i think it is probably over kill for what i do, but i love it.clean up is a bit ackward, but my other machine with the removeable bowl was actually more difficult as it had a rubber gasket that did
i make ice cream, gelato and sorbets as a hobby.
i've been making ice cream during our heat wave where kitchen runs 86 to 88 degrees...took 40 minutes for 2 qt.
easy to clean and easy to use...what could be better!
in 10 days, made ice cream or sorbet 3 times--rich vanilla custard first, maple walnut second, and lemon sorbet third.
it does dispense a little slowly, but you get used to it, and it makes the twisty little mound of ice cream, just like at the boardwalk.
the best i could come up with was a substance closer to a vanilla milkshake rather than soft serve ice cream.
i bought this for my kids.
the ice cream looked and tasted like standard soft serve, and although the taste wasn't the best, i figured i'd work on experimenting with flavors over the next few batches.
we followed the instructions perfectly, making sure to have the cannister perfectly frozen, and the ice cream mixture thoroughly chilled, and the result was identical to soft serve that you'd find in
i purchased this for my 13-yr old daughter who really wanted some other more childish ice-cream product she had seen on tv probably.
this item did not make anything near what would resemble soft serve, let alone ice cream.
i followed the directions exactly then tried to make a sorbet.
i concur that this doesn't even make anything near softserve.
the first one was broken and the replacement sent was dirty and broken.
the icecream maker performed as i expected it to, a great choice for the price, my first batch was a lavender sorbet, and it came out great.
the ice cream churns so well and freezes very quickly, so much so that you really don't have to put it in the freezer prior to use.
the rival ice cream freezer is great for making home made ice cream.
what could be better with pumpkin pie than home made vanilla ice cream?
it is light-weight, but very durable and easy to clean.
overstock.com has been consistent with quick delivery too.
his pastry chef made ice cream using a commercial unit, then put the soft ice cream into a commercial blast freezer (blowing -20 degree air) to harden it.
i have only had this for a couple of days and it is the first time i make ice cream, but so far so gooooooooooooood!
of course, to be ready to make ice cream at a moment's notice, the freezable bowl needs to be kept frozen.
it was very easy to clean up to.
when i saw this product, the first thing i thought of was when my father used to ask us kids to sit on the hand cranker while he cranked.
i had fond memories of making ice cream when our childen were young, so decided that i would like to make homemade strawberry ice cream while she and her family visited.
the nice thing is you can use the manual option to let the kids have some fun and then when they get tired you can switch to the eclectic option.
we moved quickly to the hand crank - which did not fit nicely on the lid - it was as though the lid was too small.
i realized one must spend the extra money to get a quality motor (hence, the white mountain brand is looking better and better) - if you want to make ice cream more than once a summer this product is
if you follow directions correctly you can make ice cream in as little as 20 minutes.
i believe they should hold up nicely in home use.
this was a speedy transaction.
i bought this machine remembering the homemade ice cream mom used to make.
the worst part is that i wasted a whole bucket of fresh strawberries that my 7 year old daughter had picked ona field trip.
The Bottom Line: If you love ice cream, you will LOVE this product.
Review: Premium frozen desserts can be easily made (and customized) at home with common ingredients and this user friendly and reasonably priced Cuisinart CIM-60.
It turned out like soft serve ice cream and was tasty - I combined recipes.
the pre-chilled containers have lids that fit so the ice cream hardens throughout faster than in a tupperware container.
i do like the versatility of making 3 different flavors at the same time, or making ice cream and yogurt at the same time.
After many attempts I have never gotten Ice Cream, Milkshakes yes Ice Cream no.
I find that not all 3 containers yield the same results in terms of the ice cream texture.
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