Abstract: A flake ice making machine having a stationary, vertical freezer cylinder disposed in a water tank having outwardly sloped sides, a rotary member to fracture ice flakes from ice frozen on the cylinder and an upwardly directed discharge chute where ice flakes dry and are discharged by more flakes pushing the flakes up the chute. Each rotating fracturing member includes a rearwardly sloped face extending from each fracturing edge which is located on the axial center line of the cylinder and each member flares outwardly from its bottom providing a constant clearance with the inner wall of the tank. To prevent the ice from moving back down the chute after the passage of the rotating members, obstruction from the chute floor prevents such back sliding.