Absolutely brilliant piece of kit for the money, brilliant value. Have already made vanilla with honeycomb, coffee and strawberry ice cream, all three are absolutely to die for. Best home made ice cream ever, beats supermarket brands hands down. I would highly recommend the purchase of this product.
As a cookbook author and food writer I expect and need the highest standards from my kitchen equipment. I was replacing an old ice cream maker which had lasted an unbelievable 30 years. I bought 2 Cuisinart ice cream makers, one for England, one in Ireland. My old machine allowed the pail to get very cold within 5 minutes of placing it in the base and you could then pour even a hot custard mix into it. This one you have to wait hours for the mix to cool in the fridge or overnight. The mixture although poured in at the suggested level rose up and over the top of the lid and into the base and is very difficult to clean properly, not well designed. The ice cream didn't set to even soft set in 60 minutes and I have now tried it 5 times, it still needs to go into a freezer. It is also very noisy. The ice cream paddle is a highly complicated shape and impossible to scrape the finished ice cream through and off without getting one's hands covered in ice cream.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from cuisinart.co.ukBy Matt, Cuisinart Customer Care, September 30, 2021
Dear Tamasin17,
I am very sorry to hear of the experience you have had with your Cuisinart Ice Cream & Gelato Professional, this certainly does not sound normal. We would like the opportunity to assist you further and understand why you are experiencing these issues. If you would like us to assist you with this, you can contact us on 03702 406 902, or send us an email at support@cuisinart.co.uk with your details and we will get in touch.
Please accept my apologies for the inconvenience that has been caused, and we look forward to hearing from you,
Replaced an older versions that lasted so long we could no longer get the spare parts. If anything this seems better than the previous one . This one will probably last longer than me