CuisinartIce Cream Maker, Ice Cream and Frozen Yogurt Machine, 2-Qt. Double-Insulated Freezer Bowl, Silver, ICE30BCP1

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.

This approach seems to work just fine.A lot of bad ratings were specifically due to user error and misunderstanding.Fat Content will determine how hard it freezes, low fat and it will probably get rock hard.It will not be Store Bought Frozen by the time it's done, you will need to stick it in the freezer afterwards to harden it.The consistency of your mixture will ultimately determine how it comes out and has nothing to do with the effectiveness of this product.As far as the Build Quality, I am not sure if it's lined with paint or what but the outside is definitely plastic and if you use a metal utensil to remove the icecream from the inside it will scratch it pretty easily (I found that out the hard way).The Tubs themselves are insanely expensive and cost almost as much as the machine itself. I've heard other people say that if you wash it with hot water it will destroy the chemical inside them that freezes, so don't use hot water on it either.The Capacity seems to be as they say 2 quarts, it's not insanely big but it is bigger then a blender but smaller then a microwave.

This makes great ice cream! We've made 4 batches so far of the chocolate, vanilla, and peanut butter chocolate chip recipes that are in the included recipe book. I changed the chocolate slightly to make it a little sweeter but overall the recipes are great! It's soft serve and melts fast so we prefer to freeze it for a few hours before eating, but it is good right away if you like soft serve. It does freeze well & will stay fresh in the freezer for many days!TIPS: Use high quality ingredients. Mix ingredients together, then refrigerate mixture for an hour so it's really cold when you make the ice cream. Make sure freezer bowl is frozen SOLID before you make the ice cream. Use immediately when you remove it from freezer. Pour in cold ingredient mixture & turn it on. Perfect soft serve in less than 30 min! Wash the freezer bowl with soap in cool water. Put it in a bag. Then refreeze right away.

We love this ice cream maker so much, we actually purchased another one as a gift. Easy to use, easy to clean, and the ice cream possibilities are endless. We love trying different mix-ins, such as cookies, brownies, cake, candy, etc. The vanilla recipe only requires 5 ingredients, whereas the store bought ice cream has at least 20. We have not bought ice cream in a store since buying this machine.

Recipes are pretty good and tasty. We make milk free versions and coconut milk and cream make good ice cream with included recipes. The only hard part to clean is the plastic insert but it does its job mixing pretty well. This unit is noisy and a little rumbly so I put it in the garage as even in next room its intrusive. The unit works really well and within 30 minutes you have a treat. Scraping the IC out the tub it a little bit of a pain as it sticks very well to the cold tub insides. A sharp wooden or bamboo scraper does the job. Very worth the money to make your own concoctions.

I have been contemplating buying an ice cream maker for a long time… and ive beem also seeing this one everwhere…. It works amazing! Very user friendly. Its simple… you turn it on and you have ice cream in 15-20 minutes. The capacity is just right. Ice cream qualify 10/10 this is the kind of ice maker that lasts many years… you have it for forever and im soo happyy i bought one.

This is the best ice cream maker ever! So easy to use with several recipes in the booklet that comes with it. I have searched many and found this one to be the best option, so I got it and I am extremely happy. All natural ice cream is absolutely the best.As I said very easy to use!! But one and enjoy for yourself!! 😁

I LOVE homemade Custard & this is Quick’n Easy‼️Just make your favorite batch of custard pour it in and walk away. I store my bowl in the freezer so it is always chilled and ready to go…the base has a permit countertop space‼️