I looked at all of the machines listed on Amazon. I read the reviews. The Waring appeared to be the best though I worried a bit about the pretty plastic motor cover. It almost fakes chrome steel, and now I know why! I use hard frozen ice cream and like my malts thick. My machine may be "faulty" but it overheated and quit the third time I used it. The Amazon vendor is a pain in the six and Waring's talking machine recorded my message (to call back) around an hour ago. I'm looking for a commercial grade machine!