The prices of both of our Whynter picks fluctuate, but this model tends to be the cheaper of the two.

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Unfortunately, weve noticed stock issues with several of our picks, likely due to pandemic-related supply chain disruptions Your guides Marguerite Preston Lesley Stockton Share this review A great ice cream maker may not be the most practical appliance, but it is definitely one of the most delightful.

If the thought of churning your own custom ice cream brings you joywhether its light and delicate or loaded with more mix-ins than a pint of Ben Jerrysconsider investing in a machine that will give you consistently great results at the drop of a hat.

After testing 17 models and churning many gallons of ice cream since 2014, we think the Whynter ICM-201SB is your best bet.

Our pick Whynter ICM-201SB The best ice cream maker Of all the machines weve tested, the large-capacity Whynter ICM-201SB is one of the easiest to use, scoop from, and clean.

And for the price, you cant beat this model for the smooth ice cream it produces.

Buying Options 325 from Walmart 325 from Amazon 325 from Wayfair At the time of publishing, the price was 340.

The Whynter ICM-201SB churned some of the smoothest ice cream in our tests.

Since 2014, weve recommended various models made by Whynter, and this one just edged out its predecessor, the Whynter ICM-15LS.

We like the ICM-201SBs wide, 2.1-quart bowl, which is super-easy to scrape clean with a spatula and gives you plenty of room for mix-ins.

And even though its quite a bit taller than most ice cream makers we tested, the ICM-201SB has a smaller footprint, so it takes up less counter space.

In addition to a timer, this model has a mixing-only mode as well as a keep-cool mode (which switches on automatically when the machine is done churning, to keep your ice cream from melting).

This ice cream maker, like most compressor-cooled models, is pricey.

But it produces better ice cream and more consistent results than cheaper models that use ice and salt or that require you to pre-freeze the bowl.

Buying Options 220 from Amazon 220 from Walmart At the time of publishing, the price was 265.

The Whynter ICM-15LS performed almost as well as the ICM-201SB.

It has a narrower bowl and smaller capacity, by about two cups, but it still easily fits most ice cream recipes.

The ICM-15LS is simple to operate, with little more than a timer and a startstop button.

And it made some of the smoothest ice cream in our testsnot quite as smooth as ice cream made in the ICM-201SB, but very close.

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