The Americana 1.5Qt. Electric ice cream maker churns out delicious homemade ice cream in less than 40 minutes. It features a 1.5-Quart quick freeze bowl and a powerful motorized paddle so making ice cream is fast convenient and fun for the whole family! It's great for entertaining at family parties BBQ and picnics using all of your favorite ice cream sorbet gelato and even frozen yogurt recipes. The motor turns the paddle that whips air into the ingredients producing a smooth rich soft serve ice cream. The paddle quickly crushes cookies fruit chocolate chips or a variety of other yummy toppings and thoroughly integrates them into the mixture. All parts conveniently remove for easy cleaning.