Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker Machine, Fully Automatic, Stainless Steel, 2 qt | Ice cream machine & frozen yogurt machine with mix-in spout, for custom treats, insulated bowl included, ICE-30BCP1ES

I've had this ice cream maker for about a couple of months now and I really hope it lasts a long time because we love it! We use the vanilla ice cream and chocolate ice cream recipes that come with the maker. I however don't like to use heavy whipping cream because it's way too rich and expensive to use and it leaves a greasy feeling in my mouth. I use half and half for half the price and it turns out so yummy and refreshing. This ice cream maker is super-easy to use and we always have the freezer container in our deep chest freezer so whenever I want to make ice cream, I don't have to wait for it to get frozen. I found it's best to not let your ice cream get too frozen in the maker because it makes it really difficult to get out of the freezer container because it gets so stuck to the sides. If you take it out when it's a little soft-set, it's much easier to scrape out. Use a heavy duty plastic spoon and nothing metal so you don't scrape the finish and ruin it. Don't dishwash it either, but handwash it. The ice cream is great right away or you can freeze it for later and I haven't found it to get icey or anything. Just let it sit out a few minutes so you can scoop it is all. I love how you can make any ice cream flavor you want and know what ingredients are used, unlike what you get at the store for a ton of money. Here's some of my favorite variations on their chocolate and vanilla recipes. Cookies and Cream (Based off the vanilla recipe) 1 1/2 cups whole milk 1 1/8 cups granulated sugar 3 cups half and half 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract (if using pure extract, add it once the ice cream has frozen a bit) 1 cup crushed oreos (preferably double-stuffed) Follow directions listed in your instruction manual. However, I've found that if you add the oreos to the icecream maker while it's mixing, your oreos turn to mush and you're left with a gray ice cream (tasty however) with no chunks of cookies. Once your vanilla ice cream is made, simply put it in a freezer container and add crushed oreos to container and stir to incorporate. That way it actually looks and tastes more like cookies and cream that way. Mocha Chocolate Chip (Based off the vanilla recipe) 1 1/2 cups whole milk 1 1/8 cups granulated sugar 3 cups half and half 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract (if using pure extract, add it once the ice cream has frozen a bit) 2 tbs. instant coffee powder 1 cup mini chocolate chips Follow directions listed in your instruction manual. (Mix very well so coffee granules are dissolved well.) Coconut Cherry Vanilla (Based off the vanilla recipe) 1 1/2 cups whole milk 1 1/8 cups granulated sugar 3 cups half and half 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla extract (if using pure extract, add it once the ice cream has frozen a bit) 1/2 cup shredded coconut 10 oz. jar maraschino cherries, rinsed, drained, and chopped Follow directions listed in your instruction manual. Chocolate Peanut Butter (Based off the chocolate recipe) 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2/3 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup light brown sugar 1 1/2 cups whole milk 3 1/4 cups half and half 1 tablespoon vanilla extract (if using pure extract, add it once the ice cream has frozen a bit) 1 cup smooth peanut butter Follow directions listed in your instruction manual. Chocolate Chocolate Chip (Based off the chocolate recipe) 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2/3 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup light brown sugar 1 1/2 cups whole milk 3 1/4 cups half and half 1 tablespoon vanilla extract (if using pure extract, add it once the ice cream has frozen a bit) 1 cup mini chocolate chips Follow directions listed in your instruction manual.

Love this little ice cream maker. I saw reviews that mentioned the noise level. The machine does gets louder only as the ice cream, sorbet, etc. is almost completely churned (nice little reminder!) An expresso maker is louder! This little machine is convenient and delivers nicely churned ice cream and sorbets in about 25 minutes. Follow all the instructions for making your favorite frozen desserts as well as cleaning and preparing the bowl. I've made fresh strawberry ice cream, raspberry sorbet and fresh peach ice cream - all hits!

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.

First off, WOW!!! The strawberry ice cream I made last night...baaaaby...... it was goodT!!! Smooth, creamy, and fresh!! My kids LOVED it!! I had to look back at my container cause it tasted just like some Haagen Dazs strawberry ice cream. It was THAT good! After looking at several ice cream makers, the old hand cranks to the new ones, I decided on this one based on the reviews and theoverall look of the machine, since it will be sitting on my kitchen counter. Simple assembly, just the freezer bowl, lid and stirrer. Put the ingredients in the bowl and let the machine do the work. I will say that an extra bowl is useful just to keep in the freezer on greedy standby! When you stay ready you dont have to get ready!! And you definitely want to be ready for the deliciousness that comes from this machine. Yes, it is LOUD! This was mentioned quite a bit in the reviews, so I knew this going in. But it is LOUD. For 20 to 30 minutes, I can tolerate it. Any longer than that and I would return it back. This is why I gave 4 out of 5 stars. I decided to use the recipes that are provided in the instruction manual to try it out and see how it works. My kids chose the strawberry and I assembled the ingredients. Tip: I decided to use a can of sweetened condensed milk instead of hand mixing the milk and sugar. Work smart, not hard. Everything else the recipe called for, I followed. How did it turn out you ask? PERFECT!! I said it tasted like/BETTER than Hagaaan Dasz didn't I!. Like I said, smooth, creamy and the right amount of sweet. Yes, your back (and waist) might get bigger once you really get into it. No cap!! Fresh, simple ingredients and you know EXACTLY what your eating. I even ate some for breakfast. Dont judge me! Now, I've only made ice cream so far. I haven't tried the other stuff yet cause I also love me some sorbet and Gelato. Needless to say, if you can get past the loudness this would definitely be a good buy. And get the extra bowl. This would be great on those hot summer days when everyone wants a quick, cold sweet treat. And yes, it did make 2+ quarts for me. The initial consistency was like soft serve ice cream. Since I wanted the store bought ice cream consistency, I put it in the freezer overnight and....I had some for breakfast. It tasted even better!. Easy to scoop with a spoon and just soooo dang good! This will definitely get weekly use in my house. So I said all this to say like other reviewers, if you can get past the loudness, it's a good electric ice cream maker and it's not so big that it takes up a great deal of my counter space.

Outstanding. You simply cannot beat the price, value, simplicity....but overall the taste of the ice cream. I purchased an extra container (another 2 quart) - so that we could rapidly make additional flavors. I also bought the recipe booklet as well. What a great product! Why pay more for the other brands? You will have amazing ice cream in 20 minutes! Vanilla is divine!

I bought this ice cream machine in February and have made about 3 or 4 dozen batches with it by now. It's fantastic! You pour in the custard, switch it to "on", go find something to do for half an hour, and come back to ice cream. Upon reading the other reviews, I'd like to specify a few things for people who, like me, haven't owned an ice cream machine before and want to know what to expect when they make a batch. 1. Freeze your bowl completely, for 24 hours, as directed. If your bowl isn't completely frozen, your ice cream won't churn properly. There's no shortcut around this. I prefer to keep my bowl in the freezer all the time if I think the whim to make ice cream will strike me. If your bowl is room-temperature and you want to make a batch today, it's just not going to happen, so include bowl-chilling time in your planning. 2. When you're done churning, your ice cream will be soft-serve consistency. This is normal. Trust me, you want it to be that way or it'd be difficult to get out of the machine to transfer into a container--I find that I have about 3-4 minutes to make the transfer, or the ice cream on the sides and bottom are very hard to get out. When you've put your ice cream into your Gladware or whatever you're using (I like OXO's freezer-proof containers) then it'll harden up in an hour or two. 3. Don't touch the metal part of the frozen bowl, especially if your hands are wet. Ouch. Seriously, the frozen metal will freeze water to it in a matter of seconds. It'll do the same to your skin. By the same token, don't wash the freezer bowl until you've run it under very hot water for a few minutes or let it defrost for an hour or two. The water residue will freeze to ice (and give your next batch freezer-burn flavor if you store the bowl in the freezer) and whatever towel or paper towel you use to dry it will freeze lint balls to the metal. Not a desirable result. 4. Making your own custard is actually pretty easy. You don't need a double-boiler, a regular saucepan will do fine, and despite what the ice cream books will tell you, you do not need to watch the custard like a nuclear scientist. You still have to stand there and stir it, and you don't want to let it boil, but it's not a case of "Oh, I let it go for 2 seconds, it's ruined." It's not a souffle. Personally, I've found that a slightly overcooked custard (i.e. a little clumpy on the bottom of the pan when you pour it in the strainer) makes a superior result. I like to make my custard at night, chill overnight in the fridge, and churn in the morning. 5. Remember to stir your custard thoroughly before adding it to the churn (some recipes separate a little during the chilling process) and do NOT use more than a half cup of mix-ins for a full 2-quart batch, or you'll get overflow. A half cup doesn't sound like much but it really is. Pick up a copy of Leibovitz's "The Perfect Scoop". It has fantastic recipes, great tips on making a successful custard, and also has tons of recipes for making your own mix-ins. Just a great source for all ice cream-related things overall. I've got a few ice cream recipe books and I think this one is the best.

Great ice cream maker for wife and I. Bought this one for a gift to our daughter. Use it regularly (weekly) during warm weather. Like making our own since we know all the ingredients are wholesome and organic without anything artificial. Takes about 20-25 minutes to make ice cream. Comes out the consistency of thick soft serve and after two hours in freezer it's perfect.

Got this with the Amazon Prime deal days and it's been amazing. Super easy to make great quality ice-cream. If you ever had or heard the old style rock salt and ice cube style makers, you will appreciate the ease of this one with a little bit a prep work. Those older styles were louder to me so I do not know why someone would comment that this was loud. I think it was reasonable noise level and who cares anyway, walk away and come back 20 minutes later and you have some amazing treats. The longer you chill your premix before hand, the faster the nmix thickens up. This feels pretty durable and relatively light weight. So far, this has been a hit in the household but now our calorie intake is taking a hit! lol

Okay, so I want this review to be really informative so that it can help anyone who is considering to buy this but a little apprehensive. I must say the comments didnt look promising to me at all but since I have been eyeing this for quite a few months and I knew that at some point of time I would definitely have it in my kitchen,expensive.. sure but I just went ahead and bought this for my anniversary lol! So I had already read about someone whose machine unfortunately blew down due to the voltage problem (it being 110V needs a step down convertor) I also got a call from the seller informing me that I would need a convertor, which was really nice. So this got delivered to me in under 15 days amd went out and bought a step down convertor (100 watts just to be on the safe side) the day after. I had already seen many many ice cream recipes on youtube(laura vitale) samd had quite a few in mind but I went ahead with the mango ice cream since its summer already and I have been missing mangoes big time! I was really scared when I plugged my machine into the convertor and switched it on, to my relief it didnt blow up lol I must point out that I have a huge LG 4- door refrigerator so the freezer temperature wasnt a problem for me but as a measure I shook the frozen bowl and it was frozen solid so I knew that was a good starting point. I poured my custard bsased mixture that has been in the fridge for 4 hours and in the freezer for the last 15 min into the machine and within 15 min I could see that the texture was a hit! By 25 min the soft serve texture was achieved (for completely frozen ones you have to keep it in the freezer which is always mentioned everywhere even in the youtube videos) but I let it run for 4 extra min (total 29 min) just to be sure. I took out the icecream and it was delicious and of soft serve texture that we get in malls. I have now kept it in the freezer just to set conpletely and I am sure it would! So yeah I definitely love this machine and I am so excited about the different flavors I could make in this! Tomorrow I am gonna make vanilla chocolate chio ice cream ;-) the custard is already cooling in the fridge and the ice cream machine bowl in the freezer ;-) So its definitely a great buy, its no doubt expensive but for someone like me who loves to cook up and experiment with different recipes, its a great buy! I love it! I took some pics but cant find the attach pics button :-(

Es muy buena, lo único que recomiendo es hacer la mezcla y el molde dos días antes para que pueda estar muy fríos y no tarde tanto en hacerse como helado. Si la mezcla está un poco fría o a temperatura ambiente se va a tardar mucho y no va a quedar completamente uniforme. Se debe enfriar con anticipación para evitar que se tarde y quede más espeso. Es fácil de usar y también de limpiar.

Tuve que devolver el producto. Motivo de la devolución: la máquina NO es compatible con la electricidad que utilizamos en España, ya que ni el voltaje ni el tipo de enchufe son los adecuados. Sin embargo, el vendedor/amazon se encargó de reembolsar el producto, lo cual es de agradecer.

Item delivered in good robust packaging. Instruction booklet clear and easy to follow. Included recipes very useful and I found it great as a base to try out my own flavours. Love it!

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