GE Profile Opal Countertop Portable Ice Maker

Last updated: May 17, 2021

GE Profile Opal Countertop Portable Ice Maker
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We looked at the top Portable Ice Makers and dug through the reviews from some of the most popular review sites. Through this analysis, we've determined the best Portable Ice Maker you should buy.

Overall Take

The GE Profile Opal Countertop Nugget Ice Maker makes a full pound of ice per hour, on a schedule you can adjust using a mobile app. The compact size allows it to fit easily onto your kitchen countertop, but despite the small size, the bin can hold 3 pounds of ice at a time. The ice maker has safeties built in that stops it from making ice if the bin is full.

In our analysis of 60 expert reviews, the GE Profile Opal Countertop Nugget Ice Maker placed 3rd when we looked at the top 9 products in the category. For the full ranking, see below.

From The Manufacturer

You’re familiar with “the good ice. ” Those soft, yet crunchy nuggets – almost like tiny snowballs that float in your favorite beverage. It’s the only ice that’s ever excited anyone enough to shout across a crowded room, “They have the good ice here! ” Finally, you can have the good ice anytime you want it, with the GE Profile Opal. Opal is the affordable “good ice” maker for your home that you’ve always dreamed of.

Expert Reviews


What experts liked

The hourly capacity for the Opal Ice Maker is one pound and there is a three-pound capacity bin to hold your ice nuggets. It works quite efficiently and quickly and you’ll get your first batch of ice nuggets in just fifteen minutes. With a compact design this high end ice maker will be good on most kitchen countertops. You can plug it into any power outlet in your house or anywhere you want as it is a fairly portable unit with a compact countertop design.

What experts didn't like

Relatively high price tag.
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