Rival 8550-X 5-Quart Wooden Electric Ice Cream Maker

Rival 8550-X 5-Quart Wooden Electric Ice Cream Maker
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Rival 8550-X 5-Quart Wooden Electric Ice Cream Maker
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Product Summary

Manufacturer: Rival
Brand: Rival
Release Date: 2005-11-15
Model: 8550-X
Color: WOOD
Product features:
  • Electric ice cream maker makes 5 quarts of ice cream or frozen yogurt
  • Pine bucket is bound with plated wire for a traditional look
  • High-torque motor shuts off automatically when freezing is complete
  • Includes metal can, plastic cover, dasher, cork stopper
  • Bucket measures 10 by 11-1/2 inches; 1-year warranty

Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Rival 8550-X 5-Quart Wooden Electric Ice Cream Maker

Customer Review: Worked well for the first few batches
Summary: 2 Stars

I was so pissed at this maker the other day, I visualized myself kicking it down my front yard! I've made ice cream for several years and have tried several makers. This one was reasonably priced and a brand that I was familiar with. It worked fine for the first few batches but the last two times, it's been terrible. The last batch that I made (I thought was frozen well), then I opened the canister and it was not. I finished it up in my Cuisinart freezer Cuisinart ICE-20 Automatic 1-1/2-Quart Ice-Cream Maker, White (which works wonderfully but it just makes 1.5 quarts per batch). I purchased two of these and they both have problems, so it doesn't seem to just be an occasional flaw. Don't buy it!

Description of Rival 8550-X 5-Quart Wooden Electric Ice Cream Maker

The Rival Company Model# 8550-X 5-Qt. Deluxe Ice Cream Maker

5 QT, Wood Bucket Ice Cream Maker, Auto Shut Off When Ready, Includes Recipes, High Quality Wood Bucket.


While this wooden ice cream maker looks old-fashioned, it's actually electric, taking the arm work out of the whole process. In just 20 to 40 minutes, the maker produces up to five quarts (approximately 40 servings) of ice cream, sorbet, or frozen yogurt. The high-torque motor shuts off automatically when freezing is complete. All that's required is rock salt, ice, and the desired mixture of any flavor (a recipe booklet is included). The Rival ice cream maker consists of the motor unit, a 10-by-11-1/2-inch wooden bucket, a metal ice cream can with plastic lid, a cork stopper for the hole in the lid, and a plastic dasher with a metal shaft. A latch system secures the motor unit to the bucket, and a 45-inch cord allows good reach to a power outlet.

To make good old vanilla ice cream, spiced cider sorbet, frozen strawberry yogurt, and many other tasty treats, the mixture is poured into the metal can, the dasher inserted, lid placed on, and motor unit engaged with the dasher shaft. The dasher does not turn during the freezing process; rather, the can turns around the dasher. Layers of ice and rock salt inside the wooden bucket around the can keep the temperature low enough to freeze the mixture. In case of leakage through the wooden bucket, it's a good idea to have newspaper or a plastic tub underneath. To harden ice cream, the dasher is removed after churning is complete, the cork stopper inserted into the lid, and ice and rock salt are packed over the entire can for a couple hours. All the parts except the motor unit should be washed and dried by hand. Rival covers the ice cream maker with a one-year warranty. --Ann Bieri

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