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181 of 184 persons found the following review helpful.
Works very well
By V. Elliott
Being a manager of a kitchen syndication store gives me a little edge because I may see a few of these machines in person. Our store carries the Cuisinart Ice Cream maker that has the prefreeze bowl, we likewise carry the Cuisinart self refrigerated unit, and the Delonghi gelato machine. We use the Cuisinart prefreeze models for our demo’s we do
on Saturday’s at the store. It works, but it’s not the most impressive ice cream you’ve ever had.
I wanted something better. I looked at both of the other units I listed above. The Cuisinart unit didn’t feel well made to me. I took out the bowl, etc and the arm that goes throughout the top of the machine to the bowl feels like it will be only a matter of time before that gets broke. I decisive to undertake the Delonghi model.
I have employed it various times now. I love it!! The initial recipe I made was butter pecan ice cream. It was magnificent and the machine had it ready in 30 minutes. It may take an extra ten minutes if you add alcohol to your recipe (and this recipe employed Jack Daniels). The next recipe was chocolate hazelnut gelato. OMG…Yummy!
Everything we’ve made has been great. The machine is very simple to use and it works great. I’m very happy with my decision and hope this helps you if you’re debating among machines. I would commend this machine.
I’ve read that a great deal of persons didn’t like the Cuisinart unit because it’s very piercing when you use it.
This machine is not very loud. I would say that it’s quieter than a blender running. I may still watch tv with it running without upping the volume. It’s pretty easy to clean too. There is one area that may get crumbs when you add nuts, etc. I just wipe around in there with a moist q-tip and that’s regarding the only “problem” I may find with this unit. I likewise purchased The Perfect Scoop book by David Lebovitz. Excellent recipes. Haven’t found a dud yet and it also has outstanding resources in the back of the book in regards to ordering ingredients, etc.
Hope this helps with your decision 
69 of 69 humans found the following review helpful.
A keeper
By Curtis W. Hargus
If you recognise the divergence amid gelato and ice cream, and you don’t want to spend a few thousand dollars on a mercantile gelato machine to satisfy your gelato urges, then this Delonghi gelato machine is for you. I was a skeptic at first, but after having employed the machine and tasted the byproduct, Delonghi engineering has devised an satisfactory gelato machine that is affordable. I have made french vanilla, vanilla, lemon gelato, lemon sorbet and peanut butter cup gelato and all have been excellent. The advertised divergences of less air and more dense conconctions is not hype but reality. I am not ready to say this machine will rival the gelaterias of Italy for truffle smooth creations, but what it gives rise to is close sufficient for my palate. The peanut butter cup gelato was very close to truffle smooth and oh so rich and smooth. The lemon sorbet is intense and delectable. The conception the machine uses to give rise to gelato is the same as gelato machines costing a few thousand dollars more. The divergence is scale (smaller batches) and the need for hardening in the fridge after processing—minor work arounds for the cost savings. The noise level is tolerable, and it appears to be well built. I believe if you follow the manufacturer’s directions for use, the machine will carry out admireably for some seasons. I would suggest buying Terrance Kopfer’s book “Making Artisan Gelato.” Delonghi’s recipes are of the mix it freeze it sort—if you in truth want the flavor rush and smoothness distinguishable to gelato, invest the time to prepare it the way it must be and you will be rewarded with this machine. With that said, the Delonghi vanilla, and french vanilla recipes were very good and the prep time was minutes rather of hours. The 1.2 pint capacity was a concern for me initially and caused me to postpone my buy a few months. I may now say this is in truth an asset since you may make assorted varieties of gelato/sorbet in littler quantities for agreeably diverting which I believe lessens the potential for waste and at last cost. The longest freeze time was 25 minutes and the hardness of the product at the end of the cycle was much more frozen than I expected. In my opinion, given what I have for the most part read in regards to other machines, and what I have experienced as an owner of the Delonghi GM6000 Gelato Machine, I believe this may very well be the best gelato, er ice cream machine at this price point in the marketplace.
53 of 56 persons found the following review helpful.
Gelato Maker
By Troy P. Henry
I just received my DeLonghi Gelato Maker today. I love DeLonghi products. They are very well made. It’s a little heavy, which is good. When I was resolving which Gelato maker to get I read all the dissimilar reviews on Amazon. This machine hadn’t been reviewed. What sold me on it was all the other DeLonghi merchandise I own are all very reliable. Because there were no other reviews I Googled it to learn more with regards to it. One concern was that other web sites listed it as having a 1.5 pint capacity. (24oz) This is incorrect. The actual capacity is 1.2 liters. Which is approximately 40 ounces. I’ve only made the basic dairy gelato recipe (vanilla). It worked very well. It only took regarding 20 minutes to freeze the gelato. I only gave four stars because of the lack of data on capacity. But it is a 5 star product.
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