11 Best Ice-Cream Makers 2021
By A Mystery Man Writer
Last updated 18 Jun 2024
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The best ice-cream machines for making ice cream, soft-serve, or gelato that you can buy on according to reviewers, including ice cream machines with compressors and old-fashioned ice cream machines from Cuisinart, Nostalgia and more.
“Most of the ice-cream makers on the market don’t make enough at one time. This makes a gallon of ice cream quickly and neatly. It only needs ice and coarse salt, plus the ingredients for any kind of ice cream you can imagine! It isn’t very noisy and is very easy to clean. I highly recommend it for its wonderful capacity. I can put any leftover ice cream (should such a thing occur) in my freezer for later. A quick trick is to semi-melt vanilla ice cream and throw in a bag of frozen fruit, such as mango or blackberries, and run it through the ice-cream maker to have delicious fruit-flavored ice cream without buying a gallon of heavy cream and pounds of sugar. Coffee ice cream can also be made this way, with ripples of chocolate and/or caramel running through it.”
“I’m SO happy with this ice-cream maker!!! No dry ice!! No rock salt! No regular ice! You put the ice-cream-maker bowl in the freezer, then pop it into the appliance and add your recipe. We’ve made vanilla and strawberry ice creams from the recipes in the book. Both came out quite soft, but hardened up perfectly in the freezer — hard enough to scoop into ice-cream cones. The appliance itself is made of just four parts, all of which should be HAND-washed, not put in the dishwasher. Very easy to put together right out of the box. Very easy to clean in warm, soapy water.”
“Many people scream for ice cream, but I guarantee you won’t be screaming at your loved ones when using this awesome little ice-cream maker, because it’s hassle-free. I’ve made two batches so far using recipes found in the manual, and they’ve turned out wonderfully well. Depending on the recipe, it will make a little less than a gallon at one time.”
“Love it! Have made three batches so far, and not disappointed with anything about this unit! It cranks out a batch in 18 to 24 minutes. If you had a second container, you could probably make four batches in a day. It’s simple to clean up, and it is not too noisy while operating. Have not tried gelato or sorbet yet, but no reason to doubt they will be just a good.”
“If you have had problems getting your ice cream to set up with ice as i have don’t worry any more with this gem WOW!!!!!!!!! We have not bought any ice cream in four months and the savings will pay for this thing in no time. Very nice and durable machine thank you Whynter, you have hit the mark on this one!!!!!!!!!”
“Got mine this week and tried it out for the first time for a gathering of friends. I used two of the gelato recipes right out of the manual, and it worked to perfection. I followed the directions and refrigerated the mixture for two hours, and made both batches right after each other. I can’t wait to try other recipes. Two batches (different flavors) were enough for 13 people to have a scoop of each. This will pay for itself in no time! Highly recommended!”
“Over the years we have been fortunate to eat some fabulous ice cream: Will Wrights in Dallas, Ghiardelli Square in California, Water Tower Place in Chicago, the original Kaiser’s in Oklahoma City. Ice cream from this machine ranks right up with these ice creams. Love also that we can make ice cream with highest quality ingredients and use no thickeners. I have owned several less expensive ice cream makers over the years and never found one I liked until now. My husband was skeptical about the cost until he tried the ice cream. Now he is sold on the idea that this is a worthwhile use of our money.”
“Most of the ice-cream makers on the market don’t make enough at one time. This makes a gallon of ice cream quickly and neatly. It only needs ice and coarse salt, plus the ingredients for any kind of ice cream you can imagine! It isn’t very noisy and is very easy to clean. I highly recommend it for its wonderful capacity. I can put any leftover ice cream (should such a thing occur) in my freezer for later. A quick trick is to semi-melt vanilla ice cream and throw in a bag of frozen fruit, such as mango or blackberries, and run it through the ice-cream maker to have delicious fruit-flavored ice cream without buying a gallon of heavy cream and pounds of sugar. Coffee ice cream can also be made this way, with ripples of chocolate and/or caramel running through it.”
“I’m SO happy with this ice-cream maker!!! No dry ice!! No rock salt! No regular ice! You put the ice-cream-maker bowl in the freezer, then pop it into the appliance and add your recipe. We’ve made vanilla and strawberry ice creams from the recipes in the book. Both came out quite soft, but hardened up perfectly in the freezer — hard enough to scoop into ice-cream cones. The appliance itself is made of just four parts, all of which should be HAND-washed, not put in the dishwasher. Very easy to put together right out of the box. Very easy to clean in warm, soapy water.”
“Many people scream for ice cream, but I guarantee you won’t be screaming at your loved ones when using this awesome little ice-cream maker, because it’s hassle-free. I’ve made two batches so far using recipes found in the manual, and they’ve turned out wonderfully well. Depending on the recipe, it will make a little less than a gallon at one time.”
“Love it! Have made three batches so far, and not disappointed with anything about this unit! It cranks out a batch in 18 to 24 minutes. If you had a second container, you could probably make four batches in a day. It’s simple to clean up, and it is not too noisy while operating. Have not tried gelato or sorbet yet, but no reason to doubt they will be just a good.”
“If you have had problems getting your ice cream to set up with ice as i have don’t worry any more with this gem WOW!!!!!!!!! We have not bought any ice cream in four months and the savings will pay for this thing in no time. Very nice and durable machine thank you Whynter, you have hit the mark on this one!!!!!!!!!”
“Got mine this week and tried it out for the first time for a gathering of friends. I used two of the gelato recipes right out of the manual, and it worked to perfection. I followed the directions and refrigerated the mixture for two hours, and made both batches right after each other. I can’t wait to try other recipes. Two batches (different flavors) were enough for 13 people to have a scoop of each. This will pay for itself in no time! Highly recommended!”
“Over the years we have been fortunate to eat some fabulous ice cream: Will Wrights in Dallas, Ghiardelli Square in California, Water Tower Place in Chicago, the original Kaiser’s in Oklahoma City. Ice cream from this machine ranks right up with these ice creams. Love also that we can make ice cream with highest quality ingredients and use no thickeners. I have owned several less expensive ice cream makers over the years and never found one I liked until now. My husband was skeptical about the cost until he tried the ice cream. Now he is sold on the idea that this is a worthwhile use of our money.”
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