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- #989,231 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
- #1,001 in Ice Cream Machines
Product Description
Homemade ice cream tastes even better when it's made the old-fashioned way. This Rival 5-qt. ice cream maker features a plastic bucket with a traditionally styled wooden look and stainless steel bands. Ice cream is ready to eat in 25 to 40 minutes. Machine shuts off automatically when ice cream is ready. Make your ice cream from scratch or use prepared Rival mixes. Uses table salt or rock salt. No. 8550. Made in USA. 15Hx12" diameter.
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While this wooden ice cream maker looks old-fashioned, it's actually electric, taking the arm work out of the whole process. In just 20 to 40 minutes, the maker produces up to five quarts (approximately 40 servings) of ice cream, sorbet, or frozen yogurt. The high-torque motor shuts off automatically when freezing is complete. All that's required is rock salt, ice, and the desired mixture of any flavor (a recipe booklet is included). The Rival ice cream maker consists of the motor unit, a 10-by-11-1/2-inch wooden bucket, a metal ice cream can with plastic lid, a cork stopper for the hole in the lid, and a plastic dasher with a metal shaft. A latch system secures the motor unit to the bucket, and a 45-inch cord allows good reach to a power outlet.
To make good old vanilla ice cream, spiced cider sorbet, frozen strawberry yogurt, and many other tasty treats, the mixture is poured into the metal can, the dasher inserted, lid placed on, and motor unit engaged with the dasher shaft. The dasher does not turn during the freezing process; rather, the can turns around the dasher. Layers of ice and rock salt inside the wooden bucket around the can keep the temperature low enough to freeze the mixture. In case of leakage through the wooden bucket, it's a good idea to have newspaper or a plastic tub underneath. To harden ice cream, the dasher is removed after churning is complete, the cork stopper inserted into the lid, and ice and rock salt are packed over the entire can for a couple hours. All the parts except the motor unit should be washed and dried by hand. Rival covers the ice cream maker with a one-year warranty. --Ann Bieri
Tim Bettles
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2023
Seen this and thought that since it was a brand that I had heard of that it would be a good purchase. Worked great the first use. On the second use, the paddle broke and there are no replacements available sine it has been discontinued for years.
D. Hinds
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2017
This maker works worked quite well. Unfortunately, my ex loved it too. She keep it. I'll have to buy another one :(
Walter C. Mooney
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2013
This is a very good item if you like ice cream. It will do most of the work for you, especially the hard. When it is finished it will cut off and you can enjoy.
2dogs
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2011
High-torque motor gets tired and shuts off long before ice cream is frozen. Pine bucket looks great. Wimpy plastic dasher breaks easily- we had 2 break and cannot find a replacement. Go buy some Blue Bell.
Rachbug
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2010
It makes good ice cream but the motor is a little weak. We don't use it very often so I don't believe it should be warn out already...good buy for the price though.
Gerald Gutheil
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2009
With six little kids standing, watching this machine with anticipation and the beater in the machine not turning because of a design flaw is disappointing to say the least. Never the less we tried it again with the same results. Oh well I've been fished in before!
Katherine Tait
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2008
Hi Everyone....I like many others bought a piece of junk. However...I did not read the reviews. I just saw I and bought it. My father wanted one.We tried it and followed the instructions. We had the sme problems listed in many of the reviews. Metal shavings, not contack being made...you name it...faulty machine.I called rival for their help. There response to me was that they do not honour the warranty for purchases made on amason and ebay. The lady at rival said I would have to buy back the motor. We are not spending anymore money on this unit.My father decided to work on the bucket to lower the motor. We are trying again to churn the ice cream.I also do not recommend this product.
vpelham
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2008
I was so pissed at this maker the other day, I visualized myself kicking it down my front yard! I've made ice cream for several years and have tried several makers. This one was reasonably priced and a brand that I was familiar with. It worked fine for the first few batches but the last two times, it's been terrible. The last batch that I made (I thought was frozen well), then I opened the canister and it was not. I finished it up in my Cuisinart freezer (which works wonderfully but it just makes 1.5 quarts per batch). I purchased two of these and they both have problems, so it doesn't seem to just be an occasional flaw. Don't buy it!
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