Best deal 👍 Ice Cream Maker By Cuisinart, Ice Cream And Frozen Yogurt Machine, 2-Qt. Double-Insulated Freezer Bowl, Silver, ICE30BC Brushed Chrome 👏

2 reviews for Best deal 👍 Ice Cream Maker By Cuisinart, Ice Cream And Frozen Yogurt Machine, 2-Qt. Double-Insulated Freezer Bowl, Silver, ICE30BC Brushed Chrome 👏

1. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   S.M. – November 22, 2014

   This is a very good ice cream machine for its class (home use, freezer bowl). I’d owned the 1 1/2 quart Cusinart model and liked it a lot. Then someone in my house put the drum in the dishwasher and I found out when I tried to make a batch of ice cream that wouldn’t freeze. Using the 1 1/2 quart model I was always scaling down recipes or hovering over the ice cream as it churned with a spoon, stealing spoonfuls ice cream as it threatened to overflow the ice cream maker because I overfilled it (not that I really minded that). I like the 2 quart size for those reasons,If you’ve never owned one of these types of ice cream makers before, here’s an overview. There are two main parts as far as what makes the ice cream. There is a paddle and a drum, aka the freezer bowl. The night before you intend to make ice cream (or earlier) park your clean freezer bowl in the coldest part of your freezer overnight. This is essential that the bowl be frozen through with no sloshing sound. This drum is what chills the ice cream.When you’re ready to make the ice cream, put the frozen freezer bowl into the base of the ice cream machine, put the paddle in and put the top on, start the machine and then pour your cold (repeat COLD) ice cream mixture into the freezer bowl as it runs. The cold of the freezer bowl chills the ice cream mixture, the paddle scraps the sides of the freezer bowl as it turns which scrapes off the freezing ice cream incorporating it back into the ice cream mixture and churns air into the mixture. Let the machine run for 20ish minutes. Give it a peak every once in a while because watched ice cream never freezes ;). When it’s done, you’ll hear the motor struggle a bit more because of the thickness of the ice cream, the ice cream will be soft serve consistency and will be done as far as its adventure with the machine. From here you could eat it as soft serve, or scoop out the ice cream into a freezer safe container and freeze it for a few hours. let the freezer bowl warm up a little, then wash by hand with warm soapy water and a soft sponge or cloth.The negative comments that people have left seem mostly to be due to them not understanding how this machine works or that they expected something different, or both. Yes, you have to freeze the bowl overnight — that’s how this type of ice cream machine chills ice cream. It doesnt have its own refridgeration unit. If you want that, then pay 5x+ the price for a different type of machine. No, this machine doesn’t produce solid hard ice cream — it produces soft serve consistency because it churns and you can’t churn rock solid ice cream. And You MUST WASH THE FREEZER BOWL BY HAND. This isn’t a “to keep it looking it’s best” issue like you sneak your pots and pans in the dishwasher even though you shouldn’t — the heat from the dishwasher will destroy the freezing liquid in the bowl and the bowl will never make ice cream again. You can tell that a well meaning relative put your bowl in the dishwasher because the bowl will still sound sloshy even though it’s been freezing for days.The It Never Froze My Ice Cream comments — the person either put their freezer bowl in the dishwasher or the bowl wasn’t cold enough. Or the freezer bowl was defective.The It Won’t Make Ice Cream Immediately, It Makes Soft Serve…comments — that’s true, but that’s how this machine works.Some have commented that they have to let the finished ice cream (after being I the freezer) sit on the counter for 15 minutes until they can scoop it. My suggestions are: 1. Use more fat in your recipe, 2. Let it churn more air as the machine runs, 3. Know that most commercial ice creams have a ton of what they call “overhead” which is basically air in the ice cream. You may notice that the same volume of two different brands of ice cream weigh differently. Ultra premium brands like Haagen Daaz have little overhead compared to, say most grocery store brands. Lower quality ice creams also have thickeners and stabilizers that hold the ice cream together but keep it from really forming solid. Ever leave a bowl of ice cream on the counter overnight and the next day it’s a little melted but mostly in the same shape? That’s the stabilizers. All of this makes commercial ice cream soft and easy to scoop even though it’s frozen. Take heart that better quality ice creams like the one you are making are naturally harder when frozen, and therefore may take a sturdy ice cream scoop and perhaps a little muscle to scoop. On properly made ice creams (enough fat, enough churning) I’ve never made a batch too hard to scoop straight from the freezer.In short, this machine works beautifully and its make quality ice cream. I’m very happy with it.

2. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Jason Luokka – July 7, 2022

   I think the title says what you need to know but still won’t do justice to my thoughts on this ice cream maker. At first glance, you may wonder how this could possibly make up to a half gallon of ice cream because it seems stupidly simple. That is it’s hidden best quality though. Because it is stupidly simple, there is little that should ever go wrong with this machine. You have the freezer bucket, the mixing insert which actually doesn’t move because the bucket is turning. The Motor base, with a locking lid and a simple on off rotating switch and a short cord which nicely fits in the under side of the base for easy storage. Having said all that, the moment of truth comes when you actually run the unit and make your prepared ice cream that you can make from the recipe book which is included or any recipe that will make a half gallon batch or less. I used one of the book recipes and my first thought was wow! Since I took time to read the complete instructions and looked at other reviews on this machine, I was impressed with the results because the unit performed exactly as described and the ice cream looked and tasted even better! A couple things to keep in mind before you buy this though. If you are an experienced ice cream maker and want to make a high volume of product I don’t recommend this pacific machine. This is designed more with the first time ice cream maker or dessert hobbyist in mind because of it’s simple design. The mother would not likely withstand hours of nonstop dailey use before it burned out. Yes, this comes from a brand which is known to sell pretty high end products, but by their standards I would say this would be an entry level appliance. The other thing I’m not taribly crazy about, is the power cord is too short for my taste, and I think would be subject to premature failure if you’re not careful when using or storing your machine. Still it is the little ice cream maker that can and will give you years of reliable performance so long as you maintain it and use it in it’s intended manor. A couple of other useful notes, the freezer bowl will stay frozen for a good bit after you stop the motor, so the cream will continue hardening for that time if you let it sit a few minutes before transferring your product to freezer safe containers. How long will vary depending on your kitchen’s temperature and humidity. Finally, if a half gallon is not enough ice cream or you want to make a couple different kinds, you can buy an extra freezer bowl right here on Amazon. So that is why I rate this unit 4 stars.