| Maxi-Matic Elite Gourmet Old Fashioned Pine Bucket Electric/Manual Ice Cream Maker |  | Brand: Maximatic
Category: Kitchen
Buy New: $59.99 - $79.99
as of 9/9/2010 08:04 CDT details
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Rating:  15 reviews
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 13.4 x 18.5 x 13.4
Model: EIM-502-PARENT
ASIN: B002DUCCEC
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| Features:
| • | 4-Quart capacity | | • | Maple finish pine tub with strong galvanized hoops | | • | High torque motor 3500RPM with over-heating protection system | | • | Enjoy smooth, creamy ice cream in 45 minutes | | • | Two function design easily converts to electric model or hand crank model |
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Product Description
Enjoy smooth, creamy ice cream with elite's large 4-quart old fashioned ice cream maker. Features include a maple finish pine tub with strong galvanized hoops, high torque motor 3500rpm with over-heating protection system, and 2 function design allows easy conversion from electric to manual hand crank. Churn great tasting ice cream for the whole family in 45 minutes. Two function design easily converts to electric model or hand crank model.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 15
 Devil in the Details December 6, 2009
Daysha Hughes
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
i needed this ice cream maker for thanksgiving. got it, took it out the box, inspected, and assembled it. it looked great and everything seemed to be just fine. the instructions advise that you soak the bucket for a couple of hours prior to the first use. on thanksgiving day i soaked the bucket and came back moments later and noticed the water level was declining more rapidly than expected. i refilled and tried again. the same thing happened. not a little water was coming out, but a steady, constant stream of significant amount. i could literally see the water going down. i look closer to see where the water is coming from, and i see a crack in the wood on both sides. i can actually move the pieces. well, we figured we would hand crank the ice cream in in a tub to collect the water. after about an hour or more of cranking the machine, it was still easy to turn/crank the handle. what is supposed to happen is as the ice cream freezes, it is supposed to be more difficult to turn/crank. we hand cranked for a little longer with little progress. That is when we used the automatic, electric component. well. after a while, it did finally freeze, but not as hard/firm as it should have if done by hand.
i had used the product so i couldnt return it.
pros: pretty
cons: wood barrel cracks going on both sides of the barrel. this was not visible to the naked eye until it was time to soak the bucket. water left the bucket constantly
did not freeze when using manual hand crank
when using the automatic/electric component, it took a long time, but finally froze. however the consistency/firmness could have been much better and firmer.
took way to long
 Classic Ice Cream Maker November 12, 2009
Ruby G. Turner
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This was my third try at finding a high quality ice cream maker without a high price. This product was the best of both! I highly recommend it. A note oc caution:
be sure to read the instructions before using it.
I would recommend it! October 30, 2009
Tanya Tolleson (Huntsville, AL)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I bought this item for my brother-in-law's birthday. So far he has made grape, vanilla and root beer ice cream which all turned out great! It did freeze up once but he did something and got it working again...that's the only reason for not rating it a 5!
In defense of cheap products! July 29, 2010
D. Harris (Salt Lake City, UT)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
After reading all the reviews on all the ice cream makers I found one common theme; lots of one star reviews for a "cheap" product.
News flash, welcome to the world we live in. The lifestyle you get to live is because of economies of scale and mass production that we enjoy. The old days of 1923 White Mountain freezers are gone. Unless you want to spend $180-$200 on a "White Mountain" ice cream maker that is still getting bad reviews and is now owned by Rival, I would suggest just a few tweaks to make this machine great.
First, my barrel had a crack in it like other people have complained about. Instead of having to deal with sending it back, I bought some wood glue for $4 at a hardware store and bought 6 hose clamps ($2 each) and connected two of them to make them fit around the barrel for each of the 3 wire rings. I pulled off the 3 cheap wires (that are only for show) and put some glue in the crack and tightened the hose clamps then left them on to keep it tight.
Is it as pretty? Probably not as nice to look at as one fresh out the box. Does it do a bang up job for the price I was willing to pay? Yes.
The ice cream has come out fantastic and as long as you follow the directions, you should be just fine. I used the hand crank after the motor stopped and although the hand crank was made of cheap plastic, it still churned it for another 5-10 minutes. After I couldn't turn it, I stopped. I didn't keep forcing it until it broke (like other people who have written bad reviews) I just stopped. I know, weird...
So if you're like me and unwilling to spend $100+ dollars on a product that was probably manufactured in the same continent as this one, and you're willing to put a little sweat equity into your purchase? This is a great buy. I got what I paid for and tweaked it and it turned out just fine.
Terrible quality!!! March 5, 2010
M. Sonntag
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The ice cream maker motor burned out after 5 minutes into our first batch of ice cream. After following the instructions and putting water in the bucket for several hours, the wooden bucket developed a split and so it leaks water during the process. So, in the end we got a ice cream maker with a leaking bucket that only works with a hand crank. Terrible purchase and very disappointing.
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