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DanielleO
08-08-2008, 12:45 PM
Has anyone ever heard of Emery Thompson? Does anyone here currently use their ice cream equipment (batch freezers) in their shop?

I am researching ice cream equipment manufacturers and am having difficult time seeing which company offers the best product. I do like that the Emery Thompson equipment is made in the USA and seems to be a bit lowered priced than the competition.

Plus I found this on their website which I thought was interesting:

Emery Thompson - Is the only batch freezer that is 100% American made with American parts, in an American factory, using American labor and privately owned by an American family. This becomes really important when you need a spare part, technical advice or just want to talk to the president of the company! We expect your Emery Thompson batch freezer to last 40 years or more.

Carpigiani - Carpigiani scraper blades will cost you 20 times more to operate than an Emery Thompson. The scraper blades in a Carpigiani must be replaced every six months. The Emery Thompson scraper blades are changed every four years! The Carpigiani blades will cost you $2,640 over this time period where as the Emery Thompson’s will cost you $130 over the next 4 years.

Electro-Freeze Is owned by Carpigiani and all of their designs and most of their parts come from Italy.

Taylor With the exception of two models – 104 and 220, Taylor batch freezers are made by a company called Frigomat in Italy. In my opinion, these machines are complicated to run and the durability is questionable.

Stoelting Another American company that buys its batch freezers from Italy. Their batch freezers are based on designs that were created by Emery Thompson over 103 years ago and retired as “primitive” over 80 years ago. Vertical batch freezers do not perform nearly as well as a horizontal batch freezer.

Emery Thompson Our hand made machines cost less than any of the competition – usually $2,000 - $5,000 less than the Italian machines. Why? because we do not have to pay import duties and the U.S. Dollar is far less than the Euro. Even at our lower prices (listed here on our web site),our quality far out shines all the competitors!

Bravo An Italian made “look alike”. There is no measurable difference between the Bravo and the Carpigiani – except the price – they cost more!

Techno gel (Gel-Tec) Another Carpigiani "look alike" only a smaller organization. With the cost of shipping from Italy and
the very high Euro, all Italian machines have become cost prohibitive!

Emery Thompson Only at Emery Thompson can you speak directly with our president, Steve Thompson regarding any aspect of the frozen dessert business. Call Steve at our factory – 718-588-7300 or even at his home 914-643-7391.

maghe
08-10-2008, 09:21 AM
hi there:
as the last line in your post suggest, give them a call and speak with steve thompson. he is a very nice man and i am sure he will be glad to answer any questions you have for him. my experiece with their company has been very positive. i have a small ET batch freezer and i am quite satisfied with it. good luck!

DanielleO
08-10-2008, 01:09 PM
Great, thank you! I think I will give them a call. :D

ICP
08-11-2008, 04:16 PM
If you're searching for new or used ice cream equipment, you might also try searching our classifieds section.

Companies and individuals post new and used ice cream equipment for sale here:

http://www.icecreamprofits.com/classifieds/

DanielleO
08-25-2008, 02:41 PM
thx I'll check that out.

GelatoItalia
08-28-2008, 05:22 PM
Has anyone ever heard of Emery Thompson? Does anyone here currently use their ice cream equipment (batch freezers) in their shop?

I am researching ice cream equipment manufacturers and am having difficult time seeing which company offers the best product. I do like that the Emery Thompson equipment is made in the USA and seems to be a bit lowered priced than the competition.

Plus I found this on their website which I thought was interesting:


In 2004 I purchased an Emery Thompson machine, which was one of my BIGGEST disappointments. After I spent over $ 300,000.00 for equipment to open my Gelateria, two years later I had to spend more money to purchase a real machine from Europe. I noticed alot of negative replies regarding Ice cream Machine from Italy, but this is not true, I find them reliable and easy to use. Common sense is always a great skill to have.

My advise to you is to investigate companies like Technogel, Frigomat, etc., these companies have there equipment on site, which one can test before purchasing. This way your investment will be wisely made.

DanielleO
08-29-2008, 09:15 AM
In 2004 I purchased an Emery Thompson machine, which was one of my BIGGEST disappointments. After I spent over $ 300,000.00 for equipment to open my Gelateria, two years later I had to spend more money to purchase a real machine from Europe. I noticed alot of negative replies regarding Ice cream Machine from Italy, but this is not true, I find them reliable and easy to use. Common sense is always a great skill to have.

My advise to you is to investigate companies like Technogel, Frigomat, etc., these companies have there equipment on site, which one can test before purchasing. This way your investment will be wisely made.

Hi GelatoItalia,

Thank you for the information/warning. But I am a little confused... are ice cream machines the same machines that can also make gelato?

GelatoItalia
08-29-2008, 10:59 AM
Hi Danielle

Yes, the principal is the same, but the results are different from machine to machine. A good ice cream machine will give you a smooth finished product, small ice crystals, and extracting the product from the chamber faster. The last ice cream machine I had gave me the option to regulate how stiff the product should be before extracting it. My advise to you is to contact Pregel U.S.A., North Carolina. They have a teaching facility on site where one can learn or see the consistency of gelato/ice cream first hand.

Jeremyi
09-12-2008, 06:59 PM
Carpigiani - Carpigiani scraper blades will cost you 20 times more to operate than an Emery Thompson. The scraper blades in a Carpigiani must be replaced every six months. The Emery Thompson scraper blades are changed every four years! The Carpigiani blades will cost you $2,640 over this time period where as the Emery Thompson’s will cost you $130 over the next 4 years.

is that true? I thought Carpigiani was pretty good and widely used in the US they are the most commonly sold on ebay and around on the internet includeing in Japan is that why?? does anyone know I would thing you would just replace the rubber dasher attachments.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Carpigiani-Coldelite-Beater%2FDasher-For-LB-302-DGT--RTX_W0QQitemZ330269729274QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ2008 0910?IMSfp=TL080910126005r32210

ICP
09-15-2008, 03:11 PM
is that true? I thought Carpigiani was pretty good and widely used in the US they are the most commonly sold on ebay and around on the internet includeing in Japan is that why?? does anyone know I would thing you would just replace the rubber dasher attachments.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Carpigiani-Coldelite-Beater%2FDasher-For-LB-302-DGT--RTX_W0QQitemZ330269729274QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ2008 0910?IMSfp=TL080910126005r32210

Good question (that information was gathered from Emery Thompson's web site so its subjective) - Does anyone else in this forum own a carprigiani freezer? If so, how has the maintenance been?