Homemade ice cream. Yum. The food of dreams, the base of sundaes, the delight of old and young. And a hassle. Especially when using a manual, hand-cranked machine. But the labor makes more than the ...

We celebrated Mother’s Day and my mother-in-law’s 89th birthday on Sunday. In the Russell family, that means making homemade ice cream in a hand-cranked White Mountain freezer. The secret to this ...

After aging, the mix is ready to be frozen. Commercial ice cream freezers, though much larger, operate on the same principle as hand crank machines. The outside wall of the freezer gets cold and a ...

These days, we can get most things done with the push of a button — but when it comes to homemade ice cream, quicker isn’t always better. Whether you’re feeling nostalgic for the taste of ...

These freezers are the kind for making homemade ice cream, with a crank that turns the creamy mixture inside until it solidifies into a delicious dessert. Benjamin L. King, the foundry owner, collects ...

My husband and I are devoted homemade ice cream makers. We use a White Mountain brand freezer. It’s a wooden bucket with a metal can inside that is usually cranked by hand. The secret is the patented ...

Boston, Mass. – Sweet and cold with a wonderful mouth feel, ice cream is an American favorite, but far from the soft, icy product produced by hand-cranked freezers, today's commercial ice cream is a ...