 LOVE IT!!! EXCELLENT FOR LOW CARB OR SOUTH BEACH |
| Review Date: May 27, 2005 |
| Reviewer: M. Brown, CALIFORNIA |
| i have no idea what the deal is with the other reviews-i adore this product!!-you cannot leave it unattended though because the ice cream gets made fast-10 to 20 minutes- if left unattended the ice cream would be a brick-i use mine almost every other day-i love ice cream but dont want to get fat-this way i use only a little bit of cream and no eggs-eliminating the high calories/fat of store bought ice cream-the ice cream i make myself is incredible because i can use real fruit-davinci sugar free flavoring and also low carb candy and chocolates-yum yum-if you want an inexpensive-yet very effecient ice cream maker-that serves 2-4 people-this is the one to buy!!!! |
My kids & I love it!
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| Review Date: October 13, 2005 |
| Reviewer: Tammy, Ontario, Canada |
My husband bought me this ice cream maker 2 years ago for Christmas. I have never made my own ingredients for it but buy the premade vanilla mix and add extras when the ice cream is done. The kids love to do this part too.
It took me a couple of tries to get it right. The first few times it was very slushy but still tasted yummy. After that I started putting the bowl in the freezer for about 15 minutes after it was done mixing. I like the mushy stuff but it tends to melt very fast! My 3 kids just love when I make them ice cream, the only bad part is the waiting for it and the machine is pretty loud so the kids know when it's going and are dying the whole time! I would really recommend this, you need to pay attention and read the directions though. Maybe some day I will make it with my own ingredients but the mix is very good and that way we all get whatever kind we want. |
Works well if you use it properly
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| Review Date: May 30, 2005 |
| Reviewer: Bundita, Arbovale, WV USA |
| I have had this model for several years. I use it about once a month, and it has not given me any trouble. It does not freeze ice cream hard (if it did, the dasher would not be able to turn - duh); After 20 -30 minutes of churning, when a soft-serve texture has developed, I generally transfer the ice cream into a lidded plastic container, and let it set up in the freezer. It's important to cool your custard in the refrigerator (I set mine, covered, on the back porch in the wintertime) before pouring it into the canister. The motor is a bit noisy (not as bad as a blender of a food processor). The cleanup is easy because the motor, clear plastic cover, and dasher all come apart and a quick rinse with warm water is usually all that is necessary. Also use warm water to clean the cannister, and wipe it out quickly so that the water doesn't freeze on it. Don't freeze it upside down; you want the gel distributed in the bottom of the canister, (I learned this the hard way)and cover the top with a plastic bag to keep the canister clean. I think this is the better choice than the 1.5 quart model, because I stongly suspect that's the same product with a larger cannister, but no increase in motor power. |
like a bad love affair....
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| Review Date: July 27, 2003 |
| Reviewer: K. Werner, |
| I received my Rival ice cream maker as a Christmas present and it was love at first sight. Of course, being the dead of winter, I didn't use it much until the following Spring. However, by July, it began to over-heat before finishing a simple vanilla. I probably got six uses out of that sucker before it began having 'issues'. What started as mutual admiration ended in bitter recriminations. |
Incompetent Engineering
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| Review Date: July 19, 2010 |
| Reviewer: anreden will, |
Just found the "Sunbeam" version of this on closeout. Now I know why: the motor runs backwards. The directions say it should turn clockwise and if it doesn't -- turn it off, wait 20 minutes and try again.
How can you not manage something as simple as making the motor turn the right direction???
Anyhow, after 3 tries, it has consistently turned the wrong way.
And, yes, it matters. When the paddles turn backwards, they don't scrape the freezing cream off the edges of the canister and you end up with vanilla soup. And I know this because.. I'm a lefty, and once botched a batch of hand-cranked ice cream by turning the crank the wrong way for 20 minutes. |
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