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Molly Cleary

This is the one gadget I'm buying before the next heatwave sells it out – it's essential for helping turn my fan into an air conditioner

Outdoor cocktails, pink gin with strawberries in large glasses, chopping board with fresh mint. Summer drinks, alfresco.

This week it feels like everyone is trying to get ahead and rectify any mistakes they made during the last heatwave. And for me, that means ensuring I have a much better supply of ice than I did during the hottest days of the year last week – especially given that at every supermarket I went to I was greeted by totally bare freezer shelves.

To solve the problem, I must admit I've been eyeing an ice maker (like this one from Amazon for £62.99) that can sit on my kitchen countertop during the hottest days. As I'm not blessed with a freezer with ice-making facilities (or a very big freezer at all!), I think I'm going to have to outsource this need to a standalone appliance like I have with one of the best ice cream makers. Here's why.

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