HOMCOM Ice Cream Maker Machine, 1.5L Stainless Steel Gelato, Sorbet, Milkshake, Frozen Yoghurt Maker with Detachable Mixing Paddle, Make Ice Cream in 40 Minutes

Brilliant machine and Im never buying ice-cream from a shop again. Thank you

Unfortunately when I took the protective film off it revealed small dent on one corner!! ( even though it was well packaged) I couldn’t be bothered with the fat of sending it back ! But now after using it twice the top has become detached!! Poor quality

This is a self-cooling ice cream maker which means you don’t have to place the container overnight in your freezer first. Effectively you can made unlimited batches of ice-cream without having to wait for the bowl the freeze again in between. The device is heavy and should be allowed to rest for at least 24 hours once unpacked and put on the counter before it is used - it should not be taken in and out of a cupboard when used as it may lead to early breakdown of the condenser inside.The unit is quite noisy in use especially when it has cooled the liquid ingredients to solid ice and it is still churning them . The first batch in the machine takes the longest to complete often 90 minutes rather than the hour that is the maximum timer setting for a full load. Don’t be tempted to take out semi-frozen ice-cream and put it in a freezer container as it will set like rock in your freezer and you won’t be able to scoop it out or easily eat it without defrosting the whole container. The unit does take quite a lot of electricity to cool initially but once you have produced 2/3 batches the cost per batch starts to drop a little as the unit is already cold when you pour the next load of ingreadients in and start to churn. It is really important to make sure your ‘egg custard’ or base ingredients are completely cooled and with preference refrigerated before pouring them into the machine as it will save a lot of energy if it is not trying to take the heat out of the mixture before it can start to freeze.The device is really easy to clean both the paddle that stirs and the metal ice-cream pot lift and pull out easily and should be well cleaned in hot soapy water. When you have made a full load of ice-cream and the machine is really cold it can be a challenge to twist the bowl out of the machine so you can scrape out the ice-cream, if you wait a few minutes or keep constant pressure on the twist the bowl will start to move and won’t break the handle off but I would avoid any heavy twisting motions with full force behind them just in case.All in all a good product that works well for about half the price of similar units from brand name providers. I suspect looking at the similarities to these models the components are made and even assembled in the same factories to the same quality levels.

this item was used and then the glass panel suddenly shattered when it was being used and now the company are refuseing a refund and wont help at all so now i have been conned out of over £100

Used it for the first time yesterday. Made chocolate and malt icecream with crushed Maltesers. I chose soft icecream but 20 mins later changed my mine so stopped the machine and switched to hard . It does take a bit longer than stated but it works just fine and is not as noisy as I expected . Think if I did batches of icecream then it would be faster as it would already be cold . Very pleased with my purchase

There are no recipes with this and the instructions are very limited. For example, it tells you to add warm water to your ingredients but doesn’t say how much! We have made three lots of ice cream and one milkshake. The first two ice creams were good, the third we made our own recipe up. This was a disaster. It had all the components it needed but curdled and the blade kept getting stuck. We tried milkshake but all it did was make the milk colder. I guess I was expecting some kind of thickening? The machine is very heavy and I believe a good piece of equipment however the instructions/lack of recipes let it down.

Does anybody know if the paddle and mixing bowl are dishwasher safe? This is not mentioned in the instructions s. Used Pinterest for recipes as no recipe book. Would recommend

Really enjoy making ice-cream with this product. I