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We looked for an ice cream maker and tried 2 or 3 different brands. But the white Mountain freezer makes the smoothest, creamiest ice cream we've EVER eaten. The recipes were easy to follow, and their suggestions on how to make it were simple to follow. Honestly folks, if you're looking for silky smooth, creamy homemade ice cream White Mountain is the product to purchase.
Most of my adult life, we have used cheaper makers just because I couldn't justify spending the extra money. One year after we bought ours, the springs which hold the brushes in the motor corroded and snapped because they were made from poor quality materials. We have made home made ice cream for over 40 years. The dasher seems to mix the ingredients so that they don't seperate afterward like cheaper units. Makes great ice cream though. Last year we bought a White Mountain because we had a little extra. (Hard to believe I know).
Explains the short life span I guess. As a kid, we had a White Mountain which lasted a long, long time. Also, when I took the motor apart to examine it, imagine my disppointment when I saw the "Made in China" sticker. I will say this, the White Mountain system definitely makes richer, creamier ice cream and left overs which keeps much better than cheaper makers. The new White Mountain makers however are not the quality of the old ones from my childhood days. So much for the idea that paying a little more gets better quality. Buy the hand crank model - more work I know but the electric motor model is built pretty cheap.
I can't believe that the manufacturer would allow such cheap parts to be used in a $200 "commercial grade" motor. After five uses, one of the parts in the motor broke and now it won't churn. It is less than a month old and has been used to make 5 single quart batches of ice cream. When it did work, the ice cream was amazing. I'm just glad it's still in warranty.
I actually still use the old unit once a year for tradition sake and have purchased a Cuisinart 2 Quart model with the tub you put inn the freezer. The OLD White Mountain must be at least 30 years old and the tub still does not leak.
Wanting to keep it in the family I purchased a NEW White Mountain Freezer with both Hand Crank and Electric. I can only repeat what others in this category have written.
I was fortunate enough to have an old White Mountain freezer my parents used for many years. For a couple of times you can soak the tub but then the cheaply made metal bands stretch/rust and the tub simply begins to spread apart.
First the electric motor burned out after 4 uses and rather than spend the money on a new motor we were just going to use the Hand Crank. Well, then the tub started to leak as written by others.
Rival has ruined a good name. Less ice cream but just as tastey and no salt or ice.
This product looks nice, does not leak, and performs as advertised. However, the motor is so loud and noisy, you cannot stay in the same room or area with the unit. The factory says that the noise is normal, but other I/C makers we have owned were not as noisy. I will definitely not recommend this I/C maker to anyone.
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