Nostalgia Electric Ice Cream Maker – Parlor Style, Old Fashioned Soft Serve Ice Cream Machine Makes Frozen Yogurt or Gelato in Minutes - Fun Kitchen Appliance – Blue & White - 6 Quart

this is my favorite ice cream machine. it works great every time. perfect size. easy to clean. easy to use. it really makes the best ice cream for the money.

I bought this ice cream maker because my mom loves ice cream, can’t get enough of it. So being the wonderful daughter I am, I decided to try my hand at making it. That’s kind of why I’m her favorite, lol, I go the distance for my mama. So I couldn’t decide for a while if I should go with the old school or cutting edge machine. The decision came down to quantity. You can’t make nearly as much with the new ice free machines, unless you spend the big bucks. I also decided to start making her ice cream because we’ve completely changed how we eat. We now eat as clean as we can afford and organic. The ice creams you can buy now days are mostly “frozen desserts” and the crap they shovel into them has gotten ridiculous. So my mission was a healthier ice cream with no junk. What follows is the recipe I came up with, it’s pretty amazing (mom’s words), lol. You can make it with the ingredients you prefer, for me I went completely organic. I also tried a new vanilla and the difference was dramatic! It was unbelievably good and the vanilla flavor, just wow! It’s very similar to the vanilla Breyers uses in taste but a little better. It’s Lafaza Organic Madagascar Bourbon Pure Ground Vanilla Bean Powder, 1oz. You can order it with your ice cream machine right here on Amazon. The ice cream maker worked beautifully and I wouldn’t have changed a thing except maybe an on/off switch. You have to plug it in to turn it on and unplug to shut it down. A minor issue, if you can even call it that. Oh gosh I forgot about the cord there for a second. It’s super short so have a plug close or grab a small extension. The machine did go through an entire large bag of ice so, make sure you have a lot before you begin. I had to top the ice off twice during the process so just keep an eye on it. It took about 30 minutes to churn it in total. I made sure my ice cream was cooled for 2 hrs before I put it in the mixer. If you don’t want to wait you can put it in earlier, you’ll just go through way more ice. I also waited until the ice cream was pretty firm before I shut it down. Below is my very simple, much healthier ice cream recipe. It’s an absolutely beautiful French vanilla or custard as some might call it. I’m old fashioned and eggs just make ice cream that much richer and oh so delicious. Enjoy! 7 egg yolks (organic, free range) 1 cup honey (local) 6 cups heavy whipping cream (organic grass fed) 1 cup whole milk (organic) 1 tsp Lafaza Organic Madagascar Bourbon Pure Ground Vanilla Bean Powder 1/8 tsp sea salt Whisk egg yolks and honey in a large mixing bowl and set aside. In a large pot mix together cream, milk, salt, and heat on medium heat until it’s roughly 155 degrees f, or until it starts to steam slightly. Take off the heat and temper your egg and honey mixture. Which is simply adding the cream mix to the egg mix very slowly, whisking the entire time. Then take the entire mixture and put it back into your large pot and cook until it reaches 175 degrees f. Do not go over 180 degrees. Take it off the heat and let cool for 30 min., then add your vanilla. Place plastic directly onto mixture so it doesn’t form a skin and cool for another 1 and 1/2 hrs. Then follow the directions for the ice cream maker. It’s that simple and it will be the best vanilla ice cream you have ever had, well, if not the best then top 3 at least, lol.

While looking at my purchases, I came across this and wanted to review it. This is a great ice cream maker! It’s been good for us over the years. We’ve centered a lot of family time around it while creating memories. It’s very easy to use and comes with many recipes. It makes a lot of ice cream but doesn’t take up a lot of storage room.

I have a cuisinart ice cream maker with the bowl that you freeze, but it just does not make enough ice cream for a large group, so I wanted an "old school" maker. The price on this was definitely a factor in my purchase, and it really works pretty well. We used a lot of ice and salt, and checked on it midway through to add more ice and salt. The only odd thing was as we served the ice cream and got further down in the container, I decided to put the ice cream in smaller container to freeze the rest. The very bottom of the container came out pure liquid, like it had not been churned/frozen. I don't know if it's because it never froze or because it melted as we were serving it, but I've not had that happen before so?? This was very easy to use and makes about the same amount of sound as you'd expect from an ice cream maker. It is a 4 quart capacity, so makes a good amount for a large group! I may update this next time with the liquid at the bottom issue??

Awesome ice cream maker makes wonderful homemade ice cream. It is a great value for the money does not include any recipes in the instruction manual it is easy to use and easy to clean up

It’s hard to find a basic ice cream machine. We had an old family recipe we wanted to make but didn’t want to purchase a fancy Nancy machine. This worked great. Makes yummy ice cream. Recommend

Looking for a great ice cream machine, you have found the one. This ice cream machine is fantastic! It’s very easy to use and makes smooth, creamy ice cream in no time. The instructions are clear, and the machine runs quietly and efficiently. I love being able to customize flavors and ingredients, and the results taste just as good as store-bought. To me honestly better than store bought. It’s fun easy and you will get delicious results everytime! Ice cream lovers I totally recommend this one for you.

It had been several years since I had homemade ice cream. In fact probably 30 years ago with my grandparents. This machine not only made great ice cream but brought back good memories. I decided to make it for my son's birthday. It took close to an hour verses the 30 minutes I was expecting but definitely worth the wait! Also it comes with recipes.