Nostalgia Electric Ice Cream Maker - Old Fashioned Soft Serve Ice Cream Machine Makes Frozen Yogurt or Gelato in Minutes - Fun Kitchen Appliance - Aqua - 4 Quart

Delicioso producto , ahorras mucho en helados

Funciona super bien, dependiendo del helado tarda de 30 a 50 min

I've wanted an ice cream maker for YEARS but they were always out of our price range and didn't make enough ice cream for it to be worth the while. When I came across this one, I decided to give it a try since it fit into my budget and had good reviews. DEFINITELY made a great choice!! It works great and makes a gallon of delicious ice cream each time. The best ice cream I've ever tasted. It takes about 35-40 minutes to go from ingredients to a soft-serve type ice cream, a little longer if you want hard ice cream (just take the soft-serve and pop it in the freezer for about 20-30 mins) We use an old plastic 1 gallon ice cream container to put our homemade ice cream in after we make it so we have it available whenever we want it. At first, I was expected (but skeptical) hard ice cream like you get on a cone at an ice cream shop, not soft serve like from Dairy Queen. But once I realized that it really only took around 30 mins to make the soft serve and maybe an hour total if you want more firm texture, I was sold. Tips: we DO keep the clean, aluminum inside container in the freezer after we use it. It seems to help set the ice cream faster we DO use heavy whipping cream instead of the half-and-half the recipe calls for. It makes for a thicker, creamier ice cream that doesn't form ice crystals or come out grainy or gross after re-freezing it. As for the reviews that said it was too soupy, too hard at one end & too liquid on the other, too grainy, etc. All I can say is: You didn't follow the directions, you did it wrong. Because we've been making ice cream with this very machine all summer about every other day (we have a large family) and have NEVER had ANY of those issues at all, UNLESS we just dumped the salt, ice, etc. and didn't layer. If yours is coming out too "soft" then put it in the freezer and let it get harder. And do NOT freeze it in the aluminum container for heaven's sake, put the ice cream in a clean, new plastic container with a tight fitting lid (you know, like you buy it at the grocery store?!?) and it won't freeze to the sides or be impossible to get out. Common sense apparently isn't that common in the ice-cream making world, I guess.. It's not rocket science, it's ice cream!! we DO layer the rock salt (we just bought a giant bag of water softener salt at a home improvement store for about $5 and the bag is HUGE, like the size of a bag of mulch) and layer it with about 1/2 inch salt, then ice, then salt, then ice, repeating until the entire aluminum canister is surrounded by this layer. Anything else seemed to make the entire process take longer. The entire device seems to be of good, sturdy quality, it's not THAT loud (noticeable but not earth-shattering) and really does make real, fresh homemade ice cream with minimal fuss and it makes an entire GALLON. We store it in an old (clean) plastic lidded gallon ice cream bucket that we had and then add in any toppings we want with each individual servings. Definitely recommend!

This ice cream maker is amazing. I had bought another more expensive ice cream maker from Sunbeam (Sunbeam FRSBWDBK 4-Quart Ice Cream Wooden Bucket) in a retail store and it was absolutely TERRIBLE, my ice cream would never freeze and after 3 attempts, I took it back and got a refund. The machine was over $50, I paid more because I thought a wooden barrel would be better, boy was I wrong. I decided to go on Amazon and do some research on a good ice cream maker and this one had overwhelming reviews so I decided to give it a try and I am so thrilled that I did. I followed the instructions and the ice cream came out perfectly, just as they stated "a thick milkshake consistency" is what homemade ice cream should be like. I posted the recipe below that I used and modified for this ice cream maker, it was absolutely wonderful. I grew up on homemade ice cream so I know a winner when I taste it ;) This ice cream maker is cheaper, easier to use, works better and is simply delightful. I don't regret this purchase at all, I just regret it wasn't my first purchase. Ice Cream Recipe: 1 c. sugar 4 eggs 1 1/4 cans Carnation milk 1 can Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk 1 1/2 tbsp. Vanilla 1/4 tbsp. Lemon Extract Beat eggs. Add sugar. Then add Carnation milk, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla & lemon extract. Fill freezer with mixture and equal amounts of 2% milk and heavy whipping cream until freezer is 2/3 full (under the first 2 rectangles on the dasher is the 2/3 mark FYI).

Good Product