Lakeland Digital Ice Cream Maker 1.8L – Homemade Ice Cream Sorbet & Frozen Yoghurt In 40 Minutes

This was bought for me as a gift to replace an old Philips machine that worked the same way. This one is quieter, but not quite as good at freezing the ice cream. I froze the bowl for 24 hours, prechilled the mixture and made a small portion (came less than halfway up the paddle). But after 45 minutes it was still pretty loose. I will try again, but I suspect the problem may be that the paddle isn't quite a perfect fit for the bowl - it doesn't quite reach the edges to scrape the cream on/off the metal surface. The timer stops the motor after 45 mins (max), but I suspect it needs much longer.

Product does make ice cream. Finding recipes on the Lakeland blog is not easy and the accompanying leaflet is very limited. It would be helpful to have a variety of recipes to try and the capacity of the machine should be clearly displayed, so machine can be used with confidence.

I purchased this at a reduced price but it is a great little machine I made ice cream with my grand daughter and great grandson and we all enjoyed the experience I gave 4 stars as the hole for putting in the ingredients is too small for easy use

The bowl fits into the bottom drawer which is a bit deeper than the others. I noted the other reviews about the hole in the top to add the ingredients and I entirely agree. I used a jug with a larger lip it was OK. I noticed that the recipes for the Vanilla and Strawberry ice cream contain raw egg yolk, which is a worry. I made the Vanilla yesterday I used the ingredients as per the recipe but made a custard, which cooks the yolks, then continued with the recipe.It came out really well and tasted so much better than shop bought. I hope to make the Strawberry one next.

I'm as the title suggests, the fact that you have to put the bowl in the freezer and it doesn't freeze when switched on. It actually takes up a lot of room and I may as well just put in a bowl of my own and put a whisk on it. Not impressed sadly