Ingredient capacity, cycle time, and what needs washing after · review
An electric martini maker that shakes or stirs a 20-ounce stainless cobbler shaker, with a five-year motor warranty.
What it comes down to An electric martini shaker with a five-year motor warranty — the longest cover on this shelf by three years — that shakes or stirs a 20-ounce cobbler shaker at the press of a pad. The cheapest machine here, and the only one that actually shakes.
Three machines here pour from capsules. Three pour from pumps. One freezes and one makes ice.
This one shakes. That is the step a bartender performs and a dispenser cannot, and on a shelf of automation it is the most old-fashioned and the most honest object.
Three pump machines at 1,460 to 1,656 dollars publish no warranty. This publishes five years on the motor at 188.
It is worth noticing which end of this shelf is prepared to stand behind the hardware.
Read on the day this page was built: $190 at the American Amazon shop.
Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-04. The live price is at the top of the page.
Same shelf, nearest price — what the same spend buys instead.
| Type | Electric shaker — it shakes or stirs, it does not measure or pour |
|---|---|
| Shaker | 20 oz polished stainless steel cobbler with a built-in strainer |
| Actions | Shake or stir, selectable |
| Controls | Touchpad, with a green olive power light |
| Cap | 1 oz shaker cap, for adding ingredients by measure |
| Size | 10.8 × 7 × 15 in |
| Cleaning | By hand |
| Warranty | 5-year limited motor |
| Capsules | None |
| Amazon reference | B000VWAK6Q |
| EAN | 0040072008160 |
For a martini, famously yes: shaking chills faster and aerates, stirring keeps the drink clear and dense. This is the only machine on this shelf that offers either, and the only one that does anything to the drink after it is mixed.
It is the opposite product. A Bartesian machine chooses and pours the drink and you supply the capsule. This supplies the motion and you supply everything else — including the recipe, which is why it suits someone who already has one.
That is the published figure, and it is the longest on this shelf. The three pump machines at eight times the price publish no warranty at all.
Anyone who already knows what a martini is and wants it shaken to the same count every time
Details checked on October 4, 2026.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for bar and wine appliances and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
Capsule machine, 1 L spirit bottles, 1.5 L water reservoir, 60 cocktails per refill, under 30 s a drink, 18 oz shaker included
A capsule cocktail machine with one-liter spirit bottles and a 1.5-liter reservoir, good for sixty cocktails before refilling.
Best for: Hosting, where sixty drinks between refills and a thirty-second pour matter more than pouring from your own recipes
≈ $300
2.1 in clear ice spheres in ~30 min, up to 48 a day, stores 12, 0.21 gal tank, double-layer insulation, auto-clean
A countertop ice-ball maker producing 2.1-inch clear spheres in about thirty minutes, up to forty-eight a day.
Best for: A whisky drinker or a cocktail bar at home where a clear 2.1-inch sphere is the point
≈ $250
Slushie machine, 88 oz tank with 54 oz safe fill, ready in ~15 min, 6 presets, 8 temperature levels, 12-hour timer, 24-month warranty
A home slushie machine with an 88-ounce tank, six presets and eight temperature levels, ready in about fifteen minutes.
Best for: Frozen margaritas and daiquiris at home, where the mixing is yours and the freezing is the hard part
≈ $200
