Sales Rank: 7071


Features:

Countertop ice cream maker that delivers results in 20-30 minutes

2-speed motor drive creates hard or soft ice cream

1-quart double-insulated freezer bowl with even-cooling release material

Sturdy stainless-steel housing; non-skid feet; power cord storage

8-3/4 by 11-1/2 by 8-3/4 inches; 1-year warranty; recipe booklet included

Average Rating:
Rating: - Seems to be a great deal
This ice cream maker is advertised on other sites for 2 or 3 times as much. The price I paid was a great deal....but it wouldn't be if it didn't work. Well, I made a little spot in my FREEZER (not my refridgerator freezer) and left the bowl. I've decided that I will store in in the freezer to be ready at all times we LOVE ice cream. This machine did a great job in little time and with virtually no effort on my part. I made the "soft" icecream but there was about 1 cup left in the freezer bowl. By the time the dishes were done,this was frozen into hard ice cream.We packed it into a container, but my husband couldn't resist and ate that too so I don't know how it keeps.
I made some delicious lower fat,lower sugar pistachio ice cream yesterday as we ate dinner. By the time we were finished,dessert was ready and it was delicious. I'll give you my recipe as it might help some that are having problems.
3/4 cup skim milk ricotta cheese
2 1/4 cups 2% milk
1 4 serving package of sugar free pistachio instant pudding
1/4 cup corn syrup
all ingredients EXCEPT pudding mix in blender, blend 30 sec, pour into freezer bowl, mix in pudding mix with rubber spatula, insert paddle turn on for soft, eat dinner. In 25-30 minutes enjoy dessert.
Sorry to see so many folks are having problems, but MOST refrigerator freezers don't get as cold as folks think they do. Put a thermometer in and if it isn't at least 20 degrees or colder, not only won't you be able to use this type of ice cream maker easily, the higher temperature could be dangerous to long term storage of your frozen food .

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Rating: - What the %$^&
Nope. This thing don't cut it. Noisy and messy. And too many doggone steps. Freeze this first, freeze that later, keep track of 3-4 parts... and get ingredients that aren't at 7-11. So when you go to 7-11, get the Dryers and use this fancy hi-tech stuff for target practice. I'm no Luddite, by I draw the line at technology takin' over my desserts. Nice try scientists. And come up with a new angle advertising/ marketing (hype) boys. Ain't no need for this one. Ice cream is just plain better the old fashioned way -- from a carton!

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Rating: - It's not rocket surgery :/
I picked up this ice cream maker and must admit the first few batches were less than stellar. I actually read some of the reviews here by those that had success and followed their tips. Imagine that! First, I'll confirm that the bowl needs to be frozen overnight in a COLD freezer. Ideally, I also refrigerate the ice cream mixture after I've combined the ingredients (usually a base of eggs, milk, sugar, and heavy whipping cream. BTW, don't use eggs if you plan to serve this to small children). Lastly, this machine (or any other for that matter) will NOT give you hard ice-cream like you find in the freezer section of your local grocery store; it will be soft-serve like the stuff from Dairy Queen. If you'd like the hardness of store bought ice cream, simply put the results into a freezer safe container and freeze for a couple of hours. Couldn't be easier.