Hamilton Beach 68220

Pros: No need for ice or salt in order to freeze your ice cream.

Cons: Requires 12 hours of preparation before you can make ice cream.

The Bottom Line: I would highly recommend this ice cream maker as a quick, easy machine that produces a tasty, family-pleasing final product.

Review: I picked this unit up on sale at a local kitchen supply store, largely for making fruit sorbets (lime sorbet has become a bit of a staple around my house lately). The sorbet came out very nice, and froze up quickly, although the real treat came when I ...

Pros: quiet, fast once bowl is frozen, compact, delicious ice cream!

Cons: plastic cover doesn't seem strong

The Bottom Line: I highly recommend this as a simple, inexpensive ice cream machine.

Review: I just made my first batch of ice cream - mint chocolate chip - with my new Hamilton Beach ice cream maker. I got the machine yesterday after going to the store to buy the Cuisinart (they didn't have it). Since this was only $29.00 CDN it caught my ...

Pros: Easy to use Easy to clean

Cons: Somewhat noisy Needs planning Not sure how durable it will be... time will tell.

Review: I've just made my first batch of ice cream this morning... Mmm Mmm good! I've tried the very first recipe in the instruction guide, which is a basic vanilla. You do need to do some cooking before hand, so last night it took me about 10 minutes, to ...

Pros: It makes ice cream, frozen yogurt, and gelato in 25-40 minutes.

Cons: I cannot think of any cons. It is such a great ice cream maker!

The Bottom Line: I would recommend this ice cream maker to anyone. It truly makes the best ice cream!

Review: I am in love with my Hamilton Beach 68220 1.5 Quart Ice Cream Maker! I actually just bought it 2 weeks ago at my local Sears. My kids were with me and they all wanted ice cream. It's kind of expensive to take 3 kids to Dairy Queen. Especially when they ...

Pros: can't think of any, it doesn't work

Cons: flimsy top, doesn't "hold" the cold

Review: Put the base into the freezer for 2 days; made up vanilla ice cream mixture, cooled this in the fridge overnight; into the unit it goes, it eventually looks like it's going to freeze or get to the soft-serve state, but it never really gets there. ...