I purchased the KitchenAid KICA0WH Ice Cream Maker Attachment as a gift for my sister's birthday and it's been working making ice cream ever since. She raves about this product which is rare for someone with her kitchen savvy and know-how. Great product at a reasonable price.


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I purchased the Cuisinart one and a half quart ice cream maker for my grandson for his eighth birthday. He enjoys cooking, and he loves to make different things for his family to eat. I was hopeful that the Cuisinart ice cream maker would be a gift he would enjoy, and I hoped it wouldn't be too difficult for him to use. He, along with his family, have made ice cream several times since I gave it to him. They have all commented on how tasty the ice cream is - even as far as saying, it's the best ice cream they've ever had!

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Well....
FIRST!
Had I actually paid attention to what 95% of you are saying I would have frozen my new bowl for AT LEAST 24 HOURS!
**Did I mention the bowl needs to be frozen for AT LEAST 24 HOURS BEFORE using the machine**
Now that I have that little piece of reality out there....since I didn't LISTEN to what all you wonderful people told me I will now say it....I should have listened. (head hung in shame)
OK...we have the ugly stuff over with.
For those of you who left BAD reviews on this machine....let me say...I have not yet tried any other ice-cream BUT the custard type BUT if I really loved anything other then CUSTARD ice-cream I would just get Breyers from the store. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE good, rich custard ice-cream and can't even begin to find what I want so I am now making it....I look very forward to trying out other types of frozen treats but that is the reason I got this.
I really LIKE this machine and other's say it's LOUD....yes, it is not whisper quiet but not horrible...and well worth the noise. I just put it on and do other things while it works it magic.
The reason for purchase of THIS machine was the Cuisinart name...it did NOT disappoint.
I would say if you are thinking about this model then go for it...enjoy!
Needless to say my first batch tanked...big time...ALL MY FAULT! I just made some custard peach for my mother-in-law who is coming for a visit and it turned out excellent!
Also on the advice of another reviewer here I have purchased the Ben & Jerry's ice-cream book and am waiting for that to arrive.
THANK YOU all for your reviews on this machine they have been SO helpful to me...even the bad ones have some good information! So, THANKS!


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A great freezer, I already own two White Mts., this is the first electric. If they would make the tub hoops of stainless this would last a life time, but I guess that's why they don't.

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I made my first batch of yogurt in this machine and found it to be simple, and the yogurt turned out excellent first time. Just follow the simple instructions and there should be excellent results!
I started with 2% natural milk, fresh from the store, and Greek style plain yogurt for starter.
Creamy smooth yogurt in every cup!

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Love the Snowman Ice Shaver. Easy to work, easy to clean. Makes great snow cones. We keep it healthy with plain ice or frozen fruit juice - even works well with chocolate milk. Our son loves helping me make the snow cone and enjoys every last chilly bite. Great value.

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I lost my original one from Hurricane Rita damage. Decided to purchase a new one. This is the same expected quality. The same orginal equipment. Great product.

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This ice cream freezer works great for us. Follow the directions for the correct amount of ice cream salt to be added to the ice in order for your ice cream to be ready in about 30 minutes. Works great! Love it! And, highly recommend!

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Hi,
I received this as a gift. Started out with the vanilla ice cream recipe. Followed it exactly. Tasted wonderful. Our kids had fun mixing the ingredients and waiting for the soft serve to be ready. I agree with the other posters that it takes longer than 15 minutes. Was worried at 15 minutes that something was wrong. Having used the machine now, I would say about 25 minutes gets the ice cream ready. If the ice cream is runny. Wait. It is ready when the ice cream comes out thick and long.
We keep the bowl for the ice cream maker in the freezer so that it is ready at any time.

Cleanup is very easy. A little soap and water for the plastic parts. I just rinse the bowl out with water and put it straight back into the freezer. Paper towels will stick to the inside (cold) if you try drying it that way.....

We made the lemon sorbet today. We made the sugar water solution the previous day so that it could cool in the fridge. Today, the kids squeezed the lemons and the sorbet came out great.

It seems that most of the negative reviews are for a few constant reasons. One...No the ice cream maker does not mix the ingredients for you. All it does is mix the ice cream mixture into ice cream. No different than a rock salt ice cream maker. But the Cuisinart is much easier.
Two..."My home freezer doesnt get my bowl cold enough." I have a few thoughts. First. Maybe you need to put a thermometer in your freezer and see how cold it is. If your freezer is above 10 degrees, you should turn the temp down. A regular freezer should be around 5 degrees to 0 or below. I am talking about like a Sears freezer, not some special freezer.
I could see where the top freezer on a fridge might have trouble holding that temp if it is opened often. We use our standup freezer in the basement. Also, if your ice cream comes out runny, maybe you have not waited long enough. It takes about 25 minutes for me.
On a side note. This ice cream maker produces a good amount of ice cream. It serves about 8 people. We are talking about whole cream and sugar here. You really shouldnt make the servings huge if you want to enjoy the Cuisinart often.

Again, we like the machine. Clean up is a breeze. I mean, you are cleaning up ice cream...not very hard to do. Enjoy.


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Solid feel and good finish on this machine. Performs well, and is able to make better sorbets and ice-creams than old-style maker with ice and rock salt. Batch size is reasonable, and can make several batches back-to back just fine. Only real downside is the noise - agin, quiter than our ice-and-rck salt machine, but still quite noisy. Overall, very happy with this machine to date, but might just want to put in closet/garage/bathroom while its running.

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