Amazon melted $44 off the price of this countertop bullet ice maker to get you through the heat wave

There’s a moment, maybe around the second or third day of a heatwave, when even the idea of drinking room-temperature water is enough to nauseate you.

Fortunately, the GoveeLife Smart Countertop Ice Maker is on sale for 28% off on Amazon, and it’s one of those rare summer buys that might be impulsive but still incredibly practical.

According to GoveeLife, this compact machine can make nine bullet-shaped ice cubes in 6 minutes’ time. That’s faster than it takes to scroll through your weather app and sigh at the forecast.

And if you’re running it all day, which, let’s be honest, you probably will, it can crank out up to 26 pounds of ice while using less than 0.1kWh per hour. That’s essentially less energy than it takes for your toaster to spit out a slice of golden-brown bread.

What’s more, you don’t have to be home to start it. You can control the ice maker through their GoveeLife app or with Alexa so you can queue up a fresh batch of cubes while you’re still stuck in traffic or out grabbing groceries.

You can choose from three different sizes of bullet-shaped ice. So, whether you’re chilling wine, making iced coffee or trying to survive another 90-degree afternoon, you’ve got options.

The machine gives you a heads-up when the ice bucket is full or the water tank is running low, courtesy of built-in sensors that will send alerts to your phone, the control panel or your smart speaker.

And if you’re the type who likes to plan ahead or hates running out of ice mid-party, you can schedule ice production in advance.

When it’s time to clean up, the 10-minute self-cleaning cycle that you can also start from the app or the control panel makes it easy to keep things hygienic.

Other ice makers on sale at Amazon during this heatwave

• Vividmoo Countertop Nugget Ice Maker for $170, instead of $200
• inoviva Coutertop Nugget Ice Maker for $330 (with a $50 clickable coupon)
• Gevi Adella Gemi Countertop Nugget Ice Maker for $355, instead of $450

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