KUMIO 1.25-Quart Automatic Ice Cream Maker with Compressor, No Pre-freezing, 4 Modes Frozen Yogurt Machine with LCD Display & Timer, Electric Sorbet Maker Gelato Maker, Keep Cool Function (1.25 Quart)

Updated edit at the bottom. My family loves ice cream, which keeps getting more expensive, so I decided to just look at ice cream machines out of curiosity. The idea of being able to control the ingredients used, as well as make more healthy and lower calorie ice cream from time to time, appealed to me. I also love the idea of making my own ice cream blends. I saw this ice cream maker, and the built in compressor really appealed to me since you can make ice cream on the fly. I have literally made ice cream every single day over the last 2 weeks. Not only is it incredibly easy to make, but clean up takes 2 minutes. The first "ice cream" I made, consisted of nothing more than unsweetened almond milk, vanilla and agave nectar. I figured that if that tasted good, it could only get better from there. I just dumped all three ingredients in and powered it on. Nothing else but waiting about 35 minutes. When it was done, I tasted it and actually enjoyed it. At that point, it was game on. First, let me share the easiest vanilla ice cream there is that tastes very good. With this, you can add all sorts of ingredients to fancy it up. Into the freezing bowl (chamber), pour in: 7 oz (half a can) fat free sweetened condensed milk 4 cups fat free half and half 2 table spoons vanilla Turn it on to run an hour. It may be ready after 50 minutes. It won't look like that much when you dump it in, but as it freezes and the air gets mixed it, it will be a full chamber. If you put in too much, it will overflow. My recipe above yields the most it can handle in one batch. Pro tip: put the bowls you will be serving it in into your freezer before starting the ice cream. The ice cream is still a bit soft when done, and the frozen bowls keeps it from melting as fast. I also have a frozen storage bowl ready if I know it won't all get eaten or if I want to make it for later. An all dairy mixture freezes very well and remains smooth and scoupable after sitting in your freezer even over night. I do things like throwing in mini chocolate chips, almond pieces, and all sorts of other goodies. If you make an ice cream out of almond or oat milk, you can't put leftovers in the freezer or premake it and put it in the freezer. They will essentially turn into ice and aren't capable of being served. They must be eaten immediately, and pre freezing serving bowls is required. Even my teenage son enjoys the almond milk ice cream. I've used combinations of milk and almond milk as well. The more dairy, the smoother the consistency. The only time I didn't just dump in the ingredients is when my wife requested chocolate almond butter ice cream using almond milk. I had to put that in a blender first to get the almond butter mixed in properly. I used Nestlé Quik powdered chocolate mix and pure maple syrup to sweeten it. She loved it. I have some more complicated recipes involving eggs and heat, but the recipe above is so dang good that I haven't been motivated for something even more tasty. I do plan on making a pina colada in it sometime in the next couple of weeks. I'll come back and add my results to this review afterwards. The really big question is the durability of the machine. It seems well made, but only time will tell. If it lasts three years, I'll immediately buy another, no questions asked. If it goes out before that, I'll post an update. In the photo is the ingredients and finished vanilla ice cream with mint chocolate pieces I made a couple hours ago which I had leftovers. Update: I've had this ice cream maker for 2.5 years now, and it's still making me delicious ice cream. One thing I want to add is a maintenance tip. When you pull out the "mixing pot" you can see the part that turns the mixer. From time to time, use a 9/32 socket to remove the nut. Pull off the metal connector and clean under and around it with a cuetip. See photo.

I graduated to this from one of those ice cream makers where you have to freeze the bowl in the freezer ahead of time. I kind of hated that. One batch if you were lucky before the bowl wasn't cold enough anymore. Having the freezer built into the machine is a game changer. So far I've made ~25 batches and it's performing great. It's really easy to use and to clean, though the written instructions as to how to navigate the menu and set the time are laughably complex. I'd almost say don't even read it, but it's probably worth it for the amusement factor alone. Imagine if you had a 5-page guide for how to use your turn signals. That gives you a general idea. Anyway, I highly recommend this machine for at-home ice cream making. Things to note: - I wish I could make larger batches, but that's no fault of the machine. I knew exactly what I was buying. If I want to make numerous quarts at a time, then I need a real-deal commercial unit for thousands of dollars. - On a related note, be aware that the volume of the end product is larger than what you start with. The churning adds air - as designed - so don't fill the bowl to the top or you're going to have a big mess. I'd say halfway is about right. - Not specific to this machine, but it's kind of a pain to get the finished product off of the plastic mixing component that spins. Most of it will be gobbed on there when the churning is completed, and you'll want a good rubber spatula to scrape it all off into the container you'll be putting in the freezer. - Finally, be aware that if you pause the churning process towards the end for whatever reason, it's very hard to get it started again because the ice cream freezes quickly between the plastic mixing piece and the metal sides of the bowl. I've had to give it a manual "push" a few times and I've been concerned that I'm going to burn out the motor, but so far, so good. Punch line: best not to pause it once the ice cream is really starting to thicken up.

This ice cream maker was really easy to use and clean! You simply follow the base vanilla recipe (I used a little less sugar than the recipe) and you can put "add-in's" in the last few minutes or after the ice cream is finished if you desire a different flavor. It took about 50 minutes to make 1.2 quarts. Add in a pinch of salt so that ice cream has less water crystals. I read a bunch of recipes on-line and I think I'll add a little liquid pectin next time to make it creamier. Anyway, my vanilla ice cream turned out great other than the fact that it was way too sweet. I can't tell you how nice it is to have an ice cream maker to make a last- minute batch of fresh (and healthier) dessert! I LOVE the fact that this machine has a build-in condenser that allows you to make ice cream, custard ice cream and sorbet without having to freeze the bowl or bucket ahead of time. You simply put in your cold ingredients and turn it on! Make sure you have whipping cream (or half & half) on hand at all times because you need a high fat cream for this to turn out! I also used a vanilla bean in my batch of ice cream rather than vanilla extract because I liked the stronger taste. and I liked how the specs looked in my ice cream. My daughter decided that she needed it more than me because she can make healthier treats for my 3-year-old grandson (fruit sorbet) and she's already made 4 quarts of different flavors in one week! Make sure you buy ice cream containers, too! Plastic storage containers tops will break when frozen. This machine is also at a great price which is not the case in higher end stores that carry this type of ice cream maker! I LOVE IT, and so does my daughter!!!

This is a nice little ice cream machine. I made 1 plain vanilla ice cream batch and 1 strawberry ice cream batch. My only complaint is the paddle function. At first I thought the machine was broken. I couldn't get the paddle to start mixing. I played with it until it started working. You have to somehow line it up just right. Once I figured it out, I didn't have an issue with the 2nd batch. I used the recipe from the book for vanilla. I think it was a 1 quart recipe. My batch was done in 40 minutes. I looked up a 1.5 quart strawberry recipe for the 2nd batch. The paddle did stop working while making the 2nd batch. I went over and jiggled it and it started working again. The motor also sounded like it was really struggling with the 2nd batch, but it pulled through. I'm not sure how long the motor will work by the sounds of it. It doesn't have an add-ins lid. I added the strawberries in with the mix at the beginning and it seemed to do okay. This machine will give you a very soft-serve consistency. You will need to put it in the freezer to harden up more. Getting the ice cream off the paddle is a bit of a pain, but I think that will be the case with all machines. Overall it was a good price, but if I continue to have issues with the paddle, I will return for a different machine.

I chose this one over a ninja and I’m so happy I did. I wasn’t a fan of the idea of pre freezing, so being able to just throw the ingredients in and have ice cream in 40 minutes is so so so nice. I haven’t had any problems yet. I’ve added add ins like candy or fruit and they mix together perfectly. We love this machine, it is one of my most used kitchen appliances rn, my husband is constantly asking me to make banana ice cream 😂 the one we have makes 1.2 quarts and it is perfect for our family of 3, we even end up with some to stick in the freezer for another day. It’s super easy to put together and take apart, it’s just the 3 pieces, and easy to clean. It’s not too heavy for me which is nice. It’s definitely worth the money. It’s also pretty quiet for what it’s doing. My kids sleep through it no problem.

Danger Danger, Ice Cream Lovers Beware, Very Addictive. This thing is freaking awesome. I bought one of those other ones thinking rechargeable, cool I can take it camping but they fail to tell you the cannisters have to go into a freezer for 12-24 hours at 0 degrees, I don't know about you but I'm an ice cream on demand kinda guy . I sent that type back then saw this one and ordered it and let me tell you I'm in Ice Cream Heaven, Super Fast, I'm eating soft serve in 30 minutes with healthy ingredients. The cleanup is super fast too. Some people commented on the noise level I didn't think it was bad I mean you don't want to have it next to you when you're watching tv or something but I didn't think it was loud. Super easy to operate. Can't say enough about this, if you're an ice cream junkie like me you need this. The price goes up and down I waited and the $30 coupon came back so I paid a little over a hundred for it. I eat the whole thing so I usually don't freeze it but did a few times and it gets really rock hard. If I had any complaints that would be the one but it doesn't matter to me cause I know in 30 minutes I'm gonna have my Copycat Wendy's Frosty. Go get yourself one, you'll love it as much as I do.

The first time I used it, took a minute to figure out exactly what position the lid needed to be for the churning to work well after that it was all go. I carefully followed the first recipe for vanilla and it turned out well. Now I just mash whatever fruit I have on hand, add some cream and or milk and a splash of vanilla flavoring and sweeten to taste, pour it in, turn it on and eat ice cream about an hour or less later. Machine makes a little noise but it’s not loud, and I think it’s helpful to tell when it begins to whine a little differently that the concoction is near frozen. Do be careful not to overfill because it does swell as it freezes and gets out of the little bucket, however it was not hard to clean up at all. I bought some storage containers it fit nicely in the freezer to save some for later. It’s a generous amount for just the two of us. I’ve used it several times but I guess I won’t know about durability until I’ve had a good while. If you’re on a diet be warned it’s hard to stop experimenting with new ice cream recipes, because it’s so easy.

I love this ice cream maker. It makes almost a quart of ice cream at a time. The ice cream maker works well. It takes about 25 minutes to finish churning ice cream provided that you start from a cold base and the inner sleeve is cold. This machine is heavy probably because of the coolant so I'm glad I got the smallest size. Some tips: place the inner bucket in either the refrigerator or freezer for at least 10 minutes before churning so that the bucket is cold for smoother and less icy ice cream. The base also needs to be cold and it tastes better cured anyway. Also, keep your empty pint that will be holding your finished ice cream in the fridge. That way, your ice cream goes from cold to cold, won't melt at the edges causing ice crystals. You can tell when the ice cream is done when it's thick, when it starts rising close to the edge of the bucket, and when the paddle slows down. The ice cream will be a soft serve texture with an amazing pull. You can eat it right away but I personally like it more in the freezer for a few hours. Press some plastic wrap onto the ice cream before lid and putting it in the freezer. If your health can afford it, custard ice cream tastes the best and don't skimp on the sugar for super smooth ice cream.

Pensé que me iba a llegar una versión diferente, ya que lo pedí para México pero no, me llegó la misma versión. El producto es de calidad, no es muy ruidoso y me he dado cuenta de que el tiempo que tarda en hacer el helado es dependiendo de la densidad del líquido que se introduzca, he comprado aquí mismo en Amazon algunos aditivos alimenticios para estabilizar mis helados y sorbetes y los resultados han Sido muy buenos, cuando están listos mis productos guardó el sobrante a la nevera y se mantienen bastante bien. Vale la pena el precio.

This product appears to be worth the money. It is elegant, appears to be well made and durable. Making ice cream with this is a breeze. Parts are easy to detach and wash. As the recipes provided with this product are limited, I would recommend that you buy a separate ice-cream making recipe book. Some of these books also go into necessary details about how much milk fat should be in there, how to control consistency of texture, and so on. This information is worthwhile for novices, like myself. Unlike other reviews on this product published here, I don't find this machine noisy at all. And it makes ice cream very quickly. As soon as I threw all the ingredients in and pressed the start button, the ice cream was ready in 1 hour. My only general comment is: Many well made products from China, such as this one, have accompanying instructions which are poorly written. There are problems with syntax, vocabulary, grammar, the instructions are unclear or confusing, or just don't make sense. I think China needs to invest a little more in people who can write the necessary instructions in better English.

** Update ** - I tried this for the first time last night. The instructions are a bit odd but in reality this is pretty simple to operate. Mix the ingredients in a bowl, add it to the pail, put the pail in the machine, press power (default is ice cream) and then just hit start and you'll have ice cream in 1 hour. It comes with recipes for a few kinds of ice cream, yogurt and sorbet. I tried the vanilla ice cream recipe using half & half cream and whipping cream along with granulated sugar and vanilla extract. I doubled the recipe because it seemed small. Also the ingredient measurements are strangely listed in grams instead of cups so you will have to do the liquid conversions. Doubling the recipe was a little too much and it overflowed a little and ran down the sides of the pail. The handle on the pail is a little flimsy and came off when I tried to pull the pail out. So I scooped out the ice cream and put the handle back on the pail and was able to pull it out after the pail warmed up a little. So I had a little mess to clean up. Next time I will only make 1 1/2 times the recipe instead of doubling it. I also cut up a coffee flavoured chocolate bar and some mini peanut butter cups and added them around the 30 minute mark when the cream started to freeze. I have to say it came out pretty darn good! My partner is an ice cream lover and he really liked it. And it's nice to know you're using all natural ingredients. - I'm giving this as a Christmas gift and will have to update my review then. But I was mainly sold on this product for 2 reasons.... It's big and makes half a gallon of ice cream at a time. And it's self-cooling and there is no need to pre-freeze the ingredients.

Funciona bastantate bien, lo unico malo es que solo sirve para hacer un litro de helado y siempre me quedo con ganas de más, para uso personal esta bien, pero para una familia de 4 o más integrantes puede que sientan que es poco producto, la ventaja es que pueden hacer helado en cualquier momento del día y siempre pueden hacer mas si se quedan con el antojo.

Received today and wouldn’t even turn on. Tried every plug-in in our house, tried all the classic plug and unplug moves, even sang happy songs to it… nope, nodda. Returning is a headache but 400$ after tax I have no choice. Super bummer… we were excited for icecream tonight.