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783 of 795 persons found the following review helpful.
Awesome and Easy!
By H. Woolsey
I purchased this after much debate regarding whether or not I necessitated a two quart ice cream maker or just go with the firstborn Cuisinart $49.95 one. I am so glad i purchased this one. It is so great. Easy to use, makes alot of ice cream,so sleek looking.
I have a tiny kicthen and everytime I turn around I am buying something that will clutter my counterspace, but I have to say this I don’t mind. It is square, not to bulky and the cord fits nicely up inside the machine. It doesn’t dangle or anything. It’s right next to my KitchenAid.
I have made two recipes out of the manual that comes with the machine. I commonly don’t like “manual recipes” however, these are fantastic. The Mango Gelato was a huge hit with family and friends. One girl who doesn’t like ice cream, liked it. The simple ice creams that do not require making a custard, you just mix all the ingredients together and freeze, I was thinking it would be terrible. It wasn’t, so you may make ice cream in 30minutes from start out to finish with those recipes.
I do keep the bowl in the freezer like others suggested with the littler ice cream maker. It has been very utile to have it already frozen when I am ready to make ice cream.
As far as noise, it is not as quiet as I thought, but don’t let that scare you. It’s not like turning on a blender and leaving it running for 25 minutes. It’s not an annoying noise. Not like the old ice cream manufacturers with the ice and stuff. It is fun to watch it churn too. So the noise just fades to the background.
It’s very interactional and a outstanding thing to do with kids and company.
I actually can’t say sufficient good. One of the best appliance investments I have crazy yet.
291 of 298 humans found the following review helpful.
Lousy lifetime makes for an unhappy customer
By Anon-y-moose
This product started to malfunction a little more than a year into it is life.
At first, it made outstanding ice cream. Now, the unit generates so much heat while it is turning that the bowl unfreezes and I end up with a pultaceous mess that isn’t remotely close to ice cream.
Avoid this.
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UPDATE: Cuisinart substituted my wrong product. For a $10 shipping charge, they shipped a new unit to me the same day I called. It shipped from New Jersey thru UPS and I had it two days later. They require that you ship the defective unit to them in New Jersey at your own expense, but they will ship your alternate without introductory having the faulty unit. My total out of pocket expense was $20. I’m very happy with the client service.
365 of 378 persons found the following review helpful.
I love this machine!
By Carol Brearley
I employed this to make a custard based ice cream (recipe below) and it came out WONDERFULLY! The ice cream was done in 20 minutes and the consistency was fluffy. The recipe I made before (non custard) didn’t thicken as nice, but I believe it was because it was not made with the custard base. I have uploaded a client effigy of the maker in action near the end of the cycle.
*TIP* Make sure the bowl is totally frozen and do not pull it out until you are ready to pour the ingredients in.
Custard Base Recipe:
Ingredients for base – 4 egg yolks, 1 cup milk, 1/2 cup sugar.
For Ice cream – base, 1 cup fresh heavy cream, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract.
Directions – In a double boiler tardily fetch milk to a boil. In a glass bowl mix together egg yolks and sugar until thickened. Slowly pour in the milk stirring constantly. Return to double boiler and tardily heat until thickened. (Mixture will stick to back of the spoon. DO NOT BOIL! Remove from heat and grant to cool. (I commend putting it in the freezer for regarding 2 hours before using.) When the mixture is cooled mix in the heavy cream and vanilla. According to maker directions, turn on machine and tardily pour mixture in. If you want to add chips, fruit or anything else to the ice cream, do it with regards to 5 minutes before the end of the cycle. Enjoy!
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