There are apparently 13,000 or so of these machines and they are supposedly high-tech marvels, able to produce soft serve and milkshakes at the same time. However, they are also high maintenance.

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Electro Freeze, a division of H.C. Duke and Son LLC (Duke), introduced Sweet Choice featuring Fuzionate, the first fully-integrated frozen dessert machine to produce nine soft serve flavors. “Typical ...

Dash's $100 frozen drink machine uses one button, stores easily and comes with portable cups so you don't need extras.