Enjoy smooth creamy ice cream with elite's large 4-quart old fashioned ice cream maker. Features include a maple finish pine tub with strong galvanized hoops high torque motor 3500rpm with over-heating protection system and 2 function design allows easy conversion from electric to manual hand crank. Churn great tasting ice cream for the whole family in 45 minutes. Two function design easily converts to electric model or hand crank model.

• Electric ice-cream maker produces up to 4 quarts of homemade ice cream


• Solid-pinewood exterior with maple finish and strong galvanized hoops


• Choose between traditional hand-operated crank or high-torque 3500-RPM motor


• Ready in about 45 minutes; over-heat protection system for long-lasting performance


• Measures approximately 13 by 13 by 18 inches; 1-year limited warranty

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Makes ice cream frozen yogurt custard sherbet & gelato fully automatic over 20 recipes included Easy-Lock lid

• Ice-cream maker produces up to 4 quarts in 20 to 40 minutes


• Fully automatic operation--no labor-intensive stirring required


• Makes homemade ice cream frozen yogurt custard sherbet and gelato


• Easy-lock lid; hand wash; user manual with 20 recipes included


• Measures approximately 12 by 12 by 13-1/2 inches; 1-year limited warranty

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Delivers on what it promises - just make sure you understand what it promises!

In reading the reviews for this product I've noticed that some people may have been expecting something more than what Cuisinart is selling. Having used this unit several times now here are my impressions and thoughts.

- The unit uses a freezer bowl to freeze the product. That means that the bowl MUST be frozen solid and the product MUST be very well chilled otherwise you will not get good results. We have just kept our freezer bowls in the deep freeze when not in use so that we can make ice cream fairly quickly. It's probably best to mix up your soft serve mix at least an hour in advance and put it in the coldest part of your fridge or (as another reviewer suggested) in the freezer for 10-15 minutes to get it as cold as possible without prematurely freezing it.

- The freezer bowl doesn't have a huge capacity. It can make "10-12" servings - if your servings are small. 6-8 is probably more like it. If you want more make certain you purchase an additional bowl and keep it frozen.

- The instructions on time expectations generally say 10-15 minutes and this can be true if you chill the ice cream mixture very thoroughly. Otherwise it will take longer probably more like 15-20 minutes.

- The first serving or so may be fairly soupy - I have found that I can dispense some into a cup and then re-add that into the top of the bowl.

- The "mix-ins" really don't mix in to the soft serve at all they are really topping dispensers. If you're expecting something like a DQ Blizzard it's not the same. Also don't over-fill (or pack in) the mix in bins. I've had good luck with chopped peanuts sprinkles and the mini M&Ms.



The differences between this unit and a more conventional ice cream freezer are mainly that this unit has a freezable bowl vs. a bowl that is placed in a mix of ice and rock salt. That means it is a little more convenient but lacks the capacity of the conventional freezer. Our ice cream freezer makes about twice as much ice cream as the soft serve but it is much louder generally requires more clean up and doesn't dispense the product. On the other side I think a conventional freezer has more versatility if you are making things like frozen custards that set up harder than soft serve. Finally the freezer just isn't really as much "fun" as this one is which has real appeal if you've got kids in the family.



Overall I've really enjoyed this gadget - but I did some research first and made certain I understood what I was buying. This is NOT like the soft serve dispensers in restaurants - but it's very nice for a treat on a summer afternoon.

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Love it! Just got it today & already have a gallon of ice cream

Just received this afternoon. Ran down to the store bought all the ingredients and just threw our first gallon of ice cream in the freezer. It's so cool ... and FUN! We did the quick and easy vanilla recipe that came with the recipe book chopped up some brownies and reeses PB cups and the motor stopped like it's supposed to in just 30 minutes. Soft serve ice cream as good as anything from the store ... and better for us. The directions are VERY simple to follow. We've never made ice cream before and didn't know squat about how to do it. Including time spent going to the store we had our first batch within two hours after FEDEX delivered the package. We were skeptical about the loudness of the motor based on a prior review we read; the motor is really not that loud but the sound it makes is rather obnoxious after about 10 to 15 minutes. However it sounds just like I thought an electric ice cream maker would sound like. So no surprises and SOOOO worth it! The price was awesome too!More detail ...