is salt or ice needed to use it?
483872
No, on either salt or ice. You keep the bowl in the freezer and that is what freezes the cream.
483873
No you need no salt or bagged ice. But you have to keep the bowl to the icecream maker in the freezer over night before you add your ingredents to it for freezing.
554163
The infrared belt is a nice addition. My wife loves it. Simply plug it into the unit and enjoy heat while you bio cleanse. We use ordinary salt and warm water in the footbath. I'd say 1 teaspoon of salt is enough. Too much makes the unit run too many amps (sets off an alarm). Regular cheap salt is fine. PB
2276435
Yes - absolutely. The salt is what lowers the temperature and causes it to thicken and essentially turns the mixture into ice cream.
471128
I've never used it for ice, but have frozen broth. It works well with liquids
1151954
you really dont need the salt packets. you can either use non iodized salt from the grocery store or not any at all. I have one and I never use the salt. It works great either way.
1647978
No you do not need a grinder! I have been using this Real Sea Salt for over 20 years and would not use regular table process salt. There is no comparison between the great taste of Real Salt and bland taste of process salt.
810824
You could if you use the metal end on a hard surface . Make sure to place the ice in a waterproof nylon bag 3-5 min after taking them out of the freezer. Cheers!
1198673
I don't know for sure. Have you cleaned the inside of it with vinegar? If not do that. How do you know you have enough salt?
434986
It is course ground so you will need to get a salt shaker that is a grinder. We absolutely love ours! what great flavor from grinding as you go!
2284932
No! The bowl goes in your home freezer for the prescribed amount of time, you place it in the base and you're ready to make your favorite frozen treat. No salt. No ice. No mess.
1292942
Not that I know of. The salt is in pretty big "chunks," so you do need a grinder of some kind. I take the salt out and put it in my "pretty" grinder. I did see the same salt crystals at Whole Foods in bulk... so that might be an option for you.
893252
yes, the ice is just in a plastic bag with like water and salt and probably other chemicals
1820043
The only advice I can give is to defrost as the ice builds up. Just pull the plug and let it defrost slowly. Do not use anything to remove the ice.
543215
I guess you could use regular salt, but I do not use salt that has additives in it. Best to use a coarse Sea Salt or Kosher salt (which is technically sea salt). Do NOT use a damp finishing salt like Fleur De Sel.
273043
It is sea salt which is a coarse but a wonderful salt for cooking. You could possibly try Morton iodized salt but you would only need a salt shaker not a grinder for that.
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We do not recommend or have any settings for using any of our push spreaders for applying de-icer or salt. Unfortunately, the salt or de-icer can cause corrosion to parts of the spreader, shortening the life of the spreader. We don't recommend applying salt or soil with Scotts push spreaders, either, as these are too heavy and will likely damage the spreader. Our hand held spreaders can be used for applying salt or sand.
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No you don't need to put ice in it but you can if you really want things to stay cold . There are no ice pack included but I already had some and I use them due to my lunch cooler sits in my work truck and with the Texas heat it helps keep things cold.