OXO 3107300 Steel Ice Bucket and Tongs Set

I had my eye on this for months and when I saw a small discount I jumped on it. I have an old vinyl covered ice bucket from the 70s that I wanted to replace and this is the one I wanted. It's great, no complaints whatsoever.

Beautiful stainless steel ice bucket for events. We love how the inside bottom is made to collect the melted ice and keep the frozen ice above so that it's not "swimming" in water. A must have for your party events and we can't wait to use it in the near future.

MUY BUENO

Perfect for mobile bar. Will hold close to the entire 7 lb bag (small bag) of grocery store or gas station ice and will keep the ice cool out on a kitchen counter at room temp to last through an evening party easily. Great to have in your "beverage line" with pre-batched drinks (think sangria or margaritas) so guests can serve themselves ice and then fill up at your drink station. My test run: one Buddeez Cold Beverage Dispenser, 1.75 gallon, Clear half full of sangria served in 9oz cups with seasonal fruit for a 15-20 guest party over 4+hours. Place was at room temp, prob a little warmer given the space. At the end of the night the sangria was gone and three quarters of the ice in the bucket had been used for beverages. Maybe the first inch of the bottom had melted to water--essentially filling the channels Oxo put into the bottom of the black plastic liner. Don't have another bucket to compare with to see if that tech actually makes a difference, but for most of these events it was just right (and better than tossing ice into a dish that needs to be drained periodically (not the most sanitary option) or an igloo cooler (when your cocktails are beautiful, why skimp on other aesthetics with soft-padded neon-colored mold-injected plastic?)). If I was mixing drinks a la carte (need more ice than at self-serve/batched drink events), this would probably do for fewer guests or shorter events, depending on how fast your bartender is and the degree of alcoholism among your guests...I would plan to buy a bigger bag of ice and keep it in the freezer, planning to refill half way through. This at least keeps your bartender from having to move back and forth between the freezer's ice tray and the drink-making station. I didn't think I would use the tongs at all, but the business ends are actually large enough to make ice transfer fast and sanitary...thought a scoop would be faster but it really isn't, especially if using high-quality (think crystal clear, no air bubbles) ice in cubes. As with all of Oxo's kitchenware, the tongs are quite high quality. That said, the OXO Good Grips Flexible Scoop is the perfect size to use with this as well since the handle is not very long (still, scraping the bottom of the bucket will prob be a little challenging unless you tilt it). Lost a star because the way the handle is attached to the bucket is suspect--this is consistent with many other reviews on this site. A molded piece of plastic attached to the bucket acts as a pin which goes through the holes in the handle. It seems sturdy enough to support its own, unloaded (empty) weight, but I would not count on it withstanding actual transport by the handle with ice loaded in the bucket. That doesn't mean it's useless--used in conjunction with a hand on the underside supporting most of the weight, repositioning around the room or counter top is made easier, which seems to be Oxo's intent.

As with everything I shop for, I researched extensively before selecting this Ice Bucket. I absolutely LOVE it. It is not only very attractive, it is also efficiently functional. It has a nice slip-grip bottom. The tongs are the best design I have ever used for pulling out ice cubes. We used this for our Family Christmas Party 2014...and it kept the ice frozen for several hours. I was amazed and very pleased. I highly recommend this to you!

This is very sturdy and easy to use, it does a terrific job of keeping ice from melting with the insulated walls. The ice tongs work well and easily hang on the side, I appreciate that design. When I ordered this, my husband wasn't thrilled because he like our MCD ice bucket but he agrees it was a great purchase and works exactly as it should. Kudos to Oxo!

I read the reviews for this bucket and there were some complaints about the lid. The lid on the one I received is perfect. The tongs are great and love that you can hang them on the side of the bucket handle. It's great looking and stylish and is very well made which is to expected of OXO products. Highly recommend. Very pleased.

The quality and size is excellent. Well worth the money. The lid works well too and keeps ice cold for a few hours.

I shopped dozens of different buckets in stores and on line, ordered 3 that got returned. This is a perfect ice bucket, holds ice forever, the tongs are excellent. I’d definitely buy again.

Para regalo de bodas, porque llevo usándolo mucho tiempo, y es sensacional

Vino con in paquete abierto. No tenía garantía o manual de instruccion de producto. Oviamente es un producto de segunda mano. Y vendiendo como nuevo. It came in an open package. There was no instruction paper or guaranty paper at all. Obviously it was not a new product and They sold it like a new. I call this scam

Produit de très belle qualité et très pratique. Mention spéciale pour la pince qui se fixe tres facilement et qui agrippe parfaitement les glacons.

o Balde de gelo Oxo atendeu as minhas expectativas.