Foster FS20/27-117 Air Cooled Integral Cube Ice Maker, 25kg/24hrs Output / 6.5kg Storage

25kg of cube ice a day in a cabinet 340mm wide. That is narrower than most undercounter fridges, and it is the reason this machine exists.

340mm wide, 480mm deep, 600mm high. It fits under a counter in a kitchen that was never laid out for an ice machine, and it does it without a separate bin.

6.5kg of storage is small, and it is meant to be. This is a drinks machine for a small site: a coffee shop, a staff kitchen, a small bar. If you are filling ice wells, you will empty it.

The honest comparison is price. At £1,757 for 25kg, this costs roughly what a DC machine twice the output costs. What you are buying is the Foster name, UK-held spares and a UK service network, not kilos per pound.

Warranty is 2 years parts and labour, which is better than Masterfrost’s single year.

Where it stops: if you need more ice for the same money, look at the DC range. If you need the badge and the footprint, this is the machine.