By A
Just received and tried out the Gelato (reportedly fabricated by Simac…but the company name on the machine is Lello..don’t know why a dissimilar name). Results were great! The machine is rather big and heavy, due to the self-contained compressor, but that means you don’t have to plan in front or take up freezer room to prefreeze the bucket. Makes sufficient ice cream for in regards to four people, even though if you need more you may start out another batch right away by moving the primary batch to another container (or your mouth )and refilling the bucket.
The machine runs quietly and freezes well (albeit I would add 10 minutes to times listed in the included receipt booklet). A timer is included to signal when the “set time” has ellapsed. The timer does not stop the churner or turn off the machine. However, according to the manual the machine will shut off before mechanical harm is done, if the ingredients become too frozen and the churner stops.
For a few dollars more than models necessitating prefrozen buckets, you may buy this model and reap the gains of higher priced models. You may get a larger capacity bucket on a lot of higher priced models, but for home use this machine will put you in the ice-cream maker “big league” with no evident short comings.
98 of 98 persons found the following review helpful.
A step above the rest.
By Jeffrey D. Spahn
I have gone through my share of ice cream makers. I have had the hand crank and electric version of the ice/salt mix and I had the Villaware ice cream maker available here on Amazon, sold it and my old icewater/salt type at a garage sale. None of them compares to the Lello Gelato Junior when it comes to comfortableness and ease of use. You just dump the ingredients in the little bucket, put the mixer/lid on and go. With other models you have to keep the bucket in the freezer or mess with an icewater/salt combination. Sure it might take a heap of of the fun out of making your ice cream by eliminating the turning of the hand crank, but so does buying store purchased ice cream or for that matter store purchased butter.
The huge plus with this model is that you may even dump in the ice cream mix while it is still warm off the stove (you have to cook a custard ice cream base). Just turn on the compressor a few minutes before you get started and it will get started chilling the bucket.
You might be concerned regarding the noise this machine makes when running, don’t be. It is quieter than a microwave running and by far quieter than closely each diswasher on the market. I would say it is louder than my Bosch dishwasher, but my Bosch is the quietest dishwasher you may get. You’re not going to observe the noise from the Lello.
A note in regards to their recipie for vanilla ice cream. When it recommends using a vanilla bean, do it. They are very expensive, like $8 a bean, and for good reason. It is the greatest vanilla ice cream you have ever had. The smell of fresh vanilla will for a limitless time blow your budget because you won’t ever want to use vanilla extract for anything again. Save the rinds of the bean in a little tupperware bowl full of sugar, you may use it for baking or flavored coffee or something.
A few little things to note with regards to this machine:
1. The opening for adding ingredients is small, m&m’s are with regards to the biggest thing you may somewhat suppose to put down the “chute”
2. The timer won’t shut off the maker when it expires, just lets you recognise your ice cream is ready to eat.
3. It weights regarding 30 pounds or so. If you can’t lift that amount effortlessly without straining youself, leave it out on a counter somewhere.
4. Unless you are the type of person who likes the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard, don’t even think of using a metal utensil in the aluminum bowl, you will cringe like never before. Can you say chewing on tin foil with fillings in your teeth?
5. Keep excercising regularly, with this thing you are going to have a large total of extra calories to burn.
Great Gelato maker !!
