My kids love using this to make snow cones and Icee bowls.
I bought those snow cone cups and they just hold it under the shaver and it let snow.
It makes a perfect cone shaped ball. You need to use ice cubes that come from trays.
You can't just use ice blocks made from a bowl or container.
If you do it won't fit, but we get around it by using a hammer and breaking it up.
Be sure to double bag the block first.
This device is easy to use, easy to clean, and I bought it because it has a NICE aqua color!

My granddaughter received as a gift. In helping her in how to use it would say, its basically a cheap toy.
It does not shave ice very well or in a quantity where its more hassle than its worth. We used ice from our refrigerator
and tried several different ways. Then we read a review that said it works best with crushed ice. Bottom line
disappointed granddaughter and going to give it back to person who bought it to send back. If you want something that can actually
make shave ice you need to spend more than the $30 price tag for this model.