Recommendations for a good old fashioned ice cream maker?

Get an electric one. The joy of cranking until you arm is about to fall off gets old pretty quickly.

I have a white mountain with the electric motor that is probably 30-40 years old and going strong.

I have one of these Cuisinarts. Got it on sale for $35 with two freezing pots. Works great, but doesn’t make a huge batch. Seems more expensive now. No need for ice or rock salt. Make ice cream much more often now than when I had to get ice and rock salt.

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Want to do this this summer and many summers to come

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you're going to laugh but this sucker right here has been handed down for generations and it rocks.

getting the kids to help turn the handle and adding the ice & salt just gets everyone excited about the final product.

(Brand is Maid of Honor if you're looking to pick one up on ebay or something. built like a tank.)

frick an electric.

I have that same unit. The only downside is the space the two freezer drums take up in the freezer.