White Mountain Appalachian Series Wooden Bucket Electric Ice Cream Maker

by Jarden Consumer Solutions

• Makes up to 6-quarts of ice cream
• Triple motion action dasher system
• Enhanced powerful 12,000 rpm universal electric motor
• Stainless Steel Canister and Lid
• Bucket is bound by strong galvanized hoops for durability

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.4 x 13.3 x 20.6 inches ; 19.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 21 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B006P1VC1O
• Item model number: PMWMIME612
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,842 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #69 in Kitchen & Dining > Small Appliances > Ice Cream Machines

Product Description

Size: 6-Quart

Create delicious homemade ice cream, from strawberry to mint chocolate chip, with the included recipe book

White Mountain Electric Ice Cream Maker

Homemade Ice Cream the Old Fashioned Way

Features a 12,000-rpm motor

Fun for the whole family

Grab your bucket, fetch some ice and rock salt, and get ready to enjoy in one of the greatest American indulgences that the whole family can enjoy – smooth, creamy, homemade ice cream!

At the heart of the White Mountain ice cream maker is a uniquely designed, twin-blade "dasher." The outer canister turns clockwise and the blades turn both clockwise and counter clockwise. That triple-motion action continuously folds the ingredient mixture from the outer walls back onto itself, creating the smoothest and creamiest down-home ice cream ever made.

Once you whip up your favorite ice cream recipe and set up the ice cream maker, simply plug it in and you'll have a delicious batch of ice cream ready to enjoy. The new, improved 12,000-rpm motor is designed with plenty of power to make sure every batch comes out perfect. The White Mountain ice cream maker will be the center of attention at any occasion, be it a party, barbecue, family holiday or a relaxing summer afternoon with a couple of friends.

Enhanced 12,000 RPM Motor

The White Mountain Electric Ice Cream Maker uses a new 12,000 RPM commercial grade motor that provides the churning torque needed for making homemade ice cream. This ice cream maker also has the power to restart after stopping to add fruit, berries, chocolate or candy to a thickened ice cream mixture.

New England Pine Bucket

The premium dark wood stained bucket is crafted of select pine from New England and bound with strong galvanized hoops and electroplated fittings to ensure lasting stability. The slide and lock brackets hold and easily release the motor.

Stainless Steel Canister

The tall canister design allows the ice cream to come in close contact with the ice and rock salt making it freeze faster. The canister is manufactured of heavy-duty stainless steel that will provide years of ice cream making service.

Triple-Action Dasher

The patented dasher system is constructed of heavy-duty cast iron and is electroplated for lasting durability. It will never warp out of shape and the beech wood blades are self-adjusting to ensure uniform scraping of the ice cream mixture on the canisters interior sidewall.

Additional Features

5 year limited warranty

Recipes included

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The sweet taste of summer August 16, 2012

By Michael D. Adams VINE™ VOICE

Size Name:6-Quart|Amazon Vine™ Review (What's this?)

My family has been making homemade ice cream for many, many years. It was a tradition that started with my grandparents that has carried on down the line. Back in my childhood days, we had a hand-crank White Mountain ice cream maker. My cousins and I would take turns cranking while the other sat on the bucket to keep it still. It was difficult work, but worth the labor. So many years later when I was offered an ice cream maker, my wife and I selected a hand-crank model. We thought we would pass down this labor of love.

Unfortunately, the hand-crank ice cream maker mostly sits in the closet. It's a bit rusty after 15 years, and the kids don't want to crank it. The cranking IS more laborious than I recalled, and when it's hot outside nobody wants to crank. So we can't put it all off on the kids. I missed homemade ice cream.

So when the opportunity arose to test-drive the White Mountain PBWMIME612-SHP Appalachian Series Wooden Bucket 6-Quart Electric Ice Cream Maker, I jumped at the chance. I was hopeful that this might be the "middle ground" I was looking for. Upon receipt, I immediately opened it up and read the instructions, allowing the bucket to soak in water overnight and pre-washing all of the inner components. I was pleased to find that the dasher and steel canister are of the same quality of my 15-year-old hand crank AND of my grandparent's old maker. Quality has not gone down in this case! The ice cream maker shipped in a nice, sturdy cardboard box that is suitable for long-term storage. Immediately the smell of the pine bucket struck me. It smelled great, and was very heavy and well-constructed.

When the family gathered for the 4th of July, my mom put together the ingredients for my grandma's pineapple sherbert. It was a very hot day, so icy sherbert sounded much better than creamy ice cream. The process is basically the same, only the ingredients differ slightly. I brought the new White Mountain ice cream maker and opened it up. I set it in a metal wash-tub to make sure any briny water that wept from the side would not mess up the deck. After filling the canister with the ingredients, I set it in the bucket and packed chunked ice around it, layered with rock salt. I then hooked up the electric motor and let it go. The motor was not quiet, but was not obnoxious either. For pre-made ice cream or at a function where you can make it outside, it was not distracting. The motor DID get pretty warm, but it was not so hot that it burned me. When stopping to add ingredients and check the progress, it had no problems re-starting. After finishing, we removed the motor, packed the canister with ice and blankets, and let it "set up" for a bit.

The result? We enjoyed absolutely awesome pineapple sherbert that day. It was SO much better and more fresh than what you get at the stores. And we enjoyed the family tradition of making ice cream. Everyone loved it, and several commented on how nice the ice cream maker was.

The White Mountain ice cream maker is not cheap, either by price or quality. It comes with a 5-year warranty, so I'm satisfied it will hold up or any issues will be resolved. But it was certainly worth the experience we will share many times over. And I can further attest that some of the other ice cream makers I checked out in stores came no-where near touching this one in terms of workmanship.

Please view the gallery to see some of the photos taken of my ice cream and maker:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-media/product-gallery/B006P1VC1O/ref=cm_cmu_up_thanks_hdr

One final note... if you get this, don't just enjoy the final product. Involve the whole family, and enjoy the process of participating in a timeless activity that is as American as apple pie.

20 of 25 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed June 18, 2012

By Robb-N-Wood

Size Name:6-Quart

I recieved the Whitemountion electric 6 quart ice cream maker for Father's Day 2011. I have used the ice cream maker 6 to 8 times it has done a great job. I love the look of the wooden bucket & the Whitemountain lable. Yesterday on Father's Day I make up my favorit Vanilla recipe with origanic milk & cream. Plugged in the Whitemountain ice cream maker and nothing happened. I tried another outlet, still nothing. There went $20 of milk, cream, vanilla, ice, and salt down the drain. I had on my hands two very disappointed grand daughers who were looking forward home made ice cream. So off to the store for some store bought.
I called Whitemountian this morning and they said they would send me a new motor when they came available. I asked when that would be and was told some time this summer. They could not give me a date. There goes the 4Th of July and our week at our cabin for home made ice cream. Disappointed!!! Note: the motor housing says made in China. It only looks old world and make in USA.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Motor broke after a few uses May 6, 2012

By Rusty B. Good

Size Name:6-Quart

Something has happened. We've always purchased White Mountain ice cream makers, but the last one we bought had a crap motor. I worked maybe 3-4 times before breaking. I'm noticing a few others are having motor issues as well.