2L Ice Cream Maker with Compressor, No Pre-freezing Ice Cream Machine, 3 in 1, Button Control Panel & Timer, Homemade Ice Cream/Gelato/Sorbet/Frozen Yoghurt

I boughtThis because it was in the top ten , and it was very reasonable Priced And the first time I used it, I thought it would be a disaster, but no, it was lovely, soft and creamy. Very Chuffed with myself Definitely recommend

The media could not be loaded. Bought so my friends and I could all make our favourite ice creams on Christmas day.Long story short... it was a success, with one reservation.So, this is incredibly easy to set up. Plug in. Pour i gradients in. Press start button twice, and in c60 mins you have ice cream.Obviously the only job this machine has is to churn ice cream, what it tastes like is up to you and you recipes.So, how did I feel about the machine?Overall, I'm dead happy.What is not so good?1. It's a bit noisyMy kitchen and living room are one room. So you can hear it constantly whirring in the background. Doesn't bother me, but it might some.We aren't talking 1954 vacuum cleaner levels of noise but it's potentially going to annoy you if you think people slurping their tea is an affront to common decency.2. It gets stuck very easilyI've only had one batch that made it to 60minutes. The others have all physically got stuck between 49 and 54 minutes. This worries me, because I'm not sure if that means it is placing strain on the motor by restricting it from turning.3. Getting the ice cream out is a messy job.Your ice cream is pretty hard to get out , due to the design of the churner. You're poking and prodding g for a g9od 5 minutes, during whoch time it has started to defrost and run down your hands, across your worktop and all over your new yellow cordouroy slippers.What are the best ice cream I've made?1. Mint choc chipOh wow, melt in your mouth amazing. Cream, milk, sugar, mint essence and dark chocolate chips... yummy.2. Rum and raisinNow, for me, this is bleurgh horrid, however everyone else on Christmas day LOVED it. Don't forget to soak your raisens in rum for 48 hours before hand. It makes your mates smile.Cream, milk, yolks, vanilla, cinnamon, sugar rum soaked raisins, dark rum...2. VanillaThis split the room a bit. I think I used too much egg yolk and so it was a big eggy for my tastes, I didn't like, others loved it.Cream, milk, vanilla seeds, yolks, sugar,Next on the list....Custard creams and vanillaChocolate orangeCrunchieSalted caramelAnd... controversially..Turkish delight...Yum.

TLDR - If you have the space and want professional grade icecream or sorbet from well made sturdy kit buy it!Ok now that's out of the way let's start with the negatives. Firstly it is large and it is heavy if that's an issue then arguably avoid ANY ice-cream machine. The only other potential downside is no gelato setting (I don't care so 🤷‍♂️) my only real gripe is a loud finish beep would be handy and yeah that's itnow for the pros after 16 Liters of both ice-cream and sorbets and I am stunned at how good this is. Once you have mix ready it takes a maximum of 1hr if fridge cold for 2 liters of fantastically smooth ice cream.You can set time yourself (I do) or let run for full 60mins i would advise keeping an eye first few times so you know how long yours takes then use that number for next time you use same mi as it can be much less if you do smaller batch or split my 2l base below for multi flavours. I also find it easier to remove just before hard set as easier to remove plastic mixer (if stuck DO NOT FORCE IT) use silicone spatula (NO METAL) to remove ice cream to put in tubs. Rince in sink dry entirely and you are done cleaningIt's easy to use, clean and has basically three modes. 1) make ice cream 2) mix only 3)keep cold and trust me that's all you need. Mix is perfect to add in stuff one nearly ready Jen and Berry's style below I have added how I make ice-cream and it worked perfectly, feel free to use as a base.For ice cream recipe go on BBC good food for Ultimate vanilla ice cream remove vanilla and double this for just under 2liter ice-cream mix is less as it expands DO NOT USE 2 LITERS OF LIQUID) is the perfect base mix for you to add flavour (double espresso from pod etc, just saying). The only real pressure point is not adding eggs to too hot mix (we don't want scrambled eggs). Relax take your time it's worth it. I make mix day before and cover with cling film on surface (no skin this way) n fridge for sorbets experiment you can literally use ANY fruit blended (tinned, frozen etc) with water and sugar. If it comes out grainy /icy it's due to low sugar bonus just melt add sugar and it's fixed 👍Thank you for reading this far

The media could not be loaded. Very good use it most days price not bad.

Instruction were very complicated but once you read them a few times it is fine. Ice cream produced is better than shop bought.

Very good piece of kit. Drops a star as is quite noisy and the recipe booklet is next to useless. Otherwise thoroughly recommended.

it is a very good maker does the job very well indeed