Frigidaire Gallery Ice Maker Review (2026): 4 Model Numbers, 1 Manual, and Who Really Makes It

Quick Answer: “Frigidaire Gallery” ice makers are countertop nugget machines built under license by Curtis International, not by Electrolux. Two sizes matter. The 33-lb EFIC220 runs about $174 at Walmart and hit $104.40 on July 21, 2026, per DealNews. The 44-lb EFIC255/EFIC256 was $220.15 on Amazon against a $259 list price on October 5, 2026. Curtis’s own user guide covers the EFIC255, EFIC256, EFIC165 and EFIC202 with one shared spec sheet, so the 44-lb model numbers mostly differ in trim and color. Buy the 44-lb model for a busy household, but know that Reviewed’s lab measured about 24 ounces of ice an hour (a 36-lb day, not 44) and called it noisy.

People search for Frigidaire Gallery because they know the name from Frigidaire’s fridges and ranges. The countertop ice makers, though, come from a licensee with a different warranty desk. They also come in more model numbers than there are real machines. We went through Curtis International’s Frigidaire catalog (464 products, 90 of them in its ice-maker category) and the user guides it links to, Reviewed’s hands-on test, current retailer pricing, and the CPSC recall database. Here’s what you’re actually buying.

The Frigidaire Gallery ice maker lineup

Curtis’s Frigidaire catalog lists the models below as nugget ice makers. Colors come from the UPC lists on each Curtis product page. Prices were checked on October 30, 2026 unless another date is shown.

Walmart and Costco blocked our direct page checks, so their prices come from current listing snapshots. Confirm the price at checkout, and check who the seller is: our Walmart ice maker guide explains why sold-by-Walmart units get a longer return window than Marketplace ones. The non-Gallery Frigidaire countertops (the 40-lb EFIC452-SS clear-square and 26-lb EFIC117-SS bullet machines) are covered in our separate Frigidaire ice maker review.

Which Frigidaire Gallery ice maker to buy

1. Frigidaire Gallery 44-lb Nugget Ice Maker (EFIC255 / EFIC256): Best for most kitchens

The EFIC255 and EFIC256 are the same machine on paper. Curtis’s user guide lists both, plus the EFIC165 and EFIC202, on its cover and prints one specification table for all four. Pick whichever color and trim you like at the lowest price that day. Costco’s 44-lb Gallery listing (item 1664460) is the EFIC255 in black. See our Costco ice maker guide for how member pricing and the non-member surcharge work there.

2. Frigidaire Gallery 33-lb Nugget Ice Maker (EFIC220): Best when it’s on sale

At its regular price of about $174, the EFIC220 costs $5.27 per pound of rated daily output, slightly more than the 44-lb model at $220.15 ($5.00 per pound). It only makes sense if your counter is tight or you catch a sale like the $104.40 DealNews flagged in July.

Price per pound of ice: Gallery vs the alternatives

Nugget ice makers are easiest to compare on dollars per pound of rated daily output. The rated figure is the maker’s claim; the measured column uses the one lab result we could find.

On output per dollar, the 44-lb Gallery beats both the Ecozy NS280C and the GE Profile Opal 2.0. What it doesn’t match is the Opal’s softer, “Sonic-style” texture. Reviewed found the Gallery’s pellets “harder than we would like,” though they melt more slowly and water down drinks less.

”Gallery” on a countertop ice maker is a license, not an Electrolux appliance

This is the most important thing to know before buying. Electrolux owns Frigidaire and builds the full-size Gallery refrigerators and ranges. The countertop EFIC ice makers are a different business. Curtis International Ltd. (Mississauga, Ontario) sells them under license, lists all of them in its own Frigidaire catalog, and handles the warranty. Reviewed also identified Curtis as the third-party maker in its test.

What that means in practice, from the limited warranty printed in Curtis’s user guide:

• One year, parts and workmanship. Curtis repairs or replaces the product or the faulty part, at its option.
• You pay to ship it back. The warranty says you are “responsible for all costs associated with returning the product to us.” Before a replacement is sent, the old unit “must be rendered inoperable or returned.”
• Claims go to Curtis, not Frigidaire. Email support2@curtiscs.com or call 1-800-968-9853, with your model number, serial number and proof of purchase.
• Household use only. Using it in an office or business voids the warranty, which matters if you’re shopping for a break room.

None of this makes it a bad machine. It just means Frigidaire’s appliance service network isn’t behind it. If a long warranty matters to you, buy from a retailer with a generous return window.

It’s a drawer machine, not a dispenser

Some listings and roundups describe the Gallery models as dispensers. They aren’t. The 44-lb units have a drawer water tank that you pull out and fill through a lid, and a drawer ice basket that you pull out and scoop from. Curtis’s guide lists just two functions: Ice and Clean. When the drawer is full, an Ice Full light comes on and the machine stops. Sam’s Club describes the 33-lb Gallery model the same way, with ice retrieved through a pull-out drawer. If no-scoop serving is the point, see our best self-dispensing ice maker guide.

44-lb Gallery specs (from Curtis’s user guide)

One correction worth knowing: the “16.75 x 11.75 x 20.25 in” dimensions in Reviewed’s write-up match Curtis’s box size, not the machine. The unit itself is 16.5 inches tall and 10 inches wide, so it fits under a standard 18-inch gap below upper cabinets.

What hands-on testing found

Reviewed’s Jonathan Chan tested the EFIC255 for a week for a review published December 14, 2023:

• Output: about 24 ounces an hour, “roughly on par” with similar machines in its price range.
• Ice: clean, neutral taste. The pellets were harder than the Opal 2.0’s and slower to melt.
• Noise: “noticeably loud,” with irregular “growling” sounds rather than a steady hum. If noise matters, read our best quiet ice maker guide first.
• Missing features: no interior light to check the ice level, and no Wi-Fi.
• Owner ratings: 3.1 out of 5 stars on Amazon at the time. Most complaints were about units that stopped making ice.

Cleaning, the manual, and the two lights that confuse owners

Cleaning (per Curtis’s guide). Run the Clean cycle before first use. For routine sanitizing, mix five cups of water with one teaspoon of household bleach, run Clean (about 20 minutes), drain from the rear pipe, and rinse with two more fresh-water cycles. Once a month, swap in white vinegar for scale: run Clean for about 5 minutes, unplug, and let it sit for more than 12 hours. Change the water every 24 hours. For descaler options, see our best ice maker cleaner guide.

Where to find the manual. Each 44-lb model’s page on Curtis’s Frigidaire site (curtisint.com/frigidaire) links to the shared user guide PDF. The EFIC220 page doesn’t link one, so call Curtis at 1-800-968-9853 if you need it.

Ice Full light with no ice. Curtis’s troubleshooting table says to remove any obstruction, clean the inside wall of the ice storage, then press and hold ICE for 5 seconds. The unit will then run for 80 minutes.

Power and ICE icons flashing. The room or the water is too warm. Keep it below 90°F and pour in colder water. If it keeps flashing after a restart, Curtis lists refrigerant leaks, a broken cover motor and a blocked cooling pipe as causes that need a technician. Our Frigidaire ice maker not working guide covers the non-Gallery countertops.

Recalls: what applies and what doesn’t

We searched the CPSC recall database on October 30, 2026 and found no recall of a Frigidaire-brand countertop ice maker. Two nearby recalls get mixed up with these machines:

• Curtis’s Frigidaire minifridges: recall 25-395 (July 24, 2025) covered about 634,000 units (models EFMIS129, EFMIS137, EFMIS149, EFMIS175) for a fire and burn hazard. Recall 26-199 (January 15, 2026) added about 330,000 EFMIS121 units. Same licensee, but different products.
• Electrolux refrigerator ice makers: recall 22-143 (June 2022, about 367,500 refrigerators, ice-level arm could break into the bucket) and recall 24-110 (February 2024, about 383,240 side-by-sides with slim ice buckets). These cover built-in fridge ice makers, not EFIC countertops.

If you’re actually looking for the ice maker inside a Frigidaire Gallery refrigerator, those Electrolux recalls are the ones to check against your fridge’s model number. Replacement kits are covered in our ice maker replacement parts guide.

Who should buy a Frigidaire Gallery ice maker

• Buy one if you want a lot of chewable nugget ice for about $200, like the colors, and don’t need an app.
• Skip it if you want the softest, Sonic-style texture (go Opal 2.0), a quiet kitchen, push-button dispensing, or a warranty longer than a year.
• Shop by price, not model number. EFIC255, EFIC256, EFIC165 and EFIC202 share one spec sheet, so the cheapest color you like is the right buy.

Bottom line

The Frigidaire Gallery 44-lb nugget ice maker (EFIC255/EFIC256) gives you the most chewable ice per dollar among the name brands, at about $200-$259. You get a 185-watt, 10-inch-wide machine whose real-world pace (about 36 lbs a day in Reviewed’s test) still beats a GE Opal 2.0’s rated 24 lbs. Buy the 33-lb EFIC220 only on sale. Go in knowing it’s a Curtis International product with a one-year, ship-it-back-yourself warranty, a drawer instead of a dispenser, and harder pellets than the Opal. For the full field, see our best nugget ice maker rankings.

Sources checked October 30, 2026: Curtis International’s Frigidaire catalog and EFIC255/EFIC256/EFIC165/EFIC202 user guide; Reviewed.com’s EFIC255 review (December 14, 2023); DealNews price posts (July 21 and October 5, 2026); Walmart, Costco and Sam’s Club listings; CPSC recall database.