Donvier Manual Ice Cream Maker, 1-Quart, Pink

I had been researching all kinds of ice cream makers from electric, to compressor style. We used to have a donvier ice cream maker years ago, worked very well, and made great ice cream. Was so excited to see that donvier is still made.When it arrived, I put the canister into the freezer in my frig. Wrapped canister in plastic bag first, to make it easier to handle.Let canister freeze overnight, then made a batch of homemade vanilla ice cream base sweetened with stevia. I remembered from the past that the tricky part was putting the rubber gasket/seal on the canister, so soaked the gasket briefly in some hot water to warm it up so it would be more flexible, then was able to pop the gasket right onto the canister with no problem, poured in about 1 qt of my ice cream base which I had chilled overnite in frig.And away we go! Turned handle several times, let ice cream maker sit 3-4 min, then turned again, repeated. After about 15 - 20 min, ice cream was at a nice soft serve consistency.Turned ice cream out into a glass dish, added homemade blackberry sauce, and swirled the sauce through the ice cream. Scooped this all into a carton, popped on lid, and into the freezer it went. Absolutely delicious vanilla blackberry swirl ice cream.I still had quite a bit of ice cream base left over, which I stored in frig. Next day, I strained a quart of unflavored, unsweetened nonfat yogurt, through a sieve to remove liquid, then blended the yogurt with remaining ice cream base. Added frozen thawed strawberries, mashed and sweetened lightly with stevia to the yogurt/ice cream base. Again, the little donvier turned out fabulous strawberry yogurt ice cream.And here's the best part: After the first batch of the yogurt ice cream, I still had about 3/4 qt of base left. Scooped out the first batch of yogurt ice cream into carton. Poured remainder of base into donvier, and wondered if it would make another batch back to back, with no return of the canister to freezer. It worked! Took a little longer this time, about 25 - 30 min or so, to turn into a nice med/soft ice cream. This is the most amazing little machine. Love that it doesn’t require electricity, very few parts, easy to clean, easy to make. I store the canister in the freezer so it is always ready to go. So glad I purchased this.

This was a replacement for an Oder version that was lost while moving. Love it for entertaining - guests churn their own dessert!

This is so easy to use - I guess the only potential problem for anyone is if they have a small freezer. But it is such a delight to watch the freezing process. I did not want a messy, noisy or difficult to clean device and this is wonderful and not mechanized and also doesn't use salt or ice. I've had it for only 2 weeks and have made 3 different types of ice cream and one sorbet. The only prob so far has been that the rubber gasket that one fits onto the frozen inner barrel, can be tricky to slide into the main exterior housing. A work-around is to turn the frozen unit with the gasket upside down on a bench and then put the exterior main piece on top of it - lining up the arrows. and Viola! (sort of).

I had high hopes for this machine based on the amazon reviews of so many other people but the results in reality were completely unacceptable. The machine didn't make ice cream at all and I followed the instructions to a "T." I returned the machine for a refund after using it once and instead got a Cuisinart as a replacement. The difference between the two machines is night and day. The Cuisinart worked perfectly and it DID actually make ice cream. I didn't have any problems with the Cuisinart and will be making my 4th batch of ice cream next week-end! If I could give the Donvier Manual Ice Cream Maker no stars, I would. Save your time and your money and buy a different machine!

This makes delicious ice cream. The plastic handle seems a bit flimsy but works. It has a couple of small parts (a ring & a cap) that are easy to lose. Delivery was very fast, but I was quite disappointed that in the rush to deliver, they sent me the white version when I ordered green. Will keep it because it makes delicious ice cream. Perfect if you don't need to make more than one batch at a time and don't want to bother with keeping ice cubes & rock salt on hand. I also like that it is absolutely quiet. Easy to make ice cream and watch a movie at the same time. Before your movie is over, your dessert is ready.

I had a Donvier that I got as a wedding gift 40 years ago, I had lost the rubber ring and was unable to replace it so I purchased a new one. I use it every week to make ice cream, it is quick and easy and the ice cream is far better than anything yo will purchase in the store. My son took the my old one and uses it with out the plastic seal!!

This is the best home ice cream maker I have ever used. It isn't quite as old fashioned as the ones where you add ice and salt, but you still get the same feeling, and it doesn't use electricity and make noise like the electric ones. We have made fancy ice cream mixes and ones so simple we just mix milk with chocolate syrup and the consistency of the final product is amazing. You have to follow the assembly instructions carefully when getting ready to make ice cream but once you get the hang of it, you won't believe how good frozen treats from this thing can be. We also mix yogurt with some milk and some cut-up fruit, add some agave syrup and it is better than anything you get at a store. The smaller pint Donvier is awesome as well. The mixer is made with quality parts. This thing is fun, makes amazing frozen desserts and is really like a little miracle machine--highly recommend!