Product By Hamilton Beach(7 customers reviews)
Product DescriptionMake homemade ice cream, frozen yogurt, gelato, sorbet and more using this machine from Hamilton Beach. It's fully automatic - no stirring and no need for ice or salt like the old-fashioned machines. An extra-large ingredient opening lets you add candies, brownie bits or fruit during the mixing process. Other features include a gel canister that fits easily in the freezer, an outer bowl that prevents condensation buildup on the counter and an Easy-lock lid.
- Enjoy ice cream, frozen yogurt, custard, sherbet or gelato
- No rock salt required
- Large ingredient opening
- Outer bowl prevents condensation buildup on counter
- Easy-lock lid
2010-07-22
By BARB
I recently purchased the Hamilton Beach Ice Cream maker. I love it! I used one of the recipes in the enclosed booklet. Basic vanilla and I put some raspberries in too. Just 20 minutes and it was done. Very good and creamy. I can't wait to use it again.
2010-05-21
By Rachel Stevens (Yigo, Guam)
This is great! We were so excited to use it the first time that we rushed to get the stuff in there after the recommended freezing time for the basin, it was a little thin. The next time it works better and you get a little thicker if you chill the mixture for at least 1/2 the day. I find that it turns out perfect if I mix the cream, sugar and flavoring in the morning and then make it right around dinner time. It's done within 20 minutes and is perfect. The recipe the book came- it's a joke. Get the Ben and Jerry's book--- SO MUCH BETTER. The price is awesome. it's way cheaper than the Cuisinart and works probably exactly the same.
2010-04-29
By David Sheehan (New Hampshire)
I have used several ice cream makers and by far this is the worst. It is noisy, and takes way to long for the ice cream to churn. Yes, I properly chilled the ice cream mix, yes I properly froze the bowl(second time made sure it was really really frozen. There just is not to the bowl to stay cold enough long enough to do what it needs to do to avoid a soupier mix.. although that still can be frozen into ice cream in the freeze, it just gets a little icy. Properly chilled and churned ice cream should take no longer than 20 minutes. and this design just doesn't do it. It might work if your freezer is large enough to churn it in the freezer. Don't waist your time...or money.. your making more work for yourself buying this machine. Buy one that is properly insulated to maintain the cold throughout the churning process. Remember a proper machine should take no more than 20 minutes. It will work, sort of, it is easy to clean, easy to use.
hope that helps
2009-08-23
By romance reader (USA)
I received this ice cream maker as a gift a week ago. Since then, I've made three batches of ice cream (all from the recipes included with the machine) and I've found that the ice cream maker works very well. The ice cream is quite soft when it comes out of the machine, but if you pack it into a freezer safe container and put it in the freezer for about 3 hours, it firms up nicely. And it is really delicious! I found the machine quite easy to use. It is a little noisy, but not too bad. The machine itself only runs for 20 to 30 minutes, but the whole process takes a while (chilling the freezer bowl, then making and chilling the ice cream base, then allowing the ice cream to set in the freezer) so you do need to plan ahead. But that isn't a criticism of the machine -- it's just the way the process works. I would recommend this product.
2009-08-07
By Donna Jones (Beaufort, MO United States)
I tried this machine yesterday for the first time. I was extremely happy with the ice cream maker. It was a little louder than I would have liked, but you get used to it after awhile. The only bad thing is that it took about 60 minutes, instead of the 20 to 40 that they say it should take. I had everything chilled and frozen like they said to do, so I don't know. When I first tasted the ice cream, I couldn't believe it!! It tasted like Breyer's. It was soft, so I put it in the freezer in individual freezer bowls for an hour or two and it was hard like the store bought. I used the basic recipe and it was perfect for my family. My husband it totally into Breyer's ice cream and won't eat anything else, but he liked this ice cream just fine! The clean up was easy. As soon as I had the canister cleaned and dryed, I immediately put it in the freezer. Today I made another batch and had the same perfect result and it was just as jummy.
