Cuisinart ICE-45 Soft Serve
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Can't get enough Soft Serve? Then you are going to love the Cuisinart ICE-45 because nothing is easier than automatic! Make professional yummy-quality soft ice cream, yogurt, sorbet and sherbet all at the touch of a button.
| Quality: |   (3.8/5) |
Customer Feedback: | Good or better than Dairy Queen |
| Features: |  (3.5/5) |
Customer Feedback: | 3 compartments for toppings |
| Ease of Use: | (3.7/5) |
Customer Feedback: | Chill ingredients and freeze bowl |
| Price: | (3.2/5) |
Customer Feedback: | Ice cream too light and fluffy |
TOTAL SCORE: 3.5
- 1-1/2 quarts
- Dimensions: 10-1/2 x 12-1/2 x 19-4/5 inches
- 3 year warranty
Soft serve ice-cream, frozen yogurt, sorbet and sherbet maker makes 1-1/2 quarts in about 20 minutes. No salt or ice just make sure you completely pre-freeze the double-insulated freezer bowl or you will likely have a shake instead of soft serve.
Three dispensers mix in sprinkles, mini M&Ms, chocolate chips and more but doesn't work so well with nuts. Pull handle lets you swirl fill your cones. Comes with an instruction book with recipes.
Pre-mix your ingredients well for best results. Use a whisk so the ingredients get aerated and freeze better.
About 1/3 of the customers who rated this machine just couldn't make soft serve. The other 2/3 loved or at least really liked the machine. Most agree that it is all about freezing the bowel well - some left it in the freeze for up to 48 hours though 12 hours is the norm.
If you love soft serve, this machine is well worth the try. Cuisinart makes a quality product so success can be yours. If you are in the in the soft serve-challenged minority, your purchase is safe with Amazon; just sent it back. If you are in the majority: YUM!
More Customer Feedback:
- Fast and easy to use
- If you follow the instructions, this machine absolutely works!
- Easy to put together and take apart to clean
- Clean up is a breeze
- Need to plan in advance on pre-freezing the bowl
- Works better with higher fat cream
- Buy an extra bowl so one is always frozen
- Freeze the bowl for 12 hours then shake. If you hear liquid, it isn't ready; freeze longer.
- Don't over whip the ingredients or your soft serve will be too fluffy
- Experiment with different recipes
- Use frozen berries