Best ice machines with compressor: small households
In this post of my series of articles on ice machines, we will focus on devices that have a self-cooling functions have and an excellent price-performance ratio for small households offer
Under devices for small households for me fall ice machines, which are up to 1.2 liters capacity have. This means that with one run at minimum filling you can use approx. 2 portions and with maximum filling up to 5 servings receives.
With a built-in compressor is no pre-cooling of the ice container required. You can therefore start making your ice cream immediately when the ice cream craving takes hold of you.
If you need additional Information about ice machines I suggest that you take a look at my articles on "Buying an ice cream machine: Yes or no?" and "Four good reasons to make your own ice cream".
For more Information about my ranking I refer you to the first article and the section, explaining how I determined the order of precedence. have. In short, it was all Ice machines with compressor considered, the At least 100 star ratings on Amazon have an average Star rating of at least 4.0 have and a Capacity up to 1.2 liters had. The ultimate goal was to find the top three machines that would make the best price-performance ratio guarantee. This is based on an analysis that takes into account a combination of the distribution of star ratings, the number of ratings and the average price over the last 180 days. I am of the opinion that this approach is a fairer ranking of the ice machines supplies.
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The three best ice machines with compressor for small households
And here is already the result. The complete ranking can be found at the end of the article.
A brief technical comparison
| Springlane ice cream maker Elli | Klarstein Snowberry & Choc | Springlane ice cream maker Eni | |
| Dimensions of the device | 39 x 26 x 21,5 cm | 39,5 x 20,5 x 25 cm | 35,5 x 26 x 22,5 cm |
| Capacity | 1.2 liters | 1.2 liters | 1 liter |
| minimum filling - maximum filling | 2 - 5 servings | 2 - 5 servings | 2 - 4 servings |
| Weight | 9,5 kg | 9,2 kg | 7,4 kg |
| Color | silver/white | silver/black | white/grey |
| Material | Stainless steel, plastic | Stainless steel, plastic, aluminum | Plastic, Aluminum |
| Performance | 135 W | 135 W | 100 W |
| Volume | 65 dB | unknown | 60 dB |
| special equipment and accessories | Post-cooling function, automatic switch-off, filling opening lid, LC display, ice cream scoop, measuring cup, ice cream spatula | Post-cooling function, automatic switch-off, filling opening lid, LC display, ice cream scoop | Pre-cooling function, post-cooling function, automatic switch-off function |
Summary and comparison
Go to Springlane Elli ( SPRINGLANE ice cream maker Elli 1.2 L with self-cooling from € 189.99 * ) and the entire Springlane family you can get more detailed information in a separate article. For the price it is a Top device with many extras. In particular the Stainless steel ice bucket distinguishes it from the other two ice machines. She also already has my Ranking in compressor ice machines for beginners led the way. For around 200 Euros you get a very good ice cream maker, which rightly leads the ranking.
The Klarstein Snowberry & Choc ( Klarstein Snowberry & Choc - ice cream maker* ) lies with its Equipment between Springlane Elli and Eni and has well earned its 2nd place. Here is (as with the Eni also) the Aluminum ice bucket and must therefore be cleaned by hand in any case. The Filling opening in the lid, the supplied Ice cream scoops and the higher Cooling capacity are extras that set it apart from the Eni and justify the surcharge. In contrast to the first place, you have to keep an eye on the current price development. The Klarstein Snowberry & Choc could be a good alternative to the Springlane Elli if there is a corresponding offer.
The Springlane Eni ( SPRINGLANE ice cream maker Eni 1 L with self-cooling from € 129.99 * ) is kept very simple both in design and operation. Furthermore, there are neither special extras nor accessories in the scope of delivery. Its very manageable size and the price, score points with small kitchens and Low budget. Also it is an ice machine that you can use more for the occasional ice cream production would use.
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