margarita. The problem is when you use a liquid mix, which already contains water, and then add shaved ice to it, you get something really watered down. This was the case using their recommended recipe and default settings for an easy 1,2 or 3 serving margarita.
2. The shaved and blended ice, using the default 'blend & shave' setting is very chippy and lumpy...it is NOT a smooth slurpee-like ice mixture. It's more like what you would get from your run-of-the-mill $30 blender. You can manually shave and blend the ice more than the default setting, and that makes it a bit smoother, but you can also do that with a standard blender.
3. To get a stronger flavor, you can use a frozen concentrate (like a Bacardi mixer), but what you'll end up with is almost exactly the same in taste and consistency that you would get from a standard blender.
Overall, I was very disappointed in the product -- expecting something much easier than my regular blender, and with much superior quality margaritas. Unfortunately, I don't think it delivered on either account.
 Great Product May 20, 2008
T. Baer (Grass Valley, CA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I just got it so I am trying out recipies. All the recipies call for Margarita or Daquiri Mix along with all the required alcolhol, I want to find the right mix without having to use these high sugar mixes. It is fun playing with it! The product works great and does make the perfect amount of "slush". I would recommend it.
 Use Frozen Drink Mixers with it for best results May 18, 2008
J. P. Hughes (Atlanta, GA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
4 or 5 stars depends on your definition of the perfect thickness.
If you chill the glasses and chill the pitcher using the regular mixer instructions you get a tasty smooth delicately frozen margarita-but its not the kind you can stand up a straw in.
We like ours so that there is just thick enough slush to stand a straw straight up in the center of the glass-without ice chunks.
We tried adding extra shaved ice then our own blending with the buttons provided-but too hit or miss-and the point is that this thing is supposed to be automatic. Then we tried cheating a bit by using the liquid mixes and alcohol for a 2 drink mix-but set the machine on the 3 drink setting. Better but still not quite right.
Then we tried the old Bacardi Frozen Mixers we used to use in our old blender-and voila perfection!
Our recipe is as follows:
-Half a can of Barcardi Frozen Mixer
-3 oz of alcohol (rum or tequila)
-3 drink setting
Don't have to chill the pitcher or anything. And a straw stands in the center of any glass with no ice chunks.
Also we found it makes great snow cones for the kids but just using the shave ice button.
Any other recipes please share.
A great machine to have for your home bar!! May 5, 2008
Dave
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I just received one of these as a gift from my sister. I was wondering about the quality at first . . . what would it be like, would it work well, etc . . . It was a complete surprise gift so I hadn't done any research. I can tell you from using it that it is REALLY cool! My wife and I set it up for 2 drinks and from the moment I flipped the start switch to pulling the pitcher off of the base to pour drinks only took 30 seconds. That ice shaver really makes all the difference in the world. Making margaritas with a normal blender is a pain even if you have a good one because it takes quite a bit of time to get all of the ice blended and even then there are still chunks that get in the way. With the ice shaver the consistency of these drinks are great!! There were some very, very small chucks but nothing that would hinder a normal drinking straw. We have some insulated glasses that we served them in and the consistency of the drink stayed constant for quite a while. I decided to take a look here on Amazon to read some of the reviews and see if there if there were going to be any problems that I needed to watch for and was very pleasantly surprised to see all the positive feedback. Enough so that I decided to leave my own (which is rare for me)
This is a great buy! It works extremely well and makes great drinks!
Do you need another "blender?" April 21, 2008
E. Wisniewski (Franklin, TN)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I certainly didn't...but OH NO...a "blender" this is certainly NOT!! It's beautiful outside and we all need a fabulous frozen DRINK! You know the kind like you get `somewhere else' that you can't seem to replicate at home! Not anymore... I just got the Margaritaville Frozen concoction maker and LOVE it! I realized as I enjoyed the first sip of my blueberry-lime cocktail, I had to make sure everyone I know gets one of these makers for themselves. No household should be without a device that will create such awesome treats! You deserve it. It's super easy to use (I admit, I didn't even read the instructions)...just fill it with ice up top and add in fruit and whatever your drink of choice is in the blender part and away you go. Instant gratification! The machine comes with a Margaritville shot glass, a tin for salt to rim your glass, and coasters - who could ask for anything more? (Except maybe a bottle of tequila). It's light-weight enough to move around so we just took it outside and shave/blended up summer drinks for the neighbors. I could go on and on about the fabulous-ness that is my new Concoction Maker but you really should find out for yourself - don't let this summer pass you buy - get one!
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