Very good ice machine. The color of the frame can be misleading in the image because I think it's stainless steel, not painted any metal, so the color is gray, the color of steel. The ice will not stick together at the end of the cycle, a condition not to make them too big and the water is not too cold. I have not noticed a plastic taste or other special taste of ice, of course you should clean the water and throw the first cycles of ice making! Once the temperature of the water low enough (between 7 ° C and 10 ° C) the mode "icicles" Ice 9 lets out good size every 5 minutes. Allow, if it's hot to start the machine one hour before the start of the festivities to ensure you have cold water if your ice will be too small and too fragile. Unless you are yourself .About the already cold I know strongly advise you to place the first ice cubes in the water tank, just to speed up the cooling water. The machine is fairly quiet, so nice. Please do not forget to serve it and clean it.