Once finished making ice cream, how do I get the cylinder out of the plastic case? Must I wait until cylinder is thawed?
1069279
No need to wait. If you tip the case over the cylinder should just fall out
1069280
It's very easy to remove. Actually, if anything is tricky, it's securing the cylinder in the palstic case when it is cold and you are ready to make icecream. But this small trickiness is definitely worth it. The machine makes great icecream!
1069281
Empty ice cream in to a seperate container. Turn plastic case and cylinder upside down and give a good shake. Clyinder will slide right out.
1069282
You CAN take the cylinder out. It is too cold to comfortably handle. I have used a kitchen towel and would recommend that.
1069283
That is the only way I have found to get the cylinder out of the plastic case. I generally put it upside down in the sink and then when it has thawed enough, lift the plastic case off.
1069284
They do not become fixed together. Just take the cylinder out when it is ready.
2143267
When ice cream is finished, I spoon it out with a large rubber spoon/spatula into a large, plastic former ice cream container - or a large saved cottage cheese container works also. Then use a piece of Saran Wrap cut large enough to put over the container, and rest on top of ice cream down inside, press out the air a little, then put the edges of the wrap over the rim of the container, and put the original lid on it, pressing out as much air as possible.. Then I put my second freezer bowl on the ice creamer maker and make more ice cream. The Saran Wrap helps block air getting to the ice cream, keeps flavor fresh and helps prevent frost build-up on the ice cream. Works pretty well. When ice cream is finished, I spoon it out with a large rubber spoon/spatula into a large, plastic former ice cream container - or a large saved cottage cheese container works also. Then use a piece of Saran Wrap cut large enough to put over the container, and rest on top of ice cream down inside, press out the air a little, then put the edges of the wrap over the rim of the container, and put the original lid on it, pressing out as much air as possible.. Then I put my second freezer bowl on the ice creamer maker and make more ice cream. The Saran Wrap helps block air getting to the ice... » Read More When ice cream is finished, I spoon it out with a large rubber spoon/spatula into a large, plastic former ice cream container - or a large saved cottage cheese container works also. Then use a piece of Saran Wrap cut large enough to put over the container, and rest on top of ice cream down inside, press out the air a little, then put the edges of the wrap over the rim of the container, and put the original lid on it, pressing out as much air as possible.. Then I put my second freezer bowl on the ice creamer maker and make more ice cream. The Saran Wrap helps block air getting to the ice cream, keeps flavor fresh and helps prevent frost build-up on the ice cream. Works pretty well. « Show Less
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I do not have a direct answer but if I froze them I would open them and dump them out in a ice cube tray and freeze them that way. Reason being I am not sure that the plastic container is designed to be frozen? or rated to be frozen. Just my 2 cents maybe some one will chime in their thoughts to help answer your question.
411135
If the blade gets stuck, just turn the crank counterclockwise to unstick it. Says so, right in the instructions. We always get good results with this ice cream maker.
646111
I used two bags of ice and about 1 and 1/2 boxes of ice cream salt. Hope this helps.
1702832
The freezer can lifts out when the ice cream is done. Remove all the ice cream from the can and then wash the can, paddle and lid under warm soapy water. Occasionally if you put too much cream in it will overflow slightly but again, remove the freezer can, wash it as described, then if there's any liquid around the rubber gasket on the machine, take a damp towel and run around the rim, wiping all the overflow off; you may or may not have some liquid in the bottom of the machine, but just a quick wipe with a damp towel gets it up in short order.
1281108
In the owners manual that comes with your machine it suggest that you chill the metal cylinder, and the beverage that your going use. I've put the metal cylinder in the freezer and have not waited or very long for whatever I'm going to have to slush up.
1282869
We've had this for a month or two - and so far with our experience it seems to depend on the recipe of ice cream you use. The "cook" recipes where you prepare something on the stove top the day before then refrigerate it and mix the following day in the maker seems to be very hard like store-bought ice cream after it's in the freezer for a night. But the ice cream we've made that does not require any cooking has stayed relatively soft in the freezer even after several days. We've only made maybe 3 or 4 different recipes though so it may just be the recipes we're using.
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No, it doesnt. It just needs ice around the canister while youre making the ice cream. No pre - freezing the canister required.
63713
I found the cause of that to be running the water over the mold to loosen it up to peel it off. I use the cold tap water now, which has helped stop that most of the time. I also now let the mold sit out on the counter for a bit, say 5 minutes or so, so the mold can warm up. This is fine if you have time to do it, but, it has prevented the ice ball from splitting or cracking. As for splitting inside the freezer, no ideas there. Hope this helps.
1764463
I have had none of the problems reported here. I have made several flavors of ice cream and they have come out great. I have even added ingredients such as cherries when I made Chocolate ice cream. I believe the key to success is to make sure the ingredients are very cold when put into the frozen bowl. You do have to hold the lid down for the first few minutes until the mixer is moving smoothly, but then it works perfectly. It has to be eaten right after making the ice cream. I have never put it back into the freezer for later so I don't know how that works. Good luck if you try again.
1643774
I have not done this yet, but plan on it. Apparently having clear water, boiling it, etc. does not matter that much in the big picture. Controlling the freezing from the top down...where water essentially pushes the "not-clear-parts" downward...is the most crucial part. So if you fill a pot of water, submerge this style of mold then turn it upside down, and pull it out of the water with the opening still in contact with the bigger body of water, and finally use a wire to keep it in that position while freezing...you should get a clear sphere. If you need a visual of this, search "alcademics" where I saw this and you can get a step by step.
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The bowl that the mixture is poured into. It must be kept in the freezer for several hours before you make the ice cream. There is a liquid in the sides of the bowl that gets frozen. You also mix the recipe for your ice cream and chill it for a couple of hours too. Then it will give you ice cream inn 20 minutes. When done mixing, wash the bowl and put back in freezer for next time.
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I also discovered the base comes apart when I got water in it after cleaning. I am also curious to know if freezing water inside will help ice cream solidify a little more quickly. I don't see the harm in trying it, so if I do get around to trying it, I will do my best to post a response about it.
845230
Hi Cherie. I just leave mine in the freezer all summer...I think it says somewhere in the manual that it takes up to overnight to be really frozen enough to do the job. I don't like having to think ahead like that...if I want to make ice cream, I want to make ice cream! So mine is always ready to go another round after I've finished making a batch.
1971178
Is the canister too cold? Only used our machine once and it wasn't cold enough to freeze the ice cream! But, seems like there were directions for how long to freeze the canister before making ice cream?
2015311
The texture doesn't seem to get harder than softserve from the machine (unfortunately) You can freeze it in a tupperware in the freezer if you like the hand-dipped style texture.I find overchurning the mixture lets the ice cream turn back into "soup" as the bowl gives up all its chill, so maybe stop it at 20 or 25 minutes rather than waiting 30.