With the Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker ICE-21, frozen treats in any flavor you can dream up are just a few easy steps away—without messy ice or salt. Fully automatic ice cream maker can hatch a 1.5-quart batch of ice cream, yogurt, sorbet or frozen drinks in as little as 20 minutes. Once you toss your ingredients into the spout, the heavy-duty motor, double-insulated freezer bowl and patented mixing paddle do all the work for you. Bowl must be frozen overnight in advance. The results are consistently smooth, and clean-up is a breeze.

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