We chose this White Mountain Ice Cream maker because my husband grew up with one -  it has been in his family for 30 years.  It is a family tradition at gatherings to make ice cream in that old ice cream maker.  We are very pleased with this new one and it has worked as described.  Our only BIG disappointment is that the motor is no longer made in the USA.  The old family unit was made in the USA and we wanted to continue this American tradition...knowing this took some of the fun out of the tradition but we will enjoy this maker regardless.  It has operated well so far - we have made 3 batches as of this review.