REVIEWED BY GOOD HOUSEKEEPING INSTITUTE — Our Premium Ice Cream Maker Machine has been awarded an impressive rating of 83/100. The best pod coffee machines and capsule espresso machines from Lavazza, Illy and, of course Nespresso No, it's not a sexy, metallic thing, but this ice cream maker is so cheap and so effective, I'll let it pass. The Cuisinart Ice Cream and Gelato Maker is a serious machine for people who are serious about ice cream. That's down to the fact it makes great dollops of delicious ice cream, gelato, frozen yoghurt, or sorbet in as little as 40 minutes. As with the more attractive Cuisinart, you freeze the 1.45-litre bowl (it actually comes with two bowls, to feed whole families and keep real gelato aficionados constantly stuffing their faces), then add pre-mixed ingredients and let it get down to doing its thang.

AUTOMATIC MACHINE WITH DIGITAL DISPLAY — This machine is easy enough to use when you are a beginner yet also includes functions that are really handy for experienced cooks, such as the 60-minute timer and ‘mixing only’ mode. The menu settings and timers are also shown in a clear digital LCD display. All the parts except the inner bowls could be cleaned by hand straight away, with no crevices for ingredients to gather. The inner bowls needed to defrost before cleaning. Should I buy the Andrew James Ice Cream Maker?Infuse ice cream with a double-hit of cinnamon - grinding your own spices is worth the extra effort

Low maintenance, compact and easy to use, it’s guaranteed to earn its place on almost any worktop throughout summer and beyond. Sure, it could be improved by adding a timer and dishwasher-safe parts, plus its plastic outer won’t appeal to everyone, but this is far outweighed by how much fun you’ll have experimenting. Verdict ICE CREAM MAKER MACHINE — Make delicious ice cream, gelato, sorbet, and frozen yoghurt in your very own kitchen with the Andrew James Ice Cream Maker Machine.The Smart Scoop automatically senses the firmness of the mixture and stops the process when ready. It also sounds an alarm midway when it's time to add extra ingredients like marshmallows, nuts and chocolate chips. Like most budget ice cream whippers, its 1.1-litre bowl requires freezing – in this case for a whopping 24 hours – before use.