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Question: Is this ice cream maker suppose to be beeping once a second the entire time it's running ?
Document: This machine churns up ice cream every week! Easy to use, a bit heavy to lift. Still figuring out how to stop the beeping noise that happens during the time it is churning. It seems to have a hic-up.
Failed after the first batch. The very first time I used this thing it produced a barely acceptable ice cream after some 40 minutes. Mind you that the mixture was around 35 F and that I had chilled the canister for 20 minutes.When I tried the second batch the ice cream would not firm at all. The temperature inside the bowl did not fall below 30F.
We purchased this ice cream maker and according to the manufacturer it should freeze in 30-60 minutes. Our first unit took nearly 2 hours to partially freeze. So amazon replaced the unit and the second one did the same thing. I am very disappointing! I bought this because it was highly recommended by Americas Test Kitchen, but the product is a huge FAIL in my eyes!
This is the second ice cream maker I have owned. Previously I had theKitchenAid KICA0WH Ice Cream Maker Attachment. I loved that it was convenient and small to store but it seemed to warm up too quickly, often leading the ice cream that never got sufficiently chilled while churning. Not to mention, I disliked that it took up space in my freezer.
It churned 2 cups of prepared base at 34F to a firm consistency in about 25 minutes. The machine is NOT loud compared to ice-salt makers, and not loud compared to my Kitchenaid stand mixer running with its ice cream attachment. It is about as loud as the Kitchenaid non-stand-mixer ice cream makers with the freezer canisters. Meaning...this machine is pretty quiet, contrary to what some reviewers have stated. (They must have never owned a traditional ice cream maker!)
It worked great the first time. The second time the mixer paddle would not turn. The pin for the electrical connection would not stay in place and I had to jam something into the front of the mixer cover to level the mixer cover and  force the pin down to make the connection to churn the paddle. Then it worked fine again, but ....
We bought this ice cream maker because we have severe food allergies in our family. The kids contributed their birthday money to help buy the machine, because they wanted to be able to have ice cream again. We finally saved enough to purchase the machine. When we powered the ice cream maker on, it rattled. It only got cold about half the time, so it only worked about half the time. I contacted the manufacturer, Whynter Sno, and explained the situation.
Yesterday, I received from Amazon, a new Whynter IC-2L ice cream maker. I've been looking at this unit and thinking about buying it for over a year. Cooks Illustrated's Christopher Kimball gave it a good review a couple of years or so back, so I trusted that the machine was solid and made good ice cream. So I just opened the box, read instructions, set it up, made the cream, poured it in, set time and pressed start. It doesn't even work.
I was tired of having to remember to freeze my ice cream maker the night before I wanted to make ice cream. With this unit, I am free to make ice cream or Italian Ice any time I want. I've used to few times now and very happy with my purchase. I don't think the noise is par for any ice cream maker. Before I had the Kitchen Aid attachment to make ice cream. The churn motor is a little louder than my Kitchen Aid, but the result is well worth it.
Very excited about saving my money to buy my husband this icecream machine and he used it once, tried to make the second batch right after the first one and icecream machine stopped working. Unfortunatly I bought this on amazon and didnt save the receipt. I am very upset. Get a hand crank icecream maker instead. This didnt even come with any kinds of instructions in the box.
Answer: Absolutely not!  If it's an electronic beep, it's a malfunction.  It might be a squeak from the canister turning.  Re-position it and see what happens.  Keep the canister handle toward the back.