Cuisinart Precision Stand Mixer | 500W | Black | SM50BU
HIGH QUALITY, POWER AND PERFORMANCE
Indulge your culinary creativity with the Cuisinart Precision Stand Mixer. Combining simplicity, performance and style, you’ll be amazed how this multi-functional machine saves you time and effort, quickly becoming an indispensable kitchen companion.
With 12 speed settings and 3 essential attachments, the stand mixer makes light work of mixing cake batters and icing, kneading dough, whipping egg whites and cream and much more.
STAINLESS STEEL BOWL
The 5.2L stainless steel bowl comfortably handles large quantities of ingredients and can be washed in the dishwasher.
12 SPEEDS
The 12 speed settings give you control of your mixing. Use the gentle speeds for delicate foods or switch to the powerful speeds to mix in seconds.
REMOVABLE SPLASHGUARD
The removable, transparent splash guard keeps ingredients inside the bowl, minimising spillages – perfect when used with icing sugar.
HIGH LIFT LEVER
The head-lift lever securely locks the mixer head into a raised position, making it easier to add ingredients and remove the bowl.
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CHEF’S WHISK
For mixtures that need air incorporating. Ideal for whipping eggs, cream, meringues, cheesecakes and mousses.
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FLAT MIXING PADDLE
For normal to heavy mixtures. Stir, mix or beat – perfect for cakes, cookies, batters, pastry, icing and frosting.
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DOUGH HOOK
For mixing and kneading doughs. Ideal for bread, rolls, pizza bases and fresh pasta.
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| Weight: | 7.6 kg |
| Dimensions: | 42.5 x 41.5 x 28.7 cm; 7.6 Kilograms |
| Brand: | Cuisinart |
| Model: | SM50BU |
| Colour: | Black |
| Colour: | Black |
Used it to bake tiger rolls and my first Victoria sponge.Very easy to use and looks great.
The mixer runs rather quietly but I do not like the fact that the ingredients at the bottom of the bowl need to be scrapped to add it to the dough
Got a great offer on instalment plan so I decided to finally take the plunge and get a stand mixer.
Does a great job kneading dough and mixing cake batter. Much cheaper than the Kitchen Aid version and though not as heavy it seems robust enough. Time will tell whether the motor holds up as well as its expensive cousin.
Overall this mixer is a pleasure to use. However, when mixing bread dough, the unit wanders across the worktop. Having carefully followed the instructions regarding speed selection, the amount of travel of the unit when mixing is significant meaning you need to stand over the mixer constantly to prevent it falling off the kitchen worktop. I also have a Kitchenaid stand mixer and this does not wander to the same extent.
Overall, very satisfied with this mixer. It can knead 1.5 kg of dough to a good standard, but
– if the dough is too dry, like 50% hydration (baker’s measurements), you have to start the kneading manually, and supervise that the ball doesn’t fall of the bowl,
– when using the blending tool, the paddle does not reach the bottom of the bowl. When you finish, you better give a few more twist with a spatula to make sure the bottom of the mixture is well homogenised.
These are minor issues as long as you have a bit of experience baking. I used to knead the dough by hand and my tennis elbow was killing me. Now, it’s much improved.
Looks good. Dough hook gets to the bottom of the bowl. Making bread couldn’t be easier.
This ice cream is fast and easy to use and also easy to clean.
It’s reasonably quite and well made.
I would recommend this product.
We have had this for about a year, love it and use it several times a month cannot fault it and if you want the best purchase this one you will not regret it.
This machine is great. The ice cream is absolutely delicious. The machine can be a little on the noisy side whilst working but the results more than make up for it.
I am extremely pleased with this purchase, great communication from seller and can’t wait to use this in my new kitchen! I bought it to make raw dairy free ice cream and am very excited. In excellent condition, thanks very much!
Perfect ice cream every time. Can be a little noisy and if you make ice cream for the maximum time on the clock it can be difficult to remove it from the container. The end product is well worth the little extra noise
So that’s the good stuff.
The only negative comment I have is that it is a pretty large and hefty piece of kit so I don’t have room in my kitchen cupboards to store it. It will have to live in the shed in between uses as I don’t want it cluttering up my kitchen surface. Some reviewers have complained about the noisiness of the machine but its not that bad, in fact nowhere near as loud as my Kenwood Chef food mixer was when i ran it at maximum speed to whip the egg whites.
The size of the beast is the one reason I haven’t given it 5 stars.
I love my new ice-cream maker, I have tried it I am really pleased with it
The recipes are good too.
I’ll recommend it to any one
A marvellous new toy, makes delicious ice cream in just 40 – 60 minutes so can be ready after main course finished.
Only negative, a very heavy piece of equipment.
Makes great Ice cream and as yet has worked everytime even though I am a novice. Noisy but is only on for about 45 minutes, so not too bad
This is the best ice-cream maker. I have used a cheap one before where you place the tub in the freezer but it takes sooo long to freeze that I just wanted to go out a buy a bloomin’ Mivi. Cuisinart leads the way.No problems.Perfect ice-cream every time.Recommended.
Got this this on the morning of my birthday and by the evening I’d already made my first batch of ice cream. Delicious. Easy to use and very quick from raw ingredients to yummy ice cream. The only thing I would say is that it is quite noisy so if you oh have an open plan kitchen you might want to plan when you are going to make ice cream. But let’s face it, it only takes 1 hour max. Good buy so happy eating.
I chose this ice-cream maker because I have had Cusinart products before. I was not disappointed. It makes the most wonderful ice cream and sorbets.
It is big and therefore you either need a worksurface to house it on or room in a cupboard.
Just about to get a new kitchen so will soon have anice space all of its own to sit and then will be making some more icecream for the freezer.
Icecream makers are great for making flavours not easily brought in the shops.
Looks great and is a dream to use.
Shove everything in and off you go – coming back when made – great buy
great machine. I bought one for myself a few years ago and have recently bought one for my father who is going to take it abroad with him. it is a bit noisy but produces lovely ice cream. simple to use. very fast delivery as well. I like it especially because I know exactly what ingredients I am using and you can make whatever combination of flavours you choose. I recently made an indian flavour ice cream by adding saffron,cardamom and chopped pistachios and almonds to the basic vanilla ice cream mixture.( leave out the vanilla essence) it was delicious!!
Tried it twice now ,read all the reviews and yes it is noisy but its all in one and does the job its very well built not a plastic 5 minute wonder , its also heavy and a fair size if you only have a small kitchen , but i would recommend
I purchased this ice cream machine because I love ice cream and I wanted to make ice cream with less preservatives and less fat. And this machine is amazing. The only thing at the beginning which really I was worried about was the noise but after few times I can’t even hear it that much as I keep it in the utility room. Ice cream made are like from the shop and I would recommend it to everyone who likes a bit of fun and effort to create the most delicious dessert in the world.
I must say that this machine makes fantastic ice cream, as good as artisan ice cream. It looks beautiful, it’s not particularly loud when in function as other reviewers said (even though closing the kitchen door might be a good idea), and it turns ice cream-making into a very easy and HEALTHY affair….it will save me money too, I live in Italy and artisan ice cream here sells for euro20 a kilo!!!! All in all I am very pleased with it!
Update: I’ve had this machine now for 6 months and I haven’t set foot into an ice cream shop ever since! My ice cream is SO MUCH nicer and healthier! The Perfect Scoop by Lebovitz is a perfect companion to this machine.
I have no idea if this machine deserves three or five stars, since I have no experience with ice cream makers so there is probably better and worse machines out there. In it’s own right it seems to be very good, it seems sturdy enough, the paddle that turns the icecream – well maybe it could be described as a bit on the flimsy side – but at the end of the day it does what it’s supposed to. Overall it does a great job in the time it claims to need, it’s easy to use and it’s easy to clean. The noise it makes is a bit on the loud side.
Well worth the extra money. Easy to use and gives good results. That said, it is a little noisy. Also remember that making good ice cream takes practice, so do not be disappointed if the first one or two are only OK. Buy a recipe book and probably use less sugar/sweetener.
Got this for Christmas Hubby did all the research as it was a surprise but he looked into it a lot. Have made two batches and it has made the creamiest icecream no ice crystals whatsoever absolutely fab icecream no negatives at all. Was worried when I read all the comments about the noise dont know if they have just sorted it now or what but it is not bad similar to a dishwasher not as bad as an extractor fan. There were comments about some bits been flimsy, I have to say I also thought the arm a bit plastic looking for such a heavy weight body but it does the job okay just hope it lasts okay. Only negative is how expensive it is just for icream but if you want one and price is not a problem I have no reservations in recommending this product.
I can see the likelihood of replacements needed at some time.
In saying that the machine makes perfect ice cream which is becoming dangerously addictive.
There have been alot of mentions about the noise in the reviews, and yes it is noisy. All domestic appliances are noisy, if you can put up with a washing machine, this will not bother you.
I have used the basic recipe in the cuisinart book the most ( reducing the sugar to 125g as it’s a bit too sweet )
and adding ginger from the jars of ginger with a bit of syrup stunningly moreish. Also chopped pistachios, coffee and walnut,chocolate chips.
I bought a book of recipes which I have tried but still return to the basic recipe with additions. This takes about 5 mins prep and about 40 mins churning.
Must investigate low cal recipes in the new year!
Great results from this machine.
Read all the reviews, considered all the alternatives and eventually decided to go for it. It’s brilliant! We are into low fat and slimming stuff and I just put fat free yoghurt in and we get lovely ice cream in half an hour. Yes, maybe it is a bit noisy in use, but we keep it out in the utility room and shut the door! It’s only on for 30-40 minutes at a time so, for us, it’s no problem. Expensive? Yes, but Amazon had the cheapest I managed to find and it was delivered to our door within a couple of days of ordering. Altogether an excellent machine, strongly recommended to anyone else hesitating over taking the plunge.
Having made a few liters of ice cream with different flavors and additions I can confidently say that this machine is well made and fit for purpose. It is noisy and heavy, but to get the best is worth it. If your really worried about the noise and cannot ‘close the door’ then this is not for you, if however, you want the best ice-cream this machine will deliver.
Great product. I have made some delicious icecream from the recipe book provided. It is so quick and simple. You need quite a large area to stand it on and it is quite noisy but so worth it for the icecream that it makes. The grandchildren just loved making the different flavours.
Asked everyone I knew who made ice cream what they would recommend I look for when buying my own ice cream maker. Finally settled on this one, and am highly delighted with it. Yes, it is a bit noisy but I mostly use it when I’m not in the same room. It is no worse than my food mixer or other kitchen appliances. Have to curb my enthusiasm or we will all end up so fat !
A lot of you said that it was extremely noisy.
I agree that it is quite loud but it’s no louder than when using a professional food processor.
Once you’re not in the same room it’s not that bad in my opinion. After all, it is a machine.
I bought this item so I could make ice cream with a sugar substitute instead of sugar to help my low carb diet.
I have made vanilla ice cream and cinnamon ice cream which are in the instructions booklet that came with the order. Delicious!
I do wish it had been a little cheaper but well worth it when you taste your home made ice cream.
The quality of the ice cream made by this machine is superb. No hint of crunch or graininess. I’ve made ice cream by hand for years and even when I remember to stir it there’s still a degree of crunch that isn’t ideal. With the Cuisinart machine you get smooth, soft ice cream (if it goes very solid you won’t get the paddle out easily)that you can harden-up in the freezer.
It’s easy to use but it is heavy and noisy – luckily I have a worktop in the cellar that it can sit on.
Delivered on time and undamaged. Easy to use and gives excellent results. Also easy to clean. Noise not an issue in a reasonably sized kitchen. Looks bombproof.
very quick and easy to use, fantastic ice-cream quality!
the only downside is the noise, could not make your ice-cream during a dinner party unless you have a sepearate dining room due to the noise of the ice cream maker.
I would still buy this machine again as it is magic!
Bought this machine after researching for over 4 months, and reading hundreds of reviews. Fantastic machine. Looks elegant, makes wonderful ice cream, frozen yoghurts and sorbets. Yes it is noisy, but just shut kitchen door and let it do its thing. A little noise is worth the end result. Anyone know a good ice cream diet!!! I am totally addicted.
I am over the moon with my new ice cream maker. No more freezing bowls in the freezer!
The only down side is it is very noisy. My solution is to put it in the utility room for one
hour while churning. Ice cream is fantastic and I am looking forward to more experimentations!!
After reading other peoples comments on ice cream makers it seemed the Cuisinart Professional Ice Cream Maker was a good bet, and indeed it has proved to be, I have had excellent results on everything I have made so far from sorbets to ice creams. Noisy yes, solution, sit in another room for 40 mins, other than that I would recommend this ice cream maker to anyone.
This is a well built machine and has made some excellent gelato. On the downside it is quite noisey and you can’t seem to make one batch after another. The machine stopped churning half way through the second batch, maybe because the chamber had already reached it’s optimum temperature at the end of the first cycle?
Ice cream is great.
Easy to clean and assemble.
Timer needs some monitoring because icecreame can me ready earlier.
I have wanted an ice cream maker for several years and finally made the plunge. I read as many reviews as possible on the various machines available. I chose Cuisinart on price and the fact there was no messing about with alcohol. Yes it is quite noisy, as many users pointed out, but you can set the machine off and leave the room. I have made various flavours of ice cream and also fruit sorbets. I use the best ingredients I can and the results have been superb.
My previous icecream maker a Magimix 1.5 litre started to leak this summer after several years of use. Having been strawberry and raspberry picking I decided to purchase the Cuisinart Professional Ice Maker, so I could make several batches of iceream over a weekend. This would not have been possible with my old refreeze over night bowl machine.
Having read other reviews from other buyers of this machine, I noted that the noise was an issue, however despite that, everyone sung its praises. So when I used it for the first time I was pleasantly surprised by how much quieter it was than I expected. Indeed it was no noisier than my old Magimix machine, and I could quite easily have the machine going in the kitchen, the door closed and listen to the tv in the lounge!
Superb piece of kit, expensive but the quality of icecream and the fact that you can have a production run going in one day is more than satisfactory.
and its still making the best ice cream I have ever tasted. Amazing machine. Don’t buy anything else!
I just bought this amazing Ice Cream Maker, and what a delight. Having previously used the type of machine that requires you to freeze the bowl the Cuisinart is so easy to use.
Just mix the ingredient pour into machine and turn the dial to number of min from 0 = 60 and leave it to do all the work.
The ice cream is smooth and silky, other people have complained about the noise, all I can say is that the noise is not that bad, no more than a dish washer and at most it would only be for 1 hour.
Although it is expensive it is worth its weight in gold. I would recommend it to anyone.
No more shop bought ice cream for us – it is so easy to use and no problem to clean. It is also relatively quick to produce the finished product. I prefer the softer consistency it produces which is more like a thick milk shake, but after half an hour in the fridge it hardens well.
Yes, it is noisy but that is the only negative I can find.
No need to buy another recipe book, the one that comes with it has lots of delicious recipes.
It is a wonderful machine and the ice creams and sorbets are superb. A jar of raspberries from Lidl’s store, mixed with some double cream, converts into a lovely pink ice cream. Drizzle a bit of cassis over it and the flavours complement each other. Delicious!
Lots of reviews complained about noise. Having worked in a ball mill, grinding coal, and served on two aircraft carriers, the noise is quite bearable. Just shut the kitchen door.
Highly recommended.
I bought this machine, along with the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream book, which is a great read. I use one of their recommended plain bases from their book and add my own flavourings or sweets. I’ve even adapted a Delia Lemon Meringue Icecream recipe (from her Summer Collection) and made it in the Cuisinart machine.
Hours of good clean fun to be had! Happy days…….
I made the right decision! This product is excellent, stylish and so easy to use, I was undecided which make of ice cream machine to buy but after other comments left I made my mind up. Everyone agrees it makes the most delicious ice cream, I wish the bowl was bigger, as soon as you have made some its gone! the only negative comment i can say is it is slightly noisy, but i am happy to put up with this as the rewards well and truly out way the negative.
This ice cream maker is quite good so I might as well just tell you the bad points,its slightly noisy and if youve got a large family then you might need to go for a larger one because every one will love the ice cream it makes.
Cuisinart Professional Ice Cream Maker
Very simple operation and easily cleaned.
Kids like mixing the ingredients and love eating the finished product, and all within an hour.
Experimentation gives ice cream exactly the way you like it.
The down side is the very high price.
Cuisinart Professional Ice Cream Maker
Rarely been off since it arrived. I can tell because of the grating noise coming from the kitchen. Makes delicious ice cream. Beware of expanding waistline from eating ice cream. Worth the money compared with older pre-freeze versions.
I purchased the Cuisinart Professional Ice Cream Maker for my wife’s birthday. After years of searching i have found an affordable product that enables ice cream to made in as short of 30-40 mins; it’s great! There is a down side however; we need to do more exercise as it is too easy to eat ice cream every day. I am glad that i took the advice of Amazon customers and went with this product….I am off have an ice cream now….
Ice cream is great…so far tested on over 50 folks. Real ice cream parlour stuff.
Here come the but………definitely noisy. Thankfully I have a utility room to house this monster, and shut the door. Found the free recipe a little too sweet, Try reducing the sugar by 25% or more.
Cuisinart – likes – Professional looking. Fewer bits to clean. Do not need to add alcohol into the bowl first. Timer is reliable. slightly lighter to lift in and out of the cupboard. No chilling of the machine before churning.
dislikes – VERY noisy. The standard vanilla recipe is too sweet. Ice cream does not firm up into a good serving consistency (too soft even after 60 mins churning) and melts too quickly. Impossible to serve it straight from the machine, must go in the freezer for an hour or two first.
Wish I had stuck to the Gaggia – makes much better ice cream
How easy can it get to make really exceptional ice cream? Chill your ingredients first, pour into the machine and wait for 45 minutes.
Have made rhubarb and ginger and lemon and vanilla as well as lavender ice creams.
Yes its noisy and take care to add the “bits” rhubarb etc towards the very end of the cycle – but the results are truly fab
The up sides
The machine makes excellent quality ice-cream in about an hour
The downsides
It is quite noisy but once you get used to it, it’s ok
(you can always leave the kitchen)
The noise other reviewers refer to is what is to be expected from an Ice Cream maker and compariable to others on the market.
Strong, solid, robust and durable and if you want a machine to last………….buy the Cuisinart!
1) Looks – Strudy, retro design that co-ordinates with my existing gadgets and if it needs to live on your worktop this is important. (To me anyway!)
2) No need for alcohol to help the freezing process. I still cannot beleive that after paying nearly 300 for the others you need to ‘feed’ it with alcohol to help it freeze!
3) Capacity – seems to make double the quantity of the other 2.
4) Price – unbeleivably (given the above) up to about 50 cheaper depending on where you buy! I’d have still bought it if it had been the same price.
My machine is hardly ever off (family now fondly calls it ‘the tractor’). Yes a little noisy but so so worth it. I bought 3 books from Amazon but find I like the Ben & Jerry’s book the best.
Fresh strawberry ice cream and sorbet is like nothing I have ever tasted before. I have a son who is lactose intolerant and have been able to produce delicious sorbets and dairy free ice creams (using coconut cream and milk). I havent had to buy any ice cream at all since having the machine and given I have a family that would eat it for breakfast, lunch and tea if I let them it is so nice to know that what they are eating it chemical free!
All the positive recommendations here swayed me. After all I already had a Cuisinart US voltage ice cream maker for some time.
Bottom Line: I could not be more pleased with how this product makes ice cream! I am an experienced ice cream maker and have used any number of freezer insert type models over the years. Ice cream can now be made ‘on a whim’ all that is required is to make the mix, pour it in and turn it on. At first I thought the 40-60 minute churn time would be a negative of the product but the resulting ice cream texture is so good that it is worth the wait. And yes it is a bit noisy while in action but still the time and noise issues are minor given the quality of the outcome. Hence my 5 star recommendation.
But loses a star because it makes an unholy racket that might put you off using it. Don’t imagine that you can have the machine going in a room you are using. It makes a grinding, groaning noise that sounds like mechanical torture, and then the paddle changes direction and it gets even worse.
Strange because I can’t imagine what’s making such a racket – the chiller unit is pretty quiet, so it must be the stirring paddle. But plenty of other kitchen gadgets manage to turn a paddle or blade without inflicting that kind of din.
Mine lives under the stairs and the gnashing of cogs can still be heard throughout the house. Buy one – but only if you’ve got somewhere to muffle it!
The machine is noisy, there’s no getting away from that and it is better to leave it to work its magic whilst you are in another room. But the ping when it finishes is loud enough to alert you when the cycle is completed.
I’ve given it four stars as it is expensive but the results are worth it and it is incredibly easy to use.
Having deliberated long and hard over which machine to buy, we were initially favouring the Gaggia (based on many positive reviews) but got the opportunity to buy this at 70 or so less than the Gaggia.
So, we took the plunge and I have to say it is spot on. I have seen one review which complained of this machine cutting out when the consistency reached a certain point but this sounds like a good safeguard to me. Besides, if you want it rock hard, then you would have to freeze it separately anyway – I fail to see how you can have the paddle mix it when it is solid.
There are some recipes included and the vanilla is pretty much identical to the one in Ben & Jerry’s recipe book. All the vanilla recipes we have seen said to use vanilla extract so we did, but this is expensive compared to vanilla flavouring or essence. So we tried vanilla flavouring instead and a more sensitive palette may indeed discern between them, but we couldn’t – that’s the norm for us now. We have used strawberry flavouring and banana flavouring too and they are both spot on. We’ve also made grapefruit by using 125 ml of grapefruit juice and 300 ml milk in place of the 425 ml milk, then mixed the chopped grapefruit segments at the end – if you like grapefruit, this tastes unbelievable.
It is a doddle to use, too – mix your stuff, put it in the bowl, decide what consistency you want (this is only so you can set the timer to the desired duration) and switch on. All that remains then is to wait for the ‘ding’ and make sure you get to it before anyone else does.
The capacity of this machine is very good too, making 1.6 litres which is around 3 pints – this is more than most other makes. This sounded a lot to us at first but we soon discovered that it actually doesn’t go very far once people know there’s some to be had. We always intend to freeze some but there’s never any left to freeze.
We have used our machine quite a bit already and it is superb, as are the results. Everyone who has tried any raves about it, then comes back for more.
A word of caution, though – watch the calories; the output from this machine is so good, moderation really is a struggle.
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