Summer will be over soon as July turns to August and then September. If you don’t already have the product above, I implore you to get it before the summer is over. It will make your summer that much better, I promise you! Who doesn’t like ice cream? It’s the perfect way to cool off. If you have lactose intolerance, you can make dairy-free ice cream with almond or coconut milk. If you are vegan, you can make the same or just use fruit juice for sorbets. If you are sugar-free/low-carb/keto, you can make sugar-free ice cream with allulose or another alternative. If you just plain like to eat without any restrictions, you can make good old-fashioned ice cream with all the animal fat and all the sugar you want. Ice cream is the perfect treat for a hot summer’s day. It’s so easy and fun to make your own with this machine. I love to make ice cream for Independence Day, Pioneer Day, and Sunday summer dinners. Yum!

You keep the inner cylinder in a freezer so it’s cold and ready to pop into the machine when it’s time to make your recipe. The machine turns the cylinder around and around with the dasher inside, mixing the ice cream. After about 30 minutes, the mixing is done and you can either eat the dessert right then or transfer it all to another container and freeze the ice cream to a firmer texture. I love that the cord has a pocket underneath to fit into so it’s not dangling all around, one of my pet peeves. I also love that it comes in red! You can also get plain boring silver. It’s over here on amazon.com. I receive no compensation for promoting this, I just love it so I’m spreading the word. I got ours 8 years ago this coming August for our wedding anniversary and it’s still going strong.

The only two problems I see with this machine are:

1. The churning process is loud. After 30 minutes I’m ready to turn it off for a break.
2. I just wish it made more. The one pictured above is 2 quarts. If you have a big family, like more than 8 people, and they have big appetites, you may want to get two machines. How fun to make two different flavors at once!

So I give it 4.5 out of 5 stars. It is the perfect gift for an anniversary, wedding, or older person’s birthday. Kids can easily learn how to make the ice cream using it and garner lots of compliments.

Want some recipes? Go here and scroll all the way to the end to get to the recipes. I’m excited to try blackberry ice cream for our next Sunday family dinner. Here are even more: My Mint Chocolate Ice Cream is here, Pumpkin Ice Cream is here, Lemon is here, and my new favorite Pistachio is here.

Want to know how you can make it, then transport it, keeping it cold, for a picnic? Go here. How fun to have homemade ice cream ready to scoop after a hike or playing in the park.