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About this product
Product Identifiers
BrandWhite Mountain
MPNPBWMIMH612
GTIN0048894045301
UPC0048894045301
eBay Product ID (ePID)1401634573
Product Key Features
Power SourceManual
Capacity6 qt
Making MethodRock Salt
ColorWhite
FeaturesMixing Paddle, Portable, Manual
FinishStainless Steel
MaterialStainless Steel
TypeHand-Crank Ice Cream Maker
Dimensions
Item Weight18 lb
Ratings and Reviews
Most relevant reviews
- Jul 30, 2016Top favorable review
Not like the old fashioned White Mountain freezers
Purchased this item because I grew up using this type of freezer. Still has great wood bucket; still has a heavy gauge stainless steel can; still has a metal dasher with wooden scraper paddles BUT the newer freezer has been modified in terms of locking the crank mechanism in place; it no longer locks in so you sort of have to hold it in place. The older type freezer had a thumb latch that you flipped to hold the mechanism in place. I'm keeping the freezer and will fashion something to hold the crank mechanism in place without me trying to hold it in place while turning the crank. Still makes good home made ice cream.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- May 16, 2019Top critical review
Quality has gone down.
I first purchased a White Mountain freezer about 45 years ago. It lasted a long time before finally giving up the ghost about 4 decades later. I purchased another just recently and am a little disappointed. While the bucket appears to be well-made some of the mechanical parts are not as good as they used to be. The crank/handle mechanism is made of a type of cast iron that rusts easily. My old one lasted for 40+ years and never rusted. It did discolor some but didn't rust. I purchased the old-time cranking handle and it does not work well because the bucket is designed to be used with the electric motor. Instead of the cranking handle being securely fastened on both ends it just slops around back and forth. It would work OK with an electric motor but doesn't really work with a hand crank.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Jul 08, 2016
Nothing to hold the crank in the brackets
We made 2 batches of ice cream this past weekend using the recipe in the White Mountain owners manual. The results were yummy. It was a fun activity that everyone got to participate in cranking. The only problem we had was keeping the crank in the brackets. The instructions say to slide one end into the "bucket latch" but our bucket did not have a latch on either side! I finally made some wood wedges to shove in the brackets to hold the crank in the brackets on top of the pail. That's why I only gave it 3 starsVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Jul 10, 2016
White Mountain Ice Cream Maker W/UPDATE REVIEW
I looked over a lot of reviews on the White Mountain finding more negative than positive. Some said it wouldn't crank, some said it was hard to crank and that they found metal shavings in their ice cream. Some said that when you cranked the handle the gear housing would jump out of the bucket brackets so they had to stand on top of it while someone else cranked it. Some said the crank shaft had slack in it and the gears would grind. Some said theirs worked Great! I was certainly uncertain if I should make a purchase but decided to go ahead. I received mine by UPS the other day and after looking over the box for any obvious shipping damage took delivery. I opened the box which I'll mention it is shipped in the original retail box taped with clear tape to keep it closed. It was apparently packaged well enough to survive shipping as all the parts where cardboard separated in the box. It came with a instruction manual that has ice cream recipes in it also. I decided first to assemble it following the instructions and do some cranking on it to see if any of the above problems others had mentioned would occur. After cranking on it for quite a while without experiencing any of the above mentioned problems I have come to the conclusion that there must be a awful lot of drunk people making ice cream! Just Kidding although the thought did cross my mind. As I said, I didn't experience slack in the gear shaft, grinding sounds, locking gears, gear housing jumping out of the bucket brackets or any metal shavings in the canister and if you have those problems maybe you should check on how you put it together. It is noisy when cranking as should be expected. My advice is take time to read the instructions. *******UPDATE****** After using the first time all was ok, I do suggest going ahead and taking the gears apart and cleaning the cheap lubricant off the gears as it heats up and melts after cranking long enough to make your ice cream. After I cleaned the gears off I decided not to use lubricant due the gears are cast parts which are loose enough. Its not like this thing is used at a high RPM its just hand cranked so there's no real heat build up. You do have to hold the Gear Housing turned to keep it locked into the Brackets on the Bucket as you turn the Crank which gets a little harder as the Ice Cream hardens. For example my seven year old granddaughter had no problem cranking it until we got to the end of the process which I just held it in place as she cranked. The Bucket has what looks to me as a glued or sealed Bucket Bottom but I still got a cardboard box and placed a plastic garbage bag in it pulling the extra around and Duct Taped it to the bottom of the box just in case I had any salt or ice escape when pouring into the bucket which I did. We also made the Ice Cream in the house and you do not want the melted ice salt mixture getting on your floors or carpet. I'm very pleased to say, The Ice Cream turns out GREAT!! We made the 6QT mixture and used a store bought ice cream tub we kept to freeze the extra. The instructions read that your ice cream will keep for 30 days!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Jun 22, 2017
Ice cream maker
The machine. Is made ok but the gears do not mesh well and you have to push the handle in hard to make the gears mesh it makes it hard to operate, and the slots to hold the crank top on don't hold it in place very well, may send it back. Curt very poorly made no quality control what so ever in the casting and absolutely no help from the makers, a company that is 150 years old shame on you, I would not recommend it to anyone to buy ,bad workmanship. CurtmarlowVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- May 16, 2018
cheap not worth money
cheap built..must be selling name only..old freezers a lot better built...the brackets that hold down the top piece that holds the gears and handle are poorly made..Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Jun 29, 2017
White Mountain should do better than make this faulty ice cream freezer!!
The hand crank on this freezer will not work. It "catches" and will not allow complete turnings. With a great reputation like White Mountain, they should address this issue immediately!!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Aug 04, 2016
Ice cream
Best quality ice cream freezer made.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Oct 22, 2015
The Best
The best freezer made, the ice cream is the smoothest.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Jun 21, 2017
👍
It just as I expectedVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
