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Housed in brushed stainless steel with an embossed logo, this fully automatic small appliance makes up to 1-1/2 quarts of frozen yogurt, sorbet, or homemade ice cream in less than an hour, with no waiting between batches. Due to its built-in commercial-style compressor freezer, prefreezing is not required--just add ingredients, set the 60-minute timer, and the machine takes care of the rest. The unit provides precise temperature control and mixes efficiently to ensure excellent results, and its ...
- Fully automatic 1-1/2-quart frozen yogurt, sorbet, and ice cream maker
- Brushed stainless-steel housing; commercial-style compressor freezer; prefreezing not required
- Precise temperature control and efficient mixing; fully automatic 60-minute timer
- Ingredient spout; lid, paddle, and bowl remove for easy washing; instruction/recipe book included
- Measures 15-1/2 by 10-3/4 by 10-1/2 inches; 3-year limited warranty
This Ice Cream Machines give to us some advantages, like this :
1. Great ice cream with little fuss
Like another reviewer, I was happy to see a compressor machine available for a reasonable price. I'd owned a smaller machine with a bowl that was placed in the freezer, but the ice cream wasn't as creamy as I wanted and the results varied dramatically from batch to batch.
Armed with a gift certificate (plus quite a bit more), I ordered this machine. For the fourth of July, I made 3 flavors for a party (vanilla, chocolate, & stawberry--I went with the basics), making the bases for each the night before. The next morning, I froze all three ice creams in less than two hours. With a compressor machine, it's easy to make multiple batches one after the other. And the ice cream was a hit at the party, too.
Some tips:
1. The first batch I made was a simple recipe from the instructions which contained no eggs. While it turned out OK, it couldn't compare with custard-based ice creams that include egg yolks. The custard bases consistently result in smoother,...
2. Easy setup, quick, no need to pre-freeze work bowl but loud
The only ice cream maker I used prior to this was an italian gelato machine. That device required the work bowl to be frozen for several hours prior to making ice cream AND the use of alcohol to assist in the transfer of cold from the compressor to the work bowl.
This machine from Cuisinart eliminates the need for both. This is accomplished by finely manufacturing the components so that the work bowl fits VERY snugly in to the device. The result - much easier setup with less mess.
A batch usually takes 35-40 minutes, assuming you have allowed the mix to reach room temperature before adding it to the machine. Add 10 minutes if you are adding a warm mix.
You will still need to place the ice cream in your freezer for 20-30 minutes to get the right texture. That's common with most home machines so don't look at this as a fault of this machine.
Because you do not need to pre-freeze the bowl, you can make batch after batch of ice cream. We have...
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Works as advertised, wish it were more sturdily built
I'm pleased with my purchase of the ICE-50BC. It think the noise issue must be related to a certain run of machines. Mine is no more noisy than any other countertop appliance in my kitchen. It's certainly less noisy than a blender.
Based on reading through some of the other reviews, I think people have unrealistic expectations of a home ice cream freezer. The Cuisinart unit freezes just as hard as the hand crank buckets we used as a kid. And it works just like the 2 frozen tub units it replaced (the ones where you have to store the tub in the freezer before use).
If you're looking for ice cream that's as hard as what you get from the store, you'll have to take it out of your machine and store it in the freezer overnight... just like it sat in the freezer for a couple days at the store.
Don't forget to chill your ingredients BEFORE freezing them. I get perfectly textured soft-serve ice cream from chilled ingredients in 20 minutes from a completely...
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