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If you're dying to try The Herbfarm's chef Jerry Traunfeld's Strawberry Rose Geranium Ice Cream (see the LIFE section), consider getting started with one of these ice cream makers.

Homemade ice cream making has been updated for the 21st century. From fun to functional, get the scoop on our favorite makers on the market.


Do It With Style
Cuisinart's ICE-20 makes all sorts of frozen treats plus a design statement for your counter top. Makes up to 1½ quarts, $49.95 at City Kitchens, (206) 382-1
Do it Yourself
If making homemade ice cream evokes nostalgic thoughts of churning cream with your grandmother, the manual ice cream maker from the 150-year-old company White Mountain is a perfect choice. Made from white cedar, it even has that classic ice cream maker look. Makes 4 quarts, $149.95 at Williams-Sonoma, www.williams-sonoma.com.


Have A Ball
Literally. Add ingredients to this Play & Freeze Ice Cream Maker by Industrial Revolution, toss around for 20 minutes and voila, ice cream! Makes one pint, $29.95 at REI, (206) 223-1944, www.rei.com.

Be Serious
Get expert results at home with the KitchenAid PRO LINE Series dessert maker. Makes up to 2 quarts, $1,499.99 at www.kitchenaid.com.


Pick up the Pace
The Lussino Ice Cream Machine creates expert results in just a half hour--a built in timer simplifies the process and ensures success for even the novice ice cream maker. Makes 1.5 quarts, $599.99 at www.surlatable.com.

Chill Out
With a built-in freezing unit, the Deni Compressor Ice Cream Maker not only makes frozen treats--including icy-thick margaritas--in just minutes, but it also easily aids the freezing process ... And, it can even be used to chill wine. Makes up to 1.5 quarts, $199.99 at www.deni.com.