Most ice-crushing machines produce shavings useful for snow cones and not much else. Waring’s ice crusher ($79.99 at Bloomingdale’s, 1000 Third Ave., at 59th St.; 212-705-2232) is the 800 ...

In a realistic world, there'sthe Waring Professional Ice Crusher IC70 ($75). Most electric icecrushers are flimsy, super loud, and break too soon but this one, sofar, has never failed me.