Rival F64304-X 4-Quart Hand-Crank White Mountain Ice Cream Freezer | 
 enlarge | Brand: Rival
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $169.95
Buy New: $137.50
You Save: $32.45 (19%)
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Rating:  17 reviews
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 17
Dimensions (in): 18.4 x 13.5 x 13.5
MPN: F64304-X
Model: F64304-X
UPC: 017397643048
EAN: 0017397643048
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Makes 4 quarts of ice cream, frozen yogurt, and other frozen confections | | • | Hand cranking provides fun for the entire family | | • | Stainless-steel freezer can and dasher inside wooden tub | | • | Freezer can and dasher are dishwasher-safe |
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Amazon.com Review
For a century and a half, since a woman in New York invented the hand-crank freezer, making ice cream has been an American family value. Mom blended the ice cream mixture; Dad filled the maker's wooden tub with ice and rock salt to achieve the below-freezing temperature needed to produce smooth confections; kids clamored to turn the crank; and everyone happily consumed big bowls of ice cream as a reward. This family-bonding activity remains as vibrant today as it was through a century-and-a-half of "progress." With various ice cream, frozen yogurt, and sherbet recipes included, this old-fashioned White Mountain ice cream maker maintains the tradition. Only the use of modern stainless steel for the freezer can and dasher distinguishes this rugged maker from the one earlier generations enjoyed. And years from now it will still be used, knitting together a family's history. --Fred Brack
Product Description
Many summers ago, ice-cream socials centered around families getting together, each cranking out its favorite ice cream for all to enjoy. You can still carry on that tradition with this authentic-looking Ice Cream Maker with Crank. The White Mountain Freezer company, which crafts these Makers, has been in business for over 145 years and knows all about making ice cream the good old-fashioned way. In fact, they've developed an exclusive method of mixing the ice cream ??? a triple-motion gear action that properly mixes and beats the entire cream contents of the canister, resulting in the smoothest, creamiest ice cream in just 20-30 minutes. The stainless-steel canister is designed for faster freezing, and the cast-iron dasher and blades will never warp out of shape. The freezer tub is made of New England pine that has been sealed, stained, lacquered and bound with strong galvanized hoops.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...
 Ice Cream=LOVE August 5, 2008
Kevin Buckner (Washington, DC)
For those of you with the problems of filings in your ice cream...take a thick piece of plastic (not saran wrap), cut it to about 2" larger than the diameter of the stainless freezer and after you've placed your ice cream mixture and the paddles in, push the middle of the plastic over the center piece and press down the lid. I did this just this past Sunday, my FAVORITE Mother-In-Law's birthday, and it came out perfect.
Homemade ice cream is not like the commercial stuff, it has to be handled with care. YES, it melts quicker, YES, it is thin when it melts...this is because it doesn't have all that JUNK in it that the store bought crap does. So, after you crank until it's stiff and I mean STIFF...pack the bucket with fresh ice and salt and cover the top with towels and let it 'ripen' for about 30-45 min.. THEN, when you take it out of the container, place it into your freezer ASAP. Then serve, believe me, if you prepare your mixture right and put in the elbow grease...your children will love you forever.
The recipe I use is a cooked, double-vanilla, custard that my great, grand-mother passed down to my Aunts and my Mother...I should quit my day job, it's richer than Rockefeller, King Solomon, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett...COMBINED, what a treat.
 contaminated ice cream. April 30, 2008
Robert Davis (NJ)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I didn't pay attention to the advice from some of these reviewers who stated they had issues with metal filings in their ice cream from corroded parts, and now I'm regretting it!
It's true. I went ahead and made my purchase for $150.00 with high hopes for this ice cream maker. I cleaned all the parts except for the hand crank itself when I first got it, and went ahead and attempted to make a batch of vanilla ice cream. The batch ended up getting pitched because I had noticed a black powder forming on the cannister lid and when I opened it, I discovered that the powder had gone into the ice cream. I took apart the entire hand crank to clean out the black powder and dried it well. My husband even fashioned a balloon contraption to cover the gap in the lid so nothing could go into the ice cream, but on my second batch it happened again and despite our efforts, the ice cream ended up being contaminated with the metal powder again.
The hand crank parts are made of cast iron, and it has a bumpy texture and when it is cranked, and the gears turn they rub against each other causing the bumps on the metal to be scraped off into a fine powder, which then travels down the dasher into the cream. Also, after using it the first time I cleaned and dried all the parts as instructed, but when I went to assemble it for the second batch, I noticed that the dasher itself had rust spots already.
I don't know why this company manufactures this product with such sensitive and impractical materials. I called the manufacturing co. and talked to customer service, and while they were very polite and wanting to make the situation better, their response to me was that they acknowledge this problem only happening with a very old machine or one that has been used too much....clearly this product isn't tested for quality assurance.
Beware if you own or are thinking of owning this product! You may not have noticed any metal powder/filings in your ice cream, but wipe your finger around the lid of the cannister next time and inside the hand crank part to see if it comes out black. I am returning this machine for a refund and will look elsewhere for a hand crank machine.
Ice Cream July 23, 2007
Ronald Day
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The ice cream freezer worked well. The recipe for the basic vanilla is not good use only a pinch of salt not 1 tablespoon
Family Hit July 19, 2007
Angie (Broomall, PA)
I bought the ice cream maker as an add on event for fourth of july picnic. Everyone from the oldest (84) to the youngest (2) joined in making and enjoying the ice cream. It was the hit of the day and I'm planning to use it at every family picnic. It was easy and fun.
 Slightly above average July 27, 2006
David Mathews (McKinney, Texas)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Not quite as solid as I expected. The hardware is a little flimsy.
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