Elite Gourmet EIM402 Old Fashioned 4 Quart Vintage Wood Bucket Electric Ice Cream Maker Machine, Bonus Classic Die-Cast Hand Crank for Churning, Uses Ice and Rock Salt Churns Ice Cream in Minutes

Bought this as a gift. It comes with so many attachments and different ways to make ice cream. So fun! The wood bucket looked like it didn't fit the ring but after it was used it swelled and fit perfectly...which is what it is supposed to do. So that was good. Overall loved it.

Awesome product

Assembly is very easy. Product looks like it is going to get a lot of use. There was only one bad thing about it when we opened the box. The freezing canister was damaged on top not sure if the lid will fit correctly when we try to use it this weekend. I will keep you posted

Works without a glitch!! A must for any family gatherings!!

Love this ice cream freezer! Freezes a lot better than the ones with a plastic tub.

I had a Rival wooden bucket ice cream maker for years- made the best pure ice cream ever, but finally the motor burned out. It looked just like this one, so I purchased it less than a year ago, but when this one was delivered, it was a broken piece of garbage! Wood was split, the top assembly doesn't fit, but after sealing it with wood putty and jerry rigging the top a bit, I was able to make ice cream, but it did not fluff up like with my previous machine. And it took at least 3 hours to resemble anything like ice cream. I should have returned it, but I kept trying to make it work. Today it just would not turn the dasher at all! In the garbage it went! Now I have seen many reviews from people who had the same issues I did, so now I don't know what one to get. Can't find my reliable Rival brand! Don't waste your time or money on this!

We make the yummiest ice cream in this and I like the option to turn it manually.

We’ve made homemade ice cream before, but never with a machine. After watching a video, we quickly learned how to use it; while the written instructions were fine, I find videos more helpful. The manual option was fun the first time, but we’ve been making a lot of ice cream lately so we now just set it up and walk away.The inner container has plenty of space for a large batch. My kids and I have had fun experimenting with various flavors and techniques, sometimes even on the same day. So far we’ve made vanilla, cookies and cream, strawberry, and salted caramel. With multiple uses and different recipes, we've had no issues, and once we figured out the setup for the first batch the rest for quick and easy.Cleaning the inner container is easy (and it’s not heavy, so not an issue when full), allowing us to make a few batches of ice cream without needing to refreeze the container again. The outer bucket has some weight but isn’t really heavy which is a plus when you’re trying to clean out the salt, ice, and water. A lot of use and everything has held up just fine.I expected us to use this as an occasional thing, but since it’s been easy to use we’ve been using it regularly. I’m looking into ice cream containers so we can store a few big batches.