Cuisinart 1 1/2 Quart Ice Cream Maker -- PARENT (Review)
Cuisinart 1 1/2 Quart Ice Cream Maker -- PARENT
| Average Customer Rating: 4.5 |
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| got this product and the (Cuisinart ICE-20 1-1/2-Quart Automatic Ice Cream, Frozen Yogurt, and Sorbet Maker) for my girlfriend as one of her Christmas gifts and as soon as the bowl was frozen she was making all of favorite ice creams and having them fresher and preservative free. She absolutely loves it and while it's a bit loud, if you are in the other room you don't care. Make sure you let the bowl freeze solid before you use it. But overall it's a great product that makes great ice cream. I love the red!! It brightens up the kitchen. The machine is very simple and works great!... I would recommend this machine for anyone who would like frozen treats at home. I really wanted an ice cream maker and for the price and the rating of this machine, I went out to bed bath and beyond to get one since i couldn't wait for amazon to send it to me. it is a great machine but it does have some flaws, which are easily overlooked considering the price of this. the other highly rated ice cream makers are almost twice the price. make sure the bowl is completely frozen .. one good way to check is to shake it around and if you hear liquid sloshing, even the tiniest bit, it is not frozen enough. it should make absolutely no noise when you shake it. also, the blade that goes inside needs to be set properly. i've noticed that when i put the bowl in the freezer after washing, a little bit of water would freeze in the little hole in the middle and didn't allow for the blade to sit properly. sometimes it's hit or miss for me even though i've used it everyday for 2 months. the blade doesn't attach to the machine (it just sits there) so the edges don't completely scrape the bowl, leaving a little layer of ice cream on the side and bottom of the bowl. this is okay, just make sure that as soon as you turn off the machine, scrape the sides and bottom with an extremely sturdy spatula .. i use a wooden spoon that has a really flat end to scrape it off and it comes off nicely. if you wait even a minute, a lot of your ice cream can freeze to the bowl and it's difficult to remove. remember that the bowl is extremely cold. i once touched the inside after removing it from the freezer, and my finger got stuck and i think some of my skin came off. drops of water that you put on the bowl freeze almost instantly. i've noticed that the ice creams i make with heavy cream freeze nicely for several days. the sorbets and yogurts have a tendency to get rock hard so i would recommend eating immediately or thawing out until you're able to stir it and eat soft-serve. but this is a great machine especially when you want frozen treats. it's easy, fun and delicious! forgot to mention that the recipes in the manual are wonderful - it's the only ones i use. |
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