Features:

  • Fully automatic with a commercial quality compressor. 1-1/2-quart ice cream bowl capacity
  • LWH: 16.73 x 12.00 x 9.33,UC LWH: 13.75 x 17.50 x 13.50,MC LWH: 18.00 x 14.25 x 14.25 inches . Weight : 32lbs
  • 2 paddles - a gelato paddle for authentic gelato and an ice cream paddle for creamy ice cream
  • 60-minute countdown timer with touchpad controls and a blue LCD readout.10-minute keep cool feature keeps your ice cream or gelato cool after timer has gone off
  • 1.5 quart capacity
  • BPA Free Features: Fully automatic with a commercial quality compressor|1.5 quart capacity|2 paddles for authentic gelato and for creamy ice cream|60-minute countdown timer with touchpad controls and blue LCD readout|10-minute Keep Cool feature keeps your ice cream or gelato cool after the timer has gone off|BPA Free
The perfect choice for freshly made hard ice cream!

This works way too good for five stars. I would give it 10 stars. Why? I like freshly made "hard" ice cream. This unit can reasonably make "hard" ice cream on the fly in about 60 minutes. I discovered the secrete to making "really hard ice cream" which is this; at some point during the churning cycle the mix gets too thick to churn and clumps up in the blade. That's when I continue to manually push the mix threw the blade so the mix will continue to churn. That makes mix get colder and harder at each revolution. At some point the mix gets too hard for the motor to churn the ice cream and the ice cream maker stops to protect the motor from over heating. According to the instruction manual the motor stopping is a built in safety feature which is normal function when the ice cream gets too hard to churn. Now, a new thought which made this a 10 star rating. For those who suffer from a condition called Gastroparesis you know all to well soft and or liquefied foods are preferred. This ice cream maker has completely changed are approach to managing Gastorparesis for us. We now make ice cream out of the liquid Hi protein drinks like the Atkins drinks or the Cost Co Power Drinks my wife must ingest to help manage this medical condition. This ice cream maker has brought a lot of joy for my wife managing this condition because now she can eat "ice cream" and meet her nutrition needs at the same time. I even make some up for my self because the ice cream nutrition drinks are sooo good to eat as "ice cream". I cheat and add some whipping cream and fresh fruit. We now make up batches of chocolate and vanilla nutrition drink ice cream and put it up in the freezer. Of course freezing the freshly made ice cream solves the "rock hard" cream issue and completely makes me a very happy camper! I would recommend buying the extended warranty.

Best icecream maker I've had!

This ice cream maker works fantastically. I have used a softserve mix and it takes about 30 minutes to be done. The one picture is after the icecream was in the freezer. It freezes up nice and harder. It you let it sit a few minutes it gets soft again. It still tastes great even after being frozen. The last picture is a bowl I had that was melting on me. My husband has told people about it and now they want one. I would recommend this to anyone wanting to make homemade icecream. This machine sold me because I don't have to freeze the bowl. I mix my ingredients up and stick them in the fridge for when I'm ready to make icecream after we eat. Put them in the machine and not long later homemade icecream! It makes the perfect amount for our small family of 4. I usually make a batch of vanilla or m&m for the kids. They have a bowl and each and then a bowl goes in the fridge. I make my husband and I strawberry and we have a bowl that also goes in the fridge! You don't have to wait long between batches, so by the time I serve up the bowls, and get it cleaned out I can put another batch in. We love it. It has started to squeak a little, not sure why, but it hasn't affected it any yet.

Next best thing to having a commercial ice cream machine at home!

I went crazy trying to find the perfect ice cream machine and ended up with 4 of them (all disappointments) and was ready to give up when I decided to give this one a try even though the price was more than I wanted to spend. I think it was my best decision ever. This machine is wonderful! I can make ice cream all day long and not have to wait for a bowl to freeze, which means everyone gets their favorite flavor and there's plenty of ice cream to go around if I am entertaining. I have store bought ice cream in my freezer now that everyone skips over if I have made ice cream with this machine and stored it. It is really easy to clean and made well enough that I expect it to last for a long time. It may cost more but it is worth it. You can't go wrong if you get this ice cream machine. Unless you want to spend the money on a commercial ice cream maker for your home, then this is the next best thing.

Best ice cream ever

So far, in the past two weeks, we have made FIVE batches.. 1. Simple, 2. Custard Gelato, 3&4. Strawberry (two batches) 5. Espresso Gelato.. They were all great, but the Strawberry and Espresso were especially good. We manually cut the strawberries into 1/4-1/2 inch cubes, and when it freezes, you have really nice chunky icy strawberry nibbles in the frozen cream. The Espresso was super smooth. OK.. back to the machine. What can I say... it mixes and freezes. It is not too noisy. probably the "worst" part is emptying out the little bucket and getting all the good stuff off the paddle... but do you expect? This is the "problem" no matter what type of maker you get. extracting frozen cream from anything is "tough". But, you get to lick your fingers, and the spoon, and whatever else the cream drips onto.

The BEST available - a terrific value!

I bought this to replace an old similar ice cream maker with built-in freezer by another company. This Cuisinart ICE-100 is superior in every way, the processing container lifts out easily to remove the completed ice cream or gelato, and has different processing blades for both which means they process them quickly and efficiently. It is much quieter than my older model and it is easier to set up and clean. The first batch I made was Carrie Brown's low carb double chocolate hazelnut ice cream and it was so incredibly good I know we will be using this machine on a weekly basis and loving it! Highly recommended!

SO Worth The Price Tag!

I've now had this machine for three months, and have used it about 25 times. This machine has exceeded my expectations each and every time. For a couple of decades, I used a low tech Donvier machine to make ice cream. The Donvier was the first widely-distributed machine that used the bucket that had to be kept in the freezer. It served me well, churning out hundreds of ice creams and sorbets over the years. But about six months ago, we adopted a low carb regimen. After a coupl of months I was hankering for ice cream. Both cream and eggs work very well on low carb, and I had done a lot of experimentation with natural sugar replacements, so I felt confident that I could come up with a viable recipe for a reasonably desirable alternative to the high carb stuff that's so ruinous to a healthy diet. However, the idea of intermittent churning on which the Donvier is based just didn't work with sugar free ice cream. Sugar is a highly structural component, especially in ice cream. Once you take it out, that changes every property of how ice cream is made. If you don't keep the sugar free mixture moving constantly, you'll end up with creamy soup with a few "icebergs" floating in it. And that's assuming you don't break your dasher trying to scrape the hard-frozen mixture off the sides. So I had two choices. I could have continued to buy one of the lower cost Cuisinart machines that churned electrically, but still required keeping a bucket in the freezer, or I could spend (much) more and buy a machine with its own compressor that eliminated the need for a freezer bucket, and which churned continuously. When I discovered that the second type allows multiple batches to be made in rapid succession, I was sold. With a freezer bucket, you can't do more than a batch each 24 hours, as the bucket has to be refrozen after each batch. My research led me to the Cuisinart ICE-100. Since my husband loves his ice cream, he agreed to let me spring for it. When it arrived, I quickly unpacked it, and discovered you must let it stay in place for 24 hours before its first use. The hubs, who is a professional engineer, told me this is true of all compressors. The compressor fluids circulate around during the shipping process, particularly if the box gets positioned with the top of the machine in any configuration than up. And for a compressor to work properly, the fluids have to return to the bottom, with the aid of gravity, meaning right side up. So I sat on my hands for 24 hours. So... hard... But it was well worth the wait. My first low carb ice cream was a classic vanilla. The texture when the machine had finished was like a Dairy Queen softserve! The taste, however, was much better than that. Think Haagen Dazs. Since then, I have added chocolate, strawberry, black raspberry, blueberry to the repertoire. All of them have been spectacular. And I'm happy to report that even with eating a lot of ice cream (the hubs puts away 2 bowls at a sitting) at we have still continued to lose weight! Diets don't get much better than this. The machine itself is incredibly easy to use. You put your well chilled mixture into the lightweight bucket, affix the lid so that it's locked in place, then plug in. You press the power button, set the timer (I find it easiest just to go with the 60 minute default) and press start. That's it! I usually check after 30 minutes, and usually, it's done by then. You can either opt to let it continue churning until either it becomes too stiff to continue, at which point it stops churning, or just press the stop button. The compressor will continue to chill without churning, for the remainder of the 60 minutes, at which point it will turn off. When it has reached a solid consistency, you can serve it. Or you can scrape it off the dasher and bucket into a container, cover it and set it in the freezer. If softserve isn't your thing, I'd suggest allowing it to "ripen" in the freezer for an hour before serving, in order for it to firm up. Wash your bucket and dasher, and you can then make another batch. The machine does make noise when it churns. We don't find the sound level to be objectionable, even though we have placed it on a counter between the kitchen and family room, where the TV is located. We can hear the TV just fine without adjusting the sound when we're in the family room, with the machine just 4-5' behind us. Another thing to be aware of is that if you opt to leave the mixture in the machine for the full 60 minutes, the bucket may well be frozen in place, making it impossible to remove it for scraping your ice cream out. I haven't found that to be a big problem, however. I just remove the dasher (which holds the majority of the ice cream) and scrape it, then use a silicone scraper to remove any ice cream that clings to the sides/bottom of the bucket. About 10 minutes after the machine is switched off, if the bucket had become too frozen to remove right away, it is then easily removed for cleaning. And speaking of cleaning, it's a simple matter. The bucket has only a small center spindle to hold the dasher, so some soapy water and a sponge makes fast work of it. And be sure to keep an old, sanitized toothbrush by your sink, which allows you to thoroughly clean the dasher in about 30 seconds flat. The plastic top is simple to clean, as well. The outside of the machine of burnished stainless is easily kept pristine with just a bit of Windex on a paper towel. Once you complete making your ice cream, unplug the machine, or a blue light on top will continue flashing until you do. All in all, this machine is a wonder of modern engineering. A quality machine, well made and simple to use. It's basically a mini version of what previously had been available only commercially to make smooth, velvety ice cream. The ICE-100 brings this capability into the home, with no salt, no ice, and perhaps best of all, no mess.

A little taste of Italy

Leaving Italy, I knew that I would miss gelato more than anything. After a lot of research, I decided this was the way I wanted to go. I like the idea of of not having to refreeze a bowl beforehand. The recipes that came with this have been very tasty and, of course, pinterest has tons of recipes as well. You will first combine and heat up your ice cream ingredients, then cool them for 2-6 hours to overnight. Be VERY aware of the amount of ice cream base made. The unit makes a quart and a half. As the base freezes, it expands. You will have a mess to clean up if the bowl is overfilled. The recipes that come with this machine makes 5 - 6 cups of base. I have always had to clean up the overflow... not that I mind, because who else gets to eat freshly made ice cream:) So don't try to double the recipe and expect success. The machine is heavy to where I keep it on the counter at all times. Having a compressor, you need to keep it upright, if not kept on your counter. Otherwise, it recommends letting it sit upright for 24 hours before use. So far, my favorite gelato flavors have been Sicilian Crema (tastes like creme brûlée), lemon, pistachio, vanilla, cherry, and peaches. My husband is now making rum soaked raisin ice cream. We have had a lot of fun trying out new recipes and flavors. I guess we raved about it enough, my nephew has also bought the same machine.

The juice is worth the freeze!

I have always made ice cream as a novelty before. Maybe once a summer for a special occasion. After purchasing this machine, my thinking was I’d play around with it, but, ultimately, it would be a toy and I would go back to making ice cream only once in awhile. This is not the case. I make ice cream 2 or 3 times per week. The family is still excited with each batch. More excited than in the beginning because everyone knows how good it is. If you own any cookbook you will find recipes for ice cream. There’s no need to buy a cookbook specific to ice cream, other than for fun. Additionally, I have thrown raspberries and a bit of sugar into a food processor, then put the crushed berries with some milk into the machine and it turned out a delicious batch. I will cook up a batch while I make dinner and take it right from the stove/mix to the machine. It’s ready by the time the dishes are finished. I am such a fan of this machine and it’s consistent results. As far as cleaning is concerned, it is a very tight unit. I wipe down the base and the well the bowl sits in with a damp rag. I also use a pipe cleaner style brush to reach any crevices around the well (I have only found this step necessary one time, every other time is in the interest of avoiding the problems others have mentioned in reviews). The lid, bowl, and paddles I clean under hot running water. Very low maintenance on all fronts.

Excellent product with excellent results.

Overall, excellent product. Made several batches of the best ice cream and gellato. Average batch processing time (1+qt) substantially less than recipe suggests (my times 25-30 min vs. 50 min). Mixing paddles are difficult (read: messy) to scrape off, even with silicone spatulas. With the application of a little common-sense, exceptional results can be obtained. I experienced *none* of the common complaints of bucket freezing in place, drive train noise, etc. - the machine is smooth and (relatively) quiet. The machine is the level of quality i would expect from Cuisinart. Nice companion product is the SUMO insulated ice cream containers...

Almost everything better than expected.

I bought this machine expecting the world, and it delivered. I've made 6 batches of ice cream so far with this machine - with a long list of recipes still to go - and I couldn't be happier. From previous reviews of this machine - and the reviews of similar and disimilar products - I was expecting a few things. The expectations were based on not dealing with this, or any other machine, and having no experience with ice cream chemistry. First: I was expecting the machine to be inconsistent with ice cream freezing times and textures. The condenser on this machine is almost scary - it gets INCREDIBLY cold. What that means is given the 60 min base time, it could freeze just about anything (I have yet to freeze anything past 45 min). Sometimes the ice cream comes out pretty soft, other times it's pretty firm. But those textures have nothing to do with the actual machine - instead they have to do with the recipes. If you're making a custard based ice cream with a lot of yolks, cream, and sugar, the ice cream cannot freeze completely solid since it has too much fat and sugar in it. It's chemistry. But this machine will get it as close to it as it can be. If you're making a recipe that has a higher water content, it will freeze your ice cream to a consistency like that of soft serve - enough that you won't get any ice crystals in your firmly frozen ice cream once it's sat in the freezer over night. Second: I was expecting the machine to be super noisy. One reviewer said it was like a blender. It definitely makes a sound, but it is by far the quietest appliance I have (immersion blender, stand mixer, food processor, blender, coffee grinder). You can certainly have a conversation right next to it as it goes without raising your voice too much. When it's on you'll know it's on, but you don't have to leave the room. Third: I was expecting the capacity to be a little bigger. The bowls are 1.5 Quarts, but when you factor in for the space needed to churn the ice cream, you should really prep for 1 Quart. You'll never pull 3 pints out of this machine. The most I've gotten is 1 Quart + 1/2 cup. This is a little disappointing, but it's the standard across this level of machine before you start going to more commercial machines. You get what you get. FYIs: Cleaning is SUPER easy - and I hate cleaning - I wouldn't mention it if I weren't surprised how easy it is. The dashers are a little awkward to remove all the frozen ice cream from them, I'm still figuring out a good method. It IS heavy and bulky - but you're probably not buying this kind of machine if it's something that's going to spend long periods of time hidden away. Tip: Once you have it, when it's not running the condenser stays off. But, if you stop it - without powering it off - the condenser stays on. So, if you're adding mix ins, or scooping the ice cream out, it's basically like keeping the ice cream in the freezer while you're working on it. Can stop from some unnecessary melting. If you're in the market for a powerful, forgiving machine in this budget range: go for it. It's a gorgeous machine and I love it.

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