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Cuisinart ICE-30BC Pure Indulgence 2-Quart Automatic Frozen Yogurt, Sorbet, and Ice Cream Maker Reviews By Customers
First of all, IMHO this isn't "fully automatic." Basically it's just a big Donvier with a motor instead of a handcrank. You have to freeze the bowl in your freezer and manually turn a switch ON to start it working then OFF when you think it's finished. It doesn't have a timer so you need to keep an eye on the clock as well, then check the ice cream to see if it's done. It takes 20 - 35 minutes so you may be standing watching it spin for up to 15 minutes. Only experience will tell you if it's frozen as much as it's going to. I let mine run past the time in the booklet and it continued to develop fairly rapidly for about 10 more minutes. At that point it looked like typical soft serve ice cream so I figured it was done. Unfortunately I didn't think to pre-freeze the "airtight container" I needed to transfer the ice cream to. I just pulled out an appropriate size Pyrex bowl with lid and started shoveling ice cream. Big mistake!! It liquefied the instant it hit the bowl. I put the portion I'd shoveled back in the ice cream maker bowl and stirred it into the still-frozen remainder, then transferred it to the now much cooler bowl (working faster this time.) After that I quickly put the covered bowl into the freezer for the prescribed 2 hours. The maker bowl was still plenty cold and the leftovers that I scraped off the sides for my chef's share had a much firmer consistency than the bulk I'd transferred to the Pyrex. Another tip is to make the mixture in a bowl that has a pour spout. I didn't think about that either, I just followed the directions to use a mixing bowl and had to use a ladle to put the base in the machine.
All in all, I think this is as good as it gets for the money. You really do have to spend a whole lot more to get one that will freeze the ice cream on it's own and not take up half the freezer getting the bowl ready. Overall it's large so you'll need to figure out where to store it when it's not in use. However, the machine itself looks nice as all Cuisinart products do so leaving it out is an acceptable option if you have the counter space. The top has a good size hole in it so it will collect dust and so on inside if you leave it out. I wish it included a little piece to put over the hole. It seems pretty easy to clean up the parts after making the ice cream. The motor seems strong enough for the job and didn't strain or slow as the product froze.
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Works great! - Bree - Florida
I am very pleased with my Cuisinart Ice-30BC. I have made ice cream and sorbet and I was very pleased with the results. I would highly recommend this product.
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LOVE it!! - J. Aguilar -
I've had my ice cream maker for a little over a month. I've used it over three times already (we're in the middle of winter here lol) and its so easy to use!! LOVE LOVE LOVE my ice cream maker!
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AWFUL - Amie Roper -
I have been wanting an ice cream maker for about 3 years. I finally recieved this one for christmas this year. This is an awful machine and will be going back to the store tomorrow. It never makes ice cream. All it does is spin milk around for 35 mins with no other effect. Don't waste your time or money!
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