Cuisinart ICE-45 Ice-Cream Machines

The Cuisinart ICE-45 Ice-Cream Machines is ranked #3 in its ability to make Soft Serve Ice Cream, #3 in how well it makes Sherbets, #5 in how simple it is to Use, #6 in its ability to prepare Yogurt Ice Cream, #7 in its suitability for use at Home, #8 in how easy it is to Clean and #8 in how well it makes Sorbet.

"…being in the freezer and not in the machine after use it turns in to regular hard ice cream.) The Cuisinart Ice-45 Mix-It-In Soft-Serve 1-1/2-Quart Ice-Cream Maker is the best machine ever!" - on Jun 27 2009 …full review

"We went on a cruise recently and loved having the Soft Serve Ice Cream. When we got home we decided to purchase one for ourselves. We are happy with the Cuisinart Ice Cream maker." - on Apr 2 2009 …full review

"We received this as a family Christmas gift. My son has severe nut allergies and we cannot buy much in the way of ice cream products from the store. Plus I love soft serve ice cream. …" - on Feb 18 2009 …full review

"Cuisinart Ice-45 Mix-It-In Soft-Serve 1 1/2 Quart Ice-Cream Maker" - on Jan 17 2009 …full review

"For soft serve and ice cream cone lovers, this Cuisinart Mix-It-In Soft Serve Machine is a fun and effective kitchen gadget with the novelty of three built-in topping dispensers. Follow…" - on Dec 13 2008 …full review

"…the simple vanilla, chocolate, mint, strawberry-banana frozen yogurt and orange creamsicle sherbert. We did not like the chocolate at all, but the others were pretty good (You should…" - on May 28 2008 …full review

"…about 15 minutes. We will get lots of use out of this!!! Going to try the Orange Dreamsicle Sherbert recipe next. Just need to purchase another freezer bowl to have on hand in case I…" - on Dec 28 2007 …full review

"Our family absolutely loves this machine! The pros are the easy set-up, simple recipe book and the clean-up. The cons are the bulk of the unit and the size of the mixing bowl. There's…" - on Jun 14 2009 …full review

"…upright for at least 24 hours. There's been much debate concerning this so I'll make it simple - shake it. If you hear no liquid, it has froze enough. 2. Wash and assemble all…" - on Apr 15 2009 …full review

"Fun and Easy to Use!" - on Jan 8 2009 …full review

"…the bowl in my refrigerator's freezer compartment for about 20 hours. I mixed up the the simple vanilla recipe provided in the recipe booklet and let it sit in the fridge for about 15…" - on Nov 26 2008 …full review

"…us, but we just sprinkle the toppings on afterwards if we want them. So far we've tried the simple vanilla, chocolate, mint, strawberry-banana frozen yogurt and orange creamsicle…" - on May 28 2008 …full review

"…but as long as 40 minutes if they are warm and there's a lot of them. I've also made frozen yogurt 3-4 times and it's worked great for me every time! The recipe was good to and I even…" - on Jun 4 2009 …full review

"We have actually only used it once. The product did produce pretty good ice cream, but we used cheap Food Lion brands of Yogurt, so need to redo it. As far as the ease of using it, it…" - on Jan 17 2009 …full review

"…vanilla pudding which my husband really liked, but I love my store bought or Shwanns low-fat yogurt, so I scoop a bunch of it along with some milk in the blender until its milkshake…" - on Jul 27 2008 …full review

"…want them. So far we've tried the simple vanilla, chocolate, mint, strawberry-banana frozen yogurt and orange creamsicle sherbert. We did not like the chocolate at all, but the others…" - on May 28 2008 …full review

"…to DQ ice cream machines (they cost thousands of dollars!) but this one works well for home use. ***Update - I found that trying different recipes definitely worked out better…" - on Apr 15 2009 …full review

"…by the dispensing features or the novelty of spending that much time making soft serve at home. Although dispensing the condiments and the soft serve is somewhat of an art, it is…" - on Dec 13 2008 …full review

"…24 hours to make sure it is totally frozen. It does not retain its coldness to make a second batch, and it isn't supposed to. It is fun being able to make soft serve ice cream at home." - on Sep 1 2008 …full review

"home made delicious" - on Jan 18 2008 …full review

"This ice cream maker is easy to use and easy to clean!" - on May 18 2008 …full review

"…cream to be very soft. We haven't found that the mix-ins add much. However, the automatic feature of this ice cream maker is very nice. It is easy to use, and relatively easy to clean." - on Jan 16 2007 …full review

"…cream comes out as soft serve, but can harden in the freezer, overnight. The machine is very easy to clean, it all comes apart. The critical error I made was not giving the freezer bowls,…" - on Jan 11 2007 …full review

"…towels will stick to the inside (cold) if you try drying it that way..... We made the lemon sorbet today. We made the sugar water solution the previous day so that it could cool in the…" - on Aug 8 2008 …full review

"Fabulous sorbets!" - on Jul 6 2007 …full review