Iceman by Chefman Trio
It has no bowl: it has two steel tubs of a pint each. You make one flavour in each, in half an hour and without freezing anything beforehand. It runs on 110 volts, for the United States only.
Two flavours at once, in tubs
Chefman solved the age-old problem — one bowl, one flavour — with two pint-sized steel tubs. Each has its own lid, and you eat straight from the tub or put it in the freezer just as it is. Nothing has to be decanted.
Our score, after reading the reviews one by one.
Half a pint is little mix, so it chills fast and comes out fine. That is its real advantage.
Three programmes — ice cream, frozen yoghurt and italian ice — on colour touch controls. You pick and forget.
473 ml per tub: two servings. With both tubs, four.
That you eat from the very tub it was made in.
Four things you notice
in use, not on the box
How the ice cream comes out
Fine, because there is little mix to chill. What it does not give is volume: for a table of six you have to do several batches.
How long it really takes
Half an hour in the current revision. The first version, the black one, needed a whole hour: worth checking the reference before buying.
Day to day
Transparent lid to watch the churning, automatic chilling when it finishes and dishwasher-safe parts.
The plug
Less ice cream, better ice cream
The less mix there is to chill, the sooner it crosses the zone where large crystals form, and the finer the ice cream comes out. Half a pint crosses that zone in minutes. The price is obvious: half a pint is half a pint. This machine does not compete on litres, it competes on texture and on being able to make two flavours back to back.
Capacity of each pot
Steel pots included
Programmes
Weight
What it wins and what you have to accept
- Two one-pint steel containers, each with its own lid
- You eat from the same container it was made in, without transferring it
- 30 minutes per batch on the RJ64-10-V2, according to Chefman
- One pint per batch: little mix to chill
- Clear lid, automatic cooling after finishing and dishwasher-safe containers
- Runs on 110/120 V and 60 Hz: not for 230 V mains
- The first version (RJ64-10-BLK) takes about 60 minutes: check the model number
- A pint per container goes quickly: not suitable for serving guests
- It processes one container at a time: two flavours mean two batches back to back
Iceman by Chefman Trio specifications
The Iceman Trio against its rivals
Whynter ICM-128WS
Almost three times the ice cream per batch, in a single bowl.
Whynter ICM-200LS
Two litres of steel: four times this one.
nutribullet Chill
The same individual-tub idea, at 230 volts.
Lello 4080 Musso Lussino
Solid steel and batches strung together without a break.
Would we buy it? Yes, for two flavours and few people
Half an hour per container, two flavours back to back and eating from the very container it was made in is a very convenient way to have homemade ice cream midweek. What it is not is a machine for guests: a pint per container goes fast. Check the model number, because the first version took an hour. And it runs on 110 volts.
Frequently asked questions
What power supply does the Iceman by Chefman Trio need?
Can you make two flavours at once?
It comes with two tubs and their two lids, but the machine works one at a time: two batches in a row, with no waiting in between.
How does it differ from a Ninja Creami?
The Creami freezes the tub 24 hours ahead and then shaves it. This one has a compressor: you pour in the liquid mix and ice cream comes out in half an hour.
How many does a pint serve?
Two servings per tub. With both tubs, four.
Half an hour or an hour?
The current revision, half an hour. The first version needed a whole hour: worth checking the reference before buying.
What would we buy instead of the Iceman by Chefman Trio?
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