Compressor Models: This style of ice cream maker features a self-chilling bowl, meaning you don’t have to worry about keeping the container frozen or cold on your own—the machine does it for you.

Freeze-first Cheaper to buy but it takes longer to get the ice cream as you have to freeze the bowl first for about eight to 12 hours. Self-freezing More expensive, self-freezing makers that give you ...

Freeze-first Cheaper to buy but it takes longer to get the ice cream as you have to freeze the bowl first for about eight to 12 hours. Self-freezing More expensive, self-freezing makers that give you ...

Able and Affordable: Cuisinart ICE-21P1 Frozen Yogurt, Ice Cream & Sorbet Maker Compact and relatively quiet, the Cuisinart model produced our second-favorite batch of ice cream. We really liked ...