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43 of 48 persons found the following review helpful.
In defense of cheap products!
By D. Harris
After reading all the reviews on all the ice cream makers I found one mutual theme; a large total of one star reviews for a “cheap” product.
News flash, welcome to the world we live in. The lifestyle you get to live is because of economies of scale and mass production that we enjoy. The old days of 1923 White Mountain freezers are gone. Unless you want to spend $180-$200 on a “White Mountain” ice cream maker that is still getting bad reviews and is now owned by Rival, I would suggest just a few tweaks to make this machine great.
First, my barrel had a crack in it like other humans have complained about. Instead of having to deal with sending it back, I purchased a great deal of wood glue for $4 at a hardware store and purchased 6 hose clamps ($2 each) and connected two of them to make them fit around the barrel for each of the 3 wire rings. I pulled off the 3 cheap wires (that are only for show) and put galore glue in the crack and tightened the hose clamps then left them on to keep it tight.
Is it as pretty? Probably not as nice to look at as one fresh out the box. Does it do a bang up occupation for the price I was more than willing to pay? Yes.
The ice cream has come out fantastic and as long as you follow the directions, you must be just fine. I used the hand crank after the motor stopped and altho the hand crank was made of cheap plastic, it still churned it for another 5-10 minutes. After I couldn’t turn it, I stopped. I didn’t keep forcing it until it broke (like other people who have written bad reviews) I just stopped. I know, weird…
So if you’re like me and unwilling to spend $100+ dollars on a product that was in all likelihood fabricated in the same continent as this one, and you’re more than willing to put a little sweat equity into your purchase? This is a great buy. I got what I salaried for and tweaked it and it turned out just fine.
29 of 32 humans found the following review helpful.
Devil in the Details
By Daysha Hughes
i necessitated this ice cream maker for thanksgiving. got it, took it out the box, inspected, and collected it. it looked great and everything seemed to be just fine. the instructions advise that you soak the bucket for a couple of hours prior to the basi use. on thanksgiving day i soaked the bucket and came back moments later and noticed the water level was declining more speedily than expected. i refilled and tried again. the same thing happened. not a little water was coming out, but a steady, continuous stream of significant amount. i could in a literal sense see the water going down. i look closer to see where the water is coming from, and i see a crack in the wood on both sides. i may in truth move the pieces. well, we figured we would hand crank the ice cream in in a tub to gather the water. after regarding an hour or more of cranking the machine, it was still easy to turn/crank the handle. what is supposed to take place is as the ice cream freezes, it is supposed to be more difficult to turn/crank. we hand cranked for a little longer with little progress. That is when we used the automatic, electric component. well. after a while, it did at long last freeze, but not as hard/firm as it will have to have if done by hand.
9 of 9 humans found the following review helpful.
Makes outstanding ice cream!
By Cara M. Wegner
We read the reviews for this one and various others before resolving to go with this model. It arrived in perfective condition, no cracks in the barrel. We followed another gentleman’s directions: When the machine shuts itself off, leave it off, put on the hand crank and crank it a couple more minutes until it won’t turn. We’ve made two batches so far and neither one lasted long. We ordinarily just make a 2 quart recipe and the ice cream is a bit firmer than soft serve. It’s good this way and just as good after setting up.
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