not able to review as given as a gift but service great as always

This is my first ice cream maker and I am enjoying using it. Had considered buying more expensive machine that doesn't require pre freezing but this on seems to work fine. The bowl fits comfortably in my freezer drawer. I do make a lot of mess as not always easy to pour the mixture through the funnel but end result worth it.

I was looking for an ice cream maker that didn’t take up much room. The entire base bowl goes in the freezer which means you only need to store the lid and paddle. I did a couple of recipes from the book but they froze quick in the bowl and the paddle got stuck and makes a worrying sound. I then found online ‘no churn’ recipes which are fabulous. No scary episodes with quick freezing. Whip double cream. Add condensed milk and Stir in your flavours (vanilla/chocolate etc) then Churn for 20min. Pop into a container in the freezer to stiffen up. Addicted!

We bought the ice cream maker and it arrived quicker than expected. It makes lovely desserts though waiting whilst they solidify a little in the freezer can be a bit of a challenge sometimes. We've realised that keeping the bowl in the freezer all of the time works for us so that it's always ready. Otherwise it takes about 12 hours or so to become usable. We had a small issue with the order which customer services fixed really quickly. We were really grateful as they apologised, made no excuses and got it sorted asap which is all we would have asked for.

I've often wished I had an ice-cream maker but been put off by the cost. This little machine is a great intro and good value. It's easy to use, although the bowl is quite big to keep in the freezer all the time so you do need to plan ahead.