*purr*
The ice cream machine is a success. *burp* ^^;
The first batch is delicious, and already there is discussion on how to improve. Mom has a hankering for peach ice cream, although I fear she will have to wait until summer for that - we can't get ripe, sweet local peaches out of season.. ^^
(And damnit, if I'm gonna do that, I want LOCAL fruit! *gripegripewoodenpeaches*)
I tell you what though, it's /messy/ - the lid has this little pour-spout thingie you're supposed to pour the ice cream mixture into. This requires a siphon to be effective. ... it made a mess. *wry grin*
First round, with the first half of the batch, we discovered that the freezer is /very/ efficient, and I had to hold the motor-attachment down until it could drive the paddle through the half-frozen mess. Lesson 1: assemble motor and paddle and plug together before adding cream-mixture.
Okay - second batch, we try that, using a different siphon. (Technically, /I/ tried that - by myself, since I had Andi stirring eggs for dinner.) Made a hell of a mess - because, naturally, raspberries do /not/ smash very well when you want them to. *sigh*
However, that works better, so I just have to remember to have a straw handy and someone else to hold/pour or prod. ^^
.. it's /really/ fast. My experiences (limited, admittedly) with icecream machines suggest that they take the better part of a couple of hours to mix and freeze your treat. This one takes less than one - it don't make much (and you /really/ have to be careful not to over-fill it..)- but it's /fast/! The Thorne likes. ^^
It was an Ebay find. We're pleased.. ^^
The first batch is delicious, and already there is discussion on how to improve. Mom has a hankering for peach ice cream, although I fear she will have to wait until summer for that - we can't get ripe, sweet local peaches out of season.. ^^
(And damnit, if I'm gonna do that, I want LOCAL fruit! *gripegripewoodenpeaches*)
I tell you what though, it's /messy/ - the lid has this little pour-spout thingie you're supposed to pour the ice cream mixture into. This requires a siphon to be effective. ... it made a mess. *wry grin*
First round, with the first half of the batch, we discovered that the freezer is /very/ efficient, and I had to hold the motor-attachment down until it could drive the paddle through the half-frozen mess. Lesson 1: assemble motor and paddle and plug together before adding cream-mixture.
Okay - second batch, we try that, using a different siphon. (Technically, /I/ tried that - by myself, since I had Andi stirring eggs for dinner.) Made a hell of a mess - because, naturally, raspberries do /not/ smash very well when you want them to. *sigh*
However, that works better, so I just have to remember to have a straw handy and someone else to hold/pour or prod. ^^
.. it's /really/ fast. My experiences (limited, admittedly) with icecream machines suggest that they take the better part of a couple of hours to mix and freeze your treat. This one takes less than one - it don't make much (and you /really/ have to be careful not to over-fill it..)- but it's /fast/! The Thorne likes. ^^
It was an Ebay find. We're pleased.. ^^
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