Ströme ICE0831
800 millilitres with a compressor, an aluminium bowl and a display with a timer. When it finishes it holds the cold for up to an hour, which is what saves you having to serve in a rush.
The Swedish one with the aluminium bowl
Ströme is a Nordic brand of moderately priced home appliances. Its ice cream maker sticks to the essentials: a compressor, a display, a timer and an aluminium bowl instead of the usual steel or plastic.
Our score, after reading the reviews one by one.
Aluminium conducts cold better than steel, so the bowl chills sooner. The rest depends on the recipe.
A display, a timer and little else to decide. The parts come out for washing.
800 ml: two or three servings per batch.
The aluminium bowl and the hour of cold at the end.
Four things you notice
in use, not on the box
How the ice cream comes out
We cannot say for certain: it is a very recent model and has only one rating. The machine's figures are the usual ones for its class.
How long it really takes
Ströme does not publish a time per batch. It does say that it holds the cold for up to 60 minutes after finishing.
Day to day
With nothing to pre-freeze. An ABS body and removable parts, which clean up in a minute.
Where to buy it
Not every Amazon catalogue sells it: in some it has a page but no price and no buy button. The button above takes you to yours.
Why the bowl material matters
The compressor's cold has to cross the bowl wall to reach the mix. Aluminium conducts it considerably better than stainless steel, so at the same power the mix drops in temperature sooner. In exchange, aluminium scratches easily: no metal spoons and no scouring pads.
Bowl capacity
Bowl material
Motor power
Holding the cold at the end
What it wins and what you have to accept
- Aluminium bowl with good thermal conductivity
- Keeps the ice cream cold for up to an hour after finishing
- LCD screen with timer, and nothing else to decide
- Removable parts, easy to wash
- Just one rating on Amazon: its reliability cannot be judged yet
- Aluminium scratches: no metal spoons or scourers
- Ströme does not publish a time per batch
- Not every Amazon catalogue sells it
Ströme ICE0831 specifications
The Ströme ICE0831 against its rivals
PRIMO PR406IM
Same compressor, 200 ml more and three functions, in the same shop.
Clatronic ICM 3846
Almost the same bowl, with no display: a four-position knob.
MEDION MD 10169
One litre and only 22 centimetres tall.
Cecotec Gelacy 800
The same bowl and the same compressor, and this one is actually sold here.
Would we buy it? With a single review, not yet
The specs are reasonable: compressor, aluminium bowl, display and an hour of cooling at the end, for little money. But it is such a new model that it has a single rating on Amazon, and with one rating you cannot recommend anything. If you want the same thing with a track record behind it, the Cecotec Gelacy 800 is the equivalent.
Frequently asked questions
Does the Ströme ICE0831 need anything pre-chilled?
No. It has a built-in compressor and starts cooling on its own.
Is that reliable? There is only one review
We do not know. It is a model that has only just come out and with a single rating there is no way to judge its reliability.
What does the aluminium bowl gain you?
It conducts cold better than steel, so the mix drops in temperature sooner. In exchange it scratches easily.
Is it sold in every Amazon?
Not in all of them: in some catalogues it has a page but no price and no buy button. The button above goes to yours and tells you straight away.
How many does 800 ml serve?
Two or three servings per batch, and you can run another straight after without pre-freezing.
What would we buy instead of the Ströme ICE0831?
The Cecotec Gelacy 800 for the same with a track record behind it, or the PRIMO PR406IM if you want a litre.
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