Cuisinart Ice Cream and Gelato Maker | Makes Ice Cream, Gelato, Sorbet, Frozen Yoghurt | Stainless Steel | ICE100BCU
HOMEMADE ICE CREAM MADE EASY
There’s no substitute for homemade ice cream. Why not try out different flavours or try a vegan or dairy free recipe?
The Ice Cream & Gelato Professional has a built in compressor which generates its own cooling power. So unlike other machines, there is no need to pre freeze the bowl overnight.
ICE CREAM PADDLE
The ice cream paddle incorporates more air during mixing, to give ice cream a lighter texture.
GELATO PADDLE
The gelato paddle incorporates less air for a denser texture, perfect for gelato and sorbet.
INSTANT FREEZE BOWL
The built in professional compressor generates its own cooling power, so you can make batch after batch, without needing to pre-freeze the bowl.
DIGITAL DISPLAY
Features a digital display, with control buttons and a precise countdown timer. Time can be added in 5 minute increments and churning can be paused.
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ICE CREAM AND FROZEN YOGHURT
Make all your favourite ice cream flavours, freeze yoghurtor even make dairy free ice cream.Add toppings such as nuts or raisins or sauces for a ripple effect during churning.
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GELATO AND SORBET
Use the other paddle for delicious smooth gelato and sorbets. With no pre-freeze bowl you can switch between batches in no time
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KEEP COOL
For a soft serve enjoy your dessert immediately or the machine will keep your dessert frozen for a further 10 minutes whilst you transfer to the freezer to enjoy later with a firmer consistency.
RECIPE IDEA – Homemade Ice Cream is a perfect, quick and easy sweet treat and only requires a few ingredients. This easy to make Homemade Strawberry Ice Cream is perfect for the whole family to enjoy, watch our quick recipe video and make your Homemade Ice Cream using the Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker.
Compare Models
 ICE100BCU |  ICE30BCU |  ICE31U |
|---|---|---|
Capacity1.5L | Capacity2L | Capacity1.4L |
Pre-Freeze BowlNo | Pre-Freeze BowlYes | Pre-Freeze BowlYes |
Time40 Mins | Time25 Mins | Time25 Mins |
Paddle Type2 – Ice Cream & Gelato | Paddle Type1 – Ice Cream | Paddle Type2 – Ice Cream & Fresh Fruit |
Dimensions29cm (W) x 22cm (H) | Dimensions24cm (W) x 29cm (H) | Dimensions21cm (W) x 29cm (H) |
| Weight: | 10.2 kg |
| Dimensions: | 42.01 x 30 x 24 cm; 10.2 Kilograms |
| Brand: | Cuisinart |
| Model: | ICE100BCU |
| Colour: | Silver |
| Colour: | Silver |
Totally worth the price!
As soon as I got it, I had to try it and the ice cream was so good. The ice cream is fast to make, and the machine comes with a bunch of recipes for ice cream, gelato and sorbet. I can’t wait to try even more recipes.
Easy to use
Easy to use ,very well made,but deffo does not freeze the icecream,you have to finish off in freeze
Makes lovely ice cream.
This Cuisinart ice cream maker makes lovely ice cream, and it is so much easier to use than the cheaper one that needs the mixing bowl left in the freezer overnight. You just mix the ingredients, leave these overnight in the fridge, pour into the bowl and switch on. Less than an hour later you have your delicious ice cream!
Delicious ices
So far made Apple crumble ice cream, blackberry sorbet and Lemon sorbet. It’s so easy and the ices are delicious. Only three parts to clean in warm soapy water. It’s an absolutely great piece of equipment and looks good. It shouldn’t be moved so needs a permanent place on a kitchen counter.
Video in this review is two in one: noise of the machine during churning, and the lemon ice cream I’ve made. The second video shows how the ice cream comes out if you let the machine run long enough for the ice cream to freeze. You can take it out earlier and it will be softer, but I prefer this way.
This review is 1.5 months since receiving the ICE100BCU, and I made 6 ice creams using it: vanilla, prickly pear, banana (twice), coffee and lemon. I prefer letting this machine run for 30 minutes before putting in the mixture, and then it runs for 20-40 minutes. The ice cream then goes into plastic container and to the freezer for overnight. Easy!
Noise:
Surprisingly it’s much lower than I expected. Most of everything else in the kitchen made more noise. You can hold a conversation right next to the machine without problems.
Cleaning:
Clean the bowl, paddle and plastic cover with hot water + soap (else some fats may carry over) and ensure you open and wipe the other side: do so by unscrewing the three phillips screws, taking out the bottom cover and the small metal from inside the bowl. Wipe from water, otherwise if you use this again it will freeze and the machine will making squeaking noises if not outright break.
I’ve done two batches on the same day and it’s been fine by following this cleaning method.
Amount of ice cream produced:
The end result is roughly 1 liter of ice cream.
I recommend pouring about 700mL of your mixture, as it will take up air. If you go above 800mL or add in solid ingredients e.g. bananas, chocolate, walnuts etc., you’re risking the mixture hitting the top plastic cover due to overrun. I’ve done that twice 😀 Simply take some ice cream out and let it keep running.
So far I’ve loved every single ice cream that turned out, the banana ice cream in particular is one of the best ice creams I’ve had in my life. Anyone who had any of the ice creams I’ve made effectively devoured their share. Definitely no need to purchase ice cream again!
I’ll update the review as time goes on (probably at 6-12 months time), assuming I remember 🙂
Video in this review is two in one: noise of the machine during churning, and the lemon ice cream I’ve made. The second video shows how the ice cream comes out if you let the machine run long enough for the ice cream to freeze. You can take it out earlier and it will be softer, but I prefer this way.
This review is 1.5 months since receiving the ICE100BCU, and I made 6 ice creams using it: vanilla, prickly pear, banana (twice), coffee and lemon. I prefer letting this machine run for 30 minutes before putting in the mixture, and then it runs for 20-40 minutes. The ice cream then goes into plastic container and to the freezer for overnight. Easy!
Noise:
Surprisingly it’s much lower than I expected. Most of everything else in the kitchen made more noise. You can hold a conversation right next to the machine without problems.
Cleaning:
Clean the bowl, paddle and plastic cover with hot water + soap (else some fats may carry over) and ensure you open and wipe the other side: do so by unscrewing the three phillips screws, taking out the bottom cover and the small metal from inside the bowl. Wipe from water, otherwise if you use this again it will freeze and the machine will making squeaking noises if not outright break.
I’ve done two batches on the same day and it’s been fine by following this cleaning method.
Amount of ice cream produced:
The end result is roughly 1 liter of ice cream.
I recommend pouring about 700mL of your mixture, as it will take up air. If you go above 800mL or add in solid ingredients e.g. bananas, chocolate, walnuts etc., you’re risking the mixture hitting the top plastic cover due to overrun. I’ve done that twice 😀 Simply take some ice cream out and let it keep running.
So far I’ve loved every single ice cream that turned out, the banana ice cream in particular is one of the best ice creams I’ve had in my life. Anyone who had any of the ice creams I’ve made effectively devoured their share. Definitely no need to purchase ice cream again!
I’ll update the review as time goes on (probably at 6-12 months time), assuming I remember 🙂
Fabulous
Easy to use and clean. But most of all makes awesome gelato and ice cream. Worth the money if you can.
Fabulous gadge
Always wanted one of those as ice cream made at home is much nicer and better value. Need to be careful in cleaning the bowl. Never leave it sat in water as it has a known problem that means dirty water can get in and stagnate. As soon as I have made mine and empty bowl into freezer container I wash in hot water and rinse and dry thoroughly. But the flavours are fantastic, from bakewell tart to violet, orange blossom, straight vanilla etc… would also advise you look into buying a stabilizer and research a bit before you go on…
Idiot proof!
A bit fiddly to efficiently remove freshly churned ice cream from beater. Small complaint. Flavours I made from various recipes were outstanding.
Worth the money
Its a large heavy unit !! But it makes gorgeous ice cream. Had it for around 3 weeks now made 6 x 1.5L tubs had to stop as no room in freezer lol
Worth the money” yes” in time the unit will pay for it self home made ice is taste so much better than brought ice cream.
Stand aside, Ben & Jerry's...
Since I bought this, I have made homemade ice cream twice a week. Every batch has come out beautifully! I’ve made mint choc chip, banana, fresh strawberry, lemon and lime, raspberry and lemon curd ripple so far. Absolutely love it and it has a permanent place in my kitchen now. Very highly recommend, as shop ice cream often has some quite nasty preservatives in it (as well as edible anti-freeze in soft scoop!), so this is tastier, healthier and all round better. Its also a really nice touch to be able to offer dinner guests home made ice cream as part of dessert. I am so glad I bought this piece of kitchen kit.
Where have you been all my life?
Just awesome. I bought it after a lot of research. My husband’s feedback was: “What have I been eating all my life when I thought I was eating ice-cream?”
Easy to use and to clean, amazing ice-cream as a result. What’s not to like?
Works well to create tasty treats.
I have found the ice cream machine to well and of good quality. I like the fact that you don’t have to freeze a bowl in advance makes easy use. I have made several types of ice cream and all turned out very good. The unit is easy to clean.
It is not as good as the one where you freeze the bowl in the freeze
The ice cream does not mix as well as the one where you freeze the bowl in the freezer, so not such a good consistency. I have both machines and yes for immediate use and smaller amounts I will use this machine, but for variety of flavours and better consistency I will still use the bowl in the freezer model.
Brillia
We bought this one which is fantastic. I’ve used two of the recipes which turned out amazing and was so easy to do. Buy cheap buy twice so spent a bit of money but so worth it .I’ve made strawberry and chocolate ice cream
Perfect for home made sugar free flavourful icecreams and sorbets
Perfect for home made sugar free flavourful icecreams and sorbets. Already made mango, pineapple, orange, vanilla, black currant, lychee and chocolate and all came out beautifully using this cuisinart icecream maker. Perfect addition to my kitchen gadgets 🙂
Ice Cream Lovers (A MUST HAVE)
This is brilliant, easy to clean quiet and a joy to empty after your ice cream’s been made,
Takes me back to my own childhood to eat the leftovers in the bowl.
Rum and Rasin top-notch recipes are easy to follow 30 mins complete.
100% RECOMMEND you won’t be disappointed.
Wonderful fabulous marvellous
Just oh my goodness I should of bought one years ago. Stunning ice cream every time easy to use perfecto xxx
Amazing
If you use good quality ingredients your ice cream will easily rival the professionals
Excellent Gelato Make
We’ve been using this to make gelato and it just works every time. Gelato is smooth, reasonably easy to get out and the whole process is very simple.
If you want to make quality home made ice cream or gelato, at a fraction of the price that it is in the stores, then invest some money in getting one of these. You won’t regret it.
Overall performance
Easy to use and makes excellent Ice Cream, well worth the money and would definitely refer to friends and relatives. Well pleased with the produc
Delicious Ice Cream First Use.
Only first batch done, but loved it. Recipe book only has 3 gelato recipes which was disappointing. If your ice cream or gelato is just liquid, like some have said, then you’ve prepared it wrong. I used the vanilla gelato recipe, but omitted the vanilla and added rosewater instead to make a Turkish delight one. I thought it hadn’t quite firmed enough, but I’d only waited 2 hours after making custard and know now to wait at least 6 hours for it to really cool in the fridge – or overnight as suggested. Popped into freezer after timer finished….delicious Creamy, tasty and perfect melting temp. Hopefully this will continue.
Product great but parcel delivered upside down.
I bought this because I am very creative and wanted to invent lots of new ice-cream recipies. I wanted to have a machine with its own freezer built in. This is very high quality and the dasher is of a good design. I made my first batch of ice-cream today. Coconut and banana. It has come out with a lovely texture and flavour. The only complaint I have, is not about the device itself. Amazon delivered the machine upside down, with the address label on the bottom, so it had clearly been upside down a long time. Ice-cream makers like this one should be kept upright. I had to wait 24 hours for the gases to settle. I was a bit concerned it may have got damaged but it seems to be working fine.
Makes good ice-cream
I’m relatively happy, makes good ice-cream. The first product I received wasn’t freezing, after an hour the mixture was as runny as it was when it went in, just a bit colder. Amazon we’re great at replacing. The ice-cream doesn’t take long to make and is a good texture just out of the machine. It gets too hard when it is stored in the freezer and when left to defrost a little contains some crystals
Excellent Ice Cream
This machine is a bit heavy and noisy. Both things are cancelled out by the fact that it makes amazing ice cream in less than 40 minutes. No need to pre chill the bowl, make a batch then another and another. Wonderful.
olls royce of ice cream makers
This baby is so simple to use, ice cream like the old days wonderful peice of kit. wanted one for years, its quite big and heavy im not very strong, about microwave size, not noisy when going ill never buy ice cream again.
Real ice cream maker complete
Works very well ,already tried several different flavours, favourite so far is the coconut ice cream ,basic vanilla is superb. Glad we bought i
Yum Yum
Perfect ice cream without all the additives. Will pay for itself overtime and so glad I finally bought one. Need to rethink the paddle design to make getting the ice cream out less hassle and less wasteful but apart from that, perfec
Good but not perfec
Very good. Easy to use and we’ve made some excellent ice cream in it. It’s quite large so make sure you have somewhere big enough to store it. Only issue is that the mixing paddle is made from quite flimsy plastic and so as the ice cream thickens the paddle stops mixing so well. At this price point the paddle should me made from something more durable!
his machine has been a life saver during the hot summer days. pretty reasonably priced and saves having to pre freeze anything
pros:
great tasting ice-cream, sorbet, and frozen yogurt
no pre freezing (although the ingredients are recommended to be cold by the recipes)
got it on sale for 200 so the price was worth it
cons:
you cant vary the speed for the spinning churner which is pretty important for the perfect sorbet.
you cant vary the temperature, so its a guessing game when you first get it.
the ice-cream sticks to the sides of the bowl and the churner isnt fitted well enough to scrape it off. a metal better fitted churner would be much better as I have to use a butterknife to get it off.
due to the other cons the desert often has an uneven consistency
bowl tarnishes in the dishwasher after one use, must be hand washed
just the best way to make ice cream & gelato
although more expensive than some ice cream makers, the money is well worth it – robust, easy to use and rapid output just make this a pleasure rather than a chore – would strongly recommend!
his machine has been a life saver during the hot summer days. pretty reasonably priced and saves having to pre freeze anything
pros:
great tasting ice-cream, sorbet, and frozen yogurt
no pre freezing (although the ingredients are recommended to be cold by the recipes)
got it on sale for 200 so the price was worth it
cons:
you cant vary the speed for the spinning churner which is pretty important for the perfect sorbet.
you cant vary the temperature, so its a guessing game when you first get it.
the ice-cream sticks to the sides of the bowl and the churner isnt fitted well enough to scrape it off. a metal better fitted churner would be much better as I have to use a butterknife to get it off.
due to the other cons the desert often has an uneven consistency
bowl tarnishes in the dishwasher after one use, must be hand washed
Excellent purchase
Very pleased with this ice cream maker. So easy to use and delicious ice cream. Just one bowl to clean. Would highly recommend.
Love, love, love this machine
Having been recently diagnosed with diabetes I thought there would be no more ice cream for me. Purchased this machine and made ice cream with Stevia and I cannot believe how delicious it is. It is creamy and sweet and the best thing is no spikes. I have made strawberry, raspberry, vanilla and coffee using the recipe book that came with the machine and so far and all have tasted wonderful. Clean up is a breeze. Very easy to use and recipes are also easy to follow.
Love, love, love this machine
Having been recently diagnosed with diabetes I thought there would be no more ice cream for me. Purchased this machine and made ice cream with Stevia and I cannot believe how delicious it is. It is creamy and sweet and the best thing is no spikes. I have made strawberry, raspberry, vanilla and coffee using the recipe book that came with the machine and so far and all have tasted wonderful. Clean up is a breeze. Very easy to use and recipes are also easy to follow.
Excelle
I was unsure about this purchase, but my son was desperate to have it. I can’t stress how happy I am with it. The ice cream is sublime, no matter the flavour. Little noisy but who cares when the ice cream is sooooo good.
Home icecream the bes
Tried out this ice cream maker as stated in the booklet liked everything about it except the can could of been a little bit bigger.
Excellent produc
So quick and easy to use. We love the vanilla ice cream so much we keep returning to it!
Don't regret choosing this, but frustrating
Makes nice icecream. Recipes are bland, so look elsewhere. Getting icecream off the paddle is frustrating.
Grea
I have been making all manner of ice-cream and gelato since I recieved my Cuisinart and have found that I can now create my own flavours its that easy. Well recommended.
Homemade delicious ice cream
This ice cream machine is fabulous!
Easy to use and lovely to have a little bit of luxury homemade ice cream on warm sunny days.
Best homemade gelato ever.
Makes great gelato & frozen yoghurts, easy to follow instructions & easy to use.
Upgrade for true ice cream aficionados
Fantastic ice cream maker! Made several types of ice cream including some with mix-ins. All came out delicious and a lot easier than my old freezer bowl maker as I didn’t have to remember to freeze bowl the day before. The best part is using your own everyday ingredients for any type of ice cream you can dream up. You can control, to a certain extent, how you want your ice cream to taste.
Making ice cream doesn’t take as long with this type of machine either. Pour your cold cream base into the insert, set timer and start. Ice cream churns a lot quicker (40-50 minutes) and it keeps ice cream cold for a bit so you don’t have rush to get it into your container. The consistency of ice cream is a good deal better than freezer bowl IMHO so you can eat it straight away or put it in the freezer for a few hours to harden. Wash and dry insert and paddles after and machine is ready to go for the next batch.
There are a few minor issues that I found while using it. Pouring the ice cream base directly into machine was a bit messy so I took out the insert to pour the base in and then re-inserted it back into the machine. It’s also a bit fiddly to scrape out just churned ice cream from the paddles but I just use a small spatula and a spare plate on the counter. The unit itself is quite big so you need a bit of counter space near an outlet.
I had put off purchasing this since last year due to the price and size but I treated myself a month ago and have absolutely no regrets (except for the extra cm’s around my waist!).
If you love ice cream all year round, have people to share it with and have the space, this Cuisinart ice cream machine is a great little investment.
Great ice cream maker!
This was a present for my husband who just loves it!
I wouldn’t necessarily say that it will pay for itself by not having to buy shop bought Ice cream, judging by the amount of cream, etc, that we have to buy. But… it really does make lovely ice cream!
So far we have made vanilla, strawberry and a honey yogurt version. All delicious!
Very good machine, amazing ice cream
I got the machine a few days ago.
I tried the “Simple Vanilla Ice Cream” recipe for the user manual and I got a very tasty flavor.
Great machine.
Absolutely fantastic machine. So easy to use. I have done loads of flavours and not a single fail. Love it. You will need a bit of worktop space for it but well worth it.
Fantastic produc
Love this makes fantastic ice cream so easily would recommend to all ice cream lovers.
Easy to use.
Amazing product and competitively priced, makes amazing ice cream and quick
If you love a good ice cream, you'll enjoy having one of those.
Great. Simply doing what it should.
Just read the ingredients of the ice cream you buy at the supermarket, and you will too buy one of those machines…
Ice cream that is so easy to make
Oh my God this is my best purchase ever I ve made so many delicious flavours already Just put the ingredients in and switch on its so easy Can’t wait to make some frozen cocktails in the summe
Fantastic ice cream machine
I’ve wanted a “proper” ice cream maker for years. Not one that you have to put the bowl in the freezer for 24 hours. This brilliant machine makes a litre of ice cream in under 50 minutes when you add chilled ingredients. Having great fun making so many different flavours. Easy to use and easy to clean and it looks really smart sitting on the worktop
A great machine
Makes fantastic ice cream. A bit bulky but worth it. Looking forward to summer with all the different recipes.
Makes lovely ice cream!
Bought as a gift and its perfect. Very easy to use and clea
Amazing machine Thoroughly recommended
Fantastic machine I was reticent to buy this as it is considerably cheaper than other similar machines however I am pleased to say it was a fantastic purchase it makes amazing ice cream from scratch in 30 to 40 minutes thoroughly recommended have used it loads to make all kinds of different flavoured ice creams I’ve been told I could win awards with these ice creams.
Brilliant Ice cream machine
Exactly what you need for making quality Ice cream. Simple to use, easy to clean. Tried making our own flavours and has turned out to be great tasting and quality. Would recommend this equipment. Brilliant.
Please with i
Very easy to use makes lovely ice cream within 40 mins have to put into the freezer after for good few after but very happy
Its great, have you tried home made icecream?
OK its expensive yet great value. Only pity is its pans and beater cannot go in the dish washer you have to do it by hand.
I cannot see how (regardless of the cost of the machine) you can compeat on price of commercialy produced icecream. BUT on quality it win hands down. Best after the machine has made your icecream put it into a freezer to stiien up further. If left in freezer overnight + thaw for 30 minutes at room temp.
It’s big enough. Picks up it’s own little space on the counter top. I make my own recipes from the internet and then add it to the bowl and let it do its thing. I haven’t used a recipe from the book yet. Don’t know why! It takes about 40 mins to for the ice cream to finish churning. The consistency is that of soft serve! Good enough for the kiddos to start licking it up but it does require a short while in the freezer to get that hard consistence. The taste is as good as the recipe you use. This machine just makes it in a short time. I usually put it in when dinner is almost cooked. Just remember the amount of liquid you put in, although tempting to add more it expands when frozen and may go over the bowl.
It’s big enough. Picks up it’s own little space on the counter top. I make my own recipes from the internet and then add it to the bowl and let it do its thing. I haven’t used a recipe from the book yet. Don’t know why! It takes about 40 mins to for the ice cream to finish churning. The consistency is that of soft serve! Good enough for the kiddos to start licking it up but it does require a short while in the freezer to get that hard consistence. The taste is as good as the recipe you use. This machine just makes it in a short time. I usually put it in when dinner is almost cooked. Just remember the amount of liquid you put in, although tempting to add more it expands when frozen and may go over the bowl.
Just brillia
As seen on Aussie MasterChef and its 100% so simple to make the ice cream of your choice, no negatives, highly recommended!
Easy to use ice cream maker.
Great ice cream and galetto maker, very easy to use, just set time and press start, machine does the rest for excellent results.
Excellent machine - Review after a couple of months
I’m very happy with the results so far.
First of all, the delivery from order, shipment, customs clearance, and delivery, from the UK to my front door in Israel was done took 3.5 working days, which I think is amazing.
The total cost was less than an equivalent machine locally.
The machine itself is easy to use. So far I’ve made various ice cream and gelato recipes from the Cuisinart guidebook. I found another Cuisinart guide online that has more recipes. There are 3 buttons, on/off, timer, and start. 2 learnings:
1) The time guidelines are estimates. It sometimes takes less time till the icecream freezes and the motor basically stops rotating.
2) The sugar quantities in the recepies are too high for my taste. I now put in 1/2-2/3 of what is specified, and think the ice cream comes out great.
Easy to use
Easy to use. Made frozen yogurt and vegan ice cream
Loved i
Amazing, used all summer almost every day. Recommend you purchase or borrow some ice cream recipes and also experiment. You nan even make autumn and Christmas ice creams. It is heavy and big and was a permanent feature on kitchen worktop as best not moved too much. Just right for a family.
So good
This was a present to myself for my birthday and is amazing. really easy to use and so much better to be able to make when you want as no need to pre freeze bowl.
This arrived yesterday (the day after ordering), so this morning I trotted off to the shops to buy Channel Islands full fat milk and double cream. I also grabbed a small packet of fudge to add to my mix. 50 minutes later I had very yummy homemade creamy vanilla and fudge ice cream. It’s great to know exactly what has gone into it. I would recommend one of these to anyone.
This arrived yesterday (the day after ordering), so this morning I trotted off to the shops to buy Channel Islands full fat milk and double cream. I also grabbed a small packet of fudge to add to my mix. 50 minutes later I had very yummy homemade creamy vanilla and fudge ice cream. It’s great to know exactly what has gone into it. I would recommend one of these to anyone.
Good quality produc
Very easy to use. Quite an expensive investment but so far pleased I bought it as I can make ice cream / sorbet whenever I want and whatever flavour (subject to finding ingredients). Dragged my heels over buying it but really pleased I did.
Good product , bad Amazo
Completely satisfied with the Ice Cream Maker but will not use Amazon again because of the problem of trying to not sign up to Amazon Prime trial , not going to waste time again signing up to Prime just to immediately cancell i
Excellent bit of kit , the only 2 minor problems
1 its quite difficult to get the icecream off the paddle and 2 difficult to judge how long to put the timer on as the machine really struggles if the mix is quite thick as it nears the end of a cycle the motor sounds as if its struggling, , at this point turn it off but do not turn it on again as the moter won’t move it Hoody
Excellent bit of kit , the only 2 minor problems
1 its quite difficult to get the icecream off the paddle and 2 difficult to judge how long to put the timer on as the machine really struggles if the mix is quite thick as it nears the end of a cycle the motor sounds as if its struggling, , at this point turn it off but do not turn it on again as the moter won’t move it Hoody
Easy to use, very heavy and quite large but worth buying if making lots of ice cream.
So easy to use and having a timer & cool facility at the end of programme is great. Thw only thing is I have now learned to stop halfway through to scrape off the ice cream from bowl sides as the icecream freezes too early to the sides of bowl and the paddle churning doesn’t seem to prevent this. Otherwise a great product which can vary timings for soft or firmer ice cream.
New practical and durable desig
The new Cuisinart ice cream maker has much better design than its predecessors. Much easier to use with useful timer system. Easier to clean too. Tougher more durable churning system. Excellent!
Sorbets and ice creams the quicker way
Rating the feature, I wonder what Amazon meant by “flavour”.
This expensive machine is worth the price. Other machines requires you to place the bucket in the freezer for a while. You don’t have to do it with this ice cream machine.
Because of its internal cooling system, the sorbet preparation is different from most online recipes.
Divide your fruits so that 1/3 will be used for a sirup.
Add water and sugar so that their weight equals the 1/3 of fruits. Let the sirup cool down for two hours minimum.
The remaining 2/3 of fruits should be equal to the weight of sirup.
The machine will give you an smooth sorbet after 45 minutes or less.
At time of writing, I am not mastering the timing to stop it at the “perfect” time. Working on it.
No problem in making nice ice creams: the online recipes work with this ice-cream maker.
Good but not perfec
Ice cream soft when complete.
Important to follow recipe.
Freezes hard so needs to be out of freezer for 20/30 before eating
Good ice cream machine
I’ve never had an ice cream machine before, but I’ve found this to be great!
You have to be mindful that it’s not silent, but certainly not a problem.
Made delicious strawberry ice cream from the basic recipe book provided in 40 minutes and very easy to clean afterwards.
I’d recommend this for the price.
Ice cream maker.
It is marvelous, it is expensive but works a treat! Makes wonderful ice cream of the time,best investment ever. I love it.
Love this ice cream maker, have wanted one for years, so pleased I made the decision to buy it. The recipes are simple and straightforward and you know you are getting fresh ingredients with no additives.
The best thing I brought during lock down, be careful how much you eat!
Amazing ice cream, we dropped down to gelato before out butt’s grew any more. The best thing I bought in lockdown but be careful not to put too much in at a time. I usually make a double quantity of vanilla gelato but put in the machine in three lots. Mmmmmm!
My favourite lockdown toy
Makes excellent ice cream.
Noisy and fiddly to extract the finished product without wasting too much. I would like a slightly larger capacity the next time I buy one – as it freezes the ice cream rises and flows over the paddles hitting the lid.
I’ve had this machine for 4 years, and have used it constantly, making at least 3 litres of ice cream a week. I bought it after trying and returning a more expensive machine with many bells and whistles, including tinkly tunes, which failed to actually work and was frustratingly unreliable. This is a simple, efficient work horse, which works as it should, time after time, without fail. My only criticism is with actually removing the churned ice cream from the paddle, which can be a bit messy. But it’s worth it! Guaranteed for 5 years, it is a reliable machine and is worth every penny of its reasonable cost.
I’ve had this machine for 4 years, and have used it constantly, making at least 3 litres of ice cream a week. I bought it after trying and returning a more expensive machine with many bells and whistles, including tinkly tunes, which failed to actually work and was frustratingly unreliable. This is a simple, efficient work horse, which works as it should, time after time, without fail. My only criticism is with actually removing the churned ice cream from the paddle, which can be a bit messy. But it’s worth it! Guaranteed for 5 years, it is a reliable machine and is worth every penny of its reasonable cost.
Fantastic value for money.
Brilliant icecream. So easy to use and clean. Much healthier and cheaper icecream. I love coffee icecream and very rare can I find any in the shops or if I do it’s too sweet…not a problem now. This is a win win product.
Easy to use - great ice creams.
Very pleased With it. Easy and simple to use. Makes excellent ice creams.
A great buy !
Although noises this has been an ‘Excellent’ purchase I absolutely love this machine !
Awesome product!!!
Where as this been my whole life?
It makes eating ice cream a real treat and experience. No flavour can’t be made or enjoyed. It’s idiot proof to use and a lot of fun. Well worth what seems like a big investment. But just experiencing any flavour you can imagine is worth it. A+++
Professional results but easy and fu
Absolutely love it. So easy to use but endless possibilities of flavours. It’s quite a big piece of kit but perfect for the job and well worth the money.
Easy to use
Did a lot of research before choosing this particular ice cream maker, it’s good value for money.
Cool machine
Amazing ice cream maker and the quality is superb, I’m bought to use in my small kitchen in Brazil.
Yum, yum, yum, ice cream in my tum!
I waited a long time before treating myself to this. Used to have an small, freezable bowl, ice cream machine but the bowl didn’t fit upright in my new freezer. Now I can have ice cream any time I am organised enough to have the ingredients to hand. It isn’t silent but no noisier than the old machine. So far have made several batches of vanilla and chocolate by following the enclosed booklet. Vanilla works well, for next chocolate batch will revert to old recipe I have where choc is melted first as that will be a smoother mix. Look forward to more experimenting in the months to come.
Built to Last and Ice Cream is Delicious
Solid and well made, feels like it will last a long time. Even with the built-in freezer unit it is pretty quiet in operation.
Bung in the ingredients (recipe book included), press the button and absolutely delicious ice cream is ready in less than an hour. Really glad we bought it.
Excellent Machine - have it for a few years now
Amazing machine, does the job right, easy in every way.
Ices ices
Very happy with the machine, quite difficult to remove the ice cream from the mixing bowl.
Easy to use and makes Delicious ice cream
Don’t normally spend the time writing reviews for online shopping as I never have the time; but this really deserves a review! Brilliant piece of kit…easy to use the ice cream it makes is delicious. Thoroughly worth spending a little more and getting a good ice cream maker. I spent user 50 before and it wasn’t up to much at all. Sometimes you do get what you pay for!!
Absolutely love this machine. Used by Masterchef Australia, we have wanted one of these for along time. They are built to withstand heavy usage and we have put it to the test frequently with many batches. Great construction, quality product and works efficiently. Easy to use.
Love
Love this ice cream maker. Last night was a mix of extra thick cream, double cream sugar and Baileys Chocolat Luxe 8% by weight, blitz it all with a stick blender to make it smoother, freeze till the following day:-)
Very good indeed
Good design, low noise level and very efficient! Does exactly as described and makes perfect ice cream.
Worth every penny!
Very easy to use and a vast improvement on our previous ice cream maker, where you had to freeze the bowl before attaching the mixing lid. Haven’t looked back since starting to use it and have made some delicious ice creams. Definitely recommend this. It may be pricey but worth it. It is quite large, so you’ll need to find somewhere to store it when not in use.
The cream of ice cream makers
Having used a Cuisinart ICE40 requiring pre-freezing of the tubs for several years, I wanted to upgrade to a machine with its own freezer compressor & having read several reviews, chose the ICE100. In the few weeks I’ve had it I’ve made a couple of ‘egg custard’ vanilla ice creams & many of the basic vanilla ice cream to match with my homemade raspberry & blackberry ripples. It’s easy to use, reasonably quiet in operation & produces consistently great ice cream.
What's not to love?
There is nothing quite like homemade icecream.
The cuisinart is so simple to use, even I can do it!
Some recpies come with the machine, but there are so many available on line, you will be spoilt for choice.
Make up your recipe, pour it in the bowl, turn machine on!
It mixes and freezes, and after 50 – 60 mins, you can be enjoying truly fresh, full flavour ice cream.
What’s not to love?