Silonn Countertop Ice Maker SLIM01 vs CROWNFUL Ice Maker

Overall Verdict

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The Silonn SLIM 01 and the Crownful are two nicely designed countertop ice makers. The Silonn has a spacious V-shaped control panel and a wide transparent lid. Other parts like the ice basket and drainage plug are generic and of lower quality. The Crownful avoids generic parts with a custom-designed ice basket, scoop, and a control panel using icons. That said, the Crownful is essentially a compact ice maker whereas the Silonn is a larger, standard-sized machine. The Silonn’s performance is comparatively average compared to similar machines, although better than the Crownful. The Crownful takes longer to produce less ice, the ice quality is not as consistent, and the bullet size is smaller.

Pros & Cons

Stainless steel body
Large transparent lid
Spacious panel

Compactness
High visibility
Ice scoop
Ice basket

Flimsy basket
Basket design

Control panel
Varying ice quality

Key Specs

Dimensions LxWxH

12 x 9 x 13 inches

$102.91

Weight

15.0 lbs (6.8 kg)

L11.2 x W9 x H11 inches

Ice bullet sizes

Small / Large

13 lbs (6 kg)

Indicators

Add Water, Ice Full, Power

Small / Large

Water reservoir

2.1 qt

6 icons

Average capacity / Basket

15 oz

1.3 qt (1.2 L)

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Analysis and Test Results

Performance

Overall Performance Scoring

7.2

5.6

Ice Capacity Test

6.9

5.9

The Silonn portable ice maker on a countertop with a stopwatch resting against the front showing a full ice-making cycle taking 1 hour and 33 minutes. — One basket took 1 hour 33 minutes

An ice machine to the left and a pitcher filled with ice bullets on a scale to the right showing production weight of 407 grams.

Top down view of an ice maker to the left and to the right on a small wooden board is a scale with a bowl containing 17 grams of broken ice.

A jug filled with ice bullets in a jug being weighed on a scale showing 330 grams. To the right is a portable ice making machine with a smartphone propped up against the side.

A temperature probe inserted into a jug of water showing a reading of 12℃.

Chilled water being poured into a portable ice maker machine.

Average Time Basket

95 min

87 min

Average Weight Basket

15 oz (427 g)

10 oz (284 g)

Average Waste Basket

0.6 oz (17 g)

0.5 oz (14 g)

Capacity Hr

9.6 oz (273 g)

6.9 oz (196 g)

Capacity24 Hrs

14 lbs (6.5 kg)

10.4 lbs (4.7 kg)

Ice Quality Test

7.6

5.1

Top down view of an ice maker to the left and on the right on a small wooden board is a scale with a bowl containing 56 grams of ice from one cycle of large ice bullet making.

A portable ice maker with a bowl of freshly made ice on a scale showing 39 grams in total. — An average to good round of ice making.

A portable ice maker with a bowl of freshly made ice on a scale showing 17 grams in total.

To the right of a portable ice maker is a small bowl with broken ice weighing 19 g. To the right is a baking tray of unbroken ice.

Average Weight Bullet

0.2 oz (5.6 g)

1.14 oz (4.01 g)

Design

Overall Design Scoring

8.3

7.8

In The Box

The unboxed Silonn portable ice maker on a gray background with the ice basker and plastic scoop in front of the machine and the user manual set to the rear right.

A top view of a countertop ice maker with the manual to the right, the ice basket in front of the manual and the ice scoop slightly in front of the machine

Dimensions

Width

9.0" (22.9 cm)

11.2" (28.4 cm)

Depth

12.0" (30.5 cm)

9.0" (22.9 cm)

Height

13.0" (33.0 cm)

11.0" (27.9 cm)

Weight

15.0 lbs (6.8 kg)

13.0 lbs (5.9 kg)

Build Quality

8.5

8.0

A side view of the Silonn portable ice maker showing the stainless steel body and the extraction fan on the right hand side

The rear to side view of a countertop ice maker showing large ventilation holes.

The Crownful countertop ice making standing on a table.

The side to back view of a portable countertop ice maker.

The under view of a portable countertop ice maker.

Panel Design

9.5

7.6

Top down view of the Silonn countertop ice maker with a clear view of its wide rectangular control panel.

A close up view of a control panel on a portable ice maker.

A top view of a portable ice maker with the scoop seen inside a basket filled with ice.

Buttons

On/Off Clean, Select

2 - On/Off Select

Power Indicator

Yes

Ice Full Indicator

Yes

Add Water Indicator

Yes

IceS Indicator

Yes

IceL Indicator

Yes

Lid Design

7.8

7.3

Top down view of the Silonn portable ice maker with its lid open and the basket filled with ice.

A hand touching the open lid of a portable countertop ice maker.

A hand examining ice in a baking tray after being left for 8-hours in a running portable countertop ice maker.

Close up view of a portable ice maker with its lid closed.

Material

Transparent plastic

Ice Basket

7.0

8.1

A hand holding up a plastic ice basket for a portable countertop ice maker.

An empty ice basket partially visible being held in front of an ice making machine. Caption = Raised edge and extended rear creating a slope.

A countertop ice maker with a scoop filled with ice in front and an empty ice basket to the right side.

Length

7.0" (17.8 cm)

7.7" (19.6 cm)

Height

3.7" (9.4 cm)

3.5" (8.9 cm)

Depth

5.0" (12.7 cm)

4.2" (10.7 cm)

Material

Flexible plastic

Hard Plastic

Water Reservoir

The inside of a portable countertop ice maker reservoir. — The reservoir and water guard.

Water being poured in a portable countertop ice maker.

Capacity

2.1 qt (2 L)

1.3 qt (1.2 L)

Drainage Plug

A hand holding the plug to a water reservoir on a countertop bullet ice maker.

Material

Plastic and silicone

Silicone and plastic

Ice Scoop

Material

Hard plastic

Hard white plastic

Cord and Plug

A three pronged plug at the end of a black cord picture in front of a portable ice machine which it serves

A three pronged plug being held up to the front of a portable ice maker.

Length

6.0 ft (1.8 m)

5.9 ft. (1.8 m)

Plug Type

3-Pronged

3-pronged earthed

Usability

Overall Usability Scoring

8.0

8.1

Ease of Use

8.0

7.8

Water from a ZeroWater pitcher is being poured into the reservoir of the Silonn countertop ice maker with a number of other ice makers on a shelf in the background.

A man is carrying a portable ice maker to place on a table top. — The Crownful weighs only 13 lbs (6 kg).

Ice being scooped out of an ice basket inside a portable ice maker.

A full basket of ice being removed from a countertop portable ice maker.

Noise

8.0

8.7

A sound measuring meter standing next to the fan vent of a portable ice maker and measuring 65.5 dB as a reading.

Decibels

68.2 dB

65.5 dB

Cleaning

7.8

8.4

The water guard in the tank of a countertop portable ice maker being removed.

The drainage plug removed from the bottom of a portable countertop ice maker.

A lid to a portable ice maker being held open.

The drainage plug on the bottom of a portable ice maker.

A finger pointing to the control buttons on a portable ice maker.

Self Cleaning

Yes

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