Enjoy smooth, creamy ice cream anytime with the Elite Gourmet 6Qt. Old Fashioned Ice Cream Maker. It’s perfect for entertaining at family parties, BBQ’s and picnics using all of your favorite ice cream, sorbet, gelato and even frozen yogurt recipes! Features include a beautiful maple finish pine tub with strong galvanized hoops, a 3500rpm high torque motor with over-heating protection system and a two function design that easily converts to an electric model or a hand crank model. Churn delicious homemade ice cream for the whole family in 40 minutes. It also comes with a heavy duty aluminum freezing canister, canister lid and cap and ice cream stirrer. For a firmer ice cream texture, use the included traditional manual crank after removing the motorized crank and hand churn the old-fashioned way for a thick, creamy consistency. The old-fashioned pine wood bucket holds ice and rock salt, keeping the canister at the optimal 10°F temperature. All parts conveniently remove for easy cleaning.