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Cuisinart ICE-50BC Supreme Ice Cream Maker |  | Brand: Cuisinart
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $399.00
Buy New: $228.99
as of 7/4/2009 02:48 CDT details
You Save: $170.01 (43%)
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Seller: superior camera
Rating:  78 reviews
Sales Rank: 302
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 32.9
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: ice50bc
Model: ice50bc
UPC: 086279009838
EAN: 0086279009838
ASIN: B0007XOHN6
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Fully automatic 1-1/2-quart frozen yogurt, sorbet, and ice cream maker | | • | Brushed stainless-steel housing; commercial-style compressor freezer; prefreezing not required | | • | Precise temperature control and efficient mixing; fully automatic 60-minute timer | | • | Ingredient spout; lid, paddle, and bowl remove for easy washing; instruction/recipe book included | | • | Measures 15-1/2 by 10-3/4 by 10-1/2 inches; 3-year limited warranty |
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Product Description
This commercial-style compressor ice cream maker makes batch after batch of ice cream with no need to wait between batches and no pre-chill or pre-freezing required. With up to 1 1/5 quarts capacity, the ice ream maker features a fully automatic 60-minute timer, a stainless steel housing and a transparent lit with ingredient spout. Also includes instruction / recipe book. Transparent lid with ingredient spout Includes instruction / recipe book Limited 3-year warranty
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 78
 Easy to use and fabulous results! July 1, 2009
Peggy Jentoft (La Mirada, Ca United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this Ice Cream Machine! It is very easy to set up and use.
I have had many different ice cream machines over the years and this is hands down the best. Makes excellent Ice cream or sorbet in less than an hour, requires no ice , salt or pre-freezing. You can make repeated batches. We have also used it for slushy cocktails.
At first I thought the paddle/churn might be a bit fragile but it is holding up very well. My grandparents made prize winning ice cream in their plant and ice cream parlors when I was a child and the quality of this is more than equal to theirs. Some recipes come out about soft serve firmness but it firms up in the freezer. Once the ice cream is made a bell sounds and the machine turns of so you cannot leave your ice ceam in the machine and expect it to stay frozen. I did make one apple sorbet that did get too hard, too fast but that was a problem with the recipe not with the machine. It is rather noisy, but I can put up with the noise to have wonderful fresh ice cream treats whenever the whim strikes.
 Ice Cream Maker June 24, 2009
Patricia (Laytonsville, MD)
It is very difficult to get the top on correctly to plug in plus attach the mixing apparatus. Had another make of this type of freezer and it was so much easier to set up.
 My husband has to cover his ears (not from the noise but my swearing). June 24, 2009
D. B. Stratton
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This machine has driven me crazy. In less than 10 minutes, the ice cream mix freezes around the sides of the bowl, and the paddle is not durable enough to work through it. Meanwhile, the rest of the mix in the center of the bowl is still liquid and soupy. The automatic shutoff doesn't work; the motor just keeps going and going even when the paddle can't move anymore. I found that removing the arm and paddle and redistributing the frozen part into the mix helps, but I have to do that every five minutes, and it makes a big mess. It's also extremely noisy. The embarrassing part is that this is the THIRD machine I've tried. I hauled the previous two back, naively thinking they were defective after consulting with Cuisinart on the phone, who told me to take it back and get another one after I described what was happening. The people at Sur La Table think I'm nuttier than a fruitcake, but after viewing similar reviews, I know I'm not (at least not for this reason). The end result is good if it's the full-fat, cooked custard version with eggs, but if you're after a lighter version, forget it, you get a solid block of ice. I promised my husband I would work on my swearing, and this has not helped. We're taking this one back and starting over with something else - not sure what, though.
Alright for the money June 22, 2009
LIZARDTWINS (TROY,NY USA)
the plastic components could be metal. that would be better. it would be worth the small added expense.
Wonderful but somewhat misunderstood ice cream maker that suffers (a bit) from cheaper materials. June 19, 2009
W. C. Bryant (Columbus, OH USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'd love to give this machine a full 5 stars. I mean, I pulled it out of the box, pulled off the various stickers, washed the mixing bowl, paddle and lid, and proceeded to make wonderful ice cream in under an hour. No pre-freezing because of the built-in compressor (this is the primary difference between the ICE-50BC and the considerably less expensive Cuisinart ICE-30BC Pure Indulgence 2-Quart Automatic Frozen Yogurt, Sorbet, and Ice Cream Maker).
The machine is a little noisy, and this is even more true later in the freezing process just as the product is getting to the point where it's too frozen for the motor to handle. Indeed, ours lets out an almost disturbing screeching rhythm towards the end, and then a lot of loud clicking as it finally seizes up, but we'll take the noise when the end result is this good.
I see a lot of reviews that ding the product because the ice cream doesn't come out the way you find it in the stores. I think this is a pretty common misconception, and one that I likely would have fallen victim to myself had I not done a good deal of reading about the process beforehand. You can quite literally pour your ice cream out of the freezing bowl when the machine is done. You are not going to have "hard" ice cream without at least an hour or two in a freezer (depending upon how cold yours gets). This is not a flaw, it's just part of the process. Make no mistake, the 'finished' product when the machine is done is ready to be enjoyed, it's just going to be soft. We enjoy it that way, and we freeze a lot of it as well -- the consistency after an hour or two is exactly what you'd get from the stores.
My only complaint about the machine is that I feel like Cuisinart really skimped on the quality of some of the construction materials. You see the pictures here on Amazon, and imagine a nice sturdy stainless exterior. The reality is that the mixing arm (the structure on top of the unit) is silver covered plastic. The top surface of the machine itself is silver plastic. The paddle itself is a somewhat weak feeling white plastic (I can completely see this breaking in the future, but replacements are cheap). The cover is a slightly more impressive clear plastic. Don't misunderstand, it's a very nice machine, and attractive/professional looking enough that it will look at home in many nicer home kitchens, it's just sort of unfortunate that basically everything these days has that "made in China" feel to it.
Finally, do not be without Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book. Even if you may not be a fan of their style and flavors, this book offers a wonderful introduction to ice cream making, including different variations of the base cream, a wide variety of recipes and ideas, as well as baked goods and sauces to go with your creations. To top it all of, they include a brief history of their company and themselves, which is an entirely entertaining read. We also picked up The Best Ice Cream Maker Cookbook Ever, which was far more comprehensive in terms of flavors, but a little less quick and easily accessible. Each compliments the other.
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