Hamilton Beach Half Pint Soft Serve Ice Cream Maker, Pistachio
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Hamilton BeachBrand: Hamilton Beach
Model: 68551E
Color: pistachio
Product features:
- Easy recipes included
- Make it and serve it in the same bowl
- Use your own healthy ingredients
- No rock salt or special mixes required
- Freeze bowl over night and make your ice cream the next day
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Hamilton Beach Half Pint Soft Serve Ice Cream Maker, Pistachio
Customer Review: Easy and fun!
Summary: 5 Stars
My husband and I have used this little guy a few times now and it couldn't be easier. The directions are really simple (almost annoyingly so) and include pictures for every step. There aren't really a lot of steps. You freeze the little bowls for at least 12 hours, mix up some ice cream mix (recipes included - takes about 4 ingredients,) pour 6-12 oz of the mix in the bowl, put the little lid on - it's kind of ribbed so it will stay put while it churns, then turn it on. And then you wait a few minutes and you have soft serve ice cream.
Clean up couldn't be easier. Since it's ice cream it just rinses off with hot water. You can't submerge the motor, you just wipe that off, the paddle detaches and can be rinsed off. If you do it right away, dripping isn't a problem getting it to the sink, even if you're on the other side of the kitchen.
As for the consistency of the ice cream, you just have to figure that one out for yourself. You can get anywhere from milkshake to regular soft serve. If you want it harder than that, just put it in the freezer for a while.
I did find their recipe for chocolate ice cream to be a bit grainy and way too chocolaty. But the next day the graininess was gone as everything had had a chance to dissolve. I then mixed it 3:1 with the vanilla ice cream mix to cut down the chocolate and it was perfect. Also, they suggest that to make frozen yogurt you can just put in a container of yogurt. That tasted just like... yogurt. It won't be TCBY by any means. I won't try that a second time.
As for the ice cream sticking to the side of the bowl. This is how these ice cream makers work. The bowl is frozen, the side of the bowl freezes your ingredients. Naturally the ice cream on the wall of the bowl is going to be the coldest. Wait a few minutes and the ice cream peels off the walls easily with a spatula. No big deal and it makes some pretty ice cream curls.
This is my third ice cream maker, my second of this style - where you freeze the bowl. This is by far the most fun and easiest of them all. Just make sure your ingredients are very cold and your bowls are very frozen (24 hours in the freezer is best.)
It's nice to be able to mix up two different bowls of ice cream and have it be ready so quickly. In the past we always had to compromise, as we have one chocolate lover and one not-so-chocolate lover.
All in all, it's a fun and simple machine. Now I just need a couple of extra bowls!
Description of Hamilton Beach Half Pint Soft Serve Ice Cream Maker, Pistachio
This is a half pint soft ice cream maker. Great for kids and adults. Two freezer bowls are included. You can have fresh, homemade ice cream in minutes.Ice-Cream Machines
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