While slushie machines are going viral on social media, a blender, or elbow grease, can achieve similar results
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It promises icy, refreshing drinks, and for a cool $179, this slushie maker is yours – if you can find one.
Australian TikTok users have become fixated on a Kmart slushie machine, apparently a budget version of the equally viral Ninja slushie machine (RRP A$499), with users posting videos and reviews of their frosty, fruity extrusions. One Australian video has racked up 2.7m views, and the appliance has sold out online. But with Kmart supply chains under scrutiny and the knowledge that culinary trends and the very specific appliances needed to make them are passing fads, not everyone wants to – or has to – buy a machine to make slushies this summer.
Here are some tips for how you can create the icy treats at home with appliances you likely already have.
