This model is smaller, cheaper, and produces even better quality ice than the model before it.

We have all been there, dinner party, friends over for a drink and horror of horrors the last person to take ice from the fridge never bothered re-filling the ice tray. What is more frustrating is the 'last person' never owns up! Well, domestic strife be gone – invest in this clever worktop icemaker and always have ice on hand.

The Contessa Ice Maker does not require plumbing in, simply fill the reservoir from the kitchen tap (or your posh mineral water bottle), plug it in and in only 10 minutes you will have your first 10 ice cubes.

If you are having a serious drinking session (sorry a cocktail evening) the Ice Maker can produce 1Kg of ice in 2 hours or a massive 12Kg in 24 hours giving you the versatility to build up a stash of ice before the festivities start.

The Contessa Ice Maker looks good enough to sit in your kitchen or meeting rooms and can be adjusted to produce different sizes of cubes.

We think this is a much better kitchen gift than a bread or yoghurt maker. Surely you agree.