Ninja
Ninja CREAMi 7-in-1 Ice Cream Maker NC301
$229.99
Released 2021
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Ninja CREAMi 7-in-1 Ice Cream Maker NC301 vs Nostalgia 4-Quart Electric Wood Bucket Ice Cream Maker ICMP400WD
A sourced, side-by-side comparison. Nostalgia 4-Quart Electric Wood Bucket Ice Cream Maker ICMP400WD is cheaper at $59.99. Every spec and price links to its source.
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Nostalgia 4-Quart Electric Wood Bucket Ice Cream Maker ICMP400WD
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Which is better: the Ninja CREAMi 7-in-1 Ice Cream Maker NC301 or Nostalgia 4-Quart Electric Wood Bucket Ice Cream Maker ICMP400WD?
On the specs we track, they're closely matched. The Nostalgia 4-Quart Electric Wood Bucket Ice Cream Maker ICMP400WD is the cheaper at $59.99.
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Full spec sheet
✓ marks the stronger figure where "more" — or "less", for price and weight — is unambiguously better.
| Spec | Ninja CREAMi 7-in-1 Ice Cream Maker NC301 | Nostalgia 4-Quart Electric Wood Bucket Ice Cream Maker ICMP400WD |
|---|---|---|
| US price | $229.99 | $59.99 |
| Brand | Ninja | Nostalgia |
| Released | 2021 | — |
| Type | pre_frozen_pint | freezer_bowl |
| Capacity qt | 1 | 4 |
| Build in compressor | No | No |
| Wattage (W) | 800 | 50 |
| Preset programs | 7 | — |
| Timer | No | No |
| Keep cool function | No | No |
| Mix ins setting | Yes | No |
| Release | 2021 | — |
Sources — Ninja CREAMi 7-in-1 Ice Cream Maker NC301: sharkninja.com (verified 2026-06-20). Nostalgia 4-Quart Electric Wood Bucket Ice Cream Maker ICMP400WD: walmart.com (verified 2026-06-20).
What's the difference between the Ninja CREAMi 7-in-1 Ice Cream Maker NC301 and Nostalgia 4-Quart Electric Wood Bucket Ice Cream Maker ICMP400WD?
Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (4 of 8). Matching specs are omitted.
- Type: Ninja CREAMi 7-in-1 Ice Cream Maker NC301 pre_frozen_pint vs Nostalgia 4-Quart Electric Wood Bucket Ice Cream Maker ICMP400WD freezer_bowl
- Capacity qt: Ninja CREAMi 7-in-1 Ice Cream Maker NC301 1 vs Nostalgia 4-Quart Electric Wood Bucket Ice Cream Maker ICMP400WD 4
- Wattage (W): Ninja CREAMi 7-in-1 Ice Cream Maker NC301 800 vs Nostalgia 4-Quart Electric Wood Bucket Ice Cream Maker ICMP400WD 50
- Mix ins setting: Ninja CREAMi 7-in-1 Ice Cream Maker NC301 true vs Nostalgia 4-Quart Electric Wood Bucket Ice Cream Maker ICMP400WD false
What reviewers say
Sourced tester consensus for each — the "what people who used it think" layer, not just specs.
Ninja CREAMi 7-in-1 Ice Cream Maker NC301
Only one whitelisted tester, Wirecutter (NYT), published a hands-on review of the original Ninja Creami (NC301). Wirecutter found it makes surprisingly dense, smooth, ready-to-eat ice cream fast, but flagged a burning-plastic smell, icy unmixed edges, difficult cleaning, loud operation, and durability doubts at $200-plus with only a one-year warranty. (1 sourced review, 1 lab-tested.)
Praised: Produces dense, smooth, tasty ice cream that is ready to eat immediately, even from tricky low-fat bases; Fast: quickly spins a frozen pint of ingredients into mostly smooth ice cream in minutes.
Flagged: Shook and smelled of burning plastic during testing; a taster detected a burnt-plastic flavor; Blades cannot reach pint edges/bottom, leaving unmixed frozen base and crunchy, icy bits; Hard to clean thoroughly; ice cream gunk builds up in the sealed lid and around the spindle housing.
Nostalgia 4-Quart Electric Wood Bucket Ice Cream Maker ICMP400WD
No sourced tester review yet.