A self-freezing ice cream maker is powerful and has its own compressor that cools the ice bucket when it's operating. You don't need to freeze a cooling element in advance anymore. So you can start making ice cream right away and make several flavors in a row. With this ice cream maker, you can make sorbet and ice cream. Some can also make soft serve ice cream. Self-freezing ice cream makers have a lot of benefits compared to ice cream makers with a cooling element. They're usually also more expensive and heavier.