What's a good ice cream maker to get a kid who loves to cook and wants to be a chef?

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I've had the Cuisinart ice cream maker for almost 15 years and I love it! It is electric and comes with an insert you put in the freezer. You make whatever ice cream flavor you want and then pour it into the frozen insert, set the insert on the base, cover it with the lid (to keep the insert in place) and turn it on. In about 10 to 15 minutes the base has formed. Then you scoop the base into an air-tight container until it is frozen solid (or eat the "soft serve"). I've made ice cream, sorbet, gelato and granita with the machine. I believe it cost about $40 back then and the price hasn't increased all that much. Kudos to your son! I started baking when I was 4 and haven't stopped since! Happy Holidays to you and yours!
 
He's almost 12. He has wanted to be a chef since he was 4. He saw an old Good Eats episode on ice cream, and is totally going nuts over it now.I have never had an ice cream maker but will be going shopping for one for him next week.

He loves to cook, bake, and make candy, and he's getting pretty good at it, I have to admit. He blew people away with the desserts he made for Thanksgiving (little chocolate molded cups filled with whipped puddings piped in them-- half cream cheese, half pumpkin. They were awesome).


So the boy's got some skills, so I don't want to get him one of those toy ice cream makers. I want to get him the real deal to encourge his love for experimenting in the kitchen.

I don't want to buy anything too complex to use for the average home cook, and I don't need the most expensive, top of the line model either.

Just a good, sturdy, servicable, basic ice cream machine that makes a good product, that is not a pain in the butt to clean.

Any suggestions? Thank you.
 
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