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A nugget ice machine. Nuggets ice is the perfect chewing ice - not too hard it will crack teeth, even consistency unlike crushed ice, firm like tight packed snow. It's like chewing on frosty heaven.
But it's absurdly expensive for what little it does. At least a couple hundred dollars for a counter top ice maker that does nothing but make perfect ice.
I bought a tabletop ice maker from Costco for $80 three years ago, and have never ever regretted it. It doesn't pull a lot of power and works pretty fast.
The downside is cleaning it, it's cheap so you can't easily break it down and rebuild it, so you've got to get creative.
Edit: I see you said "nugget" now, (which I don't exactly know what that means), but these ice pieces are not rock hard like refrigerator ice, fwiw.
I will never regret having purchased one, after leveraging the cost of getting drinks from Sonic to have access to the ice it seemed to make sense, now we just don't eat out anymore.
The Romans would have thought that even Kings did not enjoy such luxuries as an ice maker. They would be all "what sorcery is this?!"
Yessss.
My first year of university, I lived in residence and the cafeteria had a nugget ice machine. Every day before class I'd swing through and fill my water bottle to the brim with ice and top if off with water. I'd have enough ice to crunch until my classes were done (not in class, I'm not a monster).
I miss it so much.
Also, a post-mix bar gun. Mostly just for carbonated water, because I'm also a fizz addict and those things are just fun.