I love Hamilton Beach 68330R product! I use Hamilton Beach 68330R every two weeks or so & get flawless results. The product makes an ice cream with a soft serve texture (which I love) which then becomes harder in the freezer. Jerry recipes & make up my own.

I first tried the newer models that don’t require ice and salt but was extremely disappointed. They kept breaking and the ice cream wasn’t even as thick as a shake. After trying this one, I really don’t mind the ice and salt because the ice cream comes out so perfect. I use it very often and never have any problems with it. All ice cream makers are a little loud. I just plug it in behind one closed door & it works very quickly & makes the best tasting ice cream I’ve ever had. I absolutely recommend Hamilton Beach 68330R product.

I’ve only made about 5 batches of vanilla so far, but it is SOOO much better than store bought. So far, no problems, and the unit has worked perfectly. I considered the White Mountain one, but wasn’t sure if I would really use it much, and didn’t want to drop $200 on an ice cream maker to have it sit around collecting dust.

I’m too lazy to do the “custard style” ice cream where you have to bake the ingredients and then chill them before putting them in the ice cream maker. The recipe that came with the unit is quite good. I’ve tried varying the amount of whipping cream, and it always tastes great right after making it. However, with more whipping cream (I’ve settled on 4 cups after trying from 2-6 cups), it seems to stay softer and taste better out of the freezer.

Now I’m spoiled, and don’t want to eat storebought ice cream any more. I had a “drumstick” (those cones with ice cream and chocolate with nuts on top) that you can buy in the grocery store, and was disgusted with the ice cream. That may be the only downside to this ice cream maker…….for thirty bucks plus shipping, you can’t go wrong.

As everyone else has noted, this style of ice cream maker is noisy, and this one is no exception. I was well aware of this from all the reviews here, and initially ran it out in my garage, but since I don’t have a sink out there, I again got lazy and now do it in the kitchen sink where I can tolerate the noise if I don’t have to wipe up the water afterwards.

One minor knit - the power cord is too darn short at a mere 2ft long. I know most of us have an outlet in the general vicinity of the kitchen sink, but not necessarily within 2 feet. I just attached mine to an old power strip I have laying around for now. I guess copper is expensive these days, and for the price, they couldn’t extend the cord another 2-4 feet, LOL.

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