Storms and chickens

[fluffyknickers]

Do you have an ice cream maker?

 

Is it a load of rubbish or a best buy?

 

More hassle than they are worth or nice and easy?

 

I want one that I can make sorbet in (my daughter cant have dairy or eggs or soya)

 

If you do have one which make is it?

 

Thanks

michelle

[Tiggy]

we've had a Kenwood for years, OH makes great icecreams and sorbets, its great fro using up the gluts of raspberries I get

[fluffyknickers]

Whick one is it Tiggy? Thanks, M

[Tiggy]

I'll take a look when I get home tonight

[dancing cloud]

I splurged on the gaggia gelatiera. Horribly expensive to buy but incredibly easy to use and reliably makes great ice cream/frozen yoghurt/sorbet . There was no point in me buying one where you had to freeze the bowl, firstly because I would forget and secondly because the bowl is large and there wouldn't be enough spare room in the freezer.

 

I expected to make loads of the stuff last summer when I got my little monsters, but then I started selling the eggs at work and rarely had any left for me - another good plan bites the dust !

[fluffyknickers]

I REALLY love the look of the ones where you dont have to freeze anything as we only have a tiny freezer and it sounds a bit of hassle. However if hubby found out I put another few hundred on the credit card he would have a fit.

 

Although he knows nothing about ice cream makers and I could tell him it was £50 and hide the statements!!!

 

[jess]

I dont have one but when I see them on the tv show come dine with me, they are always successful and looks really easy to make!

[fluffyknickers]

well I got one - not the expensive one though! I decided that I would get the Magimix one and buy the ben and jerrys book too!

 

So now its in the freezer ready for when i start to make some.

 

The main reason is t6o make ice cream for my soya/egg/dairy allergy daughter (2y) so going to do a google for what to make her.

 

The soya free/dairy free ice creams to buy are a lot of money and to have them delivered is £10 - so, as I told my husband, I am SAVING money .

 

Any good recipes for ice cream bring it on!

 

x

[Lesley]

I have the Magimix one and bought the spare bowl. We do have room in the freezers for both bowls though.

 

I'll have to wait for some sort of windfall before buying the Gaggia one which I've coveted for some time

[Guest]

I have one.

 

For the past year the bowl has sat in the freezer with a bag of frozen peas in it.

 

Now it's taking up room in the cupboard!

[Blackrocksrock]

I have one.

 

For the past year the bowl has sat in the freezer with a bag of frozen peas in it.

 

Now it's taking up room in the cupboard!

 

Ditto here - never used

[BERTIE MCSQUIRTY]

i must say i used mine yesterday for the 2nd time in 6 years - it is only a cheapy one - a phillips.

this is the recipe i used (but obviously it is not soya based) but i bet it would work well with a substitute

 

4 eggs separated

4oz sifted icing sugar

1tsp vanilla essence or 1 pod of vanilla

300ml of double cream (or substitute)

 

1 whisk egg whites until stiff then add the icing sugar gradually and whisk

 

2 whisk yolks and vanilla and gently fold into the egg white mixture

 

3 fold in the cream (or substitute) and pop into the ice cream maker, alternatively put in the freezer and stir every 10 - 15 minutes to break up the ice crystals

[chickencam]

I have a Phillips one too with a spare bowl. Both bowls live in the chest freezer in the garage, they have not been used for almost 2 years. I will give them a go soon, I will

[fluffyknickers]

ell, so far so good and have made two batches of yummy vanilla ice cream and a batch of Mango sorbet.

 

Really tasty and VERY easy.

 

As yet I havent used it for the main reason I bought it - to make my daughter who is dairy/egg/soya allergic some icecream!

 

x

[LJ's Chooks]

We Bought a kitchen aid mixer a year or so ago, and you could send off for a free ice cream mixer attachment and it's fab!!! I havent made sorbet yet, but i'll give it a try.

 

I wish i had the pasta attachment too... I bought the manual one and it takes ages and always seems hard....??? Not sure what i am doing wrong!