I never understood why. It's a friggin ice cream machine. Why is it so complex? My grandparents managed to make ice cream in a bucket that had like three moving parts and was simple to take apart and clean. What is it about fast food ice cream that requires a $20,000 machine and a degree in Mechanical Engineering to maintain?

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Posted by The Spleen

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Posted on 4/22/21 at 11:16 am to TigerstuckinMS

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I never understood why. It's a friggin ice cream machine. Why is it so complex? My grandparents managed to make ice cream in a bucket that had like three moving parts and was simple to take apart and clean. What is it about fast food ice cream that requires a $20,000 machine and a degree in Mechanical Engineering to maintain?

I mean, the linked article explains why. McDonald's chose to use a highly technical machine instead of one like all the other fast food places that don't have these problems use. I believe the DQ machines require just a few parts being removed and cleaned, then they pour a cleaning solution through the machine.

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Posted by USMEagles

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Posted on 4/22/21 at 11:42 am to TigerstuckinMS

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I never understood why. It's a friggin ice cream machine. Why is it so complex? My grandparents managed to make ice cream in a bucket that had like three moving parts and was simple to take apart and clean. What is it about fast food ice cream that requires a $20,000 machine and a degree in Mechanical Engineering to maintain?

Probably designed by a committee of Rumsfeld / Cheney types brainstorming "must haves." That's a process that tends to yield a result that checks off a bunch of narcissistic little boxes but is a festering piece of crap.

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