Cuisinart ICE-30BCP1 ICE30BC Ice Cream Maker, Stainless Steel Plastic, Brushed Chrome

Item delivered in good robust packaging. Instruction booklet clear and easy to follow. Included recipes very useful and I found it great as a base to try out my own flavours. Love it!

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buying the Cuisinart ICE-30Bc from U.K , the electric current is supposed to be 220 volts. to my shock and surprise, i received the unit and plugged it in Jordan and it burned because the electric current requirement on the bottom of the unit says 110 volts . this is unusual to sell electric run units in the U.K. with 110 volts electric requirement. now i am trying to repair the unit in Jordan on my own expense and i blame this on you.

If you want to use this in the UK, you'll need a converter. It's 120v instead of 230v.

Okay, so I want this review to be really informative so that it can help anyone who is considering to buy this but a little apprehensive. I must say the comments didnt look promising to me at all but since I have been eyeing this for quite a few months and I knew that at some point of time I would definitely have it in my kitchen,expensive.. sure but I just went ahead and bought this for my anniversary lol! So I had already read about someone whose machine unfortunately blew down due to the voltage problem (it being 110V needs a step down convertor) I also got a call from the seller informing me that I would need a convertor, which was really nice. So this got delivered to me in under 15 days amd went out and bought a step down convertor (100 watts just to be on the safe side) the day after. I had already seen many many ice cream recipes on youtube(laura vitale) samd had quite a few in mind but I went ahead with the mango ice cream since its summer already and I have been missing mangoes big time! I was really scared when I plugged my machine into the convertor and switched it on, to my relief it didnt blow up lol I must point out that I have a huge LG 4- door refrigerator so the freezer temperature wasnt a problem for me but as a measure I shook the frozen bowl and it was frozen solid so I knew that was a good starting point. I poured my custard bsased mixture that has been in the fridge for 4 hours and in the freezer for the last 15 min into the machine and within 15 min I could see that the texture was a hit! By 25 min the soft serve texture was achieved (for completely frozen ones you have to keep it in the freezer which is always mentioned everywhere even in the youtube videos) but I let it run for 4 extra min (total 29 min) just to be sure. I took out the icecream and it was delicious and of soft serve texture that we get in malls. I have now kept it in the freezer just to set conpletely and I am sure it would! So yeah I definitely love this machine and I am so excited about the different flavors I could make in this! Tomorrow I am gonna make vanilla chocolate chio ice cream ;-) the custard is already cooling in the fridge and the ice cream machine bowl in the freezer ;-) So its definitely a great buy, its no doubt expensive but for someone like me who loves to cook up and experiment with different recipes, its a great buy! I love it! I took some pics but cant find the attach pics button :-(

La amo, se a vuelto una de mis favoritas, tiene una excelente calidad y funciona súper bien, llegó muy bien empacada, es facil de usar, la recomiendo un montón.

I’ve used it now 4 times. There is a learning curve but once you find a recipe you like and figure what works best for you in terms of length of churning and the ice cream’s desired thickness, it becomes a well worth it task and a great purchase. Cleanup is not that bad but be sure to wait to clean the bucket after it has thawed. Wash by hand. People have complained about ice cream sticking to the inner wall of the bucket after churning. It happens but that’s ok because that means your bucket was properly frozen. I use a semi-soft large plastic spoon to scrape the sides to get the residual leftover ice cream. It’s really not that big of a deal. My hubby likes to eat that part anyway so we never waste anything. Seriously the ice cream this machine makes is so good and if you get the right recipe you won’t complain about any of the minor details or extra effort it takes. But finding the right recipe is KEY. And DO NOT over churn. That’s what creates the gross ice crystals. It should be soft-serve after churning (15-20 mins) and then let the containers do the rest in the freezer overnight. (Thaw out for 5 minutes before serving after it’s been in the freezer overnight.). To check if churning is done, take a small spoon and hold it sideways on the ice cream as it’s churning. If the ice cream mounds up nicely on the spoon then it’s done. Turn the machine off and fill your containers. If it’s liquidy and moves off the spoon then keep churning. Buy this machine. I watched ALL the videos and read everything I could from Cuisinart’s site as well as many others. And don’t get the cheapy model. Spend the extra dollars and get this one. It’s stronger and will work better and last longer. The noise is somewhat loud but so what. It’s over before you know it. Remember there is a learning curve! My first batch was messy and gross. My hubby ate it but I threw mine out. It was AWFUL! But I didn’t give up, did more research and tried a different recipe. I changed things up to my liking and we’ve had three great batches since! Oh and get those white containers with the red tops. They work perfect and are less expensive than the purple or green ones. I put Saran Wrap and then parchment paper and then the lid over the ice cream. Cuts down on ice crystals forming. Good luck!!

Makes excellent ice cream, easy to use.

Tuve que devolver el producto. Motivo de la devolución: la máquina NO es compatible con la electricidad que utilizamos en España, ya que ni el voltaje ni el tipo de enchufe son los adecuados. Sin embargo, el vendedor/amazon se encargó de reembolsar el producto, lo cual es de agradecer.