Variety In Shave Ice
Ice Shavers or Shaved Ice Machines have been around a long time, going all the way back to when knives and swords were used to scrape ice by hand and catch the shavings into a cup to eat.
As with everything else in our world, people try to come up with easier and better ways to accomplish the same task while producing the same or better result.
The first electric shaver was created in the1920s. Since that time, there have been a variety of ice shavers created, but many of them followed similar technology as the one that preceded them. Even today, many of these ice shavers are still very similar. Some shave vertically, some shave horizontally, some spin the block on the blade, and others spin the blade over the block.
During those years, and even now, there was a sharp decline in the use and production of block ice. Every year it became less and less convenient for shaved ice business owners to use block ice in their shaved ice stands. The convenience was gone because ice manufacturers were no longer making it. Aside from shaved ice, there are not a lot of industries creating a demand for block ice.
Because of the decline in block ice production, our focus shifted heavily to cube ice shavers. The goal was to make cube ice shavers that were quick and would produce snow that rivaled block ice shavers. Today we have the top of the line cube shaver to produce the fastest, snowiest, and most reliable cube ice shave available.
We want to get that perfect snow from our cube ice shavers, here are the main focal points: get the largest, roundest, and coldest cubes available.
There is a phrase that we live by here at Firehouse Ice: “There is always a better way.” Here, innovation never stops. Many of these changes came by way of feedback from our customers. We listen!