<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (January 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (January 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> A domestic ice cream maker is a machine used to make small quantities of ice cream for personal consumption . Ice cream makers may prepare the mixture by employing the hand - cranking method or by employing an electric motor . The resulting preparation is often chilled through either pre-cooling the machine or by employing a machine that freezes the mixture . </P> <P> An ice cream maker has to simultaneously freeze the mixture while churning it so as to aerate the mixture and keep the ice crystals small (less than 50 μm). As a result, most ice creams are ready to consume immediately . However, those containing alcohol must often be chilled further to attain a firm consistency . </P>

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