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

Comment: I love this machine! I've used it twice and have had great results. Just make sure that the bowl is really frozen and that your ice cream base is very cold. Absolutely delicious!

Comment: This is a great little ice cream maker! It is such an easy appliance to use....you can have homemade ice cream in under 45 minutes, start to finish. I'd buy this again in a heartbeat!

Comment: I have had the ice cream maker for approx. 3 weeks. I was surprised how quickly it turned the ingredients into ice cream. I was expecting to wait at least 30 min, but it was soft serve ready in about 20 minutes.

I'm still experimenting and have found that I can make a sugarless (I use splenda) milkshake from scratch in 15 minutes.

My only complaints are that I wish it had a spout to make it easier to pour into another container or cup. But then it was designed to make ice cream not milkshakes.

Also, it seems like I waste a lot of ice cream because it is frozen solid to the bottom and sides of the container. I cannot find a utensil soft enough not to scratch, but strong enough to scrape the inside of the container.

Comment: Like other commenters I tried this a couple times and got nasty frozen slush with all my added extras floating to the top or bottom. Read reviews here and decided to try it with the bowl frozen.

I'm surprised this wasn't more explicitly stated in the recipes provided. Part of the process is that the ice cream is supposed to begin freezing while it's being mixed. If the bowl is warm you're not doing anything more than gently stirring it for 30 mins and you might as well just put milk in the freezer.

The bowl if properly frozen is pretty neat-- it will freeze water. It's good for keeping other things extra cold in the freezer as well.

Good product but could use better documentation.

Comment: This ice cream maker is easy to use, easy to clean and makes delicious ice cream.