To be fair, even 'bad' ice cream is still pretty nice, and most problems can be alleviated, if not solved, by either freezing or defrosting what comes out of the device. If you want a great ice cream maker for not a lot of money, the Andrew James Ice Cream Maker is an excellent choice. If you’re happy to sacrifice high-tech features and get a bargain, there aren’t many better options. Ice cream makers have never had a moment like other popular kitchen devices. They’ve never quite been on the trending list, like bread makers or air fryers, which we can’t understand. After all, ice cream in objectively delicious.

As with the more attractive Cuisinart, you freeze the 1.45-litre bowl (it actually comes with two bowls, to feed whole families and keep real gelato aficionados constantly stuffing their faces), then add pre-mixed ingredients and let it get down to doing its thang. All you need to do is pop the ice cream bowl into the freezer and prepare any fruits or ingredients you might want to add. The machine does everything else, and can make creamy desserts in less than 30 minutes. The Sensio Home Ice Cream Maker works fast — your ice cream is ready in just 20 minutes. That makes it great for kids who need to cool down on a summer’s day. It's not quite instant ice cream, but close enough. The Sage Smart Scoop is expensive, but that’s because it’s one the best ice cream makers available. It has 12 hardness settings, which means it makes ice cream, sorbet, frozen yoghurt, and gelato at the exact consistency you want.As well as being compact enough to store in a cupboard, the Andrew James Ice Cream Maker’s bowls take up minimal room in the freezer, with a height of 15cm and a diameter of 17.8cm. The machines is available in white or light blue. Andrew James Ice Cream Maker – Design and Features

The liquid-filled 1.9-litre bowl requires pre-freezing for 15 hours and the mixture itself needs an 8-hour pre chill. The Heath Robinson-esque paddle attachment then mixes the results to a delightful consistency. RECIPE SUGGESTIONS & EASY CLEANING — Includes 6 recipes to get you started such as vanilla, raspberry, strawberry, and banana. Your ice cream maker is also really easy to clean afterwards.What’s better than a machine that can churn out delicious ice cream? One with not just a single bowl, but two – for double the amount of tasty treats. If you plan to make a lot of ice cream, this is the one to go for. It's so good, it'll probably encourage you to make more, in fact. Mashable is a registered trademark of Ziff Davis and may not be used by third parties without express written permission.