Best Ice Cream Makers with built-in Compressor
Baumatic Professional Ice Cream Maker
- Finished in stainless steel, the Baumatic has your no nonsense industrial look that means business. A cheaper alternative to the Buffalo featured above.
- Capacity: 1.5 litres
- Typical Preparation Time: 10 – 60 minutes depending on recipe
- Power Consumption: NA
- Other features: Removable bowl and mixing blade. Retro push button and knob operation, with timer dial, power button. Transparent cover, measuring spoon and scoop.
Andrew James Professional Automatic Ice Cream Maker
- Powerful ice cream maker that makes smooth consistent ice cream enough for the whole family, up to 2 litres in 1 hour.
- Capacity: 2 litres [BIGGEST CAPACITY]
- Typical Preparation Time: up to 60 minutes; with freezing temperature, time and mode controls & LCD indicator
- Power Consumption: NA
- Other features: Keep cool for up to an hour after the machine has finished its processes. Removable bowl for ease of cleaning. Recipe book also included.
- Size and Weight: 42.4L x 28.8W x 26H cm, 11.76 kg
Gaggia GELATIERA Ice Cream Machine
- While it may not have the good looks of the other machine, build quality is superb and makes authentic italian gelato in just 30 minutes
- Capacity: up to 600 grams
- Typical Preparation Time: up to 30 minutes with some recipes under 20 minutes
- Power Consumption: 165 watt
- Other features: Removable bowl and fixed bowl with two paddle sizes, one for the removable bowl and one for the fixed bowl.
VonShef Premium Ice Cream Maker
- Low noise level (50 decibles) premium automatic ice cream maker to make your own ice cream, sorbet or frozen yoghurt in a stainless steel housing.
- Capacity: 1.5 litre
- Typical Preparation Time: up to 50 minutes depending on preference and recipe
- Power Consumption: 150 Watt
- Other Features: LCD display and digital timer in steps of 10 minutes from 10 to 50 minutes. Removable bowl and plastic paddle for ease of cleaning. Measuring cup and scoop included.
Similar model sold as Ice Appliance Ice Cream Pro
De’Longhi Il Gelataio ICK6000 Ice Cream Maker
- Capacity: up to 1.2 litre
- Typical Preparation Time: 15-30 minutes depending on recipe
- Power Consumption: 230 Watt
- Dimensions and Weight: 32.6×42.6×24.5 cm, 14.5 kg
- Other features: Transparent lid with hermetic cold seal to retain chilling temperature. Removable paddle, stainless steel bowl and lid are dishwasher safe. Recipe book with over 50 varieties of ice cream and sorbet included.
H. Koenig HF180 Ice Cream Maker
- Compact and elegant self cooling ice cream maker.
- Capacity: up to 500 grams of ice cream
- Typical Preparation Time: from 20 minutes depending on recipe. LCD display with temperature and digital counter for countdown.
- Power Consumption: 135 Watt
- Other Features: Removable bowl for easy cleaning.
Similar model sold as Ariete Gran Gelato Ice Cream Maker
Best Ice Cream Recipe Books
When you have invested in one of these ice cream maker, be sure to look at some of my recommended recipe books at the bottom of the article to make the most of it. Below are the must have ice cream recipe books.
Ben and Jerry’s Homemade Ice Cream and Dessert Book Paperback – 28 Oct 1994
by Ben R. Cohen (Author), Jerry Greenfield (Author)
Ice Creams, Sorbets and Gelati: The Definitive Guide Hardcover – Illustrated, 1 May 2010
by Caroline Weir (Author), Robin Weir (Author)
The Perfect Scoop: Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas and Sweet Accompaniments Hardcover – 25 May 2011
Top Hint: Be brave and experiment with flavours. Using the basic vanilla recipe, you can add and adapt it to suit a variety of different flavours. Also remember to try sherbets and sorbets which are amazing on a hot summer’s day.
