Ice Cream Makers

Add a sweet surprise to any gathering with this easy-to-use Wolfgang Puck 1-1/2 Quart Frozen Dessert Machine. You won't believe how simple and fun it is to get creative with a variety of ice creams, gelatos, sorbets, slushies, sherberts and granitas. And, with a built-in compressor, all of your restaurant-style soft-serve deserts are cold, creamy and ready to serve. What is Refurbished? When a product is refurbished, it is made to look like and operate as a brand new item should. Many times it is as simple as the box being opened by mistake or for quality checks. Once the box has been opened, that item cannot be sold as new. Items with serious malfunctions are not refurbished, it would cost too much to refurbish them to 'like new' condition. Each refurbished item we feature is completely inspected, rerun down the production line and triple checked for quality before being packed and shipped. Most of the time the only difference between new and refurbished is the brown box and the lower price, which is your gain as an educated consumer.

Housed in brushed stainless steel with an embossed logo, this fully automatic unit makes frozen yogurt, sorbet, and homemade ice cream in as little as 25 minutes. The frozen-dessert maker features a heavy-duty motor and a double-insulated freezer bowl that holds up to 2 quarts of frozen dessert. Simply add ingredients, turn the machine on, and frozen drinks and desserts are ready in minutes. Its large ingredient spout allows for easily adding favorite mix-ins, and an instruction book and recipes are included. Great for entertaining or every day use, this unit measures approximately 8-1/4 by 8 by 11-1/4 inches and carries a three-year limited warranty. --Plus-- Deni Electric Ice Cream Scoop.

Whether you crave an indulgence of rich chocolate ice cream, a light and frosty raspberry freeze, or a batch of frozen margaritas, this frozen dessert maker is ready to mix and freeze 1-1/2 quarts of your favorite treat at a moment's notice. The canister requires a minimum of 8 hours to freeze but dessert fans can store it in the freezer at all times for making spur-of-the-moment frozen treats. The patented canister has walls that are liquid-filled for even freezing and double insulated to keep the bowl colder for a longer period of time. When ingredients are ready, the stir paddle goes inside the canister and the plastic lid locks onto the canister. The lid is clear for checking that desserts reach the proper custard-like thickness and has an opening for easily adding chunky ingredients, such as chocolate chips or cookie dough, toward the end of processing. The powerful 38-watt motor fits onto the lid and the power switch starts the action. With the ice cream maker running, cooks pour their mixed recipes through the top of the lid and wait anywhere from 10 to 20 minutes for the ingredients to reach the proper consistency. The compact unit doesn't take up much counter space and, unlike more complicated ice cream makers, doesn't require hand cranking and needs no salt or ice in its recipes. This appliance comes with a book of 40 recipes and is covered by a one-year limited warranty. --Cristina Vaamonde