I purchased this guy to help speed up my ice cream making process. It definitely has helped on the wait time for the bowl in the freezer like I had to do on my ICE30.
Unfortunately the container on this one is much smaller and seems to make the bowl way to cold when making chocolate anything. The mixture hardens along the side of the bowl causing the machine to slow down and eventually lock up. The motor also slows down a bunch when adding small amounts of ingredients in the last 5 minutes. I find that when the ice cream is close to being done i remove the paddle, add my soild ingredients then mix it by hand quickly.
Dont get me wrong, it serves it's puropse but seems the added steps are a negative to me on a mechine that costs over double.
The motor burned out after making only 5 quarts of ice cream- and not even on the same day... and to the letter of the instructions. I am returning it !
Can’t talk right now I’m too busy MAKING ICE CREAM !!! This thing ROCKS !!! I can control what I put into it ,I can make it with stevia, it’s fun to experiment with different recipes and easy to use ,it doesn’t take up a whole lot of space . Cuisinart does it yet again!! If you’ve priced healthy I cream in the stores (you know the little 2 oz.containers for four hundred dollars each ) you know this machine will pay for itself in NO time !
I love this ice cream maker. Prior to this I had the freeze the bowl first kind. This may be a bit bulkier and heavier but it is worth it if you enjoy ice cream. We even decided to have juice slurpies at the last min and they turned out great. It is easy to clean and use. The only thing I wish is I had bought the 2 quart size.