I bought this item a few months ago. I read complaints about the plastic gear stripping and not driving the ice cream bucket, but this machine has steel gears so no worries there. One other complaint I read was it only had a 1 quart capacity, what people forget is with 4 cups of ingredients, it will expand when frozen to fill the 2 quart capacity. My son and I have a lot of fun experimenting with different flavors of ice cream. Be realistic on what is used to make ice cream, don’t expect to make a great texture ice cream from low fat or non fat milk, best to use heavy creams and whole milk. You won’t regret this purchase.
I have tried several ice cream makers but they were always such a pain to use-ice, salt, and waiting was just too much of a process for me. So, when I saw this on Costco's website I was elated! You literally mix the ingredients, dump them in, and in an hour you have perfect homemade ice cream. Some people said "it is loud" but it just makes a whirring sound and that's it. I wouldn't want it sitting next to me while I was watching TV, but the convenience of it makes that a no big deal to me. Well worth it, and all of my friends said, "Wait, THAT'S an ice cream maker?" and loved it. Fast, easy, easy to clean (no dishwasher!) and the shape/size is storable. I am going to try to find additional stainless steel removable bowls though so I can get another load going while the other one is being eaten!
I read many reviews regarding ice cream makers before deciding on the Whynter. I've made both ice cream and yogurt, and found the machine to be easy to use and clean. The ice cream is very good and I'm looking forward to trying some frozen yogurt. I would recommend this machine...
We bought this about a month ago and have been very happy that we did. It is very easy to use. The yogurt we have made has been very good and nearly as good as we made by hand in smaller batches. The ice cream has been smoother, creamier, an overall better than that made in our ice and salt ice cream mixer (although the old fashion mixer is good for kids to learn first principles of freezing, the interaction of salt, ice, and freezing point, etc.). Our only concern is that unless the handle on the SS container is depressed when turning the container, plastic is scraped off the outer ring and into the product t being made. Hopefully, the long term reliability will be there.
I bought this because ice cream sold in stores has become awful! This machine is easy to use and does a fantastic job of making delicious ice cream that is wonderful to eat! The controls are easy to understand and allow for adding extra time to churn and freeze based on recipes with more or less liquid, etc. I bought 3 recipe books for ice cream and sorbet and have been experimenting with ingredients. The results have been phenomenal and this machine makes it easy! No more store bought ice cream for us!!! Our fave? Fresh Peach Ice Cream. . . OMG! Delish!
We absolutely love our ice cream maker, have used it several times using different recipes. Everything has been a great hit! Haven’t tried the yogurt feature just yet but we are sure to love and enjoy it just as much. This unit freezes faster than I thought it would, takes just a little longer than a half hour. If you want it to set up harder, transfer to another dish and putting it in the freezer for an hour or so! YUMMY!
I bought this ice cream maker a few moths ago and I have loved it! It works like a dream and I haven’t had a problem with it. I would purchase this again, or recommend for a friend. It is very easy to use and easy to clean.