I fully agree about the ice stem. I had the adjustable ice stem and stupidly pulled the screen out over the sink allowing the balls to fall out and down the drain. I was looking at the fixed stem this time. Some flakes get through, but using a screen with the adjustable stem required a lot more...
Like Ray, I'm going to have to disagree with you too. It's size and efficiency is perfect for how I use it. If you're a cloud chaser, a Volcano might fit your use case better.
Thanks for the feedback. I like the ice stem. It definitely cools it down in that short distance. That said, I will probably order the long stem next just as another option.
I read somewhere on FC that the Ice stem wastes some of the vapor. I haven't been able to find the post. I'm just wondering if there's any truth to that?