Made in America Homemade Ice Cream Freezers-Makers

Three USA Amish companies Country, Immergood, and Lifetime are still making old-fashioned ice cream freezers as they were made in the early 1900s. These are Amish companies who have developed ice cream freezers based on the original American standard WM ice cream freezer.

You might ask why are Amish made ice cream freezers such a big deal since these people don’t seem to be as technological inclined?

The Amish for one has a rather refreshing view of how things should be made. They don’t subscribe to planned obsolescence. Out of the same frustrations encountered by most over cheaper made imported products the Amish have developed their own products with an overkill in quality parts and materials used. This combined with the attention to quality details and making products to last for generations is what raises the bar on Amish made products. 

As the country transformed to electricity up through the mid-1900s and then experienced an industrial shakeup with a flood of cheaper imported products, the Amish who depend on living off-grid found the supply of quality non-electric goods and wares in shorter supply. Already master furniture builders and skilled machinist the Amish began reproducing items to use in the Amish communities.

You might be surprised at just how technological the Amish have become, they just power things a little bit different than most factories with massive power lines attached.

Tucked in the white buildings next to their homes you will find very advanced machine shops and manufacturing facilities with tools and machinery ran by diesel powered generators, air compressors, or hydraulic pumps.

As the Made in America movement widens and the public steer clear of imported products the Amish made products are really a great value if you can find them.

Since the Amish are not big on computers you won’t find these tucked away factories by a Google Search. Companies such as Cottage Craft Works.com have spent decades traveling the back roads within the various Amish communities to seek out these high-quality American made products and bring them to the public.

The Amish appreciate the additional market exposure of their products and depend on the additional revenues generated by outside sales. Otherwise, their marketing is limited to word of mouth or print advertising in Amish papers and flyers as they don’t use the Internet, TV or radio adverting directly.

Cottage Craft Works has been providing a niche market for Amish made products for over a decade now. They are the only online store that has all three brands of Amish made ice cream freezers, plus the folks at Cottage Craftworks are extremely knowledgeable in helping you select the right one for your homemade ice cream making needs. They were the first to discover and bring the Immergood Freezers to the market. 

Just as the small cottage business they serve, Cottage Craft Works owners still answer the phone and provide that old-fashioned customer service that is very rare these days.

While other stores might have one of the brands to sell you, Cottage Craft Works carries all the different models, accessories and replacement parts to support your purchase. They also have the ice cream freezers in stock while others are out of stock.

Ice cream freezers are available in the old-time wooden buckets or the newer highly insulated poly and fiberglass buckets. All the hardware used on the buckets is made from quality stainless steel and made to use and last. All the freezer cans are made with thick stainless steel. Choices range from traditional nickel-plated dashers to all stainless dashers. Hand crank freezers have USA made gears, two brands Immergood and Lifetime, use only stainless-steel gears. Immergood uses wear bushings and does not require grease. Electric motor versions are also available including an all USA motor.

Two brands Immergood and Lifetime also offer insulated tub covers for extended storage of ice cream after it has been made. This is particularly beneficial when serving large groups of guest who might come and go throughout the afternoon. Other stores may not offer this tub cover accessory.

See all the Amish ice cream freezers brands and accessories including the old-fashioned wagon mounted event freezers at Cottage Craft Works Ice Cream Freezers.

Cottage Craft Works, www.cottagecraftworks.com is a full line general store with all their products listed online for easy one stop shopping. It’s much like taking a trip back into time to see all the old-time products they still offer.  If you grew up in the 1950s or 1960s you will appreciate having to once again have access to these vintage products.

Immergood Ice Cream Freezers

 

Lifetime Hand Crank Ice Cream Freezer

Country Electric Ice Cream Freezer

Understanding The USA Made Immergood Ice Cream Freezers

Many are asking where did this company come from and why is Immergood Ice Cream Freezers becoming so popular?

The answer is simply all about an old-fashioned USA made high-quality product that works exceptionally well in making homemade ice cream.

Somewhere down the line discount stores have browbeaten manufacturers into such cut-rate pricing concessions for ice cream makers-freezers that the consumer has really been getting the short end of the stick.

Those ice cream freezers might be OK for an occasional family get-together but for serious homemade ice cream families, they are finding that the Immergood Ice Cream Freezers are made to last as things use to be made in the early 1900s.

You won’t find the Immergood Company listed on the Internet, because of their popularity you will find several companies now selling Immergood Ice Cream Freezers including Amazon and eBay.

Immergood which is German (Immer Gut), for "Always Good" is manufactured in the USA by an Amish company.

Refreshingly the Amish have a different concept in manufacturing products. Instead of making things at the lowest price point possible to become obsolescent in a few years, they build things to last a lifetime.

Frustrated with the now imported ice cream freezers that once dominating the US ice cream freezer market, the Amish Immergood founder spent years trying to improve those freezers for the Amish communities.

When they cheapened down the tub ear and latches he went the other way and developed a cam lock stainless latch and opposite tub ear that would securely hold the frame in place.

He also developed his own gears for the hand crank models and later began making them out of stainless steel.

Dealing with the thinly made wooden tubs that leaked he developed his own fiberglass and poly insulated leak-free tubs.

He increased the quality and thickness of the stainless steel used in the freezing can to be 40% thicker than the leading imported freezer can.

The rust proof and salt resistant stainless steel have even been carried forward into all stainless Immergood models.

Finally, since he was already making all the parts he decided to launch his own company and Immergood has since then become the most sought-after ice cream freezer in the Amish communities.

Immergood currently uses an imported electric motor to power the 6-qt Immergood freezer or you can upgrade to a USA made motor made by another Amish company for the Country Freezers.

As of 2017 Immergood has developed their own triple action electric motor similar to the air powered motor sold by Cottage Craft Works.com The electric motor will not be available until 2018 as it is undergoing final testing and certifications.

You can expect to pay about 1/3 to 1/2 more for the quality made Immergood versus the discount store brands but in the ice cream maker world, you truly get what you pay for.

You can purchase Immergood Ice Cream Freezers online now from various sources.

Cottage Craft Works.com is the original supplier of Immergood Ice Cream Freezers. Like many of their products, they were the first ones to discover them deep in the Amish communities realizing the exceptional quality and brought them to the public via e-commerce. 

Cottage Craft Works also offers the largest selection of Immergood Ice Cream Freezers from 4-qt, 6-qt and 8-qt sizes including the all stainless models. They also offer the most accessories including an insulate tub cover and all the replacement parts in case you want to purchase an extra freezer can for making multiple flavors of ice cream. Immergood parts and accessories that you won’t find anywhere else on the Internet.

In business now for over 10 years, Cottage Craft Works has obtained a respected reputation for exceptional customer service and knowledge on what they sell.  Even though they are a full line back-to- basics general store they are the go-to experts on Immergood Ice Cream Freezers.

If you’re in the market for a solid USA made ice cream freezer consider the Immergood and purchasing it from a company that will be there to back you should you ever have problems or need 

parts.

Homemade Ice Cream Maker | Amish USA Made

Serious homemade ice cream enthusiast turn to Amish USA made ice cream makers because they know the Amish build things to use often and to last for years.

Like most products that have become caught up in the discount store price wars; imported off the shelf ice cream makers just are not holding up for serious semi monthly or weekly homemade ice cream family events.

These imported machines might work fine for a once a year family gathering but to make several gallons as often as the Amish make homemade ice cream those imported makers just don’t hold up for very long.

Country Freezers are Amish made and have been the king of the ice cream freezers used in the Amish communities for decades.  They are available in sizes as small as small as 1 qt to 20 qt. Country Freezers feature the nostalgic white oak stave barrel s with a thick stainless steel can, and heavy duty nickel plate dasher for up to the 8 qt size. The 8 and 20 qt uses a stainless steel dasher.  The 20 qt can even be ordered with NSF approval stamp.

Country Freezers have traditional been made as a hand crank but in more recent years companies are retro fitting the White Mountain electric motors on the 6 qt models. Country Freezer has also introduced their American made electric motor. Since the motors are being made in small quantities they are rather expensive.

Another Amish company has introduced the Immergood Ice Cream Freezers and in many ways has even further raised the bar on Country Freezers. Immergood has combined years of experience in using the older White Mountain freezers along with the Country Freezers. Their more practical use approach has been to get rid of the more expensive oak tub and to replace it with a super insulated double wall poly tub that will not leak over time. They have even developed an insulated cover to place over the top of the tub after the ice cream has been made to hold it for hours.

Immergood has also wisely placed great emphasis in improving the tub ear and tub latch system that has all become nonexistent on the imported freezers. The frustrations of the continuing gear frame wobbling and jumping out of the slots when the ice cream began to harden on other models brought Immergood to a positive latching cam lock system. The tub ear and latch are made of heavy stainless steel that is probably an overkill in design but very common to Amish made products that are just made to last.

Immergood also uses stainless steel gears on the hand crank models and like Country Freezers have a heavy duty can, and nickel plate dasher. Immergood also did away with the wooden scrapers and use a food grade white poly used to make bearings and slides in food processing equipment.

Immergood is only available in 6 qt and 8 qt models.  The 6 qt can be purchased with a White Mountain electric motor or upgraded with a Country Freezer motor. Immergood has a USA motor in development. The 8 qt only comes in hand crank at the moment.  A complete stainless steel gear frame, dasher, and can are also available in the 8 qt.

Cottage Craft Works www.cottagecraftworks.com carries both of the Amish Country and Immergood Ice Cream Freezers as well as all the accessories and parts. They were the first company to introduce Immergood to the general public. While some others are now selling Immergood freezers they are not offering the two sizes or all the accessories.

Cottage Craft Works also offers all the replacement parts for White Mountain freezers including Amish made upgrade tub latches, ears and tub centers.