KUMIO Ice Cream Maker with Compressor, No Pre-Freezing, 4 Modes Ice Cream Maker Machine with LCD Display, Timer (1.25 Quart)

Before I go further I want to give you a recipe for delicious peach ice cream that is super easy and quick, and, if you will indulge me, a bit of reminiscence. Five minute prep time. You need 3 ingredients, maybe 4. 1. Canned sliced cling peaches. Mine were in "lite" syrup, I don't think it matters. Some kind of syrup. 2. Heavy cream, about a cup. 3. Vanilla extract. We used Great Value, which, to me, tastes better than McCormick. 4. Some sort of sweetener. We used Toriani sugar free Peach because that was what was on hand. If your peaches were in heavy sweet syrup, you probably don't need another sweetener. Steps: 1. Drain the peaches, reserve the syrup. Fill the churn about 1/4 full of sliced peaches in whatever syrup sticks to them. The reserved syrup will be used to top the ice cream when it is served. If you have leftover peaches they can top the ice cream as well. 2. Add 1 teaspoon (more, less or none, to taste) Vanilla. 3. Put in the syrup, probably enough to sweeten two cups of coffee. If you use granulated sugar you may need to make simple syrup. You want to be sure that the sugar is dissolved. Maybe heat the peaches...or leave the sugar out, use peaches in heavy syrup. 4. Add heavy cream until the inner churn is 1/2 full. Do not overfill. You want close to equal parts of peaches and cream. 5. Assemble and start the machine. Let it mix for a couple minutes and then taste and adjust. We needed no adjustments. No ice, no salt. Stop the machine when the ice cream is the consistency of firm soft serve, about 35-45 minutes. Turn it out into a prechilled bowl and let it harden in the freezer. If yours takes longer, great. I never needed to let the machine run the full hour. Making ice cream in this gadget can be that simple. Five minutes to assemble the ingredients, and 45 minutes to an hour later you have ice cream. If you want hard ice cream, you want to put it in the freezer for a while. The recipes in the book that is supplied with the machine are too big for the small machine, they seem to want to fill the reservoir twice. Beware. We made vanilla (mixed milk and cream), pistachio (unsalted pistachios crushed up added to vanilla, with a couple drops of green food coloring for old times sake) that was better than any commercial pistachio, simply because every bite of ice cream had enough nuts in it to give it tons of pistachio flavor. The inner aluminum churn transfers the cold from the outer churn really well, because it fits well, don't dent it or assemble it wet. You can overchurn, so once the contents are solid, stop the gadget, pull out the beater, and use the plastic scraper to get the frozen ice cream off the walls. My grandmother used to give me peach ice cream when I was a kid, yellow food color and artificial flavor, tasted like sweetened chemicals. Truly horrid. Then, about 30 years ago I made homemade peach, frozen peaches, cream and eggs, and it was one of the best ice creams I had ever eaten, but, ice, rock salt, and churning forever. I expected it to be horrid, peach after all, but was persuaded to try it. I'm glad I did. My memory of that peach made me consider getting another churn. I wanted good peach ice cream! Then I saw this gadget, no ice, minimal mess, fresh ice cream for one or two people. I have a countertop icemaker that I believe uses the same refrigerant, so I expected it to freeze well. It does. Don't put any parts except for the all plastic bits in the dishwasher. The lid has an electric motor in it, so I would not dunk it. You do not want to dent or corrode the inner churn, and dishwasher detergent eats the coatings off aluminum. Hand wash it in mild detergent, rinse and dry well. I want to try raspberry frozen yogurt, with whole milk Greek style yogurt and fresh raspberries. There are a ton of other recipes, coffee ice cream with actual coffee, green tea ice cream, and this machine makes all that possible. Just a cup of mix to try a recipe won't be too small for this gadget. If it is screwed up, it is just a cup of cream. It makes Ben & Jerry's sized portions. A couple big scoops for two people and the ice cream is gone...but the good news is that you cam make more. The downside is that it won't make ice cream for six ice cream lovers in one run. The upside is that you can make two or three different flavors without that much work. I am surprisingly enthusiastic about this machine.

I graduated to this from one of those ice cream makers where you have to freeze the bowl in the freezer ahead of time. I kind of hated that. One batch if you were lucky before the bowl wasn't cold enough anymore. Having the freezer built into the machine is a game changer. So far I've made ~25 batches and it's performing great. It's really easy to use and to clean, though the written instructions as to how to navigate the menu and set the time are laughably complex. I'd almost say don't even read it, but it's probably worth it for the amusement factor alone. Imagine if you had a 5-page guide for how to use your turn signals. That gives you a general idea. Anyway, I highly recommend this machine for at-home ice cream making. Things to note: - I wish I could make larger batches, but that's no fault of the machine. I knew exactly what I was buying. If I want to make numerous quarts at a time, then I need a real-deal commercial unit for thousands of dollars. - On a related note, be aware that the volume of the end product is larger than what you start with. The churning adds air - as designed - so don't fill the bowl to the top or you're going to have a big mess. I'd say halfway is about right. - Not specific to this machine, but it's kind of a pain to get the finished product off of the plastic mixing component that spins. Most of it will be gobbed on there when the churning is completed, and you'll want a good rubber spatula to scrape it all off into the container you'll be putting in the freezer. - Finally, be aware that if you pause the churning process towards the end for whatever reason, it's very hard to get it started again because the ice cream freezes quickly between the plastic mixing piece and the metal sides of the bowl. I've had to give it a manual "push" a few times and I've been concerned that I'm going to burn out the motor, but so far, so good. Punch line: best not to pause it once the ice cream is really starting to thicken up.

The first time I used it, took a minute to figure out exactly what position the lid needed to be for the churning to work well after that it was all go. I carefully followed the first recipe for vanilla and it turned out well. Now I just mash whatever fruit I have on hand, add some cream and or milk and a splash of vanilla flavoring and sweeten to taste, pour it in, turn it on and eat ice cream about an hour or less later. Machine makes a little noise but it’s not loud, and I think it’s helpful to tell when it begins to whine a little differently that the concoction is near frozen. Do be careful not to overfill because it does swell as it freezes and gets out of the little bucket, however it was not hard to clean up at all. I bought some storage containers it fit nicely in the freezer to save some for later. It’s a generous amount for just the two of us. I’ve used it several times but I guess I won’t know about durability until I’ve had a good while. If you’re on a diet be warned it’s hard to stop experimenting with new ice cream recipes, because it’s so easy.

The KUMIO 2.2-Quart Ice Cream Maker is a fantastic product that makes homemade ice cream fast and easy. After using it for about 10 batches, I can confidently say it delivers consistent, creamy results every time. It's user-friendly, and the process is straightforward, even for beginners. The only minor downside is transferring the ice cream from the machine into a container. Some product can stick to the parts, and it requires a bit of patience to scrape everything out thoroughly. While this doesn’t diminish the quality of the ice cream itself, it can result in slight product loss if you're not careful. Overall, it's a solid and efficient machine for any ice cream lover, and I’d definitely recommend it for those looking to up their dessert game at home!

Pensé que me iba a llegar una versión diferente, ya que lo pedí para México pero no, me llegó la misma versión. El producto es de calidad, no es muy ruidoso y me he dado cuenta de que el tiempo que tarda en hacer el helado es dependiendo de la densidad del líquido que se introduzca, he comprado aquí mismo en Amazon algunos aditivos alimenticios para estabilizar mis helados y sorbetes y los resultados han Sido muy buenos, cuando están listos mis productos guardó el sobrante a la nevera y se mantienen bastante bien. Vale la pena el precio.

The shipping was next day, boxed like you’d buy from a store. The appearance is exactly like the display photo and it’s very easy to wipe off and keep clean. No ice or salt needed, it’s self cooking and gets so cold that you need a glove to hold onto it or your fingers wil get frost bite. Don’t use metal scooping the ice cream, the container it’s in will get scratched. It’s a very quiet machine, it has a setting to keep cold and one for mixing, ice cream setting then one other that slipped my mind. Will edit. It stays cold for an hour, the ice cream mixer will stop mixing when it’s hard to turn and that takes about 20-30 min. not an hour like it says. Right away I got ice cream that was top quality. I added half and half milk with a tiny bit of vanilla. I used a flavour you add to coffee and deserts that comes in liquid form. Then whatever I wanted inside it. Add stuff half way through or your ingredients might get dissolved into the ice cream before it hardens. The only downside is that the mixed gets stuck in it when it is hard so you need to take it out right away after the machine beeps then spoon it off back into the container but it’s a pain because it gets all over. It makes enough for 4 id say as long as it’s a reasonable size serving. For kids it’s very easy, you can even pre mix portions for them to poor in and they can add their choice of extras if wanted then turn it onto ice cream mode. If sprinkles or something goes into the mixer centre where the lid connects to it you won’t be able to put the lid on, my son got some sprinkles into it and I finally realized why it wouldn’t close. To wash the lid, the clear plastic clips off and then you can get inside and get the water out by removing the plastic clear part from the white lid. from having it in water cleaning. Enjoy!!

Funciona bastantate bien, lo unico malo es que solo sirve para hacer un litro de helado y siempre me quedo con ganas de más, para uso personal esta bien, pero para una familia de 4 o más integrantes puede que sientan que es poco producto, la ventaja es que pueden hacer helado en cualquier momento del día y siempre pueden hacer mas si se quedan con el antojo.

I bought this 4 months ago and we've had gelato most nights for dessert since then. :) It's still working well, and is a big improvement over the machine we had years ago which required freezing the bucket a day ahead. On occasion I have made 3 batches of gelato in succession - the machine just keeps on performing well. Even though it's rated at 2.2 quarts, it's the minimum size required to use any of the gelato recipes I have found, which fill a '1 quart' freezer container to the top. The machine does stall- stop the paddle rotating- when the gelato or sorbet gets firm, but that doesn't seem to damage the motor. Also, do not use 'Pause' while the machine is churning and freezing your mixture, as the paddle will freeze to the bucket and the motor will not be able to get it moving again. I recommend the Ciao Bella Book of Gelato -every recipe has been excellent. Also the Peohud Ice Cream Containers with the silicone lids have worked well. https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B09NZJ84QW/ UPDATE: I've been using the yogurt making setting and it works well, too. 8 hours on warm and then it switches to cooling, so not a disaster if I am not at home when the yogurt is made. There's condensation on the underside of the lid, which drips down between the bucket and the shell so the bucket will be frozen to the shell if it stays on cool mode for very long. Power off for 10-15 minutes, the ice droplets melt and the bucket can be removed. Between gelato and yogurt, the machine gets used every few days and it is still working well. I'm glad I bought it! :)

Makes nice ice cream & sorbetto. No messy ice and salt. No freezing bulky containers or pre freezing mixes. Auto shutdown when finished. Also keep frozen after shutdown. Easy to clean up.