Hi Matt; yes! Found a used one on ebay a few years ago and it's been a lot of fun grinding my own burgers and sausage too. You'll really enjoy it.
I think so Leo; I pretty much always will have a malt over a shake. Just has a better flavor imo.
Hi Mike; I do this in a standard blender and they're really simple.
Good chocolate ice cream - 10 oz
Whole Milk - 2 oz
Carnation Malted Milk (powdered that comes in a plastic bottle) - 2 tablespoons
You can adjust these to what you like. Carnation makes a malted milk powder in "regular" and one that is chocolate. I just use their regular or original and that works fine for me! Hope you like it too.