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… with a blender. This Margaritaville machine actually shaves the ice instead of chopping it like a blender would do. This creates that nice smooth consistancy of the drink instead of a lumpy texture. from Amazon.com

… in the mixes, like Friday's Margarita's etc... you have to add extra liquor or it has no kick at all.

The machine blends the mixture and the liquor in the blender, then shaves ice and drops…

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… on that. For example the blender doesn't start on a Rita until the ice shaving is well underway while a Daq starts blending well before the shaving starts.

The machine breaks down nicely… 33 more reviews »

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…'s interesting how even regular juice tastes so much better and more refreshing as a shaved ice drink.

2) Upscale design: Looks very professional and cool for a party. Seems to be a heavy duty…

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… it as a blender. When I want to make some drinks or use the shaving feature, I will just pull it out and attach the ice bin. />A side note on the DM1000. If you don't want to spend the $380…

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…If you love to entertain guests during the summer time this blender is a must have. Perfect ice shaving everytime. Easy to use. Makes a great frozen drink!…

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…If you love to entertain guests during the summer time this blender is a must have. Perfect ice shaving everytime. Easy to use. Makes a great frozen drink!… 34 more reviews »

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…I bought this for my father for Christmas. He loves making margaritas, but could never get his blender to shave the ice well. This blender shaves ice perfectly and comes with some great drink…

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…I bought this for my father for Christmas. He loves making margaritas, but could never get his blender to shave the ice well. This blender shaves ice perfectly and comes with some great drink…

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… personally know someone who had this blender's motor stop running after a few uses- but mine works great. I make daquiris, smoothies, milk shakes, slushes, or just shaved ice with ease.… 19 more reviews »

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…I had been researching blenders for several weeks before finally deciding on this one. When it arrived, the first thing I did was make a drink with ice and ice cream. I was so impressed by how well… 249 more reviews »

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…I had been researching blenders for several weeks before finally deciding on this one. When it arrived, the first thing I did was make a drink with ice and ice cream. I was so impressed by how well… 196 more reviews »

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…This machine does a great job and after using it for a couple weeks I will never go back to a normal blender. The way the ice is shaved makes the margaritas taste like restaurant quality. Machine…

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…This machine does a great job and after using it for a couple weeks I will never go back to a normal blender. The way the ice is shaved makes the margaritas taste like restaurant quality. Machine…

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… of these frozen concoctions.

For shave ice, fill the ice container with ice cubes and use the shave/blend toggle to shave ice. It will make about 2 blender containers full of shaved ice. Put…