I have not taken the unit apart, but it seems that two parts of the internal mechanism (perhaps folds of wire?) extend out just a bit too far, so that when the stainless steel walls were installed, these two spots pushed outward.

The unit is primarily stainless steel, and when I unpackaged the unit, I noticed that there were two areas on the front of the unit where the stainless steel was poked OUTWARD.

Stainless steel pot

Stainless steel bowl is a must have.

Plus, it's stainless steel (

In construction we did find that the Cuisinart's outside black case is less prone to showing fingerprints than the brushed stainless steel on the Whynter, so a plus in that category.

It is still the only IC with Stainless Steel bowl and it makes the largest quantity of ice cream of any maker on the market in this price range

Qt Compressor machine with stainless steel bowl.

The bowl on the Whynter we tested is stainless steel.

While the capacity of the stainless steel bowl is 2.1 quarts, the ingredients will often become ice cream before increasing volume to that level

The first unit arrived and - although it probably was ok, it had a large dent across the front of the stainless steel unit.

This model seems quieter in running that the other Whynter model and zi like the stainless steel bowl.

Somewhat disappointed that an otherwise 5 star rating product can only be given a 4 star rating due to the front stainless steel panel having a noticeable bulge that appears to have been created from undue pressure on the front causing the panel to press down on the internal machinery resulting in the bulge.

n’t get it out of the bowl or off the churn if it’s frozen harder than that