Cuisinart ICE-21PKP1 Frozen Yogurt - Ice Cream & Sorbet Maker, Pink, 1.5 Quart

The unit is quiet in operation but not silent. Very tolerable for me. The cord is only 2 feet long and I would like it better if it was longer, especially since the excess stores in the base out of the way. The freezer bowl is not dishwasher safe, but the parts are so simple to clean I don't mind at all.After a quick wash I popped the freezer bowl in my freezer overnight. It's 6 inches tall by 7 in diameter, so it fit easily.The next afternoon I mixed 1 1/2 cups coconut cream with 1 1/2 cups heavy cream, 1/4 tsp salt, and 1/4 cup toasted shredded coconut in my blender and pulsed it a few times to break down the coconut a little bit.Then I took the bowl out of the freezer, placed it on the base, put the paddle in place, then the cover. I turned it on and poured my mix in through the top. 15 min later it was ready to transfer to a tub and into the freezer.Delicious. Very simple and quick.My next batch was vanilla from a creme anglaise base. It took longer to freeze, 30 minutes, and came out very smooth and creamy. Since then chocolate and strawberry.I'm very happy with the machine so far; quiet and quick. Easy to clean. I'm careful to use silicone or wooden spoons and paddles with the freezer bowl to avoid scratching it and it's holding up well.I haven't used it for ices yet but I don't think it will have any problem with them, the motor is powerful and the paddle seems strong enough. I'll try to remember to update when I do or if any trouble starts.

Great machine! The bowl stays in the freezer. It's super easy to use and clean. If your ingredients are chilled before use, it makes a hard enough to scoop ice cream in less than 20 minutes. If your ingredients are a little warm (like if you're tempering eggs and are inpatient and just dump your mixture in without putting it in the fridge to cool first), it will make a thicker soft serve ice cream. The bowl is so cold and it doesn't take long at all to make, that I've been able to make 2 batches of hard set plus a batch of mostly hard set ice cream one right after another before putting the bowl back in the freezer. I thought if it was too much of a pain to use, I'd just give in and buy one with a built in compressor, but this one works well and I found there's no need. I'd buy it again.

So I had gastric bypass a few months ago, and I miss ice cream. I have tried sugar free ice creams from the store, but they are too sweet and rather gross. The new "low cal no guilt" ones like Halo and whatnot either have weird tastes, weird consistencies or do a number on my intestines from the artificial sweeteners. I found this model when searching for recipes online, and it was recommended. I was going to try to make chocolate ice cream from the recipe, but didn't have an cocoa powder in my cupboard after all. So I decided to riff on the recipe I found and make a coffee protein ice cream. Let me tell you, best invention ever.I froze the bowl on the shelf in my side by side, directly under the ice maker for a couple of days. in my kitchen aide mixer, I combined 2% plain greek yogurt, 2% milk, vanilla bean extract, culinary coconut milk, micro ground powdered instant coffee, xanthan gum (recommended to improve consistency) and swerve artificial sweetener (confectioner sugar consistency). I did find that I made it a touch too sweet, due to the mix not tasting as sweet as it did when it was finished. I didn't even follow the direction exactly correctly on the mixer, as you are supposed to pour it in after its already spinning, but I had just put it in the bowl.loudness- I didn't find it especially loud, not any louder than any mixer, and maybe a little quieter. I did use a spatula to scrape the sides from time to time. I read someone smears it on the sides and I can see that would improve the hardness. I bought the recommended plastic container that goes with this and put my ice cream in that. Husband tried it and even liked it, and he is super picky when it comes to healthy treats. I am looking forward to trying other flavors and playing with adding more protein options to it. I don't see why using one of my protein drinks as the milk base wouldn't work. This seems like a great purchase for experimenting with flavor options for healthy alternatives, and would be super fun to do with kids. It couldn't be any easier to operate. It's very inexpensive compared to all the other ice cream makers out there, and doesn't require any special ingredients to operate. I don't see why it wouldn't make frozen custard or yogurt or any other frozen treat you wanted to try. Highly recommend this model if you are interested in experimenting with frozen treats!

Got this maker in pink and its so cute! It works just fine, but the bowl does take up a large space in the freezer. It also has to be kept in there for at least overnight, although I suggest a couple days. When I made ice cream the following day after placing it to freeze, the ice cream was not fully freezing up. It was still on the soft and runny side even though I had it churning for a while. Just make sure the bowl gets a good deep freeze and you’re good to go! Other than that, its simple to use, good price point, comes in fun colors, and very easy to clean so we have fun coming up with experimental ice cream flavors!