What type of energy is used by a hand crank ice cream maker?

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The ice cream maker where you put ingredients in the metal container, ice & salt surrounding the container, and turn the container with the hand crank; what kind of energy is used in doing this? Like mechanical, chemical?

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Answer
Using the hand crank is a form of mechanical energy. If a type of reaction between two elements somehow caused the ingredients to mix, then the energy would be in chemical form. Hope this helps.