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Cuisinart ICE-30BC Pure Indulgence 2-Quart Automatic Frozen Yogurt, Sorbet, and Ice Cream Maker Reviews

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Cuisinart ICE-30BC Pure Indulgence 2-Quart Automatic Frozen Yogurt, Sorbet, and Ice Cream Maker

Product Features

  • Fully automatic frozen yogurt, sorbet, and ice cream maker
  • Brushed stainless-steel housing; heavy-duty motor
  • Large ingredient spout for easily adding favorite mix-ins
  • Double-insulated 2-quart freezer bowl; instruction book and recipes included
  • Product Built to North American Electrical Standards

Product Description

Housed in brushed stainless steel with an embossed logo, this fully automatic small appliance makes frozen yogurt, sorbet, and homemade ice cream in as little as 25 minutes. The frozen-dessert maker features a heavy-duty motor and a double-insulated freezer bowl that holds up to 2 quarts of frozen dessert at a time. Simply add ingredients, turn the machine on, and frozen drinks and desserts are ready in minutes. Its large ingredient spout allows for easily adding favorite mix-ins, and an instruction book and recipes come included. A fun addition to any birthday party or backyard barbecue, the frozen-dessert maker measures approximately 8-1/4 by 8 by 11-1/4 inches and carries a three-year limited warranty.

From the Manufacturer

The Cuisinart Pure Indulgence 2 Quart Automatic Frozen Yogurt, Sorbet & Ice Cream Maker

The Cuisinart Pure Indulgence

The Cuisinart Pure Indulgence

What’s better than a quart of luscious homemade ice cream, sorbet or frozen yogurt? Two quarts! The fully automatic Cuisinart Pure Indulgence makes 2 quarts of your favorite frozen desserts or drinks in as little as 25 minutes. It’s easy – an integrated motor, double-insulated freezer bowl and automatic mixing paddle do all the work. Results are consistently smooth, cleanup is easy, and the brushed metal styling is simply sensational.

Indulge your taste buds with fresh sorbet, ice cream, or frozen yogurt – 2 quarts of your favorite frozen dessert, ready in as little as 25 minutes. It’s simple and easy from start to finish: just add ingredients and turn it on. The removable mixing paddle and freezer bowl make cleanup easy. Always get consistently creamy results with a heavy-duty motor, double insulated freezer bowl and automatic mixing paddle, you are guaranteed deliciously smooth frozen desserts and drinks.

Features and Benefits

    Components

    Easy-lock lid, base, mixing arm and bowl.

  • Ingredient Spout Pour recipe ingredients through the spout. Also use to add ingredients, like chips or nuts, without interrupting the freezing cycle.
     
  • Easy-lock Lid Transparent to let you watch the freezing process as it progresses. Lid is designed to easily lock to base.
     
  • Mixing Arm Mixes and aerates ingredients in freezer bowl to create frozen desserts or drinks.
     
  • Powerful Motor A heavy duty motor strong enough to handle ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet, sorbet and frozen drinks.
  • Freezer Bowl Contains cooling liquid within a double insulated wall to create fast and even freezing. Double wall keeps the bowl cool and at an even temperature.
     
  • Rubber Feet Nonslip feet keep base stationary during use.
     
  • Cord Storage Unused cord is easily pushed into the base to keep counter neat and safe.

Freezing Time and Bowl Preparation

The freezer bowl must be completely frozen before you begin your recipe. The length of time needed to reach the frozen state depends on how cold your freezer is. For the most convenient frozen desserts and drinks, leave your freezer bowl in the freezer at all times. You can take it out any time for immediate use. In general, freezing time is between 6 hours and 22 hours. To determine whether the bowl is completely frozen, shake it. If you do not hear liquid moving, the cooling liquid is frozen. Before freezing, wash and dry the bowl. Wrap it in a plastic bag to prevent freezer burn. We recommend that you place the freezer bowl in the back of your freezer where it is the coldest. Your freezer should be set to 0°F to ensure proper freezing of all foods.

Making Frozen Desserts or Drinks

  1. Use Cuisinart recipes included in the Instruction Booklet or use your own recipe, making sure it yields 2 quarts or less. Do not fill the freezer bowl higher than 1/2-inch from the top. The ingredients will increase in volume during the freezing process. For best results, prepare the ingredients in a container from which it is easy to pour.
  2. Remove the freezer bowl from the freezer and place on the center of the base. The bowl will begin to defrost quickly once it has been removed from the freezer. Use it immediately after removing from freezer.
  3. Place mixing bowl arm in freezer bowl. Arm does not fit tightly. It just rests in the center of the bowl, with the circle side facing up.
  4. Place lid on the base. Easy lock lid mechanism allows the lid to rest on base in multiple positions.
  5. Switch

    Add ingredients and switch on.

  6. Turn the On/Off switch to ON position. Freezer bowl will begin to turn.
  7. Immediately pour ingredients through ingredient spout.
  8. Frozen desserts or drinks will be done in 25-35 minutes. The time will depend on the recipe and volume of the dessert or drink you are making. When the mixture has thickened to a soft serve consistency, it is done. If you desire a firmer consistency, transfer the dessert or drink to an airtight container and store in the freezer for two or more hours.
Adding Ingredients

Ingredients such as chips and nuts should be added about 5 minutes before the recipe is complete. Once the dessert or drink has began to thicken, add the ingredients through the ingredient spout. Nuts and other ingredients should be no larger than a chocolate chip.

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Customer Reviews


1,419 of 1,449 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome and Easy!, May 5, 2005
By 
H. Woolsey (Deep South) – See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cuisinart ICE-30BC Pure Indulgence 2-Quart Automatic Frozen Yogurt, Sorbet, and Ice Cream Maker (Kitchen)
I purchased this after much debate about whether or not I needed a two quart ice cream maker or just go with the original Cuisinart .95 one. I am so glad i bought this one. It is so great. Easy to use, makes alot of ice cream,so sleek looking.

I have a tiny kicthen and everytime I turn around I am buying something that will clutter my counterspace, but I have to say this I don’t mind. It is square, not to bulky and the cord fits nicely up inside the machine. It doesn’t dangle or anything. It’s right next to my KitchenAid.

I have made two recipes out of the manual that comes with the machine. I usually don’t like “manual recipes” however, these are fantastic. The Mango Gelato was a huge hit with family and friends. One girl who doesn’t like ice cream, liked it. The simple ice creams that dont require making a custard, you just mix all the ingredients together and freeze, I was thinking it would be terrible. It wasn’t, so you can make ice cream in 30minutes from start to finish with those recipes.

I do keep the bowl in the freezer like others suggested with the smaller ice cream maker. It has been very useful to have it already frozen when I am ready to make ice cream.

As far as noise, it is not as quiet as I thought, but don’t let that scare you. It’s not like turning on a blender and leaving it running for 25 minutes. It’s not an annoying noise. Not like the old ice cream makers with the ice and stuff. It is fun to watch it churn too. So the noise just fades to the background.

It’s very interactive and a great thing to do with kids and company.

I really can’t say enough good. One of the best appliance investments I have mad yet.

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1,322 of 1,369 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Lousy lifespan makes for an unhappy customer, June 8, 2009
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Anon-y-moose (Pennsylvania, USA) – See all my reviews

This review is from: Cuisinart ICE-30BC Pure Indulgence 2-Quart Automatic Frozen Yogurt, Sorbet, and Ice Cream Maker (Kitchen)
This product started to malfunction a little more than a year into its life.

At first, it made great ice cream. Now, the unit generates so much heat while it is turning that the bowl unfreezes and I end up with a pultaceous mess that isn’t remotely close to ice cream.

Avoid this.

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UPDATE: Cuisinart replaced my defective product. For a shipping charge, they shipped a new unit to me the same day I called. It shipped from New Jersey via UPS and I had it two days later. They require that you ship the defective unit to them in New Jersey at your own expense, but they will ship your replacement without first having the defective unit. My total out of pocket expense was . I’m very happy with the customer service.

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365 of 378 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simple to use. Not too bulky. Does the job., February 6, 2008
This review is from: Cuisinart ICE-30BC Pure Indulgence 2-Quart Automatic Frozen Yogurt, Sorbet, and Ice Cream Maker (Kitchen)
I bought this a few months back from Sharper Image. Since then, I haven’t bought ice cream outside of my home. You can make not only ice cream, but sorbets, slushes, and other frozen desserts. It’s very simple to use: mix the ingredients, turn the single switch on, and come back in 20 minutes. The machine makes a humming noise as it’s churning. I’d say it’s louder than an electric can opener, but quieter than a blender.

Clean up is pretty simple. There are only 4 parts to the machine: the machine base (which you don’t wash), the drum, the mixer, and the top. The last two are easy enough to put in the diswasher. In fact, if you pour perfectly, then you don’t have to clean the top. The drum, however, you’ll have to wash by hand. It’s easy enough to clean though. Just DON’T use paper towels to dry it if it’s still in the frozen state, otherwise the towel pieces will stick.

I’ve seen two common complaints that I’d like to address:

1) “You can’t use it right out of the box.” True, you have to take the drum (it’s like a thick bucket) and put it in the freezer overnight. Or at least until you can’t hear the liquid sloshing in between the walls of the drum. But keep in mind how ice cream is made.

Regardless of what device you use to make ice cream, in all cases you’re basically taking a sweet cream-based liquid (cream, sugar, egg, flavoring) and stirring it against a cold surface. This freezes the substance while still keeping it soft (there’s a microscopic amount of air inside the ice cream), instead of becoming a block of frozen solid cream. The old hand-crank devices do this by lining the outside surface with chunks of ice and rock salt. This machine instead just has a single piece you store in the freezer until it’s cold, then take it out when you’re ready to make ice cream. This is much less messy and easier than having to get ice and rock salt out for every recipe.

2) “It comes out soft.” Yes, freshly made ice cream will have a consistency like softserve. All you have to do is pour it in an air tight container and stick it in your freezer. Then it will have the correct consistency of store-bought ice cream. It says this right in the directions. I have to wonder if people bothered to read them first.

Although about a dozen sample recipes are included, I would recommend buying an additional ice cream recipe book. I HIGHLY recommend the one by Ben & Jerry’s, as it’s extremely informative (gives their trial & error tales for each recipe, etc.), has lots of recipes, and is very easy to follow. I’d also recommend getting some Tupperware or similar to store the ice cream. I’ve found that the 2-quart Glad Interlock plastic containers are the perfect size for a batch.

Have fun experimenting. Oh, and as I’m sure others have said: you may just need a gym membership after getting this.

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