Flash Sale 😉 Whynter ICM-201SB Upright Automatic Ice Cream Maker 2 Quart Capacity Built-in Compressor, No Pre-Freezing, LCD Digital Display, Timer, Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl, 2.1 🥰

5 reviews for Flash Sale 😉 Whynter ICM-201SB Upright Automatic Ice Cream Maker 2 Quart Capacity Built-in Compressor, No Pre-Freezing, LCD Digital Display, Timer, Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl, 2.1 🥰

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   Rated 4 out of 5

   In the Hills – August 12, 2017

   I’ve had mine for a couple of weeks too, and I think it’s fantastic. A couple of things— I know it shows in the manual that the mixture should not go above these things on each side of the churner, BUT I found it better be a half inch BELOW that. It still gets on the underside of the plastic cover as it churns, but then at least it keeps the mix a bit lower and stops any chance of overflowing the bowl. I actually think it wouldn’t matter anyway as the bowl seems to sit in a pretty tightly gasketed ring, so maybe I’m being overly cautious.Either way, I’m still quite happy to get 2 Qts (4 pints) of really good ice cream instead of the 2.5 Qts it claims to make.To get the most actual ice cream out of it, add any mix-ins (choco chips, nuts etc) into it AFTER it has finished freeze churning. When it’s done churning, it is soft serve consistency… so I turn it out into a big bowl, THEN I mix in the mix ins (gently so as not to incorporate a lot of ice crystal forming air into it). Then I pack it in pint containers tightly, (using the handy plastic flat spatula thing that came with the machine), cover with a circle of parchment paper against the top of the ice cream, and put them all away in the freezer at least overnight.— If your ingredients are cold (should not be frozen) when they go into the churn bowl, it can take substantially less time than the 60 minute timer is set to default for. If you come back in 60 minutes and the machine is not still churning, it has probably stopped churning and already gone into ‘just chill’ mode. This will make it more difficult to get the churn bowl out.That plastic spatula thing that comes with the machine is handy here. First try to hold the handle on both sides of the bowl close to the bowl’s top (instead of at the top of the handle) at both of the handle’s hinges. Try to pull straight up wiggling a tiny bit. If your churning stopped minutes before and it went into keep cold mode, that bowl will be really tightly held to the frozen sides of the machine. Take the flat spatula thing and (GENTLY) put it between the very top of the bowl and the side of the machine it’s against (BUT ONLY about 1/4 inch down!!) and move it back and forth. It will sort of break a vacuum hold. Do it 4 or 5 more times in different places around the bowl and then try again to pull it up. Just be careful not to jam that thing down too far or back and forth to hard. This has always worked for me with no apparent damage to anything.Most of my ice cream recipes include 2 TBS of some kind of liqueur (raspberry, hazelnut, coffee, cherry etc) which will help it from getting so rock hard. It shouldn’t be added until the last few minutes of churning, as it can affect the freezing too early) OR after churning and after it’s gone into another bowl to add mix ins to, before packing (my preferred method).Commercial ice cream has up to 25 percent more air whipped into it- more money for the manufacturers for less actual product- which makes it more ‘fluffy’ and also less hard in storage. You can leave the liqueur out of course- either way your homemade will be more dense (more flavorful if you ask me). As to the hardness- 2 things can help- keep it in a freezer that’s part of your fridge as opposed to an upright or chest type freezer. Or…. don’t worry about any of it, and just leave the pint out on the kitchen counter to soften a tad, for 10 minutes, before you dig in. OR dig it out when rock hard, put in a bowl and microwave for 10 seconds or so. You really can’t go too wrong, right?The very few recipes that come with the machine (in the manual) are pretty useless to me (for the egg reason). I went on their web site but couldn’t even find any there.I got 5 books from Amazon for ice cream recipes (and sorbets, sherbets, etc). Since I make egg free ice creams only (since ‘custard-style’ recipes are WAY TOO MUCH work with the cooking and tempering the eggs with the dairy), I have found only one book that has more great egg free (also known as ‘Philadelphia style’) recipes. That was the ‘Perfect Scoop’ by David Lebovitz. Very nice book, great recipes, great photos.A favorite recent recipe I made was Peach, Vanilla, Pecan ice cream-1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk; 1 pint (16 oz) of half and half; 3 cups of uncooked peach puree made from unpeeled (but washed), pitted & chopped peaches pureed in a bowl using an immersion blender; 1 TBS vanilla; 2 TBS raspberry liqueur (added along with the nuts AFTER it came out of the churning bowl into another bowl before packing); 1 cup chopped pecans. I’m sorry to say I don’t remember how much this made (ounce wise), or whether I might have also added al cup of whole milk to it also. But the combo of sweetened condensed milk, half and half and whole milk is a great EASY way to get ice cream fast.For chocolate= instead of the peaches- add 4-5 TBS dutch process (dark, european-style) cocoa and 1/4 cup of hersheys syrup, with 2 teaspoons of vanilla, to the dairy combo. Instead of nuts, add in (after freezing & churning and turning out into another bowl) 1/2 to a cup of mini chocolate chips and instead of raspberry liqueur add 2 TBS of Kalua (coffee liqueur) either a few minutes at the end of churning, or with the chips.Don’t be afraid to TASTE the mix before you freeze/churn it!! There are no eggs so it’s safe to taste- it can then be most to your liking (less vanilla etc).I must say this taller machine fits much better in my kitchen than the wider would. It is quite heavy (as all compressor machines are), so it’s not something you want to put on a lower shelf to pull up to the counter to use. But all summer long, this sucker will be sitting on my counter and will be keeping me in ice cream heaven. It appears to be well made, quiet enough when in use, easy to clean, easy to use and I only need to make 16 batches of 4 pints each to pay for itself (our favorite was 5$ a pint before).I think this machine will have no trouble managing that (certainly better than my husband and I can manage eating it all- so it’s been a great summer gift to friends !!)

2. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Cornelia – November 2, 2022

   I bought a previous ice creamer maker that I had to freeze the bowl for. It worked great until the bowl stopped chilling sufficiently. I replaced that bowl and eventually the same thing happened again. So I splurged on this one with the onboard freezer. Takes up more room on the counter but I don’t have to freeze the bowl ahead of time. One can be more impromptu with ice cream making. I make up my own recipes using all kinds of fruit, condensed milk and cream or coconut cream. All comes out perfectly. The thermostat in the machine broke at almost a year of use. I contacted the company and Chenie with Whynter verified that I was within the warranty period and started to work with me. It took almost a week of back and forth with photos of various things like, how it was hooked up and where it sat on my counter plus checking for loose wires but in the end they sent me a new unit without requiring my sending back the very heavy Ice Cream Maker. I was ecstatic about that part. Again, Freezing the Bowl kind of maker works just as well as the this one but you have to keep that bowl in the freezer so you can make ice cream and if you want multiple types one after the other you have to have frozen multiple bowls. For parties I make at least 3 kinds of ice cream with just rinsing the inner mixing equipment.

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   Rated 4 out of 5

   Brian – November 2, 2022

   This Ice Cream Maker did an amazing job for a few months. Used 2x a week in a restaurant setting. Then we had a mechanical issue. Let me tell you, Whynter’s customer service went above and beyond. I have spoken to them on the phone and by email multiple times to fix the problem we were having. They were always quick to respond, friendly and determined to assist me. Including sending step by step extremely thorough instructions for troubleshooting a couple of different possibilities. Even started working after that( for a short time). When i reached out again they offered send a part that might need replacing. Or offered another option to send it to them to assess and repair. We live in the USVI and it would be lengthy, difficult and expensive to send. But would have, as we liked this product. They got back to me 2 days later, offered to replace it and sent it out immediately. I would whole heartedly recommend the purchase any product from Whynter.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Kindle Customer – December 4, 2022

   This is the perfect Ice Cream Maker for anyone who loves ice cream!After a lifetime of using the “old fashion” ice cream makers with ice and rock salt. I bought this Ice Cream maker to up my homemade ice cream making and could not be more pleased with the results.Just plug up the machine, add your favorite ingredients to the top of the ice cream drum, turn the machine on, and like magic, you have excellent ice cream in minutes. No rock salt, no hand crank, and no ice to add. This machine does all the work, except you need to scoop it out of the drum to eat it!If you don’t have your own favorite recipe for the dessert (the machine comes with a book of simple recipes), Amazon, Walmart, and many grocery stores have prepackaged ice cream mixes for your immediate use.The machine is heavy because it contains the machinery to produce the cold temperature and the motor to mix the ice cream. This machine is designed to be used indoors and is not a portable ice cream maker. You will need a 120-volt, 20-amp electrical outlet to supply electricity to the machine. No problem! Just plug it up, and you’re ready to get started. I love this ice cream maker

5. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   D. Sharpe – December 6, 2022

   This freezer is extremely easy to use! The very first use took almost two hours to freeze, but the next two were done in 1 hour as expected. The components are easy to remove, and easy to clean making cleanup a snap. All of the parts feel very sturdy, but I worry that the plastic mixing paddle will fail. And, I don’t see a way to order a new mixing paddle. But for now, this machine is working great.