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Be Creative
I read the reviews, and yes, you get what you pay for. This is a great price, but you must make your own recipes. The simple chocolate recipe is horrible, waaay to much cream (causes tummy ache). So if you have the time to 'experiment' in the kitchen, it is a cool product. My advice: freeze the bowl like everyone says but also, you MUST refrigerate your mix as well before you pour it in. Also, there is only a short window from when your ice cream dispenses properly 30-40mins, then it's hard, then it starts to melt! Overall, I'd rather pay Mr. Softee $2.
[Monday, September 29, 2008]
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Very disappointed; would not recommend the Cuisinart Soft Serve Ice Cream Maker
We bought the Cuisinart soft serve ice cream maker for our daughter's 13th birthday. she was so excited and it was beautifully packaged; the photos of the ice cream looked exquisite.
The reality is quite different. We followed the instructions carefully; froze the bowl overnight, etc etc. We mixed the first flavor, started to mix and the motor overheated in less than ten minutes and stopped. We read the instructions carefully and lo and behold there is a warning that if the ice cream starts to get hard the motor will get hot and there is an automatic cut-out safety feature.
But the ice cream wasn't ready! The inside was runny and the outside was frozen. The consistency would never have been good enough for soft serve ice cream. We stirred it around by hand and dished it up with a spoon. We were so disappointed.
We've tried it twice more and each time, the same problem. Even if we modify the cream, trying to keep the motor running for longer, the ice cream never turns out as it should. The motor always cuts out before it's of a consistency to dispense.
We think the motor is not powerful enough for the job because we can even smell it start to overheat.
Very, very disappointed.
[Monday, September 29, 2008]
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Great Machine
Great machine for the price. Works great as long as you follow the directions. I tried to make back to back batches, but that wouldn't work, so the basin is only good for one batch of ice cream at a time without refreezing for twelve more hours. But overall, a very good machine for the price.
[Saturday, September 20, 2008]
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