Cuisinart Ice-45 Mix-It-In Soft-Serve 1-1/2-Quart Ice-Cream Maker | 
| Brand: Cuisinart
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $185.00
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Seller: Abes of Maine Cameras and Electronics
Rating:  109 reviews
Sales Rank: 3994
Color: White
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 15.1
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 7.8 x 17.3
MPN: ICE-45
Model: ICE-45
UPC: 086279011725
EAN: 0086279011725
ASIN: B000F94GPQ
Release Date: May 15, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Fully automatic soft-serve ice-cream maker with double-insulated freezer bowl | | • | Simply pour in the ingredients and turn the dial--no chemicals, salt, or ice required | | • | Makes up to 1-1/2 quarts in just 20 minutes; 3 built-in condiment dispensers | | • | Cone holder; removable parts for easy cleaning; instructions and recipes included | | • | Measures 10-1/2 by 12-1/2 by 19-4/5 inches; 3-year limited warranty |
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Product Description
Professional-quality soft serve ice cream, yogurt, sorbet and sherbet is now available right at home, with the Cuisinart Mix It in Soft Serve Ice Cream Maker. Not only does it make everyone's favorites, but with three built-in condiment dispensers, it makes them extra delicious! Pull on the tab to send sprinkles, chocolate chips and other mix-ins down the chute into frozen desserts as cones or bowls are filled. Operation is fully automatic; simply pour in the ingredients and turn the dial! This fun machine makes a heaping 1.5-qt. of fun, fresh ice cream in just 20 minutes. Removable parts allow for easy cleaning. Three-year limited warranty. Double-insulated freezer bowls holds temperature for fast results. No chemicals, salt or ice required. Product features include:Adds favorite mix-ins into soft serve ice cream as it's dispensed!Pull out tabs to add one, two or all three types of mix-ins Pull down handle to dispense soft serve ice cream directly into cones or bowls Makes 11/2 quarts of frozen dessert in as little as 20 minutesCone holder holds a stack of pointed or flat bottom cones Double-insulated freezer bowl holds temperature for fast results No chemicals, salt or ice required Removable parts for easy cleaning Instruction Book and Recipe Book included Limited 3-year warrantyAlthough the unit is automatic, the freezer bowl must first be placed in your freezer before you
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 109
 Delivers on what it promises - just make sure you understand what it promises! June 23, 2007
Dwain M. Gleason (Kansas City, MO United States)
199 out of 200 found this review helpful
In reading the reviews for this product, I've noticed that some people may have been expecting something more than what Cuisinart is selling. Having used this unit several times now, here are my impressions and thoughts.
- The unit uses a freezer bowl to freeze the product. That means that the bowl MUST be frozen solid and the product MUST be very well chilled, otherwise you will not get good results. We have just kept our freezer bowls in the deep freeze when not in use so that we can make ice cream fairly quickly. It's probably best to mix up your soft serve mix at least an hour in advance and put it in the coldest part of your fridge or (as another reviewer suggested) in the freezer for 10-15 minutes to get it as cold as possible without prematurely freezing it.
- The freezer bowl doesn't have a huge capacity. It can make "10-12" servings - if your servings are small. 6-8 is probably more like it. If you want more, make certain you purchase an additional bowl and keep it frozen.
- The instructions on time expectations generally say 10-15 minutes, and this can be true if you chill the ice cream mixture very thoroughly. Otherwise it will take longer, probably more like 15-20 minutes.
- The first serving or so may be fairly soupy - I have found that I can dispense some into a cup and then re-add that into the top of the bowl.
- The "mix-ins" really don't mix in to the soft serve at all, they are really topping dispensers. If you're expecting something like a DQ Blizzard, it's not the same. Also, don't over-fill (or pack in) the mix in bins. I've had good luck with chopped peanuts, sprinkles and the mini M&Ms.
The differences between this unit and a more conventional ice cream freezer are mainly that this unit has a freezable bowl vs. a bowl that is placed in a mix of ice and rock salt. That means it is a little more convenient, but lacks the capacity of the conventional freezer. Our ice cream freezer makes about twice as much ice cream as the soft serve, but it is much louder, generally requires more clean up and doesn't dispense the product. On the other side, I think a conventional freezer has more versatility if you are making things like frozen custards that set up harder than soft serve. Finally, the freezer just isn't really as much "fun" as this one is which has real appeal if you've got kids in the family.
Overall, I've really enjoyed this gadget - but I did some research first and made certain I understood what I was buying. This is NOT like the soft serve dispensers in restaurants - but it's very nice for a treat on a summer afternoon.
 Cool summer treats July 5, 2006
J. Scott (Rochester, NY)
183 out of 186 found this review helpful
We bought this ice cream maker thinking we could use it for a big party we were having. It turns out that the freezer bowl will give you about 10 - 12 servings before it needs refreezing. So we opted not to use it for the party (not enough servings) but instead use it for our family.
I was a little apprehensive about buying this product since similar product reviews were none to flattering. This unit howover seems to work just fine.
The instructions claim that the ice cream is ready to serve in about 12 - 15 minutes but we found that 20 minutes was needed to reach the right consistency. But, once it's ready, the ice cream poured out perfectly (we even got the knack of twirling the column of ice cream into our cones). We've decided that the vanilla ice cream recipe is our family's favorite.
Clean up was a snap since all the parts can be easily removed and cleaned.
We tried the condiment dispensers and my kids loved it. We found that certain things don't work well if they aren't chopped finely or if they don't have a slippery surface (like m&m's). Otherwise, it's cool to have the 'extras' intermixed with the ice cream.
Overall, this product is nicely engineered and works very well.
 ICE-45 Soft icecream maker August 4, 2006
R. Vaughn
81 out of 85 found this review helpful
This product works as advertised - but it is extremely important to place the freezer bowl in the back of your freezer to insure that it freezes solid. The first two times using this product we failed to make ice cream because we froze the bowl in the front part of our freezer for 24 hours and it did not freeze solid. The condiment dispenser works fine for sprinkles, but items like chopped nuts don't quite work as well. The recipies are very good and once you get the feezer bowl froze solid (really takes about 48 hours the first time) the ice cream is very very good.
It works August 26, 2006
Danlib (Gray, TN USA)
73 out of 77 found this review helpful
I'm a nut when it comes to icecream makers. I love soft serve.
This one works great, but I hate having to freeze the bowl for 12 hours first. I have limited freezer space so I don't leave it in there, which means we really need to plan in advance.
It is great for a family, but not for a big party.
Worth the Money, Just for the Fun! September 11, 2006
Carolyn (Orlando, Fl)
39 out of 39 found this review helpful
I purchased the Mix It In on 9/8/06 and used it the next day. I never got soft serve. I froze the bowl again, this time in my upright freezer, and made the mix the day before and refrigerated it for 15 hours.
Today, I made soft serve!!!!!! It isn't perfect but I'm well on my way. I have been making the low fat version but I think the regualar version will be excellent. To make this machine work for you here are some pointers:
1. If you don't have an upright or chest freezer, put the bowl in the back of your regular freezer.
2. Freeze the bowl for as long as possible beyond the suggested 12 hours.
3. You can forget the 12-15 minute check described in the manual. You will not have a chance of having soft serv before a minimum of 25 minutes. I mixed as long as 40 minutes.
4. SAVE YOUR RECEIPT. Since the ice cream takes twice as long to mix as is suggested in the manual, you are using the motor 2x as much. Therefore, you might have to use the 3 year warranty.
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