I have a Ninja Creami. It's wonderful for making a couple of servings. You pre-make your ice cream (and they have several recipes in the book) and freeze it for at least 24 hours. Take it out of the freezer and spin it up. Add mix-ins if you prefer.

https://www.ninjakitchen.com/page/ice-cream-makers

Saw them at Costco too

You have to use rock salt and ice.

I’m just old school when it comes to homemade ice cream.

And boy howdy there is a science / alchemy to it.

The recipe has to have the right amount of sugar to help in the freezing process. And then the ratio of ice and rock salt.

Last batch I made had crystals in it. I did some research and discovered that I had cut back on the sugar by half a cup, and it froze faster than it should have.


I’ll be making another batch soon and will use my recipe to a T.

I’ve looked at machines that you mentioned and found them out of my budget. They seemed rather pricey. But if I could afford one I’d definitely give it a go!

Good luck on your shopping spree and keep us posted what you decided to get and the results.

I like to experiment and grew up eating ice milk so there's practically no version I don't like, ha ha

It is tall and has a smaller diameter so it freezes really well.
Mr YD is old school too