Get yourself some nugget ice with the GE Opal ice maker on sale for October Prime Day now. Amazon/ZDNET
If you’ve been eyeballing the viral Opal nugget ice maker, this is a great time to dive in and get the best ice of your life. The GE Opal 2.0 Nugget Ice Maker — with the additional side water tank included — is currently on sale for $549 ahead of Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale, saving you $80. The original version, the Opal 1.0, is also on sale for $386 ($63 off).
I splurged on this ice maker earlier this year, and it’s honestly been one of my favorite additions to my home. It’s admittedly a lot of money for an ice maker, but I haven’t regretted the purchase for a minute.
Every single morning on schedule, the Opal quietly hums to life and the first deletable ice pellets hit the tray just before I wake up. The ice maker is fully controllable through an app or through Alexa and Google Home, and you can set a schedule to turn it on or off. Being able to say “Alexa, make ice”…