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Product Name: | Cuisinart ICE-70 2QT Ice Cream Maker w/ LCD Screen Stainless Steel (Factory Refurbished) |
Product Description: | Create two quarts of delicious frozen treats in just 20 minutes with an improved paddle & faster processing time. LCD screen, 3 settings with multiple speeds & a countdown timer w/ auto shutoff Factory Refurbished w/ 90 Day Cuisinart Warranty |
Product SKU: | buydig_CUIICE70FR |
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I have a ninja creami now and would never go back to this kind of maker. The creamy you just mix whatever and freeze for 24 hours, put it in the machine and 5 minutes later you've got Delicious ice cream.
I'd recommend spending another $50-80 on a ninja creami
Freeze time is 24 hours for the basket, and you probably could shorten that to 12 hours or so if you have a cold freezer. There's also plenty of recipes that you don't need to cook -- most of the ones included are just milk, sugar, heavy cream, vanilla and whatever other flavors you add.
The biggest issues I saw with the Ninja are that it's not the same as churned ice cream - it's shaved ice. That's great if you want to do sorbet or something different, but it's not the same as ice cream.
In addition, if you refreeze the Ninja after taking a few scoops, you need to re-process it again (which is way louder than the Cuisinart makers as it's essentially a blender). Meanwhile, I can just take the container with my ice cream out of the freezer and scoop it like normal ice cream.
In the end, they're just different tools. We personally have a garage freezer, so space isn't an issue and I'm not sure I trust the Ninja to last as long as the cheaper Cuisinarts. If space is a concern and you want to do other things besides ice cream / gelato, then yeah, the Ninja could make sense for you.
Ice cream maker is way more inconvenient for washing/space/difficulty
Ninja creami is easier to wash and deal with
If you want that real ice cream level of fluffiness, the only way is with a churner style. The main reason is the fluff is from rolled micro structures that result in air pockets that are stable when frozen
The ninja will make "creamy" ice cream, but you wont get that fluff no matter how much guar/xanthan gum you use.
That being said i prefer the creami for the convenience but I'd be lying if i said the texture was the exact same as store bought. Its denser yet closer to soft serve (somewhat in between normal ice cream and soft serve)
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I'm intrigued by the idea of half and half if you're not going to freeze it, because that goes affect the economics of it. (I feel like you'd have to use it a lot to justify the initial expense, even if it is a good deal like this is.)
In terms of freezing, has anyone ever tried putting some of those long-lasting gel ice packs in the canister to expedite the freezing? I feel like they are small/soft enough to mold around hte inside and thought it might speed things up and also help balance out the on-off cycling of most home freezers.
- No, this is not for saving money. Industrially scaled ice cream production and distribution cannot be beat.
- Yes, this makes delicious ice cream on par with the best I've ever had.
- Yes, there is effort involved. But not more than with any baking or cooking or food prep. Think of making ice cream like baking. You will need some utensils, you will need patience, some measuring, some cleanup.
What you get with this machine or one like it is the ability to let your imagination run wild. Get yourself a copy of The Perfect Scoop by David Liebovitz and use any of his 200 recipes. Or, make whatever crazy flavors you want. You want a chocolate banana bread ice cream? Make your base custard, throw in some banana slices and chunks of your banana bread you baked over the weekend as the ice cream churns. Just as one example. You're never going to get the flavor you can dream up from a grocery store or local ice cream shop. That's the power you get with a home ice cream machine.It worked really well until we ruined the bowls, made fantastic ice cream- the sugar free Rum Raisin, peanut butter, and pumpkin from the recipe book were surprisingly good.
Creami has almost none, churning has a little, commercial literally has multi layer air injection process at various stages of freezing
It's fun to make ice cream once on a while but not much cheaper than buying some Ben & Jerrys
This is great if you want to make alternate milk type desserts or funky flavors though