Title: I like my old Rival better
Product review: I have the white one, which I've had for two years now. This machine is convenient, easy, and it's not as loud as my old Rival which requires ice and salt, but that's where the pros end. For one, this thing only makes 1.5 quarts at most! Because it freezes so quickly, the texture of the ice cream isn't nearly as creamy as my old Rival's ice cream. When ice cream freezes too fast you get ice crystals, so the texture is icy rather than creamy. Also, because the bucket is itself frozen, you get nearly a cup of your ice cream frozen solid against the sides of the bucket and you can't get it off until the bucket thaws. So, by the time you get to scoop out your homemade ice cream all you get is a little over one quart of icy ice cream, since the rest is frozen against the sides of the bucket, and that's a LOT of work for that little amount of ice cream. I want my old, noisy Rival back!
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