The Sierra Countertop Ice Maker is a portable appliance designed to produce ice cubes conveniently and quickly. It makes longer lasting bullet shaped ice cubes in 2 different sizes and it's ready in 6-8 minutes. The cycle stops automatically when the ice bucket is full or the water tank runs short of water. Please note that countertop ice makers are designed to make ice, and not store it. For optimal results, please store ice in freezer as soon as the basket is full. The large viewing window allows for easy monitoring of ice making. The automatic cleaning makes the The New Sierra Countertop Ice Maker easy to use and maintain. The Energy saving system uses only 150-watts of power making it perfect for use in the kitchen and it makes 26lbs of ice in 24 hours.