I purchased the White Mountain ice cream maker over a month ago. After reading the pros and cons on the review page I was worried because this is an expensive item and I didn't need the motor to wear out like my old Regal did. The plastic parts on the Regal lasted about 2 years and I knew I needed to find one with steel parts. This one is awesome, not only does it have steel parts but it churns the best ice cream. I've made about 6 containers so far. Coworkers have bought their electric models and we have made ice cream side by side. Not only was mine creamerier but it was always firmer than any other. The only thing I found was that any 6 qt machine takes about 35-45 min. While a 4 qt takes less time. We have chilled the mixture hours ahead of time and other times have not. Still not able to reach that 25 min. time frame the ad claims. No big deal. I highly recommend this one.