The Joy of Making Ice Cream at Home

It's summer, and everyone's buying ice cream. But I'm one of those people who always makes my own. There's nothing more fun than making ice cream at home, with endless possibilities for flavors, mix-ins, and toppings. However, to get the best results, you'll need a good ice cream machine.

All ice cream machines work essentially the same way. You pour your ice cream base into a chilled canister, which is then placed in front of a paddle that rotates to scrape the sides of the bowl and incorporate air into the base. This combination of techniques makes your ice cream melt on your tongue be light, creamy, and rich.

To test the various ice cream machines available, I put three different styles through rigorous testing. The first two are old-school salt and ice blends, where you add salt and ice to chill down your base. The second one is a canister model, where you freeze a canister that has a coolant in it. And then there's the third style, compressor models that have self chilling capabilities.

My goal was to see which ones made smooth ice cream consistently and were the easiest to use. I didn't want to enjoy using any of these machines too much, as I wanted a tool that you can bust out at any time. After testing, our top pick for ice cream machines is the Klusener, a simple canister style ice cream maker.

The Klusener has several advantages. Firstly, it's fast - making ice cream only takes 20 minutes! Secondly, it has a wide opening that allows you to add tons of mix-ins. And thirdly, you can watch all the turn action from the side, making it fun to use. However, there are some drawbacks - you'll need to have freezer space and make sure your freezer gets cold enough.

Our next favorite pick for ice cream machines is also a Cuisinart model. This one is great because it's fully self cooling, so you can just spin a batch and then go to the next batch without having to worry about freezing a canister. It has three buttons: turn it on, set the timer, and churning. The wide opening makes it easy to add toppings without spilling. And with a removable bucket, you can easily wash it out.

Another option is the Breville ice cream maker, which is fully loaded with all sorts of features. It even comes with tunes! You just set it to sorbet, and walk away - when you hear your ice cream ready from iTunes, you know it's done. The wide opening makes it easy to add toppings without spilling, and the removable bucket makes washing out a breeze.

Last but not least, we have the Hamilton Beach ice cream maker, which works like one of those old-fashioned hand cranked models but gives you a motor to do all the hard work for you. It's a fun way to make ice cream with ice and salt! However, it has one drawback - the turn time is quite long at 60 minutes.

Overall, making ice cream at home can be a fun and rewarding experience, especially with the right machine by your side. Whether you choose the Klusener, Cuisinart model, Breville ice cream maker, or Hamilton Beach ice cream maker, there's sure to be one that suits your needs and preferences.

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accomplishedit's summer so everyone's buying ice cream these guys are all suckers I always make my own nothing's more fun than making ice cream at home you can be your own Ben and Jerry's pick whatever flavors you want whatever mix-ins whatever toppings get crazy but you're not gonna get far without a good ice cream machine all ice cream machines work essentially the same way you have a chilled canister that you pour your ice cream base into and then there's a paddle that rotates what that does is scrape the sides of the bowl keeping those ice crystals nice and small while also incorporating air into the base which makes your ice cream melt on your tongue be light creamy and rich we tested i should say i i tested three different styles of ice cream machines a couple that are the old-school salt and ice blends where you add salt and ice to chill down your base the second one is a canister model where you freeze a canister that has a coolant in it and then third style work compressor models that have self chilling capabilities so I put these ice cream machines through some rigorous testing spinning batch after batch of american-style ice cream gelato and even froze a the goal of all this test was to see which ones made the smooth scream consistently and was the easiest years because he want a tool that you can bust out any time I didn't want to enjoy using sushi this is our top pick for AI strategies what's at home is it just called Klusener it is a simple canister style ice cream maker which means this bowl in here needs to be frozen solid before you can spin ice cream in it and it has this wide opening which is perfect for adding tons of mix-ins you can watch all the turn action and it's really just fun to use and the best part is that it actually has the fastest turn time so this makes ice cream only in only 20 minutes the drawbacks to this is that you have to have freezer space and on top of that you make sure your freezer gets cold enough if it just went through a thaw cycle it's likely that this canister did too our next favorite pick of ice machine is also a Cuisinart this is their compressor model this is great because it's fully self cooling so you can just spin a batch and then going into the next batch just three buttons one to turn it on when this set the timer one to get it churning and then there's a nice wide opening of it's really easy for mix-ins after you finished one back just scoop it out and then rinse out your bucket to be fill and you're ready to go you're like a spontaneous ice-cream maker you can just go ahead and have ice Finch when you want it no reason to worry about freezing a canister but if you really love ice cream if you want to be a baller this is the model for you the Breville ice cream maker is fully loaded it has everything it even comes with tunes I just set it to sorbet walked away and then I heard mine from iTunes and I knew my ice cream was ready it also has a nice wide opening so you can add lots of toppings without spilling has a removable bucket as well just like this leads NART so you can easily wash it out and because this is a compressor model you can just keep spitting you can spin some icecream empty it out spin some more ice cream listen to another song you can just listen to the music this is our fun budget picks by Hamilton Beach it works just like one of those hand cranked models but it gives you a motor to do all the hard work but you get to still have fun with the ice and salt this is the canister which is huge and can fill a gallon and then you just fill the inside of this with layers of salt and ice so can you get below the freezing temperature it has one of the longest turn times at 60 minutes and the ice cream is a little bit I see because of that my favorite use of it is actually to make froze a for a crowd that's worth $20 yeah I would want to use my ice cream machine exclusively for this does it make you want to buy an ice cream yeah mission accomplished\n"