Whynter ICM-080-TL Ice Cream Maker vs Whynter ICM-201SB Ice Cream Maker

Both are Whynter compressor machines, so neither needs a pre-frozen bowl. The ICM-201SB is the better buy for most households: 2.1 quarts versus 0.8, about 26 minutes versus 30–60, and a removable stainless bowl with a timer and display. It is also the one with the press: America's Test Kitchen named it best self-refrigerating maker, and CNN called it surprisingly quiet with the creamiest results in its 2024 tests. The ICM-080-TL is the pick only when counter space or batch size is the hard limit.

• Choose the Whynter ICM-080-TL if you make single servings or small batches and want the smallest compressor machine you can leave on the counter.
• Choose the Whynter ICM-201SB if you feed two or more people, want faster churning and the model reviewers have tested and rated highest.