Product Description

Professional-quality soft serve ice cream, yogurt, sorbet and sherbet is now available right at home, with the Cuisinart Mix It in Soft Serve Ice Cream Maker. Not only does it make everyone's favorites, but with three built-in condiment dispensers, it makes them extra delicious! Just a pull of a tab send sprinkles, chips and other mix-ins down the chute to mix right into frozen desserts as cones or bowls are filled. Operation is fully automatic; simply pour in the ingredients and turn the dial!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #254 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Color: White
• Brand: Cuisinart
• Model: ICE-45
• Released on: 2006-05-15
• Dimensions: 17.25" h x 7.75" w x 9.86" l, 8.80 pounds

Features

• Fully automatic soft-serve ice-cream maker with double-insulated freezer bowl
• Simply pour in the ingredients and turn the dial--no chemicals, salt, or ice required
• Makes up to 1-1/2 quarts in just 20 minutes; 3 built-in condiment dispensers
• Cone holder; removable parts for easy cleaning; instructions and recipes included
• Measures 10-1/2 by 12-1/2 by 19-4/5 inches; 3-year limited warranty

Amazon.com Product Description
Make professional-quality soft ice cream, yogurt, sorbet, and sherbet right at home with this fully automatic, soft-serve ice-cream maker. Simply pour in the ingredients and turn the dial--no chemicals, salt, or ice required. The unit's double-insulated freezer bowl holds cold temperatures and makes it possible to produce up to 1-1/2 quarts of ice cream in just 20 minutes. Three built-in condiment dispensers allow for adding sprinkles, mini M&Ms, chocolate chips, and other favorites, mixing them right in to frozen desserts as cones and bowls get filled. A unique pull handle sends ice cream swirling out like with an authentic soft-serve machine. Other highlights include a cone holder that holds a stack of pointed or flat-bottom cones, a drip tray, nonskid feet, and removable parts for easy cleaning. An instruction book with recipes comes included. The ice-cream maker measures 10-1/2 by 12-1/2 by 19-4/5 inches and carries a three-year limited warranty.

From the Manufacturer

Professional-quality soft ice cream, yogurt, sorbet and sherbet is now available right at home, with the Cuisinart Mix-It-In Soft Serve Ice Cream Maker. Not only does it make everyone's favorites, but with three built-in condiment dispensers, it makes them extra delicious! Just a pull of a tab sends sprinkles, chips and other mix-ins down the chute to mix right into frozen desserts as cones or bowls are filled. Operation is fully automatic; simply pour in the ingredients and turn the dial. Extra! Extra! Extra! Sprinkles, mini-chips and more--the choice is yours. Just pull the tabs on one, two, or three condiment dispensers to add your favorite mix-ins as you dispense into your cone or bowl. Makes any frozen dessert extra delicious. Features The perfect mix: Ice cream maker mixes sprinkles, chips, and more into frozen desserts as they're dispensed. Always easy: Effortless ice cream making--just pick a favorite recipe, turn the dial, and add ingredients. Fast results: Enjoy 1-1/2 quarts of gourmet quality soft-serve frozen desserts. Dispense or scoop: When ice cream stops flowing through, lift the lid and scoop out the rest. Cone holder holds a stack of pointed or flat bottom cones Double-insulated freezer bowls holds temperature for fast results No chemicals, salt, or ice required Removable parts for easy cleaning Includes instruction book and recipe book 1-1/2-quart capacity Limited 3-year warranty

Bringing the Good Life Home

Cuisinart products are designed to make life delicious all day long. Specialty items, like our Mix-It-In soft serve ice cream maker, offer today's consumers a variety of menu options, and fun and easy new ways to entertain family and friends.

Cuisinart first came into home kitchens over 30 years ago when it introduced the now legendary food processor. People discovered that routines could be broken and creative cooking quickly became part of the new lifestyle. Preparing fresh ingredients with products that offered easy and interesting new techniques meant healthier meals and more free time.

Today Cuisinart develops products to make every meal memorable. From breakfast toast and coffee to elegant five-course dinners, the preparation and cooking have become a pleasurable part of the total experience. Today's relaxed lifestyles and the convenience of Cuisinart products make it easier than ever to Savor the Good Life, right at home with family and friends.

Customer Reviews

A thorn in my side
I HATE this machine. I wish I could return it. The biggest problem I have with it is that the machine has to be assembled just right or else the unfrozen ice cream leaks out. Every time I've used it, I've ended up with a big puddle all over the counter. I know that it's operator error and not anything to do with the machine, but it is still enough to make me want to get rid of this piece of junk.

Next, in order for it to dispense, the ice cream has to be barely frozen. Imagine if you were to have a frozen bowl of ice cream that has been left out for about 20 minutes and is starting to turn into a soupy mess. That's the consistency it has to be in order to dispense. That's no fun-- it totally melts in about 30 seconds. If it gets any more frozen than the soupy mess previously described, it is too thick to come out of the dispenser.

That leads me to my next complaint-- the canister doesn't hold a freeze long enough to do much good. This is probably because it has to be so runny in order to dispense. I was under the impression when I got this that it could be used as a regular ice cream maker if you didn't intend to use it as a soft serve machine. Wrong!

Most of my complaints are my own fault since I failed to completely understand the capabilities of this product before purchase. Before purchasing this, be sure that you understand exactly what it is that you are buying.

Hope you have a big, VERY COLD freezer
I was under the impression that this was fully automatic, meaning you didn't need to find a huge spot in an already over crowded freezer to pre-freeze the bowl. Also, the freezer needs to be zero degrees. The average refrigerator freezer is NOT zero degrees. I opened this and expected to have ice cream in 20 minutes, not 13 hours later. I am disappointed. It is expensive, especially when the Tastee Freeze down the street has cones for 99 cents! I am going to pack it up and give it as a gift rather than buy a new deep freezer to accomodate the bowl.

ice cream review
I thought this would be fun for the kids at my cookouts. It works only if you freeze the bowl and keep the ingredients really really cold prior to mixing. Otherwise, you just get soup.