THE BEST FROZEN TREATS

Our family goes out for ice cream about 2x a month, so we decided to invest in an ice cream machine. We have unsuccessfully tried this before, Ninja, Cusinart, they just did not produce a high quality ice cream. Then we found Whynter’s 2.1 Qt Frozen Treat Machine, wow, what a game changer! We just love it. Our friends love it. Smooth rich ice cream and we know exactly what ingredients are being used. Thank you for offering such a great product.

As described

Makes terrific ice cream. Highly recommended.

As a chef and restauranteur used to my venerable Musso L2 gelato machine, I was looking for a modern home unit that could make more or less comparably good ice cream without weighing 100lbs. The Whynter was recommended on several lists so I gave it a go. Very happy I did. We've only had a chance to make two batches so far, but couldn't be happier. No need to pre-chill anything, not even the mix. It operates quietly. It's easy to use. Easy to clean. And makes creamy, smooth, ice cream. Bingo.

Awesome Ice Cream Maker Machine

The Whynter ICM-200LS 2.1 Quart Ice Cream Maker is a nicely built machine with a powerful compressor. I used Dan Souza's recipe on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trRORWZN0Vc) and made 2 quarts of sweet cream ice cream in 30 minutes.

Great Ice Cream maker

Quick amd easy to use

WOW Machine

Beautiful! Anyone would be proud to have this on their kitchen counter. So easy to operate. I think it could make any ingredient creamy! I start on 60 minutes but stop after 40 minutes and keep an eye on it as I make a smaller batches.

I love this. We have had great success with many different types of ice cream and frozen drinks.

A bit on the pricy side, but an excellent product so far. We’ve made 4 batches of ice cream already - 3 different flavors - and the machine worked perfectly, producing excellent, ready-to-eat treats.

I have been very happy with this purchase! If you own an ice cream maker that uses ice and salt or has a separate frozen core to put in the freezer and are considering the upgrade, this is definitely worth it! The ice cream is even better and doesn’t require pre-chilling before making it - I do still recommend that you do, but if you ever have a hankering for ice cream that just won’t be satisfied then it’s possible to churn the warm liquid into ice cream within the 60 minute cycle.

Excellent

This ice cream maker works excellently.

What i liked, it makes ice cream fast, way better than my last ice cream maker

loved the machine easy to use but it has started making a squealing noise after 7 batches of ice cream I will return and reorder another hoping I just got a bad one

Very disappointed in Walmart customer service.

Item was defective when I received it. I returned item to Walmart and 10 days after they received it, I had still heard nothing neither had I received my replacement. Horrible customer service.

Good ice cream machine! :-)

The Whynter ice cream machine does a great job. I don't have to buy bags of ice for it since it has a built-in compressor. I make my dairy free ice cream mix and pour it in the drum, hit the start button and walk away. About an hour later or less I have ice cream. Great machine and easy to use. Worth the money for sure.

The best ice cream machine and easiest to use . I reached out to Wytner because I needed a part . Heather at Wytner helped me immediately with a part on the lid that I broke. The best customer service, very fast and efficient

This Whynter ICM-200LS is very identical to The Ariete - DeLongi Ariete - DeLonghi Stainless Steel Ice Cream Maker with Built-in Compressor, LCD Digital Display, 2.1 Quart and the Gourmia GSI400 Gourmia GSI400 Stainless Steel 2.2 Qt SleekServe Automatic Ice Cream Maker - Gelato, Sorbet and Frozen Yogurt Machine - Built-in Compressor and LCD Digital Display- Includes Free Recipe Book . Side note: I'll briefly compare these units to Cuisinart ICE 100 Cuisinart ICE-100 Compressor Ice Cream and Gelato Maker and the Breville BCI600XL Breville BCI600XL Smart Scoop Ice Cream Maker and the Lello Lello 4080 Musso Lussino 1.5-Quart Ice Cream Maker, Stainless toward the end of the review. The Whynter ICM-15LS and the Knox 1.5 are also identical with their smaller capacity of 1.5 Quarts (though the stickers say litres which I guess is technically about 6% more volume than the Quarts advertised) All these Chinese made units have the same company bringing the UL listing, specs, and design to market from the company Intertek. The lids are also identical as are the plastic paddles as are the mechanisms that attach to the bottom of the bowls/paddles. Regardless of the specs listed, I had access to a couple of these machines and they all weigh about 26 pounds according to my calibrated shipping scale. The dimensions are about 16 5/8 inches length x 11 1/16 inches width by 8 7/8 inches height. Since they seem to have the same motors that spin around 25 RPMs, the same refrigerant for the cooling action and the same interchangeable aluminum container that houses the mixture, what are the differences you ask? Well, the difference is mostly cosmetic with some differences with button controls on the LCDs. All the 2+ quarts makers (Whynter ICM-200LS; Ariete-Delonghi Gourmia GSI400) feature a power button, a start/pause button, and a menu button. The Whynter ICM-200LS has two additional buttons to increase or decrease time. The two others (Ariete-Delonghi Gourmia GSI400) have a round knob that you turn to incrementally increase or decrease time. Otherwise the built-in software and the LCD readouts are absolutely identical. You can toggle between the 3 modes of "ice cream" ; "cooling only" ; or "mixing only." When you power the units on, they all default to 60:00 minutes which you can toggle down if you prefer less time (either by turning the knob on some models or pressing the buttons on the Whynter) They all go to automatic cooling mode for 10 minute increments after the ice cream is finished churning for the prescribed amount of time. They all have the safety function to shut the motor off in the event of an overload should the machine not be able to muscle through the mixture if it freezes too hard while churning. The "Cooling only" mode is good if you want to pre-chill the bowl before pouring in your mix which could lessen the total contact time and make for a creamier end result... of course you could also throw the bowl in the freezer for 5-10 minutes to achieve this effect if you get a machine without this feature. A word about the warranties. They all seem to have a one year limited warranty except the Knox which is as unknown as the company itself. The real issue is that the warranty covers against manufacturers' defects. It is important to realize that these units are mini freezers which mean they have a compressor with sealed oil. If the units travel on their side or upside down, they need to be place right side up for at least 4 hours and preferably 24 hours to make sure all of the oil drips out of the sealed housing. If it is run with oil in it, it will break and though make noise like it is working, it will not cool a thing. This also means that if you store the unit on it's side or back, you have to wait many hours with it right side up to safely turn it on. If you turn it on and it doesn't get cold because there was oil in the compressor, it probably wouldn't be covered as a manufacturer defect. These units all make excellent ice cream and excellent gelatos. Since they spin at 25 RPM's per minute, you will never be introducing air into the cream like what is done with commercially made ice cream. More dense ice cream and gelato is the premium product we want at home anyway. Other differences between the units is that some user manuals are marginally better than others. Some give you more recipes than others. Some give you silly extras like a cheapy plastic scoop (with the Whynter) or a cheapy plastic measuring cup (with the Ariete - DeLonghi) or a cheapy plastic spatula.

Love it! Makes quick wonderful ice cream!

Great value and makes perfect ice cream quickly.

It didn’t work so I returned it....

It didn’t work so I returned it.

Outstanding customer service

For over a year we have loved the ice cream and rum runners from this machine. Then I broke it! I contacted support; they replied promptly and solved the issue in a manner that was above and beyond expectations. Easily in my top 3 customer service experiences ever.