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(More customer reviews)I purchased this used after reading the reviews here, reading the manual on-line at Rivalcompany and I also reviewed other companies ice cream maker manuals on-line to compare and educate myself. I decided to get it because I like to cook, I am a great cook and I like to experiment with new creations! And of course I love ice cream! I felt that whatever problems I may encounter I could figure out the solution and make some great ice cream. I had an old rock salt ice cream maker back in 1987 that I had good results with, but hated having to use the ice and salt. So, I thought this new process of a freezable canister would be great! I have not been disappointed!! It makes great ice cream/frozen yogurt-all kinds premium, regular and low/non fat or no sugar added!! You can also make delicious sorbets! Once you get the basics down it is really quite easy and delicious. Keep in mind it is basically a 2 day process. The manual has 8 recipes with variations which is a great starting place to create your own delicious creations! If you are not a creative cook, but want more variety there are some great ice cream making books out there to help you.
Here are some helpful suggestions for making sure you get ice cream and not creamy cold soup! =)
(1) Crank up your freezer to the coldest setting and put the canister in the back of it. It also helps if you actually have food already in your freezer to keep the freezer temperature colder.
(2) Prepare the ice cream mix the day/night before and put it in your COLD refrigerator (Check to make sure your refrigerator is COLD -- if you have a 1-5 setting with 5 being coldest put it on at least a 3 or better on a 4 or 5) and don't put the ice cream mix into the freezer-otherwise you won't get ice cream you will get a chunk of frozen ice cream mix.
(3) If you make a premium recipe that calls for you to add egg into a hot mixture-do it really slowly otherwise you will get little fragmented chunks of scrambled egg in your ice cream. If this happens, just strain the egg bits out of the mixture while it is still hot.
(4) When its time to make the ice cream (shake the canister to make sure it is frozen and you do not here any liquid moving inside) -- hook up the ice cream maker in the COLDEST room in your place. If you have the heat cranked up in your house then the canister will thaw more quickly during the ice cream making process and you may get ice cream soup.
(5) Keep in mind the manual you get was written for both a 1 quart and a 1.5 quart machine. Since this is a 1.5 quart machine plan on the churning process to be at the longer 40 minute duration instead of 20 minutes.
(6) On the off chance you happen to get ice cream soup--just throw it in the blender with some ice cubes and make a frosty milk shake.
I hope this information helps you! Happy Adventures in Ice Cream making!
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