Rival GC9155 Gel Canister 1-1/2-Quart 2-Piece Electric Ice-Cream Maker Review

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(More customer reviews)When I first got this I followed the directions on the box for chocolate cookie ice cream exactly (which specified refrigerating the mixture for 30 minutes and freezing the gel canisters for 24 hours). This gave me something at about the consistency of a runny milkshake. My second try involved refrigerating the mixture for 18 hours and freezing the gel canisters for around 36 hours. That was more of a thick milkshake.
My winning formula was refrigerating the mix overnight and freezing the canisters for a week in a 0 degree (F) deep freezer. This produced fairly soft ice cream, but still definitely ice cream (it did harden in the freezer afterward). I haven't yet experimented to see what the minimum time for a refreeze is, but bringing them down from room temperature the first time took a very long time.
If you want to make smallish batches of ice cream fairly often, then this is the ice cream maker for you. It doesn't require you to get bagged ice to cool the mixture, and the gel canisters collapse to take up less space in your freezer if you just store them there full time. If, on the other hand, you want large batches or only want to make ice cream for special occasions you're probably better off with a bagged ice and rock salt model.

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1.5 quart capacity, fast freezing gel canister technology.Auger style mixing paddle mixes and aerates ice cream to a creamy consistency.Gel canisters nest for compact freezer storage, makes ice cream in 30 minutes, no rock salt or ice needed.

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Euro-Pro Triple Canister Ice Cream Maker Review

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(More customer reviews)We bought this unit because we were delighted to find an ice cream maker that allows you to make SMALL amounts, and even better, three different flavors (it allows you to make three distinct pints). We used it relentlessly for two weeks, and couldn't manage to make anything thicker than a milkshake. Worse yet, most of the results, when frozen, were like the unfortunate consequences of melted and refrozen ice cream: you get a sweet treat that's as hard as a rock, and impossible to serve unless you have an icepick and a sledgehammer! We weren't willing to put egg in our recipes, but wondering if that was the problem, we tried a vegan egg replacement product: that ended up our most successful batch, but by that point we'd already felt as if we'd had to fight too hard with the darned thing, and we didn't want to be forced to make only recipes that called for eggs, so we returned it. We just ordered a Cuisinart ICE-20 from Amazon to replace it, because a friend has that same unit and it makes absolutely delicious, perfect ice cream! She's made many recipes _without_ egg, and they come out fine.

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Deni 1 Quart Manual Ice Cream Maker - Blue Review

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(More customer reviews)The Deni ice cream maker does make ice cream that tastes good and has the right consistency. That's the bottom line, it makes ice cream as promised. We did find that you may need to put the mix in the freezer for 30-60mins before putting it in the maker. But that's not a big issue if you're not in a rush. Mixing with the handle is easy and only takes a few seconds every 2 mins. In the end the ice cream was good and appeared to be about the same as store bought or better.

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Start an at-home scoop shop, and have a blast doing it, with this manual ice cream maker. No electricity, ice, or salt is needed--just add the mixed ingredients to the unit and turn the handle. In 20 to 30 minutes you'll have fresh, homemade ice cream, sorbets, sherbet, and ices the whole family will enjoy. What is Refurbished? When a product is refurbished, it is made to look like and operate as a brand new item should. Many times it is as simple as the box being opened by mistake or for quality checks. Once the box has been opened, that item cannot be sold as new. Items with serious malfunctions are not refurbished, it would cost too much to refurbish them to 'like new' condition. Each refurbished item we feature is completely inspected, rerun down the production line and triple checked for quality before being packed and shipped. Most of the time the only difference between new and refurbished is the brown box and the lower price, which is your gain as an educated consumer. We are so confident with the quality of our refurbished items that we offer a full 30 day return policy with every purchase, so buy with confidence!

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VillaWare V5100 Classic Ice Cream & Gelato Maker, Electric Review

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(More customer reviews)I've read all the reviews and will give you some real concrete reasons not to buy this. I didn't expect this product to do all of the work for me and I understand the reasoning behind some of the directions, such as cooling the mixture before pouring it into the freezing bowl (the bowl will thaw out if you don't!!!!!!!!)I received this and a Cuisinart ice cream maker as gifts at the same time. I decided to keep the VillaWare since I Knew they made industrial machines. I made three batches in my VillaWare, one ice cream, one non-dairy "ice cream" and one sorbet. I just kept thinking "Is this really how it should look?". I was following all of the directions (which aren't as big of a hassle as some would make them out to be!) and I ended up with mildly frozen slush which I had to put in the freezer to make it even remotely firm enough to eat. So, I broke out the Cuisinart that I was going to return and made the exact same sorbet recipe that I had made the previous day. Good thing I did, The Cuisinart batch was more frozen after 5 minutes than the VillaWare after 20 minutes. It produced a nice sorbet that was still soft but firm enough to eat right out of the freezing bowl. These machines operate under the exact same concept so from what I could tell the problem is this; The Villaware bowl doesn't seem to be quite as cold and the paddle that is supposed to scrape the frozen mixture from the side of the bowl isn't close enough to the bowl to scrape enough off to freeze the whole batch. The paddle on the Cuisinart sits right against the side of the bowl and allows the entire batch to freeze and be scraped off and mixed in.
I'll be returning the VillaWare now
Save yourself some time and hassle and buy a Cuisinart

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With the VillaWare Ice Cream Maker you can make up to a quart of hard or soft ice cream or frozen yogurtYou can also make sherbet, gelato, sorbet, ices and frozen drinks.Just 20-30 minutes is all it takes for making quality, healthy frozen creations.Upscale design with sturdy, stainless steel housing.Ingredient bowls can be pre-frozen.Motorized drive to blend ingredients easily.Two speed selections for different consistencies.

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Sani Serv Model 407 Soft Serve Ice Cream Machine Review

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(More customer reviews)perfect creamy softserve. just like at the ice cream parlor. i especially liked the feature that allowed extra flavors. alittle on the pricy side though. didnt work to make baked beans

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Counter model ice cream / yogurt machine for low volume operations such as cafes and restaurants. Two - 4 oz. Servings per minute. 10-Quart capacity. Space saving small Footprint Design - SaniServ model 407 saves valuable floor space and turns the countertop into a real profitcenter by serving high profit ice cream and yogurt products. Easy Cleaning and Operation. Fewer Parts = Simplified Cleaning - SaniServ equipment is designed and built with the fewer parts to be disassembled, cleaned and sanitized than any other machine in the industry. Increased Profits - SaniServ machines combine efficiency with consistent product quality and fast quiet operation while insuring customer satisfaction with high profit ice cream or yogurt products. Quality Design. Durability - SaniServ machines are built to achieve long and dependable life through simplicity of design. Every machine is shipped standard with a stainless steel exterior, durable steelinterior frame construction, heavy-duty components a

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Cuisinart 1-1/2-Quart Automatic Ice Cream Makers Review

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(More customer reviews)The first several times I used this product, it didn't seem to work--the ice cream never really froze, it just turned into a very cold soupy sludge. I had checked all the obvious things--made sure the bowl was completely frozen, made sure my ingredients were well-chilled, didn't overload it and let it run the recommended amount of time. I was going to return it, but thanks to all the positive reviews here, I thought maybe there was something I was doing wrong.
There was.
For flavoring, I was always using a certain artificial vanilla flavor that I like. And because I like it, I use a lot of it. One of the main ingredients of this flavoring is propylene glycol. If any of you who read this are chemistry buffs, I'll bet you're laughing now. Propylene glycol is often used in food flavorings and colorings, but also is used as antifreeze when a non-toxic antifreeze is required. So I was pouring in a good deal of edible antifreeze with my ingredients--next time I'll just use chocolate or something!
So, if you're having trouble getting your ice cream to freeze and you've checked everything else, make sure your flavorings don't contain propylene glycol!!

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Makes sorbets, frozen yogurts, frozen drinks and ice cream in 20 to 30 minutes. Double insulated freezer bowls. Automatic mixing arm. Large ingredient spout for adding ingredients. Easy-lock transparent lid. Includes instruction/recipe book.

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Cuisinart ICE-21 Frozen Yogurt-Ice Cream & Sorbet Maker Review

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(More customer reviews)As this product had not been reviewed yet, I read several reviews for the Cuisinart ICE-20 Ice Cream Maker before making my decision to purchase this product. Many comments about the ICE-20 mentioned that the ice cream is the consistency of soft serve; some reviewers said it was too soft. I did not find that issue with the ice cream I made with this ice cream maker. I turned my freezer to the coldest setting and froze the bowl for 7 hours. I could not hear any liquid moving in the bowl at that point, so I assumed it was solidly frozen. I made the Simple Vanilla Ice Cream recipe from the booklet that came with the machine. After about 20 minutes, the ice cream was nicely textured and creamy. It wasn't as hard as the packed ice cream you purchase at the store, so I guess you might say the consistency was somewhere between soft serve and store-bought: firmer than soft serve, but not as firm as hard pack. As reviewers of the ICE-20 pointed out, if the ice cream was frozen as solidly as hard pack in the machine, it would be difficult to remove it from the container.
The ice cream is simply wonderful. It has a fresh, pure taste that outshines anything I could purchase from the store. I bought it mainly because I wanted to have control of my ingredients. I want to use organic products as much as possible and I want to experiment with soy ice creams; I have thought I might want to get away from dairy products altogether.
This product was listed as the newest version of the ICE-20 and as an upgrade that improves upon the ICE-20 while still keeping its popular features. I don't know what the upgrade consists of, but I can say that in 20-25 minutes, I had really excellent ice cream that I thought was the perfect consistency. (Since I posted this review, a commenter here has noted that the upgrade consists of a new paddle design, reducing the processing time by 25%, according to the manufacturer.) After freezing it for a couple of hours it was firmer and I liked it at that consistency, too. I was thinking about how great this ice cream would be with warm apple pie, because tasting it really is like tasting fresh vanilla cream. But we're a couple of months away from apple pie season! This product couldn't be simpler to use, and I think it will pay for itself fairly quickly in savings over the cost of premium purchased ice cream. And it just tastes better.

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Now you can enjoy the finest homemade frozen treats at home! The fully automatic Cuisinart Frozen Yogurt-Ice Cream & Sorbet Maker lets you make your favorites in 20 minutes or less, with no fuss and no mess. Just add ingredients to the bowl, press ON and the machine does the rest!From the ManufacturerEasy-lock lid.

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